England skipper Nat Sciver-Brunt has decided to relinquish the captaincy of Trent Rockets in this year’s edition of The Hundred. BBC Sport understands Sciver-Brunt has decided to step down from the role to manage her workloads over the summer before the 50-over World Cup in India from 30 September. Sciver-Brunt succeeded Heather Knight as England...
Former Northern Ireland winger Stuart Dallas, who won 62 caps for his country, was inducted into the Hall of Fame on Sunday alongside Davis. He believes that O’Neill is “building something special” with the current crop of players prior to the World Cup qualifying campaign starting in September, where the side will face Germany, Slovakia...
Hill said giving up Leicestershire’s captaincy has allowed him to refocus on his batting. “I picked up my cricket bats in September and I went around to my mum and dad’s house and put them in the spare room,” he said. “I didn’t have a single cricket bat in my house until January and in...
Sam Billings says there has been no contact from England over the vacant men’s white-ball captaincy. England director of men’s cricket Rob Key and coach Brendon McCullum have not ruled out the possibility of the next captain coming from outside the current squad, with the former saying “nothing is off the table”. Billings, 33, has...
Dean, who made her England debut in 2021, said she is trying to avoid “outside noise” regarding the captaincy as she prepares for her first season with Somerset as part of the new women’s domestic system, which sees eight counties aligned with the men’s first-class teams. She added the month in Australia was “brutal” but...