First one-day international, Edgbaston England 258 (47.5 overs): Root 76* (76), Dawson 68 (83); Axar 4-62 India 262-4 (45.2 overs): Shubman 80* (75), Axar 57* (52), Sundar 52* (63) India won by six wickets and led the three-match series 1-0 Scorekeeper Brendon McCullum’s reduced role as England white-ball coach began with a reminder of how
The 37-year-old was playing in just the eighth Test of her 17-year international career, a reminder of how few opportunities her generation has had in the longest format. In the pre-match press conference, he reflected on what it meant to be present on the occasion: “It may be late, but not too late. I’m still
The latter stages of McCullum’s tenure have been blighted by off-field issues. Over the winter, Harry Brook, Jacob Bethell, Josh Tongue and Ben Duckett were involved in late-night incidents. After England won the first Test of the summer against New Zealand, the series was derailed when Stokes and Gus Atkinson broke the team’s midnight curfew
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,
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