Fabian Allen has made himself available for international selection again ahead of the T20 World Cup, six months since his last appearance in a West Indies shirt. Allen, the left-arm spin-bowling allrounder, declined a retainer contract with Cricket West Indies earlier this year and has been absent for “personal reasons” throughout West Indies’ home season.
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“They are so heavily dependent on Rizwan and Babar that you would want to separate them, I feel, when they bat first,” Uthappa said on ESPNcricinfo’s T20 Time Out programme after Pakistan went down to India in the Asia Cup opener. “You’d want to probably send Fakhar Zaman up and have a left-right batting combination
Manchester Originals 154 for 6 (Salt 56, Howell 3-18) beat Birmingham Phoenix 75 (Smeed 31, Hartley 4-22) by 79 runs Manchester Originals won their fourth game in a row to set up a qualification decider against Oval Invincibles in the final fixture of the Hundred’s group stage, bowling Birmingham Phoenix out for 75 to silence
England’s injury crisis has deepened ahead of their seven-match T20I series in Pakistan and the T20 World Cup this winter, with Liam Livingstone becoming the latest to be ruled out of the final stages of the men’s Hundred. Livingstone was the MVP at the 2021 men’s Hundred as Birmingham Phoenix finished top of the table
Head coach Rahul Dravid has joined India’s Asia Cup tour party in Dubai after returning a negative result for Covid-19. He will take over the reins of the team from VVS Laxman, who had stepped in to oversee the preparatory phase of India’s campaign in Dravid’s absence. Dravid will be in the Indian dugout on
Ben Stokes wants England’s emphatic win in the second Test against South Africa to be the benchmark for his team. England’s reaction to a first defeat this summer was always going to be instructive of how much this group truly believes in themselves, as well as the wider ethos handed down from Stokes and reinforced
South Africa 151 and 88 for 3 (Petersen 20*, van der Dussen 14*) trail England 415 for 9 dec by 176 runs England’s bowlers established a chokehold on South Africa’s batting on the third morning at Emirates Old Trafford, ripping out three key wickets in the first 14 overs to move inexorably towards a series-levelling
Cameron Green will return to the BBL with Perth Scorchers after adding his name to the list of Australia Test players who will appear after the series against South Africa. Green last played in the tournament during the 2019-2020 season and could be available for six regular-season matches following the Sydney Test depending on how
Northern Superchargers 116 for 4 (Lyth 47, du Plessis 32) beat Welsh Fire 114 for 4 (Duckett 64*) by six wickets Adam Lyth continued his impressive form as Northern Superchargers imposed a seventh successive defeat on Welsh Fire at Sophia Gardens. Having been set just 115 to win, Lyth dispatched Fire’s bowlers with ease alongside
Lunch England 212 for 5 (Stokes 34*, Foakes 33*, Bairstow 49, Crawley 38, Nortje 3-41) lead South Africa 151 by 61 runs England overcame a challenging early onslaught from Anrich Nortje to tighten their grip on the second Test at Emirates Old Trafford on Friday. By lunch, Ben Stokes and Ben Foakes had stepped up