Australia v England: third men’s T20 cricket international abandoned – as it...
Heavy rain leads to washout (England win series 2-0)Buttler’s 65 not out helped England to 112 off 12 overs4th over: England 30-1 (Buttler 10, Malan 14) England take a liberty against Hazlewood for the...
View ArticleT20 World Cup 2022 Super 12: Australia v New Zealand – live
Updates from the teams’ opening match at the SCGStart time in Sydney is 6pm AEDT/8pm NZDT/8am BSTAny thoughts? Email Jonathan or tweet @JPHowcroftOne of Australia’s key performers early on with the...
View ArticleEngland beat Afghanistan by five wickets: T20 World Cup Super 12 – as it...
Sam Curran took 5-10 as England began their T20 World Cup campaign with a five-wicket win over Afghanistan3rd over: Afghanistan 15-1 (Zazai 1, Zadran 4) Wood goes too full with his fourth ball, and...
View ArticleT20 World Cup 2022 Super 12s: Australia beat Sri Lanka by seven wickets – as...
The host nation bounced back with Marcus Stoinis’s batting guiding them to victory in Perth 3rd over: Sri Lanka 16-1 (Nissanka 8, de Silva 1) Nissanka steps to leg and swishes Hazlewood away to the leg...
View ArticleT20 World Cup Super 12s: Ireland beat England by five runs (DLS) – as it...
A terrific performance from Ireland in a thrilling rain-hit match leaves England under pressure with hosts Australia up nextOh dear, it’s raining. It wasn’t meant to be, and if it doesn’t stop we might...
View ArticleT20 World Cup Super 12s: Australia set Ireland target of 180 to win – live
Hosts make 179-5 in crunch match at the GabbaKohli hits out at ‘invasion of privacy’ at hotelAny thoughts? Email James or @Jimbo_Cricket3rd over: Australia 14-1 (Finch 5, Marsh 6) Mitch Marsh is the...
View ArticleT20 World Cup Super 12s: England v New Zealand – live
Over-by-over reports from the vital game at the GabbaNew Zealand chase 180 after England post 179 for sixGet in touch! Email Geoff or tweet him with your thoughts6th over: England 48-0 (Buttler 8,...
View ArticleT20 World Cup 2022 Super 12s: Australia v Afghanistan – live
Updates from the final Group 1 match at Adelaide OvalAfghanistan set 169 to winAny thoughts? Email Jonathan or tweet @JPHowcroftIt’s dry tonight in Adelaide but Australian rain has put cricket politics...
View ArticleEngland need 142 to beat Sri Lanka: T20 World Cup Super 12s – live
Live updates from the crucial SCG clash at 8am (BST)Woakes notices a change in Buttler’s captaincyDrop Tanya an email | Tweet @tjaldred1st over: Sri Lanka 9-0 (Pathum 8, Mendis 1) Ben Stokes’ first...
View ArticlePakistan beat New Zealand by seven wickets to reach T20 World Cup final – as...
Babar Azam and Mohammad Rizwan hit top form in a timely fashion to propel Pakistan into the T20 World Cup final2nd over: New Zealand 14-1 (Conway 9, Williamson 1) At the other end, Naseem Shah starts...
View ArticleEngland crush India by 10 wickets to reach T20 World Cup final – as it happened
Jos Buttler and Alex Hales produced a devastating display of hitting to power England into the final with four overs to spareI’m off to grab a coffee. See you in a bit for – gulp – India v England in...
View ArticleEngland crowned T20 World Cup champions after final win over Pakistan – as it...
England beat Pakistan by five wickets, with Sam Curran shining with the ball before Ben Stokes hit the winning runsRead Simon Burton’s match report from the MCGI can’t quite believe that we are half an...
View ArticleAustralia beat England by six wickets: first one-day international – as it...
Steve Smith finishes the game with a six after Australia’s top three ease them to victory, despite a Dawid Malan century.3rd over: England 9-0 (Salt 6, Roy 3) Another wild swish at Starc, this time...
View ArticleAustralia v England: second one-day international – live
Updates from the second match of the ODI series at the SCGAny thoughts? Email Jonathan or tweet @JPHowcroftOut come the sides onto the SCG oval. England in their 50-over uniform of navy blue with sky...
View ArticleAustralia v England: third one-day international – live
Updates from the final match of the series at the MCGAny thoughts? Email Geoff or tweet @GeoffLemonSport3rd over: Australia 15-0 (Head 10, Warner 3) Overturned on review! The luck is running for Head....
View ArticlePakistan v England: first men’s cricket Test, day one – as it happened
Another devastating day of Bazball sees Ben Stokes and Brendon McCullum’s Testvangelists break all manner of records as four different batsmen score centuriesAnd off we go!Respect to Ben Stokes for...
View ArticlePakistan v England: first Test, day two – as it happened
After dismissing England for a monstrous 657, Pakistan’s openers fought back superbly, Abdullah Shafique and Imam-ul-Haq both ending the day unbeaten – on 89 and 90 respectively – as the hosts amassed...
View ArticlePakistan v England: first Test, day three – as it happened!
Could England’s bowlers make any in-roads after two days dominated by the batters? Yes they could …57th over: Pakistan 197-0 (Shafique 101, Imam 94) Imam continues to play the waiting game against...
View ArticlePakistan v England: first Test, day four – as it happened
Pakistan have lost two wickets in their final innings chase after England set a target of 343Salman has to go now though! He hangs on the back foot and tries to work Jacks to leg but gets an outside...
View ArticleEngland beat Pakistan by 74 runs: first Test, day five – as it happened
Some 22 years on from England’s miracle in the dark in Karachi came another famous win that beat the setting sun by a matter of minutes25th over: Pakistan 89-2 (Shakeel 28, Imam ul Haq 48) target 343...
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