Australia’s selectors are taking a long-term view with pace bowlers Lance Morris and Jhye Richardson to try and ensure they can put injury problems behind them. Morris, the Western Australia quick who made his ODI debut last season against West Indies having also been part of the Test squad, is […]
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Matthews returns to Renegades as Sydney teams bolster pace attacks
West Indies captain Hayley Matthews will return to Melbourne Renegades after the club secured her as a pre-draft signing on a one-year deal. Matthews joined amid much fanfare last season when taken as the third pick in the draft having produced some stunning performance for West Indies including her spectacular […]
WI coach Coley wants team to channel Gabba recovery for second Test against England
West Indies coach Andre Coley has called on his players to channel the resilience they showed in Australia earlier this year in their ongoing series against England, as they look to respond from an innings defeat in the first Test at Lord’s. At Adelaide Oval in January, West Indies were […]
PCB mulls ‘key changes’, says domestic cricket ‘compulsory’ for players
The PCB is considering “several key changes” to the nature of international cricketers’ obligations to Pakistan cricket, with potential implications for the ability to obtain NOCs, participation in domestic cricket and a change to central contracts agreed last year. What those key changes contain, however, remains shrouded in mystery. A […]
Crane makes Glamorgan loan move permanent with three-year deal
Mason Crane, the legspinner who played a single Test for England, has signed a three-year contract with Glamorgan. He is a product of the Hampshire youth system and has spent his entire professional career under contract with them, but has enjoyed a successful spell in Cardiff this season after moving […]
Connolly earns Australia call-up, Fraser-McGurk included for Scotland and England tour
Perth Scorchers and Western Australia allrounder Cooper Connolly has been handed his first international call-up for Australia’s T20I squad to face Scotland and England while Jake Fraser-McGurk has been included in both the T20I and ODI squad as the selectors start to glance towards the future. Australia will play three […]
Former Pakistan allrounder Billy Ibadulla dies at 88
Former Pakistan allrounder Billy Ibadulla died on Friday at the age of 88. He played four Tests between 1964 and 1967, and was the first Pakistan batter to score a century on Test debut. However, Ibadulla played only three more Tests, where his best was 32. He picked up one […]
PCB set for collision course after rejecting NOC to Naseem Shah
The PCB is set for a collision course with some of the biggest names in Pakistan cricket after deciding to refuse an NOC to Naseem Shah for the Hundred. ESPNcricinfo understands the PCB is likely to reject NOCs to several all-format players for upcoming franchise tournaments. While the Global T20 […]
Jhulan Goswami joins Trinbago Knight Riders as mentor for WCPL 2024
“It’s an honour to join such a quality franchise,” Goswami said in a statement shared by Knight Riders. “Knight Riders have done so well in India and around the world, and to join TKR Women at the WCPL is a pleasure. Thanks to KKR management for thinking about me as […]
Anderson ‘gutted’ at spilling No. 705 as he leaves ‘the best job in the world’
James Anderson‘s Test career, spanning 188 matches over 21 years, came to an end where it had begun – at Lord’s – with a three-for in the second innings as England routed West Indies by an innings and 114 runs. “Obviously this morning was quite emotional with the two teams […]