Shepherd, who has played 37 ODIs and 53 T20s, will be replaced in the squad by left-arm seamer Jediah Blades. He has played four matches for Royal Challengers Bengaluru in the IPL, including a 14-ball 53 not out in his most recent innings. Rutherford has played in nine matches for current IPL leaders Gujarat Titans...
England fast bowler Brydon Carse is set to make his first appearance of the summer when he returns for Durham. Carse has been included in their squad for the County Championship match at home to leaders Nottinghamshire on Friday. The 29-year-old has not played since injuring his toe while playing in the Champions Trophy in...
It would be Anderson’s first county game since last July, when he took 7-35 against Nottinghamshire at Southport. After retiring from international duty with 704 Test wickets to his name, he acted as a bowling consultant for the England team for the rest of last summer and put his name forward for the Indian Premier...
India have announced their squads for the white-ball series against England, with opener Shafali Verma making a return to the T20 side. Verma, 21, was dropped from India’s squads in November but impressed in the Women’s Premier League for Delhi Capitals with 304 runs at a strike-rate of 152.76. However, she remains out of favour...
Southee’s immediate task will be to guide an inexperienced fast-bowling unit at the beginning of a crucial year, with an away Ashes series following the contest against India. Chris Woakes, Mark Wood, Jofra Archer, Brydon Carse and Olly Stone are all absent from the Test against Zimbabwe at Trent Bridge, beginning next Thursday. The pace...
All-rounders Jacob Bethell and Will Jacks, who play for Royal Challengers Bengaluru and Mumbai Indians respectively, are expected to do the same. Jofra Archer and Jamie Overton, the two other IPL players in England’s ODI squad, are not expected to return to India as their franchises cannot qualify for the play-offs. England play West Indies...
England ODI and T20 squads: Nat Sciver-Brunt (capt, The Blaze), Amy Jones (The Blaze), Charlie Dean (Somerset), Emily Arlott (Warwickshire), Heather Knight (Somerset), Lauren Bell (Hampshire), Linsey Smith (Hampshire), Sarah Glenn (The Blaze), Sophia Dunkley (Surrey), Tammy Beaumont (The Blaze) ODI squad only: Alice Davidson-Richards (Surrey), Emma Lamb (Lancashire), Kate Cross (Lancashire), Mahika Gaur (Lancashire)...
“This upcoming tour of England offers our women an important opportunity to reassert themselves on the international stage,” said Cricket West Indies director of cricket Miles Bascombe. “It’s a chance to demonstrate the talent, grit, and character that are synonymous with West Indies cricket.” The tourists will face an England team playing for the first...
Five players involved in the Indian Premier League have been named in England’s squad for the one-day international series against West Indies later this month. Following the rescheduling of the IPL, the final will now be played on 3 June, the same day as the third and concluding ODI against the Windies. Jos Buttler, Jacob...
Manchester City forward Hemp, 24, last played for England in the 2-1 friendly victory over South Africa in October. Despite missing five months through injury, she still finished the WSL campaign with the most assists (eight). City captain Greenwood, 31, has missed England’s last four matches but started November’s 0-0 draw with the United States...
England top-order batter Ben Duckett has signed an extended contract with Nottinghamshire until the end of the 2027 season. Duckett has scored more than 5,500 runs in all formats for Notts since joining in August 2018 from Northamptonshire. His runs have helped the county win the 2020 Vitality Blast final and the County Championship Division...
Murphy has not played for England at any level since the 2017 European Under-21 Championship. He reportedly turned down a chance to change his international allegiance to Nigeria, where his biological father is from, earlier this year. And he is hoping for a first senior call-up this summer by Thomas Tuchel. He was given encourgament...
Carse made his England Test debut in October against Pakistan, going on to play five of the six Tests there and in New Zealand. The South Africa-born bowler made a strong impression with his ability to generate pace on batter-friendly wickets, taking 27 wickets across those Tests. With a five-match home series against India starting...
Uncapped Somerset batter James Rew has replaced the injured Jordan Cox in the England squad for their one-off Test against Zimbabwe later this month. The 21-year-old has been in fine form in the County Championship so far this season, averaging 54.21 with a top score of 152. He was part of the England Under-19 squad...
England winger Immanuel Feyi-Waboso could be fit for the summer international tours, says Exeter director of rugby Rob Baxter. The 22-year-old has not played this year after dislocating his shoulder in late December, with delays to his surgery following as England and Exeter discussed his treatment. Baxter says Feyi-Waboso, who scored a try in each...