England’s Test opener does not necessarily have to be a specialist at the top of the order, according to Marcus Trescothick. England have a decision to make over how to accommodate Jacob Bethell when he returns from a knee injury for the tour of South Africa in December. Emilio Gay, in his first summer as
First one-day international, Windhoek South Africa 348-6 (50 overs): J Hermann 150 (126), De Zorzi 72 (84); Trumpelmann 4-68 Nambia 162-8 (31 overs): Kruger 34 (60); Subrayen 4-29 South Africa won by 99 runs (DLS method) and lead the three-match series 1-0 Scorecard Jordan Hermann struck 150 to equal the record for the highest score
European T20 Premier League Belfast Wolves 184-7 (20 overs): Maxwell 59, Chapman 54; Wood 3-43 Dublin Guardians 132-9 (20 overs): Dockrell 35, Wood 25; Humphreys 2-23 Belfast Wolves win by 52 runs Full scorecard (external), external Australia all-rounder Glenn Maxwell starred as Belfast Wolves opened their European Twenty20 Premier League bid with a 52-run victory
Opener Emilio Gay will have further treatment on a shoulder injury this week and England are hopeful he will be fit for the first Test against Pakistan that starts on 19 August. The 27-year-old retired hurt with a shoulder problem while playing for Durham in their One-Day Cup game against Middlesex on Friday. The left-hander
England opener Emilio Gay has suffered a shoulder injury while batting for Durham in their One-Day Cup match with Middlesex. Gay had been feeling his right shoulder but after playing an on-drive off Toby Roland-Jones, he called for the physio. After a few minutes of treatment he left the field, retiring hurt on eight and
Greece’s decision to tap into its sizeable Australian diaspora (more than 400,000 people in the country have Greek ancestry) will inevitably draw some comparisons with Italy. The Azzurri participated in their first T20 World Cup earlier this year after making it through sub-regional qualification. None of the Italian team in that tournament was born in