Jason Gillespie says new England one-day captain Eoin Morgan has every chance of playing himself into form for the World Cup while on Big Bash League duty for the Sydney Thunder.
Morgan – confirmed as Alastair Cook’s successor in the 50-over format on Saturday – made the most of a brief bat in the Thunder’s 56-run win over Brisbane Heat, striking 12no off five balls.
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All proceeds from Wednesday’s one-day international between Pakistan and New Zealand in Abu Dhabi will be donated to those affected by the Peshawar school massacre.
The Pakistani Taliban has claimed responsibility for opening fire on the Army Public School in the city on Tuesday, which resulted in the death of at least 140 people, most of them students, while also leaving scores injured.
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England stand in captain Eoin Morgan was left to rue the lack of another specialist spinner after his side lost the fourth ODI against Sri Lanka in Colombo.
Morgan filled the emptiness left as routine skipper Alastair Cook served a one-match suspension and he nearly oversaw a second consecutive victory in the seven-match series.
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Australia have added Shaun Marsh to their squad for the rescheduled first Test against India.
The Western Australia batsman – blown off to get some of ducks in the most recent of his nine Tests against South Africa in February – joins brother Mitch Marsh in the squad.
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Derbyshire all-rounder Jon Clare expects to be back early in the 2015 season after undergoing back surgery.
Clare missed nearly all of the 2014 effort with lower back trouble, playing just once with what turned out to be a issue related to a youth injury.
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The Chairman of the International Cricket Council is being investigated following allegations of corruption in the Indian Premier League.
The Supreme Court of India has revealed the names of 13 individuals being investigated in the probe, including ICC chief N Srinivasan – arguably the most powerful man in cricket.
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England Women fast bowler Katherine Brunt says the 2015 Women’s Ashes could be the most exciting yet thanks to the new points system.
The multi-format series, which you’ll be able to watch live in its entirety on Sky Sports for the first time next summer, will again consist of three ODIs, three Twenty20s and one Test, to be played from August 11-14 at Canterbury.
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England batsman Sam Robson has signed a fresh deal with Middlesex which will keep him with the county before the conclusion of 2016 at least.
Sydney-produced Robson, who played for Australia’s U19 side before qualfiying for England obligation in 2013, has scored nearly 4,000 runs for Middlesex since joining in 2008.
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Australia Test opener Chris Rogers was made to pull away from a day-night game because he cannot see the pink ball on trial.
The new balls are being examined through the cricket world to find out when they are able to function as the most successful for the ever more popular day-night games.
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Former England all rounder Paul Collingwood has consented to come back to Scotland’s coaching staff for next year’s World Cup.
The 38-year old Durham captain, who’s England’s most capped one-day player and World Twenty20 winning captain, formerly worked with Scotland as combined-interim head coach when they booked their spot in the tournament from the beginning of the entire year.
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Kevin Pietersen has given his reaction to the leaked ECB document which sets out a series of allegations against the former England batsman.
Perhaps the most serious accusation of all is that Pietersen threatened to quit the Ashes tour if England went 3-0 down in the series, a suggestion which the 34-year-old has rejected out of hand.
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Yorkshire dominated the Professional Cricketers’ Association Awards with openers Adam Lyth and Alex Lees scooping two of the top honours at Old Billingsgate on Wednesday night.
Left-handed opening batsman Lyth was crowned 2014 PCA Player of the Year after playing a key role in helping Yorkshire to their first LV= County Championship for 13 years, contributing 1,489 runs at an average of almost 70.
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Jeetan Patel has rounded off a memorable season by winning the title of county cricket’s Most Valuable Player, as stated by the FTI MVP standings.
The FTI MVP is a cumulative points system that rewards players for each run scored, wicket taken and catch held – and how well they get it done. Players additionally reach bonus points according to specific standards.
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Phil Hughes will replace injured captain Michael Clarke in Australia’s squad for the one day series with Pakistan in the United Arab Emirates.
Clarke was ruled from the series, which begins on October 7, with a ‘major’ hamstring injury which forced him to miss the majority of the recent tour of Zimbabwe.
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Phil Hughes will replace injured captain Michael Clarke in Australia’s squad for the one day series with Pakistan in the United Arab Emirates.
Clarke was ruled from the series, which begins on October 7, with a ‘major’ hamstring injury which forced him to miss the majority of the recent tour of Zimbabwe.
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Hampshire started their penultimate regular as strong favourites to make certain of the next promotion place from Division Two of the County Championship, but their troubles at home to Kent and an Essex success have complicated the equations.
Opener Daniel Bell-Drummond batted for nearly seven-and-a-half hours in Southampton, taking his career-best to 153 after he and Sam Northeast (128) prolonged their fourth-wicket partnership to 244.
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Varun Chopra continues to be named as Jim Troughton’s replacement as Warwickshire captain.
The opening batsman continues to be in charge of the Bears for many of the season, with Troughton outside due to the constant back injury that has pushed him into an early retirement.
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Yorkshire manager of cricket Martyn Moxon sympathised along with his skipper Andrew Gale after he was made to observe the county’s Tournament title parties in the sidelines.
Gale has understood for nearly two weeks he’d be prohibited for Yorkshire’s final two matches of the season following his spat with Ashwell Prince at Old Trafford, however he found on Thursday that his suspension would likewise keep him from receiving the Division One prize and celebrating Yorkshire’s first title in 13 years.
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‘You wearing a helmet today?’
It’s a question posed in almost every changing room over a weekend of club cricket with many looking for any excuse not to wear one.
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