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England captain Ben Stokes has been included in Durham’s 15-man squad for Friday’s County Championship clash with Northamptonshire.Stokes was dropped for this week’s second Test against New Zealand after he and seamer Gus Atkinson breached a midnight curfew following the series opener at Lord’s. The 35-year-old is yet to comment publicly on the incident amid suggestions he could resign as skipper or even retire, but he has been included in Durham’s squad. Twitter This content is provided by Twitter, which may be using cookies and other technologies. To show you this content, we need your permission to use cookies. You…
Sussex fast bowler Henry Crocombe is one of the final 32 players selected in The Hundred wildcard draft.Crocombe, who was called into the England squad as cover for Ollie Robinson ahead of the second Test against New Zealand, will join Lord’s-based London Spirit for the tournament. The picks, two women and two men for each franchise, complete the squads for the 2026 competition which starts on July 21 and will be broadcast on Sky Sports. The draft was designed to offer teams the chance to reward good form in the Vitality Blast men’s and women’s competitions, and sees 32 men’s…
Tammy Beaumont returns for England’s inaugural Lord’s Test match against India this July after being left out of the T20 World Cup squad, but there is no place white-ball vice-captain Charlie Dean.Nat Sciver-Brunt will become the first English woman to lead out her team in a Test on the famous old ground which hosted its 150th men’s Test earlier this month. There are a group of players boasting a huge range of experience behind Sciver-Brunt – from Somerset’s Heather Knight looking to play in her 15th Test, to Surrey duo Alice Capsey and Tilly Corteen-Coleman and Durham’s Mady Villiers hoping…
Classic catch highlights Chaudhary’s memorable Australia debut Nikhil Chaudhary said his maiden Australia call-up was the “greatest moment of my life” with the Delhi-born allrounder’s debut against Bangladesh marking the culmination of a fortuitous move from India. Chaudhary made a promising entrance to international cricket in the series-opening T20I in Chattogram, hitting 18 off 13 after taking a maiden international wicket in the four-wicket win. The 30-year-old had been playing in the EUT20 when Tony Dodemaide informed him of his selection for the three-match series, surely the first time an Australian cricketer has been in Belgium to receive such news.”It…
Joel Davies had to be roused from a card game to be told he was going to make his international debut. Australia hope they have stumbled on their own winning hand after the allrounder helped them win in a manner they never previously had before. Having joked he watched Lionel Messi’s football World Cup hat-trick as his “pre-game routine”, Davies recorded his own memorable triple in taking 3-17 in the series-opening T20I against Bangladesh. He later held his nerve with the bat to help see the Aussies reel in their modest target of 131 in the penultimate over.”It was a…
Ryan Harris has won three titles in two years with South Australia, but he’s after more silverware for his new, ‘stronger squad’ South Australia men’s coach Ryan Harris has challenged the back-to-back Sheffield Shield champions to add another One-Day Cup to their trophy cabinet as they chase a second sweep of domestic titles in three seasons. SA made history in March when they claimed consecutive Shield titles for the first time in the competition’s 133-year history. The title was Harris’ third since taking the reigns of the state side in August 2024, having claimed a domestic double – both the…
Sophie Molineux says Australia are embracing the challenge of their upcoming 800km Leeds-Southampton round trip as they juggle long travel days with recovery and injury concerns. Having wrapped up a comprehensive nine-wicket win over Bangladesh on Wednesday, the Australian squad will board their coach on Thursday morning for the 400km journey down the M1 and A34 to Southampton, which is likely to take upwards of five hours.There, they’ll play the Netherlands on Saturday before making the return trip back to Leeds on Sunday, where they’ll play Pakistan two days later, with a further 300km trip to London to follow. Long…
Ellyse Perry’s unflagging commitment to her all-round game is another ace up Australia’s sleeve at the T20 World Cup Perry and Garth reflect on dominant day for Aussie quicks There are certain things that happen like clockwork before every one of Australia’s matches. The coach and captain will inspect the pitch, the coin will be tossed, broadcast interviews are held. And Ellyse Perry will warm up to bowl. The Australian allrounder issued a reminder of her all-round qualities at Headingley on Wednesday, taking 2-14 from three overs against Bangladesh.It was just the eighth time in 32 T20Is since mid-2023 that…
New Zealand battled to 7-291 at stumps on the first day of the second Test with debutant Sonny Baker impressing for hosts England New Zealand have battled to end an absorbing first day of the second Test at The Oval on 7-291 after England’s new-look pace attack held sway early on with Sonny Baker taking two wickets on his debut. Following their chaotic 115-run defeat at Lord’s in the opening Test and the shock retirement of Kane Williamson, New Zealand, having been put in on Wednesday, were wobbling on 4-107 before Tom Blundell and Glenn Phillips gave them a foothold…
Jofra Archer showed no signs of rust as he made his England Test return, the pacer producing a box-office, fiery eight-over spell of short-pitched bowling late on the first day of the second Test against New Zealand at The Oval.The 31-year-old, playing in his first England Test since Adelaide in December – as his IPL commitments controversially kept him out of the series opener at Lord’s – took 1-58 from his 19 overs after England inserted the opposition. Archer had Tom Latham caught at gully off a leading edge in his second spell of the day, but it was his…