1:02 PM ET There are a few contenders for the lowest moment in the history of England cricket. There have been defeats to the Netherlands, Ireland and Scotland. Global campaigns where it seemed they couldn’t beat an egg. A home World Cup where, infamously, they lost before the theme song was released. But if you
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3:00 AM ET England 337 for 7 (Bairstow 111, Stokes 79, Roy 66, Shami 5-69) beat India 306 (Rohit 102, Kohli 66, Plunkett 3-55) by 31 runs As it happened Jason Roy was back, despite not being fully fit. Jonny Bairstow was back to his monster-hitting mode. Liam Plunkett was back in the XI in
3:00 AM ET Sri Lanka 338 for 6 (Avishka 104, Kusal Perera 64, Thirimanne 54*, Holder 2-59) beat West Indies 315 for 9 (Pooran 118, Allen 51, Malinga 3-55) by 23 runs As it happened It’s around this time in a World Cup that teams whose campaigns haven’t turned out too well start to consider
1:00 PM ET Stephen Fleming, the former New Zealand captain and multiple IPL-winning coach, looks set to be named as head coach of the Nottingham-based The Hundred side, Trent Rockets. Fleming enjoyed a long association as a player with Nottinghamshire and has subsequently forged a successful career as a coach. As well as leading New
4:27 AM ET ESPNcricinfo staff Vijay Shankar‘s World Cup is over. The news was confirmed by the BCCI on Monday, a day after he missed the England clash at Edgbaston because of a toe injury. Mayank Agarwal is set to fly out as his replacement and will join the squad later this week. India have
7:50 PM ET Chasing a total as steep as 338, India made just 28 runs in the first Powerplay. Then in the final five overs of the innings MS Dhoni and Kedar Jadhav managed to hit just three fours and six while picking up 20 singles and playing out six dots. It might be difficult
12:04 PM ET Valkerie Baynes Amy Jones was cruising. In and about the England team, playing the odd game, carrying drinks mostly, but she was just happy to be there. Then, before the 2017 Women’s World Cup, she was dropped. The realisation that potential was only going to take her so far was pivotal in
9:10 PM ET Wahab Riaz should be on a vacation. He wasn’t picked in Pakistan’s original 30. He wasn’t in the World Cup training camp. He wasn’t even in the XV originally named for this World Cup. Somebody in the camp told him to not book his holiday because you never know with Pakistan cricket.
3:00 AM ET Australia 243 for 9 (Khawaja 88, Carey 71, Boult 4-51) beat New Zealand 157 (Starc 5 for 26) by 86 runs Big-game temperament, they said. On a decent run of form, with players coming back in who will strengthen them further. Know how to win a World Cup (or five). Plenty of
12:28 PM ET ESPNcricinfo staff Fast bowler Anrich Nortje, who was sidelined from the World Cup with a fractured thumb, will have a chance to prove his fitness and form when he tours India from August 24 as part of the South Africa A one-day and four-day sides. Left-arm seamer Beuran Hendricks, who was a