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Recent criticism of Rob Key and Brendon McCullum’s England regime from active players is a reaction to being dropped, according to England and Wales Cricket Board chief executive Richard Gould.Jonny Bairstow, Reece Topley and Liam Livingstone have spoken out at their experiences with the national set-up, which is overseen by managing director Key and head coach McCullum. Livingstone described his time at last year’s Champions Trophy as “the worst experience I’ve had playing cricket”, with Topley stating that the Lancashire all-rounder’s comments were “a bit kind”. Bairstow, meanwhile, said last week that “you need the care back in the game”,…
England women’s head coach Charlotte Edwards is amongst the names on a shortlist for the T20 Hall of Fame presented by Vitality, celebrating the icons of domestic T20 cricket in England and Wales.As part of the launch, six men and six women have been shortlisted to become the first-ever inductees. An independent expert panel – comprising former players, commentators and journalists – will select the first two men, and two women, from the shortlisted names to be inducted. Fans will also get the opportunity to have their say via a Public Vote, which will form a weighted element of the…
Ahead of the County Championship season from Good Friday, we look at some of the players looking to press their England Test claims for the series at home to New Zealand from June 4.The battersA namecheck from England managing director of cricket Rob Key can never be a bad thing and that is what Glamorgan’s Asa Tribe received during Key’s media rounds last week as he was grilled about the Ashes debacle and what changes would be made. With openers Ben Duckett and Zak Crawley averaging 27 and 20 respectively during the 4-1 loss in Australia, and management now committed…
McSweeney, Harris hail SA fight after epic Shield final comeback To the South Australians’ minds, they had already won, whatever way the result fell as the Sheffield Shield final reached its crescendo on Monday. Coach Ryan Harris felt being in the final in the first place was a significant achievement for his group given the injury toll and player unavailability they had faced throughout the season. Back in October, the reigning champions entered the new Shield campaign without their two pace aces, Brendan Doggett and Nathan McAndrew, who had lifted them to a drought-breaking title six months earlier with 16…
Vaibhav Sooryavanshi, 15, plundered 52 off 17 deliveries to help Rajasthan Royals to a big win over Chennai Super Kings Young sensation Vaibhav Sooryavanshi has smashed a 15-ball half-century as Rajasthan Royals thrashed Chennai Super Kings in the Indian Premier League. On a pitch which was under covers for most of the last two days due to wet weather, Chennai were put in and crumbled to 127 all out in 19.4 overs. All six Rajasthan bowlers shared the wickets. Sooryavanshi, 15, was dropped on the first ball he faced from Matt Henry but powered the chase with 52 off 17…
“I think the gap is as wide as it has ever been.”Sussex head coach and former England assistant Paul Farbrace could have been talking about where Tottenham Hotspur Football Club is compared to where it wants to be. But he was speaking about something much closer to home – the relationship between the England cricket team and the counties that provide its players. “It needs repairing,” was Farbrace’s take when he appeared on Sky Sports News a day after the England and Wales Cricket Board revealed the findings of a review taken following the 4-1 Ashes drubbing over the winter,…
The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has suspended Fakhar Zaman for two Pakistan Super League (PSL) matches after the batter was found guilty of ball-tampering during Lahore Qalandars’ four-wicket defeat by Karachi Kings on Sunday.The 35-year-old denied the charge and contested it at a disciplinary hearing, but match referee Roshan Mahanama upheld the offence and imposed the maximum sanction permitted. The incident happened in the final over of Karachi’s run-chase when Fakhar, Lahore captain Shaheen Shah Afridi and fast bowler Haris Rauf were involved in a discussion, during which Fakhar and Rauf passed the ball between them. “Fakhar Zaman has been…
Fakhar Zaman has denied a charge of ball-tampering after his Pakistan Super League side Lahore Qalandars were handed a five-run penalty during a defeat to Karachi Kings.Fakhar – who could face a one or two-match ban if found guilty of the offence – was deemed by the umpires of “unfairly changing the condition of the ball”. The alleged tampering took place ahead of the final over, with Karachi needing 14 runs to overhaul Lahore’s total of 128-9. The ball was replaced – the new one was selected by the batting side – and Kings’ ask whittled down to nine runs…
Tahlia McGrath says she is determined to contribute however she can – be it on or off the field – as she navigates her current role in Australia’s new era. McGrath was recalled to the Australia XI for Sunday’s second ODI in place of captain Sophie Molineux, who sat out the game as part of the ongoing management of the back injury that has prevented her from bowling this tour. The South Australian, who had been left out of the XI for the one-day series opener, returned to the Australian side as stand-in captain, seamlessly leading the tourists to a…
The South Australian spearhead was crowned player of the final for his six wickets and vital 60 runs in the second innings ‘We were in trouble’: SA stars reflect on latest triumph Nathan McAndrew’s main goal when he moved to South Australia in 2021 was to play a Sheffield Shield match. He felt he was up to the level and just needed an opportunity to prove it after being stuck behind the likes of Sean Abbott, Trent Copeland, Liam Hatcher and Harry Conway in NSW, as well as their three Australian quicks when they were available. McAndrew sensed SA –…