Malan quits international cricket
Dawid Malan retired from international cricket on Wednesday, with the batsman saying his England career “has not been easy”.
Dawid Malan retired from international cricket on Wednesday, with the batsman saying his England career “has not been easy”.
England have launched a new white-ball era after dropping Jonny Bairstow and Moeen Ali from their forthcoming clashes against Australia.
After a gap of more than two decades, England will play a Test match against Zimbabwe next year.
India have appointed former Proteas fast bowler Morné Morkel as their bowling coach.
Spinner Dunith Wellalage took 5-27 as Sri Lanka clinched a first ODI series victory over India in 27 years.
It is a measure of Graham Thorpe’s class that despite emerging during one of English cricket’s most difficult periods, he still managed to win exactly 100 Test caps.
Jeffrey Vandersay took 6-33 to trigger a dramatic batting collapse for India and help Sri Lanka win the second ODI by 32 runs on Sunday.
Sri Lanka captain Charith Asalanka took two successive wickets to force a tie in the opening ODI against India on Friday.
The Proteas will play a historic three-match ODI series against Afghanistan in the UAE in September.
Matthew Mott has stood down as England’s white-ball head coach, leaving Marcus Trescothick in caretaker charge.
Matthew Mott’s future as head coach of the England white-ball team was left hanging in the air after the ECB CEO failed to offer the under-pressure Australian “the dreaded vote of confidence” on Friday.
Charlie Cassell broke the record for the best bowling figures by a ODI debutant.
Young batsman Jake Fraser-McGurk has been selected for Australia’s white-ball tour of the UK in place of the retired David Warner.
The BCCI has named Gautam Gambhir as India head coach, with the former opener taking over from Rahul Dravid.
Former Sri Lanka captain Sanath Jayasuriya has replaced head coach Chris Silverwood, who quit following the country’s early exit from the T20 World Cup.