Report England are on the brink of a semi-final spot at the T20 World Cup England 126 for 2 (Buttler 71*) beat Australia 125 (Finch 44, Jordan 3-17) by eight wickets Never mind the Ashes, Australia’s T20I team was reduced to rubble in Dubai, as England maintained their hot streak in the T20 World Cup
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News New Zealand seamer says “early wickets” will be the focus Last Sunday, Shaheen Shah Afridi did the star turn in Dubai, his (in)swing and seam ripping out India’s top order. New Zealand’s left-arm swing bowler Trent Boult is now licking his lips at the prospect of doing an Afridi on India this Sunday in
News ICC promise ‘thorough investigation’ after disturbances outside Dubai Stadium The ICC have asked the Emirates Cricket Board (ECB) to “undertake a thorough investigation” following crowd trouble caused by “thousands of ticketless fans” at Pakistan and Afghanistan’s Super 12s game in the men’s T20 World Cup in Dubai. The sides’ previous World Cup meeting, at
News Keshav Maharaj says the team is now closer than ever after they aired out their differences over the taking of the knee South Africa are ready to welcome Quinton de Kock back into their starting XI after he sat out the match against West Indies when he refused to take a knee, and believe
Big Picture In a few weeks the focus will be on the drawn-out battle of an Ashes series (although, in truth, a lot has already been said) but this meeting between England and Australia is a short, sharp encounter. A win for either of the great rivals would make it three from three and put
News Pakistan’s interim head coach warned that Afghanistan would be dangerous opponents because of their “fearless” approach Saqlain Mushtaq, Pakistan’s interim head coach, would love it if his team got the opportunity to face India again, and beat them again, in the final of the T20 World Cup. He also feels more meetings between the
News This came in response to former player Roger Telemachus’ testimony that a group of senior white players had a big hand in selection at the 2007 World Cup Cricket South Africa has not been able to find “any evidence” that a clique of players influenced selection in the past, and stands by the robustness
News Notts opener joins Stars for the full season after a brief stint with Scorchers in last year’s BBL Melbourne Stars have unveiled their first overseas signing ahead of the BBL with uncapped Englishman Joe Clarke set to join the club for the entire season. Clarke, 25, played three games for Perth Scorchers in last
News Left-arm seamer ruled out of T20 World Cup after suffering right shin injury West Indies have brought Jason Holder into their T20 World Cup squad as a replacement for the injured left-arm seamer Obed McCoy. McCoy, who played in West Indies’ opening fixture against England, has been ruled out of the rest of the
News Says board mandated taking a knee as it is important to send out right message “to the South African public and the broader global community” Cricket South Africa believes that Quinton de Kock is “committed to an antiracist agenda” along with the rest of the squad, but wanted uniform conduct and messaging from the