Stand-in captain Steven Smith says Australia’s ageing group is keen to win an away Ashes in 2027 but was unsure whether he would get there given he will be 38 by the time the series starts. Australia wrapped up the Ashes 4-1 with a five-wicket victory in Sydney but they did so with one of…
Aside from the fielding, everything looked more or less in order, thought Mike Hesson. Pakistan are in Sri Lanka to get a taste of the conditions they will play their entire T20 World Cup in. Dambulla is not one of the World Cup venues. But it does not offer conditions that vary hugely with the…
Ellyse Perry will return to Birmingham Phoenix for a fifth season in this year’s Women’s Hundred after the franchise announced her retention on Wednesday. Star Australia allrounder Perry has featured for Phoenix since 2022, accumulating 545 runs and striking at 127.03, as well as contributing with the ball when called upon. “I’m delighted to be…
Jacob Bethell will do all he can to carry England to a lead of 175 on the final day at the SCG, which he believes could be enough to give Australia a nervous chase, but whatever the visitors have to defend they’ll have to do it without Ben Stokes. Bethell’s magnificent maiden first-class century meant…
Jacob Bethell bristled at the idea that he had given away his England spot by playing in last season’s IPL, after scoring his maiden Test (and first-class) hundred to take the fifth Ashes Test into a final day at the SCG. Bethell was a surprise selection for England’s Test tour to New Zealand in late…
The BCB has said the ICC has expressed “willingness to work closely” with the board to ensure the “full and uninterrupted participation” of the Bangladesh team in the 2026 T20 World Cup starting on February 7 in India and Sri Lanka. “The Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) has received response from the International Cricket Council (ICC)…
England captain Ben Stokes was forced off the field 15 minutes into day four of the fifth and final Test in Sydney with a right adductor injury. Stokes pulled up during his second over on Wednesday, after his 10th delivery of the morning, and turned immediately towards the dressing room to walk off. He was…
Pace bowlers Lockie Ferguson and Matt Henry may miss brief periods of the upcoming T20 World Cup on paternity leave and are also among a group of New Zealand players recovering from injuries ahead of the tournament. The duo, who are both coming back from calf injuries, have been included in New Zealand’s 15-player squad…
Conflicting reports have emerged from the ICC’s call with the BCB on Tuesday over Bangladesh travelling to India to participate in the upcoming men’s T20 World Cup. ESPNcricinfo has learned that in a virtual call on Tuesday, the ICC told BCB that it was rejecting the latter’s request to play Bangladesh’s matches outside India due…
Offspinner Sher Malla has received a maiden national call-up to the Nepal squad for the 2026 T20 World Cup in India and Sri Lanka. Nepal have also added allrounder Basir Ahamad to their mix, while omitting Kushal Malla, who was part of the T20 World Cup Qualifier held in October last year. Sher has been…