3:00 AM ET ECB Reporters Network Loughborough Lightning 163 for 4 (Jones 74*) beat Southern Viper 127 (Atapattu 3-18) by 36 runs Amy Jones‘ superlative 74 not out helped to land Loughborough Lightning a significant mental advantage over Southern Vipers in their Kia Super League semi-final dress rehearsal. England star Jones collected her second half-century
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12:08 PM ET ESPNcricinfo staff Ajantha Mendis, perhaps cricket’s original mystery spinner in the video analysis age, has announced his retirement from all forms of the game. The 34-year old last played international cricket in 2015, an ODI against New Zealand in Christchurch. The inventor of what became known as the “carrom ball” – legbreaks
5:29 AM ET Usman Khawaja will lead the Australians in their three-day tour match against Derbyshire starting Thursday, with Alex Carey called in from Sussex to keep wickets and therefore give Tim Paine a breather between the Leeds and Manchester Ashes Tests. Usman Khawaja (capt), Cameron Bancroft, Alex Carey (wk), Marcus Harris, Marnus Labuschagne, Mitchell
10:52 PM ET ESPNcricinfo staff Keemo Paul has recovered from his ankle injury and has been drafted back into the West Indies squad straightaway for the second and final Test against India in Kingston, replacing Miguel Cummins, the man who had filled in for him in Antigua. Squad: Jason Holder (capt), Kraigg Brathwaite, Darren Bravo,
1:53 PM ET ESPNcricinfo staff Fidel Edwards has signed a one-year contract extension with Hampshire, keeping him at the Ageas Bowl until the end of the 2020 season. Edwards, the 37-year-old West Indian fast bowler has taken 47 wickets at an average of 23.55 this season, including four five-wicket hauls, with three Championship fixtures remaining.
6:04 AM ET ESPNcricinfo staff Ben Stokes‘s incredible unbeaten 135 and match haul of four wickets at Headingley have pitched him up 13 places to No. 13 in the rankings for batsmen and No. 2 for allrounders, while Jasprit Bumrah‘s remarkable 5 for 7 in North Sound have put him in the bowlers’ top ten.
2:55 PM ET ESPNcricinfo staff Lancashire have come to an agreement with Durham to host their Vitality Blast quarter-final at Chester-le-Street, due to a clash between the knockout stages and next week’s Old Trafford Ashes Test. Currently top of the North Group, Lancashire are guaranteed to finish in the top two spots and thereby gain
3:00 AM ET ECB Reporters Network Derbyshire 162 for 3 (Madsen 69, Godleman 57) beat Lancashire 151 for 9 (Livingstone 58, Rampaul 3-19) by 11 runs Derbyshire secured a Vitality Blast quarter-final berth with an impressive and pulsating 11-run win over North Group leaders Lancashire at Emirates Old Trafford. The Lightning lost for only the
6:14 AM ET ESPNcricinfo staff Kent have announced the signing of Faf du Plessis for the run-in of the Vitality Blast. Du Plessis had been expecting to play in the Euro T20 Slam, but after the tournament’s inaugural season was cancelled, has signed for Kent instead. He replaces Mohammad Nabi in Kent’s squad, who is
Mohammed Shami flattens Roston Chase’s off stump © Getty Images Managing the workload of their fast bowlers is going to be key for India to win the World Test Championship, India’s captain Virat Kohli believes. After the win in Antigua Test, which made him India’s most successful captain in overseas Tests, Kohli spoke of the