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Day 3 Wrap | Australia steamroll Windies as quicks make history West Indies will convene an emergency meeting of former batting greats as they pick up the pieces from being whitewashed at home for the first time in a series of three Tests or more. Cricket West Indies president Kishore Shallow has extended invitations to Windies batting royalty Clive Lloyd, Viv Richards and Brian Lara to help dissect their humiliating 3-0 defeat to Australia. The series culminated in one of the most spectacular collapses in Test history in the third match in Jamaica, West Indies capitulating to 27 all out…
Surrey will play in a home Vitality Blast final later this month after confirming their position as group stage winners following this afternoon’s washout against Durham at the Banks Homes Riverside. By Graham Hardcastle, ECB Reporters Network supported by Rothesay Coach Johann Myburgh and company had already qualified for Finals Day at the Kia Oval on Sunday July 27, alongside The Blaze and the Bears. But with the two points gained here, from their 13th group game of 14, they can no longer be caught by either of their two aforementioned rivals. That means that Surrey will advance directly to…
INDIA’S TOUR OF ENGLAND, 2025 Dawson played last of his three Tests for England back in 2017. © Getty Left-arm spinner Liam Dawson has been included in England’s Test squad for the fourth Test against India at Old Trafford, Manchester. He has replaced Shoaib Bashir who was ruled out of the series following a fracture to a finger on his left hand. Dawson, 35, last played a Test for England in July 2017 against South Africa. He has been a consistent performer for Hampshire in the last two years, earning the PCA Player of the Year award in 2023 and…
JOIN OUR WHATSAPP CHANNEL Australian pacer Mitchell Starc delivered a sensational performance in his 100th Test match, leading Australia to a 176-run win over the West Indies at Sabina Park and completing a 3-0 series whitewash. The 35-year-old left-arm pacer made history by overtaking Brett Lee to become Australia’s third-highest wicket-taker across all formats. Starc claimed his 719th international wicket on Day 1 of the third Test by removing Kevlon Anderson, surpassing Lee’s tally of 718 wickets in just 292 matches compared to Lee’s 322. Australia’s top wicket-takers in international cricket: Shane Warne – 1001 Glenn McGrath – 949 …
ZIMBABWE T20I TRI-SERIES, 2025 New Zealand welcome back a bunch of players, including skipper Santner, after months of franchise cricket commitments. © Getty Rob Walter lives in New Zealand, over 11,000 kilometres from South Africa. But for a span of two years until March 2025, Walter was South Africa’s white-ball coach. With the departure of Gary Stead as the New Zealand head coach, Walter succeeded him as the all-format coach in his country of residence in June this year. In his first T20I assignment as coach of New Zealand, he will come up against South Africa – the team he…
JOIN OUR WHATSAPP CHANNEL England have named experienced spinner Liam Dawson as a replacement for Shoaib Bashir ahead of the fourth Test against India, which starts on July 23 at Old Trafford, Manchester. The change comes after Bashir suffered a fracture in his left hand while fielding during the third Test at Lord’s. Despite the injury, the 21-year-old returned to take the final wicket and secure a dramatic victory for England. However, scans later confirmed the extent of the damage, ruling him out of the rest of the series. In his place, the selectors have recalled 35-year-old left-arm orthodox spinner…
JOIN OUR WHATSAPP CHANNEL Salman Ali Agha opened up on the rumours regarding him being offered the ODI captaincy, saying that no such talks have taken place so far. Speaking during a press conference at the National Bank Stadium in Karachi on Monday, ahead of the white-ball series against Bangladesh, Pakistan’s T20I skipper said he has not been approached for the ODI role. “It was also being said about me that I’m becoming the captain of all three formats. It was reported by you, I mean you guys can say anything,” Agha said humorously. “But, until now I had no…
INDIA TOUR OF ENGLAND 2025 After Jofra Archer provided the early burst, Ben Stokes bowled long spells on Day 5, including one that lasted 10 overs ©Getty “He’s an absolute beauty, that boy,” said Ben Stokes, grin broadening as he shook his head. He was talking about Jofra Archer, his pace ace, who’d watched a highlights reel showing Sourav Ganguly’s shirt-waving moment on the Lord’s balcony, and thought it marked this day six years ago. When, in fact, six years ago to the day, it was Archer himself delivering England a World Cup in a Super Over. Now, six years…
INDIA TOUR OF ENGLAND 2025 Jasprit Bumrah gave company to Ravindra Jadeja in the ninth wicket stand which lasted 22 overs © Getty India captain Shubman Gill praised his team’s lower order for keeping the fight and pushing the Lord’s Test into the final session, with India coming close to a remarkable victory before falling short by 22 runs. The visitors appeared to be out of running after a disastrous opening session on the final day which saw them slip to 82 for 7 with another 111 to get for victory. But Ravindra Jadeja stitched patient and resolute stands of…
James Anderson and Rocky Flintoff have been signed as ‘wildcards’ for the Hundred, with the latter following his father Andrew Flintoff to Northern Superchargers.Anderson turns 43 before the tournament begins next month and will play for Manchester Originals, meaning the Lancashire veteran will continue to ply his trade at Emirates Old Trafford. England’s record Test wicket-taker was loosely attached to the Originals when the competition first launched in 2021 and will finally make his bow in the fifth edition, having originally gone unsold in the draft.He has never played any form of franchise cricket before, having also failed to win…