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A change in approach paid off for Caleb Jewell as he led the way for Derbyshire Caleb Jewell has benefited from a move down the order to produce his best batting of the county championship summer for Derbyshire, closing in on his first century of the season. On a Friday where Hampshire batter Jake Lehmann was also in the runs with a fifth consecutive championship half-century, Jewell’s return to form against Northamptonshire at Derby after a rare lean spell took pride of place among the Australian batters in action.On the opening day of the latest round of games, Derbyshire took…
Finn Allen’s remarkable 47-ball 100no ensured Kolkata Knight Riders continued their winning run Perth Scorchers star Finn Allen has bludgeoned an incredible IPL hundred for the resurgent Kolkata Knight Riders, with a little help from the excellent maths of Cameron Green. Allrounder Green started counting down how many runs his New Zealand batting partner needed to get to three figures as soon as Allen began to find his most destructive form with KKR moving remorselessly in sight of their target of 143 to beat Delhi Capitals. Finn Allen raises the bat // Creimas/BCCI “I did the math when I knew…
England Test captain Ben Stokes has put himself forward as a possible new-ball option for the Test series against New Zealand next month after taking two wickets for Durham in his first appearance since the Ashes.Taking the field for the first time since a dispiriting 4-1 defeat concluded in January, Stokes opened the bowling on day one of his county comeback against Worcestershire, finishing with figures of 2-40 from his 14 overs. Stokes had planned to make his county return at the start of the season but saw his plans derailed in pre-season, when an accidental blow to the face…
Is a back-up keeper necessary? Is four spinners too many? Have Grace Harris and Lucy Hamilton done enough? These are the questions for Australia’s selectors Massive calls loom for Australia’s selectors as they mull the best combination for their bid to reclaim lost silverware at the upcoming T20 World Cup. Sophie Molineux will lead her country at a World Cup for the first time – provided she, as expected, overcomes the back ailment that restricted her to playing as a specialist batter on a recent tour of the Caribbean – at the tournament in England and Wales. Australia’s squad will…
Australia’s T20 captain hit nine sixes, taking a liking to Josh Hazlewood in Super Giants’ rain-interrupted win over RCB It was only a matter of time before Mitch Marsh’ season really took flight in this year’s IPL and the Australian T20 captain got his timing just right as he delivered the spectacular match-winning century that’s kept Lucknow Super Giants’ distant hopes afloat. Even though his knock got interrupted three times by rain stoppages on Thursday, nothing could stop Marsh’s torrent of nine sixes and nine fours as the ‘Bison’ trampled over the Royal Challengers Bengaluru attack with his 111 off…
England are set to appoint former Australia international Marcus North as their national selector.Final interviews reportedly took place this week, with North picked to succeed Luke Wright in a significant appointment from the ECB following England’s 4-1 Ashes loss in Australia. If the decision is finalised, North, who made 21 Test appearances for Australia, would become the first foreigner ever placed in charge of selecting the England men’s national team. The 45-year-old has been Durham’s director of cricket since 2018 after previously playing for the county during his first-class career. That means he has been working alongside England Test captain…
Ben Stokes’ county comeback is set to be an all-action affair, with Durham considering unleashing the England captain as a new-ball strike bowler.Stokes will make his first appearance since the Ashes against Worcestershire on Friday, his return to action having been delayed after a stray ball to the face left him needing reconstructive surgery. The 34-year-old’s body had already been through the mill in recent times, missing last summer’s series decider against India with a shoulder complaint and hobbling through the final Test in Australia with a groin injury. But he has been working hard in training and there will…
Charlie Dean knows England head into the T20 World Cup with pressure firmly on their shoulders but says the players have put the work in to claim glory.England have a first World Cup on home soil since 2009 and before that, face multiple limited-overs warm-up series against New Zealand and India, with Sky Sports set to broadcast all of England’s group-stage matches without a subscription on the Sky Sports App. The first of those warm-up series begins on Sunday May 10 in Durham when they take on New Zealand in their first of three ODIs. With Nat Sciver-Brunt missing the…
It is gearing up to be a monumental summer for Charlotte Edwards and England’s Women’s cricket side.Games are coming thick and fast ahead of this year’s Women’s T20 World Cup, which will be played on home soil for the first time since 2009. This year’s hosts will play multiple limited-overs warm-up series against New Zealand and India ahead of the World Cup, with Sky Sports set to broadcast all of England’s group-stage matches without a subscription on the Sky Sports App. But there’s more. After the World Cup, England will finally play their first-ever Test match at Lord’s, in what…
Tilly Corteen-Coleman described the moment she learned she had been called up to England’s Women’s T20 World Cup squad as a “complete whirlwind”.In fact, when she received a call from Charlotte Edwards regarding her inclusion in the squad, the uncapped 18-year-old spinner only had one word for the England head coach. “Really!” Corteen-Coleman said. “Was I surprised? Yes, I was surprised!” Corteen-Coleman added to BBC Sport, reflecting on the phone call. Please use Chrome browser for a more accessible video player Speaking back in August 2025, Southern Brave’s Tilly Corteen-Coleman says that she’s ready to take the next step in…