11:22 PM GMT Pakistan’s emergence from international purgatory is slowly but surely coming to fruition. In recent years the growth of the PSL, and the willingness of its overseas stars to put themselves forward for the knock-out stages in Karachi and Lahore, has helped to accelerate a process that culminated, late last year, in Sri
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8:00 AM GMT Big picture Well, here we are again, and that’s not meant in a ho-hum, repetitive sense, but rather in the enticing, stay-tuned-for-the-next-episode tone of a trilogy that promises to be a cracker if the cliffhanger first installment is any guide. The tension of South Africa’s one-run victory, achieved on the last ball
8:47 AM GMT ESPNcricinfo staff Shubman Gill believes that India’s success in New Zealand will depend on how well they negotiate the short ball, especially considering it is the weapon of choice for one of their best bowlers – Neil Wagner. New Zealand endured a tough time on their tour of Australia late last year
10:00 PM GMT Lungi Ngidi knows a thing or two about making a comeback. In his short international career, which has just turned two years old, he has already had to recover from a stress fracture, a side strain and a slew of hamstring niggles, the latest of which kept him out of this summer’s
8:00 AM GMT England won toss and elected to field vs South Africa England have signalled their intentions to continue to use Jos Buttler as an opening batsman in T20I cricket, after picking him at the top of the order for the first game of their three-match series against South Africa in East London. Buttler
8:04 AM GMT ESPNcricinfo staff The Bangladesh Cricket Board has turned down the Pakistan Cricket Board’s proposal to play their second and final Test in early April as a day-night affair, saying that the team is not prepared for it at the moment. “We have spoken with our team management and they are not ready
6:54 PM GMT ESPNcricinfo staff Tom Abell, Brydon Carse and Tom Kohler-Cadmore will remain with the England Lions in Australia for their upcoming red-ball matches to cover for players departing for, or already on, England duty. None of the three were in the Lions’ original red-ball squad named to tour Australia but all were
3:27 PM GMT Dale Steyn believes Jofra Archer and the ECB will have to work together to manage his workload. While acknowledging that Archer would endure the “odd injury here or there,” Steyn said effective man management, based on good communication between both parties, was crucial in ensuring the England spearhead remained fit. “The most
7:20 AM GMT Ellyse Perry has admitted that not all has been smooth-sailing for Australia in the lead-up to their upcoming face-off against India in the triangular series final on Wednesday, as the hosts lost two games out of four (one of them in a Super Over against England) in the competition – the same
10:56 PM GMT ESPNcricinfo staff Chris Silverwood concedes that England may need to manage Jofra Archer‘s workload in a similar way to that of Mark Wood if he is to preserve his prime pace-bowling assets. With Archer facing three months on the sidelines recovering from a stress fracture in his right elbow, questions have been