Welsh Fire captain Phil Salt would ideally like The Hundred to be a week longer after his side played three matches in five days. His second-placed side won at Birmingham Phoenix on Saturday afternoon and defeated Southern Brave in Cardiff on Monday evening, before losing to Manchester Super Giants on Wednesday afternoon. “It’s been a
Root made his Test debut in 2012 and holds several England Test cricket records, including leading run-scorer with 14,114 runs. He is also the second highest run-scorer of all time behind Indian legend Sachin Tendulkar, who occupies the first place with 15,921 runs. He first took over as captain when Alastair Cook resigned from the
Fleming would inherit a team that saw its momentum falter after an impressive start to the McCullum era. McCullum won 10 of 12 Tests in his first year in charge, but since then England have lost 18 and won 17 of 37 Tests. They have not won a multi-game series since December 2024. It is
England captain Nat Sciver-Brunt will miss Trent Rockets’ first two matches of The Hundred to manage her workload. Sciver-Brunt, 33, has been dealing with a calf issue all summer. The all-rounder suffered the injury playing domestic cricket for The Blaze in April, leading to her missing England’s opening series against New Zealand and India, as
MIAMI– The captain of a tugboat has pleaded guilty to causing a deadly collision in Miami that killed three girls from a boating camp last summer. Yusiel Lopez Insua, 47, of Miami, pleaded guilty Tuesday to sailor manslaughter, according to court records. The charge carries up to 10 years in federal prison, but prosecutors have
The Hundred Man Competition, Utilita Bowl South Braves 135-7 (100 balls): Miller 44 (35); Jansen 2-17 Welsh Fire 138-4 (98 balls): Salt 47* (37); Chaudhary 2-19 Welsh Fire won by six wickets Scorekeeper. Table Welsh Fire captain Phil Salt led from the front and his unbeaten 47 helped them start the 2026 Hundred season with
