3:56 AM GMT If you thought the Melbourne Stars’ green suited Nick Larkin on Thursday, then it’s no coincidence. Larkin may need to weigh up trading Stars green for the emerald hue of Ireland’s national team ahead of the T20 World Cup later this year after a breakout innings to take his Big Bash League

5:32 PM GMT In a major change to the existing policy governing participation in T20 and other leagues across the world, Pakistan’s cricketers will now be allowed to play four leagues, including the PSL, in a year. Permission to play in other leagues is contingent on a number of factors, including taking part in the

Adam Riley took 57 first-class wickets in 2014, more than any other English spinner © Getty Images Is Adam Riley the new Graeme Swann? That was the question posed by The Independent in 2014, following another impressive early-season performance by the promising Kent offspinner, fresh out of university and keeping England’s James Tredwell out of

12:23 PM GMT The Bushfire Cricket Bash fund-raising match will not take place at the SCG on Saturday because of the forecast of heavy rain in Sydney, the plan being to ensure that the Big Bash final goes on as scheduled if there is a window to play. Torrential rain, which the region desperately needs,

3:17 PM GMT ESPNcricinfo staff Ever since his comeback into the Indian team after the 2019 World Cup, Shreyas Iyer has been among the most consistent batsmen in the side, flying under the radar perhaps given the exploits of Virat Kohli, Rohit Sharma and KL Rahul. In nine ODIs since August 2019, when Iyer returned

8:05 AM GMT Midway through last season’s Big Bash League, the Sydney Thunder were travelling nicely with Joe Root and Jos Buttler playing vital roles in the batting order as the club set themselves to challenge for the title. However, when England came calling, both had to take their leave, leaving Chris Jordan and Anton

8:00 AM GMT Toss New Zealand opt to bowl v India Stand-in captain Tom Latham won the toss in the series opener in Hamilton, and asked India to bat first. New Zealand’s first ODI since the heart-breaking World Cup final was a rematch of their semi-final against India, but the teams hardly bore the same

7:07 PM GMT ESPNcricinfo staff Eoin Morgan admitted that England’s 50-over players were “way off the mark” in their first ODI outing since the World Cup final in July, but said that he expected the new members of the team to learn a huge amount from their failure at Newlands, after Quinton de Kock and

12:28 PM GMT Australia captain Meg Lanning went to extraordinary lengths to ease her back condition in Canberra at the weekend. The problem flares up for Lanning from time to time and it happened towards the end of the match against England on Saturday, stopping her fielding in the Super Over which Australia went on

4:54 AM GMT ESPNcricinfo staff Prithvi Shaw has been included in the 16-man India Test squad for the two-match series in New Zealand, which also features the fit-again Jasprit Bumrah and Ishant Sharma. However, Ishant’s participation will be subject to a fitness clearance, following a grade-three tear in an ankle during the Ranji Trophy in