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Essex Cricket are delighted to announce the signing of young batter Liberty Heap ahead of the 2026 season. Heap, 22, joins Essex Women from Lancashire Women following a successful loan spell in which she represented Essex during September to close out the 2025 season. The right-handed batter has signed a one-year rookie deal and returns to a group led by Grace Scrivens, with whom she has already familiarised herself. Heap made her Essex debut in the final match of the 2025 season, when Essex Women hosted The Blaze at the Ambassador Cruise Line Ground on September 13. Batting at four,…
Hope and Campbell added 177 for the third wicket ©BCCI The dam finally burst at 10.39 on Monday morning, but the floodgates did not exactly open. What was expected to be an afternoon jog – a victory on a canter – for the Indian team turned into a stern examination for their bowlers as the West Indies showed there is still some steel left in their spines. There were two centuries and much more from the West Indies, who proved they are no pushovers despite their recent record in Tests, particularly against India. It could still be 2-0 for India…
JOIN OUR WHATSAPP CHANNEL West Indies opener John Campbell on Monday said his and Shai Hope’s centuries in their fightback against India in the second Test were a good sign for struggling Caribbean cricket. Campbell made 115 in his first Test ton and put on 177 runs with Hope, who hit 103, to revive West Indies after India made the visitors follow-on at Delhi’s Arun Jaitley Stadium. West Indies slipped to 35-2 in their second innings but posted 390 all out to hand India a victory target of 121 on day four. The left-handed Campbell and right-handed Hope steered West…
Lord Ian Botham claims England’s Ashes warm-up schedule “borders on arrogance” and worries they will head into the series underprepared.Botham, who was part of two victorious tours of Australia in 1978-79 and 1986-87, starred for his country in an era when teams enjoyed long build-ups against state sides and is concerned about what awaits Ben Stokes’ squad Down Under. They will play a single three-day warm-up against the travelling England Lions at Lilac Hill before walking out for the first Test at Perth’s Optus Stadium on November 21.Speaking on the first episode of the Old Boys, New Balls podcast with…
JOIN OUR WHATSAPP CHANNEL There is a strong possibility that the Pakistan cricket team will tour Sri Lanka in January 2026, with discussions between the two cricket boards currently underway. If the arrangements are finalized, Pakistani players could face further difficulties in obtaining NOCs (No Objection Certificates) for participation in the Big Bash League (BBL). Meanwhile, due to recent tensions, there are also concerns about Afghanistan’s scheduled tour of Pakistan next month. According to details, the Pakistan and Sri Lanka Cricket Boards are currently in talks regarding next year’s series. It is likely that three T20 internationals will be played…
WEST INDIES TOUR OF INDIA, 2025 Rahul and Sudharsan remained unbeaten at stumps. © BCCI West Indies continued to display batting improvements on the go as John Campbell and Shai Hope scored centuries to push India to the hilt in Delhi. India toiled for long periods as there was resistance from West Indies’ lower-order too, with Justin Greaves scoring a fifty in the midst of a final-wicket stand with Jayden Seales. Kuldeep Yadav followed his first-innings fifer with three in the second, while Jasprit Bumrah also picked three to bundle out West Indies for 390 in the final session. In…
JOIN OUR WHATSAPP CHANNEL Injured Australia captain Pat Cummins said Monday that he was “probably less likely than likely” to be fit for the first Ashes Test next month, but was still clinging to a shred of hope. Pace spearhead Cummins has not played since picking up a lower back injury in a Test match against the West Indies in July. Cummins admitted time was running out to get his body ready for the opening Ashes Test beginning in Perth on November 21. “I’d say probably less likely than likely, but still got a bit of time,” Cummins told reporters,…
JOIN OUR WHATSAPP CHANNEL Opener John Campbell hit his first Test century as a defiant West Indies moved 18 runs from making India bat again on day four of the second Test on Monday. West Indies were 252-3 at lunch in their second innings at Delhi’s Arun Jaitley Stadium. Campbell made 115 before being trapped lbw by Ravindra Jadeja to end a 177-run third-wicket stand with Shai Hope, who was on 92 at the break. Skipper Roston Chase was on 23 to help frustrate an Indian attack that has bowled more than 150 consecutive overs. West Indies resumed on 173-2…
JOIN OUR WHATSAPP CHANNEL Defending champions Australia chased down a mammoth 331 to beat India by three wickets with an over to spare in a pulsating Women’s World Cup clash in Visakhapatnam on Sunday. It was the highest successful run chase in the history of women’s ODIs. At the halfway mark, India were sitting pretty having piled up their highest ever World Cup total of 330 all out. But Alyssa Healy had other ideas. The Australian skipper unleashed a stunning exhibition of strokeplay, cracking 142 off 107 balls in a knock that will go down among the finest in tournament…
Australia captain Pat Cummins says it is “less likely than likely” that he will be fit for the Ashes series opener against England next month.The fast bowler is recovering from lumbar bone stress in his lower back and has not played since July, although he has resumed running in training. The 32-year-old faces a race to be fit for the first Test in Perth on November 21, but admits he may be prepared to gamble with his fitness given the significance of the series.Cummins, who said he planned to resume bowling drills next week, told Cricket Australia’s official website: “You’d want…