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Sussex head coach Paul Farbrace had a good view of Archer’s red-ball return and the highly-rated mentor echoed Vaughan’s sentiments upon erring on the side of caution with the right-armer’s immediate return to the Test arena. England play the second most amount of matches during this ICC World Test Championship cycle and have a highly-anticipated five-match Ashes series at the end of this year to consider when plotting Archer’s return. “He bowled with good pace, good accuracy and his body’s in good shape which is fantastic,” Farbrace said of Archer’s efforts against Durham. “We would all love to see Jofra…
MLC 2025 Shubham Ranjane scored a 45-ball 70 in TSK’s win over LA Knight Riders © Sportzpics First glimpse at TSK allrounder Shubham Ranjane on a cricket field, you will immediately notice what’s special. There’s that extra spring in every step, that swagger that stems from his supreme self confidence. And never shy to put it on display at his opponents. Whether it’s with bat, ball, or hurtling from deep midwicket to deep midwicket every over, Ranjane is an all pervasive force on a cricket field. His eagerness to own every moment he breathes from a cricket field is palpable.…
CNN — Chinese basketball star Yang Hansen turned 20 on Thursday, but the best birthday gift he could ask for arrived a day earlier: putting on the NBA draft cap after being picked in the first round. Most observers projected the Chinese center would go in the second round of the 2025 NBA draft, so the Portland Trail Blazers’ decision to select him with the 16th overall pick shocked the crowd at New York’s Barclays Center, and delighted Chinese fans watching back at home on a weekday morning. “Hello, NBA! My name is Hansen Yang!” he posted on the X-like…
Click for Division One scores Click for Division Two scores Cameron Bancroft (Gloucestershire) 58 (127) & 176 (366) Season to date: 635 runs at 52.91 Right as the opening position is a talking point for the Australian Test team once again, Cameron Bancroft sent a timely reminder of his talents with a starring role in Gloucestershire’s draw with Derbyshire. Glos captain Bancroft top-scored in both innings, including the first where his side were rolled for 187, and added his second hundred of the season in the second. After batting for the entirety of day three, Bancroft said after play…
AUSTRALIA TOUR OF WEST INDIES, 2025 Jayden Seales picked a fifer as WI bowled out AUS for just 180 © AFP Pacers from both sides had a field day as the series between West Indies and Australia got off to an eventful start in Barbados. The opening day saw the fall of 14 wickets as Australia got bowled out for 180 and then went on to pick four wickets before stumps with West Indies trailing by 123 runs. Jayden Seales and Shamar Joseph were on the money right from the word go after the visitors opted to bat first. Both…
West Indies’ have revealed they came armed with a plan to combat teenage prodigy Sam Konstas and Shamar Joseph says he set up “perfectly” as fast bowlers dominated the opening day of the Frank Worrell Trophy series. The 19-year-old opener’s first innings back in the Test side lasted 14 balls as Joseph reprised memories of his stunning Gabba seven-wicket haul to run through Australia’s rejigged top order with the tourists bowled out for 180 on day one in Barbados. Konstas was the first wicket to fall after Pat Cummins elected to bat, dismissed lbw for three by a ball that…
CNN — The Dallas Mavericks selected Duke University forward Cooper Flagg with the No. 1 overall pick in Wednesday’s NBA draft in Brooklyn, New York. The 18-year-old is the second youngest player ever to be drafted No. 1 overall. Only LeBron James was younger when he was selected by the Cleveland Cavaliers in 2003. “I feel amazing,” Flagg said after his name was called by NBA commissioner Adam Silver. “It’s a dream come true to be honest.” Flagg paid homage to his family and his hometown. “I wouldn’t want to share it with anyone else,” he said. “I wouldn’t be…
INDIA TOUR OF ENGLAND, 2025 Before the series, bowling coach Morne Morkel had challenged Nitish Reddy to embrace the ball more ©Getty There was one constant across the five days of the Headingley Test. Before the start of play and at every session break, Lunch or Tea, Nitish Kumar Reddy would walk out to the ground with Morne Morkel by his side. India’s bowling coach would lay down length markers on the practice pitches and then stand behind a set of stumps like a wicketkeeper. The 22-year-old Reddy would bowl and bowl. Every now and then, Morkel would call him…
Australia were bowled out 180 but hit back with four wickets in the final session Day 1 Wrap | Shamar, Seales, Starc fire as pace rules the day Australia’s experienced pace attack has hit back on the opening day of the Frank Worrell Trophy after Shamar Joseph reprised his Gabba exploits to dismantle the tourists’ top order as wickets tumbled in Barbados. West Indies went to stumps on day one of the first Test 4-57 at Kensington Oval after earlier rolling the No.1-ranked Test side for 180 after Pat Cummins opted to bat as Australia’s Test team returned to the…
INDIA TOUR OF ENGLAND, 2025 India may have lost the Headingley Test, but Pant’s brilliance shone through as he scored centuries in both innings © AFP Greg Chappell believes Rishabh Pant is redefining the way cricket is played, with a batting approach that breaks away from conventional norms. “…and he’s a match-winner,” Chappell gushed, adding, “very nearly made the difference in that game (at Headingley),” the former India coach said. India may have lost the Headingley Test, but Pant’s brilliance shone through as he scored centuries in both innings – a rare feat that underlined his game-changing ability. “The beauty…