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At a glance Sarah Taylor, the former England Women’s wicketkeeper, will serve as the Men’s Test fielding coach for the New Zealand series starting in June. Rob Key, England Men’s director of cricket, confirmed her appointment. England appointed her on a short-term basis to cover for Carl Hopkinson, who is currently working with the Mumbai […]
At a glance Chennai Super Kings announced yesterday that all-rounder Jamie Overton is to return home after sustaining a right thigh injury during the IPL. Overton had played a key role in Chennai’s team. He has taken 14 wickets at 23.71 and an economy rate of 9.76. He has also scored 136 runs at 37.75, […]
At a glance Former England all-rounder Andrew Flintoff is closing in on the Sydney Thunder coaching role in a shock BBL move. Thunder are in need of a new coach after parting ways with Trevor Bayliss. England’s 2019 ODI World Cup winning coach had five years at the helm. He guided the Thunder to the […]
At a glance Bangladesh secured qualification through the Global Qualifier earlier this year, finishing top of the standings after an unbeaten campaign. The side also claimed its first tournament victory since hosting the event in 2014 with a win over Scotland during the 2024 competition. Squad List Bangladesh bring plenty of experience into the tournament, […]
At a glance The Number one team in the World, Australia will be looking to add to their six previous T20 titles. The recent news that captain Sophie Molineux is fit and will lead the team will give them a boost. Squad List This Australian team has plenty of experienced players, with Ellyse Perry having […]
At a glance Hampshire CCC have announced today that all-rounder Liam Dawson has retired from first-class cricket with immediate effect. The former England player will still be available for Hampshire’s T20 and MetroBank One Day campaigns, but will not play in the Championship. Dawson’s career Liam Dawson has played a total of 218 first-class matches, […]
At a glance Former India batter Sanjay Manjrekar believes that the Mumbai Indians should seriously think about changing their leadership strategy, and replace Hardik Pandya with Jasprit Bumrah, after a poor IPL campaign. Five time champions Mumbai Indians were knocked out of contention for the IPL playoffs after a heartbreaking last-ball defeat to RCB on […]
At a glance There were many great performances this last week. Sam Hain’s mammoth innings of 164* from 319 balls helped set Warwickshire’s win over Yorkshire. Ben Duckett hit himself into form, after a poor Ashes this winter, with 203* that helped Nottinghamshire to a draw with Surrey. You also have Tawanda Muyeye’s 108 for […]
At a glance There was only the two games to finish today, after Middlesex and Durham won inside three days. Derbyshire won by an innings and Kent picked up back-to-back wins. You can see the full table after Round 6 here Derbyshire v Northamptonshire Derbyshire picked up the win that was always theirs the moment […]
At a glance There was plenty of action on the final day of the County Championship, with huge wins for Warwickshire and Glamorgan. Sussex beat the rain and Leicestershire, and Surrey drew again. You can see the table after round 6 here Warwickshire v Yorkshire Warwickshire picked up a huge win against Yorkshire before lunch […]
At a glance Day three and already two of the games have finished, a third game is looking like a really tight one, and unless the weather intervenes, the last game should be a foregone conclusion. Lancashire v Middlesex Lancashire started day three on 45-3, with a lead of 77, looking to extend their lead […]
At a glance Day three is in the books, and with Essex going second after a win against bottom side Hampshire, there’s two games where a draw is looking the likely result and there will be positive results in the other two games. Essex v Hampshire Essex secured the win inside three days against Hampshire. […]
