Over-by-over report on the day’s play at HeadingleyKohli will not ‘back down’ after sledging at Lord’sAny comments? You can email Daniel or tweet @unitedrewind 12.01pm BST 12th over: India 26-3 (Rohit 9, Rahane 0) Curran overpitches and Sharma does muc…
The Spin | England’s top order quacking and creaking into history of the duck
Getting out without scoring any runs is an an occupational hazard for a batter and there is no escaping the ignominyCricket is both cosy and cruel. On the surface it can appear all polite applause (“clap the new batsman in, chaps”) and taking tea in fl…
The Hundred has won over the doubters and smashed its way to success | Emma John
The players enjoyed it and Kevin Pietersen was a good pundit, but teams can still work on their identitiesWell, that happened. The first edition of the Hundred is complete, after 32 games, 429 sixes, 1,581 fours and 3,327 uses of the word matchup. The …
Brave take men’s Hundred final after Tim David’s direct hit fells Phoenix
Men’s final: Brave, 168-5, beat Phoenix, 136-5, by 32 runsDavid gets Liam Livingstone out from long range to turn tideThey didn’t wait long to make it right. A few hours after their women’s side missed out on becoming the Hundred’s first champions, Sou…
The Hundred men’s final: Southern Brave v Birmingham Phoenix – live!
Oval Invincibles rout Southern Brave to take women’s titleAny comments? You can email Geoff or tweet him here 7.16pm BST 65 balls: 94-3 (Davies 13, David 8) Tim David, the man with two first names, is next up. Doesn’t wait around. Single off his first …
Dawid Malan is backed to ‘prove people wrong’ in England Test recall
Former England selector Angus Fraser expects batsman to deliver against India despite lack of first-class gamesIf, as expected, Dawid Malan is handed the pivotal No 3 role in England’s batting order for the third Test against India at Headingley that s…
James Vince leads from front as Brave breeze past Rockets into Hundred final
Captain Vince hits unbeaten 45; Brave triumph by seven wicketsBrave will play Birmingham Phoenix in Lord’s final on SaturdayOn a cool, translucent night at The Oval, Trent Rockets were bowled out for 96 and trounced by seven wickets in a performance th…
Carlson helps Glamorgan rewrite script with One-Day Cup win over Durham
Glamorgan beat Durham by 58 runsCaptain Carlson scores 82 in Glamorgan’s victoryKiran Carlson looks like Joaquin Phoenix might if he ever took on happy roles. And maybe, if Hollywood ever decides to make a sports movie about Glamorgan’s Royal London On…
ECB demands Yorkshire publish racism report prompted by Rafiq allegations
Report was delivered to executives at Headingley on SaturdayAzeem Rafiq has said the club are ‘trying to bury’ findingsThe England and Wales Cricket Board has intervened to ensure the publication of a report into racism at Yorkshire after Azeem Rafiq, …
‘He needs time away’: England coach Silverwood drops Sibley for third Test
Silverwood says player needs to ‘regain his confidence’Malan returns to Test squad for first time in three yearsDom Sibley has been dropped from the England squad for the third Test against India at Headingley next week, with the team’s head coach, Chr…