In the BBL and WBBL drafts, 50 players received platinum status, including Haris Rauf, Nicholas Pooran, Harmanpreet Kaur, and Marizanne Kapp. While there are seven players from England in the WBBL platinum group, there are 14 players from England on the BBL list, including Ashes stars Harry Brook and Zak Crawley. India supplies five WBBL […]
Following this week’s 41-ball century in the Hundred, Jos Buttler said that Harry Brook might still push his way into England’s final World Cup team, but he also emphasized that Ben Stokes’ return to ODI cricket as a specialist hitter “changed the dynamic” for selection. After being unexpectedly left out of England’s 15-man squad last […]
After hurting his left wrist at Lord’s while fielding during the second Test, Steven Smith has admitted that he played through the remaining three games of the Ashes series. Smith will not be participating in Australia’s forthcoming limited-overs tour of South Africa due to a minor tendon injury in his left wrist, which will require […]
Ricky Ponting claimed that as the Ashes series progressed, Australia was left “scratching its head” on how to stop Bazball. Ponting thought the final score of 2-2 was a fair outcome but insisted that the contentious ball change at The Oval had a significant impact. With a tense two-wicket triumph at Edgbaston and a more […]
Welsh Fire were defeated by Trent Rockets 152 for 6 (Munro 66*, Willey 2-15) by four runs. (Clarke 54, Sams 2-35) With a thrilling victory over Welsh Fire, the Trent Rockets moved off the bottom of the standings. Bowler John Turner maintained composure with 14 needed off the final five balls. He concluded with outstanding […]
The Northern Superchargers, 176 for 8 (Banton 81, Atkinson 3-24, S. Curran 2-31), were defeated by the Oval Invincibles, 185 for 5 (Cox 73*, Klaasen 46) by nine runs. Sam Curran made his presence felt both with the bat and the ball as Jordan Cox, in fine form, guided the Oval Invincibles to a thrilling […]
Mitchell Marsh, the captain of Australia A few years ago, this statement would have seemed improbable, but today the all-rounder is getting ready to captain the side during the T20I series in South Africa. Prior to the T20 World Cup in 2019 and possibly in the future, he may be the front-runner for both white-ball […]
It might not have ended this way. There was the mutinous interview in a portacabin in the Ageas Bowl. The calf strain that forced him to miss the India series two years ago. The frustration of the Ashes series he canceled, as well as a glaring exclusion from the group that visited the Caribbean. However, […]
Phil Salt’s inning was a disaster. Lancashire led Northamptonshire by 156 runs with 498 for 7 (Bohannon 128, Wells 119, Salt 105, White 3-69). If anything is going to help this game reverse a stalemate, it’s probably the black earth saucers at each end of the pitch. Batters are wary of them, while spin bowlers, […]
The rain had stopped in Manchester by the time Monday arrived. After a weekend of rain, the clouds had finally parted. To add insult to injury, the sun dipped in and out of view, reminding us that it was still up there today, the first morning since the 2023 Ashes had died. Following an abandoned […]
