News New selection chief will play a key role in picking squads for the T20 World Cup and Ashes While selectors can’t score the runs or take the wickets, they do have to make the final decision on who is best placed to do so. George Bailey, Australia’s new chairman of selectors, faces a number

News Pandey, Gowtham, Kishan and Deepak Chahar also ruled out of Sri Lanka T20Is Prithvi Shaw, Suryakumar Yadav, Manish Pandey, Hardik Pandya, Ishan Kishan, Yuzvendra Chahal, K Gowtham, and Deepak Chahar are the eight players identified as close contacts of Krunal Pandya, who tested positive for Covid-19 on Tuesday. All of them have been ruled

News He hopes for more opportunity with the ball during the five-match T20I series in Bangladesh Ashton Turner hopes a return to the bowling crease will boost his chances of being part of Australia’s T20 World Cup squad. Turner has undergone multiple shoulder operations during his career, the most recent two years ago, and has

Report Andre Russell was left out for the second T20I against Pakistan in Guyana Toss West Indies opt to bowl vs Pakistan After a washed-out first T20I in Bridgetown, the second T20I began at the Providence Stadium in more promising fashion, with the sun peeking through the clouds and West Indies captain Kieron Pollard opting

News Spinner looking for “as many games as possible” having not played home Test since 2019 Jack Leach has spoken of his frustrations at being left out of the Test side against New Zealand earlier in the summer, as well as a bit-part role in the England set-up that has only seem him play five

News Asadullah Khan claims squad for ODI series against Pakistan was selected without his knowledge Asadullah Khan has resigned from his position as the head in the Afghanistan Cricket Board (ACB) selection committee, claiming that the squad for the upcoming “home” ODI series against Pakistan, to be played in Sri Lanka, was finalised without his

Report Captain’s classy 60 sets up nervy chase as Brave enjoy home comforts against Phoenix Southern Brave 152 for 6 (Vince 60, Milne 3-15) beat Birmingham Phoenix 151 for 3 (Livingstone 68*, Hammond 44*) by four wickets James Vince stroked 60 from 38 and Chris Jordan produced a late cameo with the bat as Southern

Report Birmingham Phoenix struggle to contain home side after posting solid 140 for 4 Southern Brave 141 for 2 (Wyatt 69*, Dunkley 41) beat Birmingham Phoenix 140 for 4 by eight wickets A scintillating innings from Danni Wyatt enabled Southern Brave to chase down an apparently taxing target of 141 with ease at the Ageas

News The teams had also faced off earlier in the year when Sri Lanka played two Tests in South Africa South Africa have confirmed their tour to Sri Lanka for three ODIs and as many T20Is during September. All six matches will be played at the R Premadasa Stadium in Colombo, with the series starting

Report Carter, Patel, Rashid the heroes with the ball as Eoin Morgan’s men come unstuck Trent Rockets 123 for 4 (Short 69*) beat London Spirit 116 (Carter 3-17, Patel 3-20, Khan 2-13) by seven runs Trent Rockets survived a late assault from Roelof van der Merwe and Blake Cullen to claim their third win in