5:25 AM ET ESPNcricinfo staff Andrew McDonald has been confirmed as the men’s coach of Birmingham Phoenix with Daniel Vettori as his assistant, as first revealed by ESPNcricinfo last month. McDonald, 38, has a growing reputation as a coach, after leading Melbourne Renegades to their maiden Big Bash League title this year. He has also
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12:18 AM ET Disappointment, despair and heartbreak. These are the words Sikandar Raza used to describe the mood among his Zimbabwe team-mates, as they frantically called each other and exchanged messages in the minutes following the ICC’s decision to suspend Zimbabwe with immediate effect over ‘government interference’. Raza said his team-mates’ emotions were similar to
3:00 AM ET Worcestershire 161 for 6 (Barnard 42*) Nottinghamshire 133 for 9 (Hales 52, Moeen 4-18) Ed Barnard wasted no time in pronouncing himself a Twenty20 cricketer of England potential with vital interventions with bat, ball and in the field as Worcestershire began their defence of their Vitality Blast crown with an emphatic 28-run
7:44 AM ET To reduce umpiring errors, the BCCI has decided to utilise what it calls “limited DRS” during the Ranji Trophy knockout matches from this season. This restricted version of DRS will not comprise the Hawk-Eye and the UltraEdge, the two key elements of the DRS used in international cricket. Saba Karim, BCCI’s general
12:47 AM ET Alagappan Muthu What if it’s July 14 again. What if Lord’s is still packed. And hushed. Trembling as one of the greatest ODI finishes of all time is still unfolding. Well, that’s the reality for most of the New Zealand players right now. Even one of their best ever players could not
5:31 PM ET ESPNcricinfo staff Ben Stokes has said that redemption “is not a word I’ll ever use”, in the wake of his starring role in England’s triumph in the World Cup final against New Zealand on Sunday. Stokes was named Player of the Match in the final at Lord’s, after guiding England’s run-chase with
9:00 AM ET ESPNcricinfo staff Jason Roy is set to make his Test debut against Ireland at Lord’s next week, mere days after playing his part in England’s World Cup final victory over New Zealand. However, Jofra Archer‘s hotly anticipated Test debut will be deferred at least until the Ashes next month, after he was
Jul 15, 2019 ESPNcricinfo staff India A 295 for 6 (Pandey 100, Gill 77, Cornwall 2-37) beat West Indies A 147 (Paul 34, Krunal 5-25) by 148 runs Three days before the selectors meet to pick India’s senior squad for the Caribbean tour, Manish Pandey, the A team captain, made a statement with an 86-ball
2:49 PM ET So the domestic structure is being revamped again? Imagine my surprise! Well, yes, but this one might be different? Historically, the PCB has been revamping its domestic circuit every other year. The format of the first-class tournament has been tweaked with regions and departments playing separately one season and together another, like
5:38 AM ET ESPNcricinfo staff The BCCI has called for applications for the entire roster of support staff for the India senior men’s cricket team, which ended its World Cup 2019 campaign with a semi-final defeat to New Zealand. The contracts of the coaching staff, led by head coach Ravi Shastri, run up to the