Graham Ford has emerged as a leading contender to become England men’s new Test coach. Ford, 61, left his job as Ireland’s head coach in November after four years in charge, with his previous roles including stints with Sri Lanka, Surrey and his native South Africa. Most relevantly, he spent five years as Kent’s director

Delhi Capitals captain Rishabh Pant feels the third umpire should have “interfered” to adjudicate on the no-ball non-call in the final over of Friday evening’s contest against Rajasthan Royals. He argued that the decision to stick with the on-field decision had proved “precious” for his team, which lost the match by 15 runs. The team’s

Lancashire289 for 3 (Bohannon 142*, Wells 59) lead Gloucestershire 252 (Harris 67, Dent 52, Higgins 51*, Hasan 6-47) by 37 runs Josh Bohannon made the fourth century of his first-class career and the Gloucestershire bowler, Jared Warner, was a little responsible for it. In the 13th over of the morning’s play, Warner struck Bohannon a

Ricky Ponting, the Delhi Capitals head coach, will isolate in his hotel room for five days after a family member tested positive for Covid-19. He will therefore not be present at Mumbai’s Wankhede Stadium for Capitals’ match against Rajasthan Royals later today. Ponting has twice tested negative since his family member’s positive test, but a

Chennai Super Kings 156 for 7 (Rayudu 40, Dhoni 28*, Sams 4-30) beat Mumbai Indians 155 for 7 (Varma 51*, Suryakumar 32, Choudhary 3-19, Bravo 2-36) by three wickets Butter-fingered Chennai Super Kings dropped at least four catches, including two by their captain Ravindra Jadeja, and MS Dhoni fluffed a stumping chance, but Dhoni produced

Nottinghamshire 50 for 0 trail Durham 230 (Dickson 54, Patterson-White 5-54) by 180 runs Stuart Broad has shunned this game as part preparation, part election campaign, ahead of the start of England’s Test summer, but Nottinghamshire prospered in his absence as they produced what was probably their best bowling day of the season. A surprise

In IPL 2022, teams batting second have been more successful until now, winning 18 and losing 14 matches. The only team that has defied this trend is Rajasthan Royals. All four of their wins have come while batting first, with Jos Buttler and Shimron Hetmyer helping them post above-par totals. Buttler scored hundreds in two

West Indies limited-overs captain Kieron Pollard has retired from international cricket, announcing the decision on social media on Wednesday, a day before his IPL franchise Mumbai Indians’ game against Chennai Super Kings. “After careful deliberation, I’ve today decided to retire from international cricket,” Pollard wrote on Instagram. “As is the case of many young persons,

The Delhi Capitals players spent the last four days inside their hotel rooms, unsure if they would get to play this match. They even had a change of venues to facilitate the match, but till about an hour before the game, they didn’t have the go-ahead to go to the ground, especially with a sixth

It is understood that the organisers have kept open the option of rescheduling the match, which on Tuesday was shifted from Pune to Mumbai. The IPL has also asked the Capitals contingent to conduct another round of tests on the franchise’s personnel, and the fate of today’s match might be decided when those results are