Big picture: A series with plenty to take away At the press conference after the fourth T20I, Tim Robinson suggested a little bit of history might have been made. He was talking about himself and Katene Clarke, who had debuted that day. “I also think it might have been the first time two Māori players…
Seam-bowling allrounder Kashvee Gautam is in line for a T20I debut after being included in India’s squad for the five-match T20I series in South Africa in April. Gautam has played one Test and six ODIs, and was in action in both longer formats during the recent tour of Australia, but she has not yet played…
Knight made her T20I debut during the recently-concluded home series against Zimbabwe, picking up two wickets in two games at an average of 20.50 and an economy rate of 5.85. She isn’t part of New Zealand’s squad for the ongoing T20Is against South Africa, but has been called up for the ODIs. She comes into…
It was close to an hour into the ECB’s presentation of their review into England’s 4-1 Ashes defeat that chief executive Richard Gould, flanked by men’s managing director Rob Key, ceded there was little new material contained within its pages. In a Lord’s boardroom, the actual report that had been compiled was instead replaced by…
The ECB confirmed on Monday that Stokes will continue in his role as Test captain, which he first took on four years ago, with McCullum and Key also retained as head coach and managing director respectively. Chief executive Richard Gould acknowledged that the lack of a fall guy would not be popular among England fans…
Richard Gould, the ECB’s chief executive, has pledged to provide England with better “long-term planning and preparation” ahead of future men’s Test series against Australia and India, which he described as the team’s “significant priorities” moving forwards. England have not won a series against either opponent since their 4-1 win over India in 2018, and…
The ECB’s review into England’s 4-1 Ashes defeat has concluded that there should be no change in personnel among the team’s management, with chief executive Richard Gould insisting: “This is not the time to throw everything out.” Gould announced a “thorough review” into England’s performance in Australia hours after the series ended in January and…
Davies, 31, was appointed to the role ahead of the 2024 season, and topped the County Championship batting averages in his first season in charge, scoring 1,115 runs at 50.68, with four hundreds. On his watch, Warwickshire finishing seventh, then fifth in Division One of the Championship, and twice topped the North Group of the…
New Zealand Cricket (NZC) has chosen the NZ20 as its preferred option for the future of the T20 format domestically in place of the Super Smash but wants a greater focus on the women’s game. The decision is not a final commitment, according to an NZC release, but the board has made an “in-principle” decision…
Lahore and Karachi will now host 22 matches each in the 11th edition of the Pakistan Super League (PSL) following the PCB’s decision to play the tournament behind closed doors and limit it to two venues from six in line with the government’s austerity measures owing to the fuel crisis caused by the West Asia…