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The BBC has signed a new four-year audio deal with the International Cricket Council (ICC) to broadcast all major global tournaments. It means the BBC will have ball-by-ball commentary on every tournament, starting with the Men’s T20 World Cup from Sunday, where England are the defending champions. The four-year period …

ICC T20 world ranking: Eighth T20 World Cup appearances: Eight Best T20 World Cup performance: Winners (2014) Captain: Wanindu Hasaranga Head coach: Chris Silverwood Form (most recent last): LWLWL Group fixtures (all times BST): South Africa (3 June, 15:30), Bangladesh (8 June, 01:30), Nepal (12 June, 00:30) & Netherlands (17 …

ICC T20 world ranking: Third T20 World Cup appearances: Eight Best T20 World Cup performance: Winners (2010 & 2022) Captain: Jos Buttler Head coach: Matthew Mott Form (most recent last): LWWLW Group fixtures (all times BST): Scotland (4 June, 15:30), Australia (8 June, 18:00), Oman (13 June, 20:00) & Namibia …

ICC T20 world ranking: 10th T20 World Cup appearances: Six Best T20 World Cup performance: Round two (2016, 2021 & 2022) Captain: Rashid Khan Head coach: Jonathan Trott Form (most recent last): LWLWW Group fixtures (all times BST): Uganda (4 June, 01:30), New Zealand (8 June, 00:30), Papua New Guinea …

Lancashire fast bowler Luke Wood has signed a new two-year contract to remain with the club. The 28-year-old has made 71 first-class and Twenty20 appearances for the Red Rose since joining from Nottinghamshire following the 2019 season. During that time he has taken 93 wickets across both formats and will …

Somerset have extended the stay of South African seamer Migael Pretorius for two more County Championship games, with the option of him also playing in the T20 Blast. The 29-year-old initially joined on a six-game contract which expired after Somerset’s defeat by Durham over the weekend. However, he will now …

Worcestershire Rapids have signed West Indies leg-spinner Hayden Walsh for their upcoming T20 Blast campaign. The 32-year-old is a replacement for Pakistan spinner Usama Mir, who was unable to obtain the right paperwork for a planned stint at New Road. Walsh has played 39 T20 internationals for West Indies and …

England’s Lauren Bell dismisses Pakistan’s Sadaf Shamas for two runs to leave Pakistan on 4-1 in the third ODI at Chelmsford. Source link

Watch the best of Natalie Sciver-Brunt’s 124 run innings as England beat Pakistan by 178 runs in the third ODI at Chelmsford. Source link

Watch as England’s Sophie Ecclestone takes back-to-back wickets to reach 100 career ODI wickets in the third one-day international against Pakistan at Chelmsford. Ecclestone is the quickest to 100 wickets in women’s ODIs in terms of innings, and joint-fastest in terms of matches. MATCH REPORT: Sparkling Sciver-Brunt ton helps England …

The second T20 against Pakistan at Edgbaston on Saturday, which the hosts won by 23 runs, was England’s first match in the format this year. Pakistan, in contrast, have played 14 T20s in 2024. The weather-hit series comes after more than half of England’s squad returned early from the Indian …

Derbyshire head into their opening T20 Blast game at Northampton on Thursday having failed to win a fixture so far this season. They have played out six County Championship Division Two draws to date, and suffered one defeat. Still, Arthur says his side is now well placed for what is …

Watch the best shots from Natalie Sciver Brunt’s half century innings in the third ODI between England and Pakistan at Chelmsford. Source link

England’s Tammy Beaumont is dismissed for 11 runs by Pakistan’s Fatima Sana, leaving England on 35-1 in the third ODI at Chelmsford. Source link

Anderson, England’s all-time leading wicket-taker, held talks in April with Test coach Brendon McCullum, captain Ben Stokes and managing director Rob Key. The hierarchy’s decision to move on from Anderson is partly fuelled by a desire to plan for the next tour of Australia, in the winter of 2025-26, when …

Sussex have signed seamer Jack Campbell on a deal until the end of the season. The 24-year-old former Hampshire and Durham bowler impressed on trial with the County Championship Division Two leaders over the winter. He has played 20 matches across all formats of the county game, taking 25 wickets. …

Wrist-spinner Freddie Heldreich, all-rounder Justin Broad and batter Gus Miller have signed new one-year contracts with Northamptonshire. All three held deals that expired at the end of 2024 but will now stay at Wantage Road for at least another 12 months. White-ball specialist Heldreich, 22, has taken 38 wickets in …

Archie Vaughan, the son of former England captain Michael Vaughan, has signed professional terms with Somerset. The 18-year-old has been part of the academy set-up at Taunton since 2020 and plays as a top-order batter and off-spinner. His deal will start on 1 November and will run until the end …

Division Two promotion front-runners Middlesex and Sussex saw their County Championship match at Lord’s peter out into a draw. A stalemate looked inevitable once the home side had avoided the follow-on early on the final day and they went on to post 613-9 declared in reply to Sussex’s total of …

Bears captain Alex Davies offered a generous declaration target when the players did get out on the field, with the home side requiring to score at 5.27 an over. However, Rae struck in his first over as Luke Wells was caught for one pulling to deep square leg. The introduction …