12:56 PM ET Whatever issues Jofra Archer may have experienced in winning acceptance in England’s ODI side, it seems the Test team has long been convinced of his potential value. Certainly Stuart Broad, one of those seamers who may come under pressure for his Test place, is in no doubt of Archer’s qualities. Not only

1:28 AM ET Kane Richardson‘s first World Cup memory was buying the VHS of Australia’s 1999 triumph. Now, 20 years on, he has the chance to follow the “dream” having as recently as six months ago assumed he may never get the opportunity. Richardson was in the mix for the 2015 tournament on home soil

3:28 PM ET ESPNcricinfo staff Delhi Capitals captain Shreyas Iyer has said the last two overs of their chase in the IPL eliminator against Sunrisers Hyderabad were “like hell”. In that time, Capitals saw a straightforward equation of 12 runs from 12 balls come down to two needed off the last two with three wickets

12:50 PM ET ESPNcricinfo staff Chris Morris will join Hampshire for this year’s Vitality Blast. The 32-year-old allrounder Morris was this week called into South Africa’s World Cup squad as a replacement for fast bowler Anrich Nortje, who was ruled out of the tournament because of a fractured thumb. Morris will join Hampshire at the

3:00 AM ET Glamorgan 348 for 8 (Root 78, Labuschagne 54, Douthwaite 52*) beat Sussex 347 for 7 (Evans 110, Wright 97, Wiese 57*) by two wickets Glamorgan pulled off their record county chase, as well as a record run chase at Hove, as Sussex’s interest in the Royal London Cup ended. Bit-part players at

3:00 AM ET Mumbai Indians 132 for 4 (Suryakumar 71*, Kishan 28, Tahir 2-33) beat Chennai Super Kings 131 for 4 (Rayudu 42*, Dhoni 37*, Rahul Chahar 2-14) by six wickets Mumbai Indians have beaten Chennai Super Kings for the third time in three meetings this season. They’ve beaten Super Kings on their home ground,

3:00 AM ET Big Picture When Afghanistan last ventured north of the wall three years ago, they were a side that had pushed Ireland off the iron throne to become king of the Associates. While Ireland had stumbled at the 2016 T20 World Cup in India to go winless in the group stage, Afghanistan not

11:40 PM ET ESPNcricinfo staff Chris Gayle, set to feature in his final World Cup, has been named West Indies vice-captain for the upcoming 50-over tournament. Cricket West Indies named Gayle as Jason Holder’s deputy for the World Cup, while Shai Hope has been appointed vice-captain for the ongoing tri-nation series involving Ireland and Bangladesh.