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West Indies won the toss and chose to bowl first vs England West Indies won the toss and chose to bowl first against England in the third and deciding ODI in Barbados, which has been reduced to 43-overs a side after persistent rain caused a two-hour delay to proceedings. After sharing the honours in the

Ollie Pope says he is ready to captain England against India if Ben Stokes‘ knee prevents him from playing in the first Test. Stokes underwent surgery on his troublesome left knee immediately after the World Cup where he played as a specialist batter. The hope is that he will be fit to take part against

New Zealand 180 (Phillips 87, Mehidy 3-53, Taijul 3-64) and 139 for 6 (Phillips 40*, Santner 35*, Mehidy 3-52) beat Bangladesh 172 (Mushfiqur 35, Phillips 3-31, Santner 3-65) and 144 (Zakir 59, Ajaz 6-57, Santner 3-51) by four wickets New Zealand aced a thrilling fourth-innings chase in the Dhaka Test, beating Bangladesh by four wickets.

Sydney Sixers 175 for 6 (Smith 61, Henriques 40, Sutherland 2-21) beat Melbourne Renegades 167 for 7 (Sutherland 51*, Fraser-McGurk 48, Dwarshuis 3-36) by eight runs Steven Smith smashed a half-century in another statement as Sydney Sixers overcame a superb allround performance from Will Sutherland to edge Melbourne Renegades out at the SCG. In what

Big picture – Final throes for 50-overs in 2023 Ding and then dong. Punch and then counterpunch. The series set up for a decider in Bridgetown. England found their feet after being wobbled in the first game but West Indies can still come back off the ropes with the aim of landing a knockout blow

Prime Minister’s XI 367 for 4 (Renshaw 136*, Bancroft 53) trail Pakistan 391 for 9 dec by 24 runs Matt Renshaw bolstered his chances of a Test recall with a controlled century in the tour game against Pakistan, adding more intrigue to the question of who replaces David Warner when he retires. The 27-year-old outperformed

“Are you saying I’m a bowler who bats?” Liam Livingstone responds, smiling at a question about the current role he sees himself playing in this England team. “I am at the moment!” England want Livingstone to work. A Swiss Army knife of a cricketer, he provides a level of versatility that few others in the

Zimbabwe chose to bowl against Ireland Zimbabwe asked Ireland to bat in the first T20I in Harare as they look to bounce back after failing to qualify for the 2024 T20 World Cup. Middle-order batter Brian Bennett and fast bowler Trevor Gwandu, who earned maiden call-ups for the series, have been handed their debuts. Allrounder

New Zealand 55 for 5 (Mitchell 12*, Phillips 5*, Mehidy 3-17, Taijul 2-29) trail Bangladesh 172 (Mushfiqur 35, Shahadat 31, Philips 3-31, Santner 3-65) by 117 runs Rain prevented any play from happening on the second day of the second Test between Bangladesh and New Zealand in Mirpur. The day was abandoned at 1:55pm local

Toss England won the toss and chose to bowl first vs West Indies Jos Buttler won the toss and chose to bowl first in the second ODI in Antigua, as England seek the victory that would keep the series alive going into Saturday’s decider in Barbados. Buttler named an unchanged XI in the wake of