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Virat Kohli has steered IPL champions Royal Challengers Bengaluru to the top of the table again with his ninth IPL hundred Virat Kohli’s enduring class has helped him score another consummate match-winning century, become the quickest batter to make 14,000 T20 runs and transport his champion Royal Challengers Bengaluru oufit to the top of the IPL. Faced with a challenging 193 to win in Raipur on Wednesday, Kohli, smarting after falling for ducks in his previous two knocks, demonstrated once again why he’s the ‘chasemaster’, scoring his ninth IPL hundred and finishing on 105no as Benagluru beat Kolkata Knight…
Former Australia Test player Marcus North is the first foreigner to be put in charge of selecting England’s Test team, with three new faces named to face New Zealand The appointment of their first Australian selector, first female coach and a new-look team has made it a landmark day for England’s men’s cricket team as they prepare to plunge into a post-Ashes Test recovery. Marcus North, the former Australia middle-order batter, was confirmed on Wednesday as the first foreigner ever to hold the position of England men’s national team selector, and he’ll be a major figure in the English game,…
Rob Key has left the door open for Zak Crawley to use his Test omission as a turning point after the opener became the highest‑profile casualty of England’s post‑Ashes shake‑up.The 28‑year‑old has been taken out of the firing line for England’s three‑Test series against New Zealand, his struggles in the Ashes having shown no sign of improvement during the opening weeks of the County Championship season with Kent. ECB managing director Key admitted Crawley knew the decision was coming but insisted he still has a future with England, provided he can rediscover his touch with the bat. “There weren’t many…
England’s bid to wrap up a one-day international series victory over New Zealand at the earliest opportunity was thwarted by the weather, with Wednesday’s game in Northampton washed out.England were looking to take an unassailable 2-0 lead in the three-match contest after a nerve-jangling one-wicket win in Sunday’s series opener in Durham, a game in which stand-in captain Charlie Dean’s 31 not out dragged her team over the line. However, persistent showers and a wet outfield prevented any play in the Midlands, seeing the hosts retain their 1-0 advantage ahead of Saturday’s finale in Cardiff (11am start UK time). The…
Former England wicketkeeper Sarah Taylor will take on a ground-breaking role with the men’s national side after being appointed as fielding coach for next month’s Test series against New Zealand.Taylor, a World Cup winner in 2017, has been part of the England and Wales Cricket Board’s coaching set-up for a couple of years and worked as an assistant coach for the Lions in Australia this winter under Andrew Flintoff. But her new role with Ben Stokes’ side is a watershed moment, marking the 36-year-old out as the most senior female coaching appointment for a major England men’s team. “Sarah Taylor…
The 36-year-old will continue playing white-ball cricket for Hampshire in the Vitality Blast and Metro Bank One Day Cup after ending a distinguished First-Class career that saw him score more than 10,000 runs and claim over 350 wickets in more than 200 red-ball appearances. He also featured four times in Test matches for England where he scored an unbeaten 66 on debut in India and took eight wickets, including dismissing Yashasvi Jaiswal with his seventh ball on his return to the Test side in 2025. He was also awarded the PCA Men’s Player of the Year in 2024, becoming the…
Zak Crawley has been dropped and Ollie Robinson recalled in a new-look England squad that features three uncapped players for next month’s first Test against New Zealand.Preparing to return to Test action for the first time since suffering a dismal 4-1 away defeat to Australia in The Ashes, England have rung the changes in a 15-player squad described by managing director Rob Key as a “really exciting blend of proven international quality, strong county form and players with huge potential”. Crawley, who has struggled with the bat with Kent in the County Championship, is the big-name post-Ashes omission but there…
Tasmania has added a host of fresh faces as they look to return to the top end of the WNCL table Tasmania have lured Ella Hayward from Victoria and added English allrounder Alice Davidson-Richards to their ranks for the upcoming summer. The Tigers on Wednesday unveiled a 19-strong contract list for the upcoming Women’s National Cricket League season, with wicketkeeper-batter Kate Pelle also joining their squad after departing New South Wales. Former Queenslander Caity Mair has been awarded a full contract after making the move to Tasmania last season, while Ava Curtis and Mia Barwick have both earned rookie contracts.…
Fit and firing: Captain Molineux set for big T20 World Cup Sophie Molineux has declared herself fully fit after overcoming a back complaint, with the Australia captain’s attention now firmly on next month’s T20 World Cup. Molineux was forced to play as a specialist batter during her first full tour as leader in the Caribbean in March, but after Australia announced their World Cup squad on Wednesday, the Victorian confirmed she had resumed bowling.”I’ve had a good little block of training and everything, and now back bowling and feeling really good, so, (I’m) ready to go,” Molineux told reporters in…
Marizanne Kapp and Dane van Niekerk return alongside Shabnim Ismail as South Africa name a strong T20 World Cup squad Shabnim Ismail is making a shock return to the international stage, coming out of retirement to join South Africa’s squad for next month’s T20 World Cup in England and Wales. The fiery fast bowler last played for the Proteas at their home World Cup in 2023, before declaring her intention to focus on the global franchise circuit. South Africa’s T20 World Cup squad: Laura Wolvaardt (c), Tazmin Brits, Nadine de Klerk, Annerie Dercksen, Shabnim Ismail, Sinalo Jafta (wk), Marizanne Kapp,…