After a rollercoaster four years under Brendon McCullum and Ben Stokes, could England revert to a more conservative style of play under Root? Of all England’s Test captains since 2006, only teams led by Andrew Flintoff and Kevin Pietersen have lower run-rates and played fewer attacking shots. In Root’s 65 Tests in charge, England’s run-rate
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Warwickshire have extended the contracts of Rob Yates, George Garton, Vansh Jani and Zen Malik for another two years. “Rob has been with the club a long time now and is an asset across all three formats,” said Warwickshire head coach Ian Westwood. “Zen has shown his qualities over the last two years and that
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Belfast Wolves CEO Neil Maxwell believes the new European T20 Premier League is a “wonderful opportunity” to grow the game across the continent. A former Fiji international who played his club cricket in Australia and New Zealand, Maxwell has observed the success of the Indian Premier League [IPL] and feels the ETPL can drive major
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Ahmed went straight into the Foxes side just days after returning from a successful spell with Birmingham Phoenix in the Hundred. “I called him up on Tuesday and he kind of answered the call with ‘I’m playing on Sunday’ and I said ‘that’s fine, you’re playing, you’re batting at three’,” said Thomas. “That’s just the
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Cox joined RCB for the first time this year as they defended their IPL title. Although he did not play a game, he struck up a relationship with legendary former India captain Kohli. The Essex batter showed glimpses of his potential with scores of 27 and 25 at number seven on his Test debut in
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Hampshire women’s captain Georgia Adams has signed a new two-year deal that will keep her at the Utilita Bowl until 2028. The 32-year-old started playing for the Southern Vipers in 2016, winning six trophies. Adams has also won The Hundred with Oval Invincibles, Southern Brave, and Trent Rockets, and Australia’s WBBL with Adelaide Strikers in
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