England Women draw in Perth
England Women fell narrowly short of victory in their sole Ashes warm-up game as Australia A earned a draw in a tight encounter.Having resumed on 362 for seven, Charlotte Edwards' side were ultimately...
View ArticleRichardson retires to take Warwickshire post
Veteran Worcestershire seamer Alan Richardson has retired from playing with immediate effect to take up the role of bowling coach at Warwickshire.Richardson was due to play one more season at New Road,...
View ArticleWhite Rose headed to Sri Lanka
Yorkshire will tour Sri Lanka as part of their preparations for the 2014 season.The White Rose will send a 25-man party, including eight players, for a 14-day camp in Colombo on March 12.They will play...
View ArticleTwin centurions power Windies
Kirk Edwards and Dwayne Bravo struck centuries as West Indies thrashed New Zealand by 203 runs in the fifth and final one-day international to tie the series 2-2.Looking to bounce back from heavy...
View ArticlePacemen leave Sri Lanka in command
Sri Lanka’s seamers bowled them into a position of strength on the opening day of the second Test against Pakistan in Dubai.Nuwan Pradeep took three wickets, while Suranga Lakmal and Shaminda Eranga...
View ArticleDuo in batting fund-raising effort
Two players from Billingborough CC in Lincolnshire will attempt to bat for a record 48 hours straight and raise £10,000 for Brain Tumour Research later this month.Dave Newman and Richard Wells chose...
View ArticlePhysical Disability squad named for UAE tour
England Physical Disability Head Coach Chris Ellison has named a 15-man squad to play a six-match ODI and T20 international series against Pakistan in the UAE next month. The 14-day tour, which gets...
View ArticleStatement from Andy Flower
“Following speculation in the media today I feel it necessary to reiterate much of what I said in my recent press conference. It would be sensible and responsible to review the tour in a calm and...
View ArticleJayawardene puts Sri Lanka in charge
Mahela Jayawardene struck his 32nd Test century as Sri Lanka took firm control of the second Test against Pakistan in Dubai.The 36-year-old had not struck a ton in five-day cricket since the defeat to...
View ArticleHill ends umpire career
New Zealand umpire Tony Hill has ended his 15-year international career to take up a role coaching aspiring officials in his homeland.Hill's decision to step down from the Elite Panel of Umpires comes...
View ArticleLane joins Cricket Ireland
Former England Women head coach Mark Lane has joined Cricket Ireland as a consultant to Trent Johnston for the Women’s World Twenty20 in Bangladesh during March.Lane won both the World T20 and World...
View ArticleJohnson to miss opening ODI
Mitchell Johnson will not feature for Australia in the first one-day international against England at Melbourne on Sunday.Cricket Australia has opted to give the left-armer a rest following his...
View ArticleAll set for the Women's Ashes
Regular blogger Jenny Gunn posts on England's preparations for the Women's Ashes, the heat and her room-mate's poor efforts at FIFA.We had a two-day match against the Shooting Stars as our main...
View ArticleFields targets early momentum
By Glen RobertsonAustralia skipper Jodie Fields wants her side to hit the ground running when the Women’s Ashes starts tomorrow in Perth.The hosts are looking to regain the Ashes having surrendered...
View ArticleEdwards: Test draw unlikely
By Rob BarnettEngland captain Charlotte Edwards is expecting a positive result in the Women’s Ashes Test, which holds a third of the points on offer in the multi-format series.The one-off Test was...
View ArticleECB announces Lions triangular ODI series
ECB today announced England Lions will host New Zealand 'A' and Sri Lanka 'A' in a triangular One-Day series later this summer. Sri Lanka 'A' will also take on the Unicorns, Durham, Yorkshire,...
View ArticleBroad to sit out opening two ODIs
Stuart Broad has been rested for England’s first two one-day internationals with Australia.The fast bowler played in all five Ashes Tests and was England’s leading wicket-taker in the series with 21...
View ArticleShrubsole puts the boot into Australia
By Rob BarnettTwo late Anya Shrubsole strikes augmented Arran Brindle’s 68 and 49 from Test debutante Natalie Sciver holding England’s innings together on the first day of the Women’s Ashes.Shrubsole...
View ArticleMcCullums mesmerise Windies
The McCullum brothers combined to give New Zealand a comfortable victory over West Indies at Auckland in the first of two Twenty20 internationals between the sides.An unbeaten 60 from number three and...
View ArticleStoic Misbah keeps Pakistan going
Captain Misbah-ul-Haq’s masterclass in patience gave Pakistan a fighting chance of saving the second Test with Sri Lanka.The 39-year-old had moved from 53 off 119 balls to 97 from 248 when he was...
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