On the morning of the second day of the Lord’s Ashes Test in 2015, James Anderson was late getting to the ground. He was not alone: Joe Root, Mark Wood and the designated driver Stuart Broad were also behind schedule. Australia were 337 for 1 overnight, with Steve Smith and […]
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Tryon and Burns join Amazon Warriors for Women’s CPL 2024
South Africa allrounder Chloe Tryon and Australia allrounder Erin Burns have joined Guyana Amazon Warriors ahead of the 2024 Women’s Caribbean Premier League (WCPL). Stafanie Taylor, who captained the Amazon Warriors to the final of the tournament last season, has been retained alongside Shabnim Ismail, Karishma Ramharack, Shemaine Campbelle, Natasha […]
James Anderson ‘at peace’ with retirement despite bowling ‘as well as ever’
James Anderson says he is “at peace” with his impending retirement from Test cricket, despite admitting that he didn’t have much say in the decision and feeling that he is “still bowling as well as I ever have”. Anderson will play his 188th and final Test against West Indies at […]
Breetzke gets maiden Test call-up for West Indies tour; Jansen rested
David Bedingham, Dane Paterson and Dane Piedt are the only players from South Africa’s makeshift squad that toured New Zealand in February to be named for their next red-ball assignment, against West Indies in August. While Bedingham is seen as central to the future of South Africa’s long-format batting, Paterson, […]
Johnny Grave: West Indies’ Covid tour showed Big Three need strong opponents
Johnny Grave, the chief executive of Cricket West Indies, hopes that memories of the team’s bio-secure tour of England in 2020 will help to advance the narrative about Test cricket’s revenue-share model, in the wake of his remarks earlier this year that the current system is “completely broken“. Speaking at […]
‘More the merrier’ for Sarah Glenn as England thrive with four-spin attack
Sarah Glenn appreciates that she is part of a “really special” time for England spinners. Her legspin yielded a triple-wicket over in a haul of 3 for 16 as England romped to a 59-run victory over New Zealand in the first of five T20Is which are key to both sides’ […]
Gill: ‘Everybody looked a bit rusty’
Shubman Gill‘s first match as India captain did not go according to plan as a team full of players trying to make the step up from the IPL to international cricket was found wanting against Zimbabwe in a low-scoring thriller in Harare. Many of the players on this tour haven’t […]
Ghosh goes off with concussion, Brits stretchered off with contusion
Ghosh, who was playing her 50th T20I, had symptoms of “neck pain and dizziness” as per a BCCI statement after attempting a catch in the 16th over of the first innings. Tazmin Brits heaved a length ball from Pooja Vastrakar across the line and got a top edge. Ghosh ran […]
Belgium-born Antum Naqvi receives Zimbabwe call-up for India T20Is
Batter Antum Naqvi has received his maiden call-up for Zimbabwe for the five-match T20I series against India in Harare. His inclusion, however, is subject to confirmation of his citizenship status. Craig Ervine and Sean Williams were not considered for selection*, while Ryan Burl, Joylord Gumbie and Ainsley Ndlovu were dropped. […]
Wolvaardt: SA ‘pretty close’ to nailing best XI for T20 World Cup
It has not even been a year since Laura Wolvaardt took over the South Africa captaincy from Sune Luus but it’s been hard for her as a captain. Though her batting has flourished in this period, on paper, South Africa haven’t been able to find much success, especially in T20Is. […]
