News Solitary change to 17-person group ahead of home series against India Sophia Dunkley, the South East Stars allrounder, has replaced Kirstie Gordon in the only change to England Women’s central contracts list for the year 2021-22. Dunkley has played in each of England’s last five T20Is after impressing in the bio-secure bubble in Derby

Few players have married skill and longevity to quite such staggering effect as James Anderson, who stands to overtake Alastair Cook as England’s most-capped Test cricketer this week, if selected for his 162nd appearance against New Zealand in the second Test at Edgbaston. But, as he reflected on his 18-year journey from a raw but

News Wasim had bowled just 13 overs in five matches in the first leg of PSL 2021 Imad Wasim, the Karachi Kings captain, has defended his own limited role in the champions’ defence of their title this season. With the sixth season set to resume from Wednesday, the Kings are top of the table but

News Captain of defending champions handed possible T20 World Cup chance Dan Christian, captain and inspiration of defending T20 Blast champions the Notts Outlaws, has pulled out of the group stages on the eve of the tournament after winning an international recall at the age of 38. Overseas withdrawals from England’s flagship T20 tournament are

News Unnamed player was under 16 at the time of offensive social media posts More historic tweets of a discriminatory nature from a player involved with the England men’s squad have emerged. A day after the ECB announced the suspension of Ollie Robinson pending a disciplinary investigation, Wisden.com published tweets from another player within the

Report Earlier, Klaassen and van Beek picked up three wickets each to bundle out Ireland for 163 Netherlands 166 for 6 (Myburgh 74, O’Dowd 36, Singh 3-29) beat Ireland 163 (Tector 58, Dockrell 40, Klaassen 3-23, van Beek 3-29) by four wickets Fred Klaassen and Logan van Beek picked up three wickets each before Stephan

Report Frantic, unscripted, triumphant, despondent day as hosts seal innings win at Headingley Yorkshire 558 (Malan 199, Ballance 77, Duke 54, Atkins 5-98) beat Sussex 313 (Brown 127, Ibrahim 55) and 215 (Orr 67, Thomason 52, Bess 4-51, Willey 3-26) by an innings and 30 runs Another Sunday evening and another group of players lounge

News Azam’s rise has also been accompanied by constant talk around his fitness levels and weight Pakistan’s long, ongoing search for power-hitting options in their middle order has now landed on Quetta Gladiators’ Azam Khan. Pakistan have struggled for firepower in their middle order, in part because the top-order form of Babar Azam, Mohammad Rizwan

Report Adam Rossington’s 59* steers Northamptonshire to safety after hosts declare 62 runs adrift Kent 330 for 5 dec. (Robinson 120, Cox 90, Denly 63) drew with Northamptonshire 392 (Gay 101, Procter 81, Vasconcelos 66, Stevens 5-73) and 184 for 8 dec (Rossington 59*) Kent have drawn their LV= Insurance County Championship match with Northamptonshire,

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