55 h. ago Charlie Dean ready to step up after confirming role as England’s vice

The 24-year-old officially assumed her new England role in their World Cup curtain-raiser on Friday.

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4 d. ago New Zealand v Australia: men’s third T20 international cricket – live

Updates from the third match at Bay Oval in TaurangaAny thoughts? Get in touch with an emailNew Zealand captain Michael Bracewell says he is happy to bat first and confirms his side is unchanged too:TEAMS: Continue reading...

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5 d. ago England trounce South Africa in emphatic start to Women's Cricket World Cup

The Three Lions are quick off the mark in India

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5 d. ago Linsey Smith delighted to contribute as England open with thumping win

The spinner took the new ball and picked up three for seven to prevent South Africa building any early momentum.

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5 d. ago England make World Cup statement by dismantling South Africa in opener

Linsey Smith set the tone to back up the faith placed in the spinner as England won by 10 wickets after skittling South Africa for 69

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5 d. ago New Zealand v Australia: men’s second T20 international cricket – live

Updates from the second match in Tauranga Play at Bay Oval starts 7.15pm local/4.15pm AEST Any thoughts? Get in touch with an emailTim Robinson’s first T20I century in Game One was a ripper in a losing cause. The Black Caps were 6-3 in the second over, with Josh Hazlewood removing Tim Seifert in the opening over and Ben Dwarshuis striking twice in two balls to send Devon Conway and Mark Chapman back to the sheds before Robinson swaggered out. Playing his 13th T20I, the tousle-haired 23-year-old scored an unbeaten 106 off 66 balls.Robinson smashed six fours and five sixes along the way and ended his blitzkrief in style, with a four and a six from the last two balls! Continue reading...

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6 d. ago Cricket World Cup: England players kept grounded as challenge begins

Head coach Charlotte Edwards emphasises pride in shirt and says team are in a great place mentally and physicallyCharlotte Edwards is drawing on her memories of playing “for nothing” as an amateur to keep England grounded ahead of their World Cup opener against South Africa in Guwahati on Friday.Edwards represented England between 1996 and 2016, playing 18 of those years before the arrival of professional contracts, and the England head coach joked this week that she could “write a book” about her tournament debut at the 1997 World Cup in India. There was also a serious point to be made to the current team, however, who were accused during January’s Ashes whitewash of having lost touch with reality following large pay rises in 2024. Continue reading...

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6 d. ago England players kept grounded as Cricket World Cup challenge begins

Head coach Charlotte Edwards emphasises pride in shirt and says team are in a great place mentally and physicallyCharlotte Edwards is drawing on her memories of playing “for nothing” as an amateur to keep England grounded going into their World Cup opener against South Africa in Guwahati on Friday.Edwards represented England between 1996 and 2016, playing 18 of those years before the arrival of professional contracts, and the England head coach joked this week that she could “write a book” about her tournament debut at the 1997 World Cup in India. There was also a serious point to be made to the current team, however, who were accused during January’s Ashes whitewash of having lost touch with reality following large pay rises in 2024. Continue reading...

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7 d. ago Charlotte Edwards ‘couldn’t be happier’ with England’s World Cup preparations

England will take on South Africa on Friday in Guwahati.

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7 d. ago Ruthless Australia crush New Zealand by six wickets in first T20I

Mitchell Marsh smashes 85 to clinch victory in series openerAustralia lead 1-0 in three-match T20I series v New ZealandAny thoughts? Get in touch with an emailJosh Hazlewood has the new ball and Tim Seifert will face the first. Here we go, folks!Back at Bay Oval, the wind is whipping the young flag bearers off their feet. Umpires Chris Brown and Shaun Haig are taking the ground first, followed by the players. Continue reading...

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7 d. ago New Zealand v Australia: men’s first T20 international cricket – live

Three-match trans-Tasman series opens in TaurangaAny thoughts? Get in touch with an emailJosh Hazlewood has the new ball and Tim Seifert will face the first. Here we go, folks!Back at Bay Oval, the wind is whipping the young flag bearers off their feet. Umpires Chris Brown and Shaun Haig are taking the ground first, followed by the players. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Sonny Baker gives a candid assessment of his chastening debut for England

The 22-year-old is hoping for a dry Sunday.

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2 w. ago Ireland v England: second men’s T20 cricket international abandoned due to rain – as it didn’t happen

Updates from the second match of the series in Malahide Taha Hashim on Phil Salt | Sign up for The Spin | Mail JimYou knew it, I knew it. This one is kiboshed by rain.Still nowt official outta Malahide. There was some action with the covers a while ago but in a ‘kicking the tyres on a clapped out old banger’ sort of way rather than a ‘chances of play are significantly improving’ sort of way. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Ireland v England: second men’s T20 cricket international delayed by rain – live

Updates from the second match of the series in Malahide Taha Hashim on Phil Salt | Sign up for The Spin | Mail Jim“It was spitting and now it’s back to a light drizzle.” Taha is really earning his corn today. I’d call him Michael Fish but he’s too young to know who that is. He’s probably too young to know Schafernaker. Not a criticism.My friend/comrade/mentor/squeeze Jon Hotten has also dipped his quill about all things Phil Salt, you’ll have a squizz if you know what’s good for ya:But numbers are just one way of expressing what Phil Salt does, what he is part of. They’re like the score to a great symphony, understandable as the method of conveyance, but hardly like hearing the music. Indeed, you don’t need to be able to read the music to listen, in the same way that you can watch without the slightest interest in interpreting the statistics.So what is it like to watch Phil Salt? What language do we need for that? Because he is not one for the aesthetes or the classicists, is he? Hi...

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3 w. ago Salt drives England past Ireland in first T20 as Bethell’s big day goes to plan

First T20: England, 197-6, beat Ireland, 196-3, by four wktsSalt has rollicking opening stand with Buttler and hits 89Jacob Bethell’s big day began awkwardly and ended with England dominant. After Ireland put up 196, some serious work was required as the 21-year-old became his country’s youngest men’s captain.Enter Phil Salt, ready to make headlines once again. The opener followed his 141 not out against South Africa last Friday with 89 off 46 balls as England secured victory in the first of three Twenty20 internationals with 14 balls to spare. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Phil Salt stars as Jacob Bethell makes winning start as England T20 captain

Ireland were defeated in Malahide in the first match of three in the series.

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3 w. ago Ireland v England: first men’s T20 cricket international – as it happened

The remarkable Phil Salt fell just short of another century as England chased 197 to beat Ireland by four wickets1st over: Ireland 7-0 (Stirling 5, Adair 1) Luke Wood takes a couple of deliveries to get going. His first ball is a wide; his first legal delivery is larruped to the cover boundary by Stirling.The rest of the over is better. An inswinging yorker is well defended by Stirling, who then inside edges past the stumps. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Brendon McCullum mulls appointing Harry Brook as England vice

Coach confirms Ollie Pope will be reserve wicketkeeperRain washes out last game in South Africa T20 seriesHarry Brook could replace Ollie Pope as England vice-captain for the Ashes after Brendon McCullum, the head coach, revealed it was up for discussion in an otherwise “easy” squad to select.Speaking after an afternoon of solid rain in Nottingham caused a washout of the third Twenty20 between England and South Africa – the international home summer ending with a 1-1 series draw – McCullum floated the possibility of Brook as Ben Stokes’s deputy given his role as the limited-over captain. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago England v South Africa: third men’s T20 international abandoned by rain – as it didn’t happen

IT20 series between England and South Africa tied 1-1 after rain washes out decider in NottinghamEngland Head Coach Brendon McCullum has been in the Sky Pod chatting to Ian Ward and Nasser Hussain.“We balanced things a little bit better,” he says of England’s tempo with the bat in the Test series v India. “We grew up quite a lot through that series... We saw the emergence of the fast-bowling cartel we’ve been trying to build over the last couple of years. I left the series thinking we’d become a better team, despite the 2-2 result.” Continue reading...

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3 w. ago England v South Africa: third men’s T20 international delayed by rain – live

Updates from the last match of the series at Trent BridgeSign up for The Spin newsletter | And you can mail James Weather Watch: We’ll start losing overs from 3.30pm. We are yet to hear about a cut-off time for a five-over slogathon. That’s probably the best we can hope for at the moment.Weather Watch: It is still raining. I’m going to make a brew and have a shout at the clouds. Back soon. Continue reading...

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