Cricket Australia has insisted it is still planning for the next men’s Ashes series in 2029-30 to include a pink-ball Test despite reports from the UK recently that it has already been decided a day-night fixture won’t take place. CA’s current broadcast deal which runs until 2031 includes the agreement to stage one day-night Test…
Cricket West Indies (CWI) has made arrangements for the West Indies players and coaching staff to fly back home from India on commercial flights. The squad had been stuck in Kolkata since the team’s exit from the T20 World Cup on March 1, with the crisis in West Asia leading to repeated delays in the…
One captain has to revive an ever-mercurial cricket team, while the other must bring joy to his dispirited team, sitting on the sidelines for three months. Shaheen Shah Afridi and Mehidy Hasan Miraz have contrasting challenges as they head into the ODI series in Dhaka this week. Pakistan are under fire after failing to reach…
The incident occurred in the 11th over of New Zealand’s chase of 256, when Arshdeep fielded the ball on his follow-through and threw it towards the stumps, striking Daryl Mitchell on the pads. Arshdeep walked back to his mark without immediately apologising, prompting Mitchell to approach him seemingly to confront him. India captain Suryakumar Yadav…
Kelis Ndhlovu, the Zimbabwe opener, has been ruled out of the third and final ODI against New Zealand to be played on Wednesday, after suffering a concussion during the second match in Dunedin. She is currently recovering and remains under medical observation following the incident. Zimbabwe Cricket said in a statement that Ndhlovu briefly lost…
New Zealand allrounder Suzie Bates felt like “a kid in a candy store” after being able to bat, bowl and field on Dunedin on Tuesday, having recovered from a quadriceps injury he sustained last November. Bates hasn’t played an international game since the ODI World Cup in October last year and suffered the injury while…
Hayden, one of the most dominant opening batters of his era, will join a GT support staff that includes Ashish Nehra, Vikram Solanki and Parthiv Patel. He has previously been batting consultant with the Pakistan men’s team. “Good batting applies pressure. Great batting owns the game,” Hayden said in a statement after his appointment. “That’s…
Jonassen returned to action last month in the WNCL after shoulder surgery which ended her WBBL season early but Georgia Redmayne led Queensland in those matches. Jonassen had been Queensland and Heat captain since 2020 when she took over from Kirby Short, leading Heat to back-to-back finals in 2023-24 and 2024-25. “I did have every…
With Australia exiting the T20 World Cup early, and the final having been rescheduled due to a clash with the women’s series against India, Zampa was among the white-ball players available for both sides. He was keen to feature but when it became clear that conditions in Hobart would not warrant two legspinners he stepped…
Sutherland was named player of the series against India where she made a century in the Test at the WACA alongside claiming six wickets. She previously opted out of the WPL with Delhi Capitals following the ODI World Cup and WBBL. “Annabel will miss the series as part of a proactive management plan after a…