1:51 PM ET Annesha Ghosh Suzie Bates, New Zealand’s most capped female cricketer, does not have a Test appearance to her name. Five years ago, she felt “a bit cheated” at not having had the opportunity to play in the longest format, a run of luck that has not changed since thirteen years on from

12:25 AM ET ESPNcricinfo staff Since the start of 2018, India have taken more wickets than any other team in ODI cricket, at a better average than any other Full Member team barring Afghanistan. These are highly encouraging numbers for any team that is heading into a World Cup, and Mohammed Shami is proud of

3:00 AM ET Big Picture Any more for any more? As has become customary on the pristine one-day pitches of England – not so green and really quite unpleasant for bowlers – these two teams have served up an uninterrupted sequence of free-scoring frolics. This is currently the second-fastest scoring bilateral ODI series in history

7:45 AM ET ESPNcricinfo staff Five matches, four defeats, one washout. It hasn’t been the greatest of home summers for Ireland as an ODI team, but their captain William Porterfield is confident of an improved display in the upcoming series against Afghanistan, which begins on Sunday in Belfast. “The runs have been shared around, Kevin

3:00 AM ET Toss Bangladesh chose to bowl v West Indies Bangladesh captain Mashrafe Mortaza has decided to field first against West Indies in the tri-series final at Malahide. Mashrafe informed that Shakib Al Hasan, who suffered a back spasm during Bangladesh’s last game against Ireland on May 15, will be missing the match. Bangladesh

3:00 AM ET Toss England chose to bowl v Pakistan England have won the toss and sent Pakistan in to bat for the fourth ODI at Trent Bridge. Big runs are expected on this traditionally batting-friendly pitch, which looks like another belter. Play is set to begin under somewhat overcast skies with a chance of

8:30 AM ET A plan to involve modern cricketers in the working structure of the Pakistan Cricket Board seems to be have hit a snag. ESPNcricinfo understands one of the major reasons former players are reluctant to join the PCB is the organisation’s inherent instability and the PCB’s internal working culture. Over the last two

10:39 PM ET Alex Malcolm Cameron White has signed a BBL deal with Adelaide Strikers after being overlooked for a contract with Melbourne Renegades. White, 35, joins the Strikers in a playing and mentoring capacity next season after the Renegades elected not to give him a new deal following the signing of Shaun Marsh. White

3:00 AM ET Northamptonshire230 and 200 (Gleeson 5-50) lead Lancashire 415 (Jennings 97, Vilas 97, Bailey 68, Jones 67, Wood 5-72) by 15 runs “Northamptonshire found me. They gave me the opportunity to play first-class cricket and I owe my career to them. If it hadn’t been for them, I could still be coaching in