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Pietersen passes verdict on Archer, says difficult to imagine him playing long-form cricket again
London, May 21 (IANS) Former England cricketer Kevin Pietersen has passed the verdict on the pace-bowling sensation of his country, Jofra Archer, saying that the cricketer might not play long-form cricket again following another injury blow.
2022-05-21
Category: International, United Kingdom,Sports,Cricket
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England suffer Wood blow; pace bowler may not feature at all for his side this summer
London, May 21 (IANS) The England Test team has suffered a big blow ahead of the three-Test series against New Zealand at home as their fast bowler Mark Wood will miss the upcoming World Test Championship fixture and may not feature at all for his national side this summer after revealing that his injury recovery is making "slow going".
2022-05-21
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England confirm appointment of Matthew Mott as white-ball head coach
London, May 18 (IANS) The England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) on Wednesday confirmed the appointment of Australia women's team coach Matthew Mott as the new white-ball head coach of the men's team. Mott, 48, has signed a four-year agreement as England men's white-ball head coach and is expected to take charge from the three-match ODI series against The Netherlands at Amsterdam in June.
2022-05-18
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Anderson, Broad recalled for England's first two Tests against New Zealand; Brook, Potts new faces
London, May 18 (IANS) Veteran England pacer James Anderson and Stuart Broad on Wednesday were recalled for England's first two Tests against New Zealand while Yorkshire batter Harry Brook and Durham seamer Matthew Potts are the new faces in the 13-member squad, said the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB).
2022-05-18
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Anderson declares himself fit for England selection; Saqib injury brightens veteran seamer's chance
London, May 17 (IANS) England's bowling stalwart James Anderson has declared himself fit for selection as the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) looks set to announce the squad for the three-Test series against New Zealand, beginning at Lord's on June 2.
2022-05-17
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Collingwood front-runner for England's white-ball coaching job
London, May 15 (IANS) Days after Brendon McCullum was appointed head coach of the England Test side, Paul Collingwood is likely to beat off competition from former Australian cricketer Simon Katich and the women's World Cup-winning team coach Matthew Mott to become the white-ball coach.
2022-05-15
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Ryan Cook named Dutch cricket's interim head coach
London, May 15 (IANS) Former fielding coach of the Bangladesh men's team, Ryan Cook, has been named interim coach of the Netherlands cricket team, the Koninklijke Nederlandse Cricket Bond (KNCB) said on Saturday.
2022-05-15
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Cricket Australia keeping a close watch on situation in Sri Lanka: Report
Melbourne, May 10 (IANS) Cricket Australia (CA) has said that it is keeping a close watch on the situation in Sri Lanka, which is in the midst of a growing unrest against the government, as the Kangaroos prepare for a month-long tour of the island nation beginning early next month.
2022-05-10
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Skipped mega auction as I was not treated properly in IPL for last couple of years: Gayle
London, May 8 (IANS) West Indies cricket legend Chris Gayle has said that a 'lack of respect' for him in the Indian Premier League for the last couple of years had prompted him to not send his entry for the mega auction earlier this year.
2022-05-08
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Check out Livingstone's performance for PBKS and include him in England Test side: Pietersen to ECB
London, May 7 (IANS) Former England cricketer Kevin Pietersen has asked the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) to hand Test debut to Liam Livingstone, who has been doing remarkably well for Indian Premier League (IPL) franchise Punjab Kings this season.
2022-05-07
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Vettori could be appointed assistant to Australia head coach McDonald
Melbourne, May 3 (IANS) Former New Zealand captain Daniel Vettori is the frontrunner to be appointed senior assistant to Australian head coach Andrew McDonald, a report in The Age said on Tuesday.
2022-05-03
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Pujara becomes second Indian after Azhar to make two double hundreds in county cricket
London, May 1 (IANS) Indian batting stalwart Cheteshwar Pujara reached his second double-century since joining Sussex, to give the hosts a superb chance to secure their first win of the season in the LVInsurance County Championship.
2022-05-01
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Gujarat Titans can go all the way; KKR have been as disappointing as MI: Pietersen
London, April 30 (IANS) Former England cricketer Kevin Pietersen is willing to wager on Gujarat Titans to go all the way in the current edition of the Indian Premier League, saying that the newbies are "consistently finding ways to win", even from hopeless situations.
2022-04-30
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Nice to hear there's a chance: Anderson on comeback to England Test fold
London, April 30 (IANS) Veteran England fast bowler James Anderson is relieved that the doors for him making a comeback into the England Test side haven't been shut entirely.
2022-04-30
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Maxwell again misses out on Australia Test berth for Sri Lanka series
Melbourne, April 29 (IANS) Despite rumours and calls for his selection for Test-match cricket, Australian all-rounder Glenn Maxwell will remain an exclusively white-ball player, as Cricket Australia (CA) announced its sides for the multi-format, five-week tour of Sri Lanka.
2022-04-29
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Stokes could be unveiled as England captain in 'next 48 hours': Report
London, April 27 (IANS) England's charismatic all-rounder Ben Stokes could be unveiled as the new Test captain soon after Joe Root stepped down recently following the team's humiliating losses in the Ashes and the away series in the Caribbean, a report said on Wednesday.
2022-04-27
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Dutch cricket coach Ryan Campbell stable after heart attack
London, April 24 (IANS) The Netherlands cricket coach Ryan Campbell, who suffered a heart-attack here last week and was kept in induced coma for a couple of days, has continued his recovery and is now in a stable condition in an England hospital.
2022-04-24
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Gloucestershire sign former Pakistan's bowler Mohammad Amir
London, April 22 (IANS) Former Pakistan's pacer Mohammad Amir will make a return to first-class cricket after signing a three-match deal to play for Gloucestershire in the County Championship.
2022-04-22
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Bringing back Andy Flower could do the trick for England Test cricket: Panesar
London, April 21 (IANS) Former England spinner Monty Panesar has called upon the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) to re-appoint former chief coach, Zimbabwe's Andy Flower, in a bid to revive the flagging fortunes of the Test side.
2022-04-21
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Dutch coach Ryan Campbell out of induced coma after heart attack
London, April 20 (IANS) The Netherlands men's cricket team head coach Ryan Campbell is out of an induced coma, though he remains in Intensive Care Unit after suffering a heart attack on Saturday.
2022-04-20
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New ECB chief Rob Key holds talks with Anderson, Broad on possible return: Report
London, April 20 (IANS) The new managing director of England men's cricket Rob Key has held talks with pace bowling stalwarts Jimmy Anderson and Stuart Broad over their possible Test recall, and is also expected to get in touch with all-rounder Ben Stokes and gather his views about captaincy.
2022-04-20
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Dutch men's cricket coach Ryan Campbell in ICU after suffering a heart attack
London, April 19 (IANS) The current Netherlands men's cricket head coach Ryan Campbell is in intensive care unit here after suffering a heart attack on Saturday. The fifty-year-old felt chest pains and difficulty breathing while out with his family on Saturday.
2022-04-19
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Joe Root steps down as England Test captain
London, April 15 (IANS) Following debacles in the Ashes and the three-match series against the West Indies, Joe Root stepped down as captain of the England Test side on Friday after leading the team for five years.
2022-04-15
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Anya Shrubsole receives effusive praise from cricketing fraternity after calling it a day
London, April 15 (IANS) England cricketing stalwart Anya Shrubsole, who brought down the curtains on her 14-year international career on Thursday, has received effusive praise from the fraternity and beyond, with several of them terming her the very best to have played the game.
2022-04-15
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Simone Ashley loves how her 'Bridgerton' character 'breaks the rules'
London, April 15 (IANS) Actress Simone Ashley loves how her 'Bridgerton' character Kate Sharma "breaks the rules".
2022-04-15
Category: International, United Kingdom,Cinema/Showbiz
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England pacer Anya Shrubsole retires from international cricket
London, April 14 (IANS) England's Anya Shrubsole, a two-time Women's World Cup and inaugural T20 World Cup winner, on Thursday, announced her retirement from international cricket, ending a 14-year career at the highest level.
2022-04-14
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Indian batter Pujara, Pakistan's Rizwan make Sussex debut together
London, April 14 (IANS) India's Test batter Cheteshwar Pujara and Pakistan's wicketkeeper Mohammad Rizwan made their Sussex debut for the game against Derbyshire in the County Championships on Thursday.
2022-04-14
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Vettori appointed Birmingham Phoenix men's head coach in The Hundred
London, April 13 (IANS) Daniel Vettori has been appointed as the head coach of Birmingham Phoenix men's team in The Hundred. Vettori's appointment comes after Andrew McDonald was named as the new head coach of Australia men's side.
2022-04-13
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England's Anderson unhappy about not getting an explanation for omission from Test squad
London, April 12 (IANS) England fast bowling legend James Anderson, who has not been called up for national duty for the recent series defeat in West Indies, is still baffled by his exclusion from the Test team. He has claimed that he has failed to receive an explanation for being dropped.
2022-04-12
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England cricket legend Jack Russell slams ECB for poor county promotion
London, April 10 (IANS) Former England wicketkeeper-batter Jack Russell has labelled the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) as "short sighted" and "reckless beyond common sense" for "doing nothing" to promote the County Championship, which began on April 7.
2022-04-10
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Alana King earns first CA contract as Sophie Molineux dropped from the list
Melbourne, April 7 (IANS) Australia leg spinner Alana King on Thursday has earned her first Cricket Australia (CA) following a whirlwind season that saw her debut in international cricket through women's Ashes and playing a crucial hand in the Meg Lanning-led side winning their seventh ICC Women's Cricket World Cup title in New Zealand.
2022-04-07
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Jhye, Kane Richardson dropped from Cricket Australia's 20-member contract list
Melbourne, April 7 (IANS) Australia pacers Jhye and Kane Richardson on Thursday were dropped from Cricket Australia's 20-member contract list. Apart from the duo, retired pacer James Pattinson and former Test skipper Tim Paine have been omitted while wicketkeeper-batter Matthew Wade and opener Marcus Harris don't find any mention.
2022-04-07
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Stepping into Warne's coaching job with London Spirit bittersweet: Bayliss
London, April 5 (IANS) Former England coach Trevor Bayliss has admitted that stepping into the shoes of late spin wizard Shane Warne, who was the coach of The Hundred side London Spirit until his death, was "bittersweet".
2022-04-05
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Visa issues delay Pujara's county debut for Sussex
London, April 5 (IANS) Indian batting stalwart Cheteshwar Pujara will have to wait until next week to make his county debut for Sussex, as delays in issuing his visa have meant he will not be available for the first LVInsurance County Championship match of the season.
2022-04-05
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Women's World Cup: Cricketing world left in awe of Alyssa Healy's brilliant 170
Christchurch, April 3 (IANS) Australia wicketkeeper-batter Alyssa Healy on Sunday broke the record for the highest individual score in a Cricket World Cup final, men's or women's, with a brilliant knock of 170 against England in the final of the ICC Women's ODI Cricket World Cup at Hagley Oval on Sunday.
2022-04-03
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Women's World Cup: Sciver's unbeaten 148 in vain as Australia crowned champions
Christchurch, April 3 (IANS) England vice-captain Nat Sciver made an unbeaten 148 but her heroic efforts went in vain as Australia beat England by 71 runs to be crowned winners of ICC Women's Cricket World Cup at Hagley Oval on Sunday.
2022-04-03
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Women's World Cup: Love the challenge of batters coming hard at me, says Alana King
Christchurch, April 3 (IANS) Australia leg-spinner Alana King on Sunday said she cherished the challenge of batters coming hard at her during the ICC Women's Cricket World Cup. In Australia's victorious run to the trophy, leg-spinner King was the chief contributor.
2022-04-03
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Women's World Cup: Lot of fun watching Healy bat; takes pressure off me, says Rachael Haynes
Christchurch, April 3 (IANS) Veteran Australia opener Rachael Haynes on Sunday said it was great fun to see Alyssa Healy's magnificent 170 and added that it took some pressure off from her.
2022-04-03
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Women's World Cup: Amazing to watch what Alyssa Healy did, says Ellyse Perry
Christchurch, April 3 (IANS) Australia's star all-rounder Ellyse Perry on Sunday said seeing wicketkeeper-batter Alyssa Healy go about her brilliant knock of 170 was just amazing to watch.
2022-04-03
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Women's World Cup: Healy establishes new records through dominating 170 in final
Christchurch, April 3 (IANS) Australia wicketkeeper-batter Alyssa Healy on Sunday established two new records through her dominating knock of 170 in the ICC Women's Cricket World Cup final at Hagley Oval on Sunday. Healy's 170, laced with 26 fours and coming off 138 balls, propelled Australia to a massive 356/5 in 50 overs.
2022-04-03
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ECB hires workforce transformation firm to weed out racism, discrimination in cricket
London, April 2 (IANS) The England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) has appointed workforce transformation firm, EY Lane4, to improve dressing room culture in men's and women's professional teams, and is also expanding its ACE programme to provide opportunities to more children from Black communities to play cricket in a bid to tackle racism and all forms of discrimination in the sport.
2022-04-02
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Game plan in place but there are some nerves ahead of final: Lanning
Christchurch, April 2 (IANS) Australia skipper Meg Lanning said on Saturday that her team had been building on the momentum all through the ICC Women's Cricket World Cup, and while the side had a "good game plan", there were "certainly some nerves" going into the final against England at the Hagley Oval on Sunday.
2022-04-02
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Women's World Cup final: Will it be Australia's seventh or England's fifth title?
Christchurch, April 2 (IANS) As Australia and England prepare to clash in the ICC Women's Cricket World Cup final at the Hagley Oval on Sunday, it's indeed an irony that despite having won 10 of the previous 11 World Cups between them, the two sides will face off in the title round for the first time in 34 years.
2022-04-02
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Defending the World Cup would be special, especially after the poor start: Knight
Christchurch, April 2 (IANS) England captain Heather Knight conceded on Saturday that a title triumph in the ICC Women's World Cup against Australia at the Hagely Oval on Sunday would be extra special, given her side was on the brink of elimination after losing three opening group games in the tournament.
2022-04-02
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Women's World Cup: Beating Australia would be 'perfect end' for England, says Ecclestone
Christchurch, April 1 (IANS) England left-arm spinner Sophie Ecclestone believes beating Australia in the final of ICC Women's Cricket World Cup would be the "perfect end" for her team and added that the defending champions are capable of pulling off an upset to end the clean slate of Meg Lanning & Co.
2022-04-01
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Women's World Cup: Australia see Sophie Ecclestone as a threat, says Ashleigh Gardner
Christchurch, April 1 (IANS) Australia all-rounder Ashleigh Gardner stated that her team sees England left-arm spinner Sophie Ecclestone as a threat ahead of the ICC Women's Cricket World Cup final at Hagley Oval on Sunday.
2022-04-01
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Women's World Cup: England reach final after a superb 137-run victory over South Africa
Christchurch, March 31 (IANS) On the back of a magnificent 129 from opener Danni Wyatt and a career-best 6/36 by left-arm spinner Sophie Ecclestone, defending champions England on Thursday reached the final of ICC Women's Cricket World Cup with a superb 137-win over South Africa at Hagley Oval.
2022-03-31
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'Bridgerton' Season 2 gets 193 mn hours viewed in premiere weekend
London, March 30 (IANS) Period drama series 'Bridgerton' Season 2 was viewed for 193 million hours over its debut weekend, per Netflix's newly released Top 10 rankings for the week of March 21-27.
2022-03-30
Category: International, United Kingdom,Cinema/Showbiz,Hollywood
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Women's World Cup: West Indies' Afy Fletcher ruled out due to Covid; Mangru approved as replacement
Wellington (New Zealand), March 29 (IANS) The International Cricket Council (ICC) on Tuesday approved Mandy Mangru as a replacement for Afy Fletcher in the West Indies squad for the Women's World Cup semifinal against Australia at Basin Reserve on Wednesday.
2022-03-29
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Women's World Cup: Perry in race to be fit for semifinal against West Indies
Wellington, March 28 (IANS) Australia all-rounder Ellyse Perry is currently locked in a race against time to be fit for the semifinal against the West Indies in the ICC Women's Cricket World Cup. Perry was rested from the match against Bangladesh since suffering back spasms in Australia's win over South Africa last week.
2022-03-28
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