In terms of crowds, England women have enjoyed a record summer with record attendances during the T20 World Cup and during the Lord’s Test, but both have been struggling against the football World Cup, the men’s Tests and Wimbledon in the wider sporting world. They even competed directly against the men’s cricket team on Saturday,
Surrey batsman Laurie Evans says her team is ready for the T20 Blast quarter-final against the Nottinghamshire Outlaws on Wednesday. Despite an eight-wicket defeat to Essex at the Kia Oval on Sunday, Surrey reached the knockout rounds after finishing second in the South group. Ahead of the trip to the Midlands, Evans insists the team
England vs India, single test, Lord’s india 285 (Mandhana 83; Ecclestone 3-68) & 341-December 7 (Bhatia 113; Ecclestone 5-118) England 170 (Jones 52; Gaudí 5-37) & 186 (Jones 54; Frog 4-42) India won by 270 runs Scorekeeper England suffered a 270-run thrashing in the women’s single Test at Lord’s as India sealed the emphatic victory
Former India coach Rahul Dravid says he is still open to coaching jobs despite having forayed into franchise ownership. Dravid is co-owner of the Dublin Guardians in the inaugural edition of the European T20 Premier League (ETPL) taking place later this summer. The 53-year-old played 164 Tests and 344 one-day internationals for India and coached
England will consider between six and 10 names as they search for Brendon McCullum’s successor as Test head coach and would like to have the person in place for August’s series against Pakistan, ECB chief executive Richard Gould says. McCullum, 44, was sacked as red-ball coach on Sunday after seven defeats in the last nine
Seeking a first T20 Blast crown, yorkshire ran out of the blocks against Nottinghamshire at a sweltering Headingley as Lyth and Will Luxton (38) shared an 89-run opening stand inside the first eight overs. Jonny Bairstow (32) and Logan van Beek (28) helped the already qualified visitors reach the target of 194. Root’s two wickets,
