England lashed for skipping pink-ball warm-up
England have been slammed as "amateurish" after their main stars opted to skip a pink-ball tour game despite being crushed by Australia in the first Ashes Test at Perth.
England have been slammed as "amateurish" after their main stars opted to skip a pink-ball tour game despite being crushed by Australia in the first Ashes Test at Perth.
Injured pace spearheads Josh Hazlewood and Pat Cummins bowled in the nets on Tuesday in a major boost for Australia ahead of the day-night second Ashes Test against England next week.
India and Pakistan are set to clash on February 15 in Colombo during the 2026 T20 World Cup, ESPNcricinfo reports, ahead of the ICC’s official schedule release in Mumbai on Tuesday.
Towering pace spearhead Marco Jansen took six wickets to put South Africa in sight of a first Test series win in India in 25 years after bundling out the hosts for 201 in the second match on Monday.
Coach Brendon McCullum urged England fans to "keep the faith" and said there would be no change in approach after their humiliating capitulation in the first Ashes Test in Perth.
Kane Williamson returned to New Zealand's 14-man Test squad named on Monday to face the West Indies in a three-match series next month.
In a pulsating finale at the Asia Cup Rising Stars in Doha, Pakistan Shaheens clinched the title in a Super Over thriller, defeating Bangladesh A after both sides were locked on 125 runs at the end of the regulation 20 overs.
India batter KL Rahul will lead India in the upcoming three-match ODI series against South Africa, with regular captain Shubman Gill sidelined due to injury.
Bangladesh have announced their T20I squad for the upcoming series against Ireland, but the selection is only for the first two matches of the three-match series.
Senuran Muthusamy struck his first Test century and Marco Jansen hammered 93 to guide South Africa to a commanding 489 all out on day two of the second match against India on Sunday.
Cricket Australia faces a major financial blow after the first Ashes Test at Perth’s Optus Stadium concluded in just two days.
A stunned England woke Sunday to savage criticism after their meek capitulation in the first Ashes Test, branded "brainless" and "damaged" by former greats after their cavalier approach backfired.