What anyone associated with English cricket would give for some tournament success after a miserable winter, especially Harry Brook and Brendon McCullum, both of whom are facing intense media scrutiny. An impressive win in the whitewash series in Sri Lanka has given some reason for optimism as England now prepare to take on Nepal in […]
Test captain Ben Stokes will join the England Lions coaching team in the United Arab Emirates next month. Stokes is currently recovering from an adductor injury he suffered during the fifth Ashes Test in Australia earlier this month. But the 34-year-old will be part of Andrew Flintoff’s coaching staff for T20 and 50-over white-ball series […]
All-rounder Francesca Sweet has signed a two-year contract with Hampshire after a successful trial period at the club. Sweet, 21, was born in Sussex and has represented Berkshire and Leicestershire and recently signed for Glamorgan in Tier Two, who will be promoted to Tier One in 2027. She also played for the Challengers, a team […]
The ICC Under-19 Men’s Cricket World Cup is underway as the next generation of talent from 16 countries descends on Zimbabwe and Namibia for the 16th edition of the competition. The tournament has provided the platform for many of the game’s superstars and household names to launch their careers. Shubman Gill, Yashasvi Jaiswal, Dewald Brevis […]
Derbyshire have signed England off-spinner Shoaib Bashir on a two-year contract. Bashir, 22, is a current England international with four five-wicket hauls in 19 Test appearances. He made his Test debut against India in February 2024, dismissing Rohit Sharma for the first of his 68 international wickets to date. He would go on to claim […]
Ben Stokes has reassured Shoaib Bashir that he is still England’s number one spinner despite having him out for the second Ashes Test. England have rolled the dice on their team selection for Thursday’s day/night clash at the Gabba, with all-rounder Will Jacks being called up for the first time in three years. His combination […]
Shoaib Bashir is ready to go for the Ashes and make up for the pain he felt when his summer ended prematurely, according to England spin bowling coach Jeetan Patel. England’s favorite spinner heads to Perth next week to continue preparations for the first Test on November 21, which will be his first appearance since […]
England reached 300 for the first time in a T20, because the record-breaking 141 from Phil Salt did not bore to 304 for two in their attempt to level their three-match series against South Africa. Salt’s 119 substantiated the previous best score of England of 267 for three in Trinidad in December 2023 and the […]
Craig Overton is determined to help Somerset add a new trophy during a era of remarkable consistency of White-Ball prior to a fifth consecutive appearance in the Vitality Blast Finals Day. Somerset ended a long list of near-misses with T20 success in 2023 and succeeded it with a number two that was to Gloucestershire last […]
ASA Tribe’s impressive breakthrough campaign was rewarded with a first franchise deal when the 21-year-old was chosen by the Paarl Royals in the Betway SA20 On the same day he made a career-best 206 for Glamororgan in the County Championship. Tribe was purchased by the franchise of Rajasthan Royals-Owner in the playground on Tuesday in […]