Written by Key events Show key events only Please turn on JavaScript to use this feature There are now lakes on the outfield. Let’s call the whole thing off. One day, rain delays will be like reviews and we’ll all be able to eavesdrop on the deliberations of the umpires. For now, we can only gasp in […]
Key events Show key events only Please turn on JavaScript to use this feature A top-notch victory for England that – a perfect pairing for Saturday’s stroll – despite losing Salt to the first ball of the chase. Buttler was magnificent, Jacks a worthy foil, and Livingstone the cherry on the cake. With ball – […]
Jos Buttler feared he could be sacked as England captain after their T20 World Cup exit in June, but hopes that Brendon McCullum’s appointment as white-ball head coach will lead to the most “rewarding” time in his career. Buttler is back leading England after a four-month absence due to a recurring calf injury. Since his […]
Key events Show key events only Please turn on JavaScript to use this feature England set target of 264 Oh dear, a misfield at wide long-off from Shimron Hetmyer – he runs past the ball – sees Jofra Archer collect four off Sherfane Rutherford. Archer then swings a very slow delivery over midwicket for six. […]
Key events Show key events only Please turn on JavaScript to use this feature WICKET!! Livingstone c&b Motie 48 (England 165-5) Just when he’s taken charge of the game, England’s new captain scoops the ball back to the bowler. Share 34th over: England 160-4 (Livingstone 44, Curran 26) Hope keeps Chase on for his final […]
Time to see some white smoke at No 3? When Zak Crawley presented Ollie Pope with his 50th Test cap in Multan a few weeks ago the opening batter reminisced about them playing against each other as schoolboys and then made two quite eye-catching statements. With (hopefully) tongue firmly lodged in cheek, Crawley joshed about […]
Nasser Hussain said Pakistan discovered “the kryptonite to Bazball” after England were humbled in Rawalpindi. They lost in three days and by nine wickets after a calamitous collapse with their last seven wickets going for 46 runs. With all 20 English wickets falling to spinners for the second game in succession, the former England captain […]
Rehan Ahmed insisted the game was “still level” and that England were “still very positive” after a day dominated by Pakistan ended with the tourists three wickets down in their second innings and still 53 behind. Saud Shakheel’s painstaking innings of 134, scored over five hours and eight minutes and featuring 86 singles and just […]
Key events Show key events only Please turn on JavaScript to use this feature 26th over: England 98-4 (Brook 5, Stokes 0) The game moves on rapidly in this first morning session. We’ve still got ten minutes to go until lunch. Ben Stokes survives his first ball. Share WICKET! Duckett lbw b Noman Ali 52 […]
Liam Livingstone will become the sixth man to captain England this year, taking the reins for the one-day international series against West Indies, after yet another setback for Jos Buttler in his return from a calf injury. Buttler, 34, has not played senior cricket since England’s failed defence of the T20 World Cup in June […]