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  • Former England all-rounder Luke Wright appointed males’s selector: Incredibly excited, cannot wait to contribute

    Former England all-rounder Luke Wright has been appointed as England males’s selector. He performed greater than 100 matches for England and received the T20 World Cup in 2010.

    UPDATED: Nov 22, 2022 22:59 IST

    Luke Wright received the T20 World Cup in 2010. (Reuters Photo)

    By India Today Web Desk: Former England all-rounder Luke Wright has been appointed as England males’s selector and can contribute in choices from senior groups to Lions and Young Lions.

    Wright will share duty with coaches and captains, England Men’s Managing Director Rob Key, Performance Director Mo Bobat and Player ID Lead David Court.

    “It is a huge honour and privilege to take on this role, one that I am incredibly excited about. With the Ashes and ICC Men’s 50-over World Cup next year, I cannot wait to get started and try to contribute after what has been a fantastic year for England men’s cricket,” Wright mentioned in an announcement.

    The 37-year-old may also be concerned in choices associated to central contracts and can work with Bobat, Court and the scouting community on expertise identification. Wright may also work with the ECB science and medication group on participant availability and programming.

    Wright has represented England in additional than 100 matches between 2007 and 2014. He was a part of the group that received the T20 World Cup in 2010 and in addition performed in Big Bash League, Indian Premier League and Pakistan Super League. Wright is at the moment teaching with Auckland Cricket and can begin his new function with England on the finish of March.

    “Off the back of the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup win and a successful summer for our men’s Test team, I am delighted that Luke will be joining as England Selector,” mentioned Rob Key, Managing Director, England Men’s Cricket.

    “With his significant experience of playing in England and overseas as well as his in-depth knowledge of county cricket, he will be an important voice in squad selection while also helping to identify the next generation of England stars.”

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    Nov 22, 2022

  • T20 World Cup: England’s Mark Wood complains of ‘general stiffness’, misses penultimate coaching session

    With the semifinal of the T20 World Cup is looming, England could be caught below the specter of an obvious harm to quick bowler Mark Wood. Wood complained of “general stiffness” and didn’t participate within the penultimate coaching classes. Reports, nevertheless, recommend that his withdrawal from coaching is precautionary.

    With prime order batter Dawid Malan already uncertain for the semi-final conflict as a consequence of a groin harm, it’s a giant blow for Jos Butler in the event that they miss two of their key gamers.

    Malan sustained a groin harm in England’s four-wicket win over Sri Lanka on Saturday. The former world No. 1 T20I batter hobbled off the sector throughout the Sri Lankan innings and didn’t return to bat in England’s run chase.

    Vice-captain Moeen Ali had mentioned Malan’s harm doesn’t look good. Phil Salt will substitute Malan if he’s unable to play, in response to experiences.

    England will face India within the semifinal of the World Cup on Thursday on the Adelaide Oval. England completed second of their group above the hosts Australia after defeating Sri Lanka in a do-or-die sport for Butler’s man.

    England’s demise bowling has been top-of-the-line within the match nevertheless their middle-order batting hasn’t been firing on all cylinders. Chasing a mediocre whole towards Sri Lanka England struggled.

    On the opposite hand, India has come prime of their group beating Zimbabwe on Sunday. The Men in Blue are trying good after their solitary loss towards South Africa at Perth.

    India other than Rohit’s, Axar’s type and Rishabh Pant-Dinesh Karthik’s dilemma the staff has been firing on all cylinders. Middle-order gamers Surya Kumar Yadav and Virat Kohli have been in scintillating type. KL Rahul after his preliminary hiccups caught type on the proper time scoring back-to-back within the 50s.

    In the opposite semifinal on the SCG Pakistan will face New Zealand. Pakistan completed second in group 2 and New Zealand topped their group.

    The winners of the semi-finals will meet one another within the finals on the MCG.

  • England’s Root eager to see ‘Bazball’ succeed overseas

    England’s aggressive method to check cricket beneath skipper Ben Stokes and head coach Brendon McCullum has paid wealthy dividends at house and batsman Joe Root is eager to see the way it fares overseas in several situations.

    Casting apart warning and taking the sport to the bowlers in an method that has been dubbed ‘Bazball’, England have chased down intimidating targets with fearless batting to win six of their final seven exams, all on house soil.

    They subsequent go to Pakistan for a three-test sequence in December adopted by two exams in New Zealand in February and Root informed Sky Sports he hoped England would go from power to power with their attacking model of cricket.

    “The challenge for us now is to keep going for it, keep trying to explore new areas in the format and see how far we can take it,” he stated.

    “You really feel like you possibly can win video games from wherever once you’re enjoying like this. I believe that’s essentially the most thrilling factor and makes us such a harmful staff to play in opposition to.

    “It would be really exciting to try and do it in different conditions and see where we go this winter, where we go abroad onto different surfaces in different parts of the world.”

    Root was changed by Stokes as take a look at captain however he nonetheless desires to assist mentor the youthful gamers within the aspect.

    “I’m really excited just to get my teeth into trying to score as many runs as I can for Ben and the team and see where we can get to as a side,” he added.

    “As an experienced player in the team I’ve still got a role in leading in a different capacity, helping with some of the younger batters and younger guys and hopefully that will benefit us as well.”

  • England’s Root eager to see ‘Bazball’ succeed overseas

    England’s aggressive strategy to check cricket beneath skipper Ben Stokes and head coach Brendon McCullum has paid wealthy dividends at residence and batsman Joe Root is eager to see the way it fares overseas in numerous circumstances.

    Casting apart warning and taking the sport to the bowlers in an strategy that has been dubbed ‘Bazball’, England have chased down intimidating targets with fearless batting to win six of their final seven checks, all on residence soil.

    They subsequent go to Pakistan for a three-test collection in December adopted by two checks in New Zealand in February and Root informed Sky Sports he hoped England would go from power to power with their attacking model of cricket.

    “The challenge for us now is to keep going for it, keep trying to explore new areas in the format and see how far we can take it,” he mentioned.

    “You really feel like you’ll be able to win video games from anyplace if you’re enjoying like this. I feel that’s essentially the most thrilling factor and makes us such a harmful staff to play in opposition to.

    “It would be really exciting to try and do it in different conditions and see where we go this winter, where we go abroad onto different surfaces in different parts of the world.”

    Root was changed by Stokes as check captain however he nonetheless desires to assist mentor the youthful gamers within the aspect.

    “I’m really excited just to get my teeth into trying to score as many runs as I can for Ben and the team and see where we can get to as a side,” he added.

    “As an experienced player in the team I’ve still got a role in leading in a different capacity, helping with some of the younger batters and younger guys and hopefully that will benefit us as well.”

  • Pakistan vs England Probable Playing XI: Moeen Ali to guide England in Jos Buttler’s absence

    Pakistan vs England Predicted Playing XIs: England will lock horns towards Pakistan for the primary of seven T20Is. It would be the first time two full ICC members can be contesting in as lengthy a T20I bilateral collection. Despite a number of the huge names absent of their squad for the upcoming T20 World Cup, England have a gaggle that may go all the way in which to the summit conflict. And what higher approach to put together for it than by going through one of many two Asia Cup finalists.

    Pakistan might have faltered twice towards Sri Lanka however they nonetheless have a number of the greatest gamers the format has to supply. They will in fact miss Shaheen Shah Afridi however Naseem Shah impressed in his first match outing and can be key vs England as nicely.

    Here’s all it’s worthwhile to know concerning the Pakistan vs England first T20I match:

    Pakistan vs England first T20I Match Details:

    The first Pakistan vs England T20I can be performed on Tuesday, September 20 from 7:30 pm (IST) on the Karachi National Stadium. Toss will happen at 7:00 pm (IST).

    Pakistan vs England first T20I Pitch Report:

    The final T20I sport performed right here noticed over 400 runs being scored. With some good set of hitters on each the edges, runs may be anticipated in heaps.

    Pakistan vs England first T20I Weather Report:

    Karachi serves clear skies however a scorching and humid day with temperature within the early 30s.

    Pakistan vs England first T20I Probable Playing XI:

    Pakistan Predicted XI: Babar Azam (C), Mohammad Rizwan (wk), Shan Masood, Iftikhar Ahmed, Khushdil Shah, Shadab Khan, Asif Ali, Mohammad Nawaz, Naseem Shah, Haris Rauf, Shahnawaz Dahani/Mohammad Hasnain

    England Predicted XI: Alex Hales, Phil Salt (wk), Dawid Malan, Harry Brook, Will Jacks, Moeen Ali (C), Sam Curran, Chris Wokaes, Adil Rashid, Richard Gleeson, Mark Wood/Reece Topley

    Pakistan vs England first T20I Squads

    Pakistan Squad: Babar Azam(c), Mohammad Rizwan(w), Shan Masood, Iftikhar Ahmed, Khushdil Shah, Asif Ali, Shadab Khan, Mohammad Nawaz, Naseem Shah, Haris Rauf, Mohammad Hasnain, Haider Ali, Mohammad Haris, Usman Qadir, Mohammad Wasim Jr, Shahnawaz Dahani, Abrar Ahmed, Aamer Jamal

    England Squad: Alex Hales, Philip Salt(w), Dawid Malan, Ben Duckett, Harry Brook, Moeen Ali(c), Sam Curran, David Willey, Adil Rashid, Luke Wood, Richard Gleeson, Liam Dawson, Olly Stone, Will Jacks, Jordan Cox, Tom Helm

  • Alex Hales ‘looking forward’ to England alternative at T20 World Cup

    Batsman Alex Hales mentioned he has matured throughout his three-year absence from England’s squad, including that he’s “really looking forward” to aiding his nation of their Twenty20 World Cup marketing campaign in Australia.

    Hales, 33, was referred to as as much as the T20 World Cup squad this month as a substitute for Jonny Bairstow.

    In 2019, Hales was withdrawn from the preliminary squad for the 50-overs World Cup after the Guardian newspaper reported he was serving a three-week ban for leisure drug use.

    “I think I have changed. I’ve definitely matured. I’m comfortably into my 30s now and turning into a veteran,” Hales informed reporters forward of England’s T20 collection in Pakistan.

    “At the end of the day, it was my fault, wasn’t it? … You have to look yourself in the mirror and try to improve as a person and learn from your mistakes.”
    Hales, who has performed within the T20 Big Bash League in Australia, mentioned he hoped to place his expertise to good use through the T20 World Cup.

    “I did think that the chance would not come again. It was disappointing not to be in the team for three years,” Hales added.

    “I felt like I’d been taking part in one of the best cricket of my profession over these three years as nicely, so to get this opportunity once more is one thing I’m actually happy with and one thing I’m actually wanting ahead to, particularly the World Cup in Australia, someplace I’ve received a number of expertise.

    “I feel like I can help push this team forward.”

    England start their T20 World Cup marketing campaign in opposition to Afghanistan on Oct. 22 in Perth.

  • Rob Key on Jason Roy’s exclusion from England’s T20 World Cup squad – His T20 profession isn’t over

    Jason Roy could not discover a spot in England’s squad for the T20 World Cup in Australia and the seven-match T20I sequence in Pakistan. Roy scored three geese in Hundred 2022.

    His T20 profession isn’t over: Key on Roy’s exclusion from England’s T20 World Cup squad. Courtesy: Reuters

    HIGHLIGHTSJason Roy wasn’t included in England’s squad for T20 World Cup 2022Jason Roy scored 3 geese in Hundred 2022Jason Roy hasn’t been within the biggest of types

    England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) managing director Rob Key stated that Jason Roy’s T20 profession isn’t over by any stretch of the creativeness. On Friday, September 2, England named their squad for the T20 World Cup later this 12 months in Australia and Roy missed the bus.

    The right-handed Roy hasn’t been in the most effective of kind in latest occasions. In his final 11 innings for the England cricket workforce, the 32-year-old had a high rating of 43 and he struggled in the course of the T20I sequence towards England as nicely.

    Recently, he scored solely 51 runs from six innings whereas taking part in for the Oval Invincibles within the 2022 version of the Men’s Hundred. The indisputable fact that he scored three geese within the home competitors didn’t assist his trigger by any means.

    Despite not being included for the mega occasion later this 12 months, Roy stays a key a part of England’s 50-over workforce, stated Key.

    “He’s a hit a bad patch of form at the worst time. I don’t see that this is Jason’s T20 career over. We still see the 50-over format as his strongest suit, so still see him as very much a part of that set-up,” Key was quoted as saying.

    Roy additionally couldn’t make it into England’s 19-member squad for the upcoming seven-match T20I sequence towards Pakistan in Lahore and Karachi.

    England, fairly, referred to as up 5 uncapped gamers for the sequence. Liam Livingstone and Chris Jordan gained’t be part of the Pakistan sequence on account of accidents, however have been included within the nationwide squad for the T20 World Cup.

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  • When English soccer legend Gary Lineker confronted Windies tempo nice Courtney Walsh…the result isn’t what you’re pondering

    You come, take the guard and stroll again. That was the unstated legislation for batters dealing with former West Indies nice Courtney Andrew Walsh. Those who dedicated the cardinal sin of touching their willow with a Walsh delivered cricket cherry knew of the implications. A Rated PG therapy of the best order. The few who nonetheless dared to do it, earned a repute like no different within the sport’s historical past.

    And so, when former England soccer legend, Gary Lineker stood up for the duty, he had a option to make. One that he shared not too long ago on BBC Test Match particular.

    Imagine asking to face @CuddyWalsh in full flight… @GaryLineker requested for it!

    The finest sporting day ever!

    📻 Listen to @bbctms on @BBCSounds, @5liveSport additional and @BBCRadio4 LW#BBCCricket #ENGvSA pic.twitter.com/1h8C2KzUoX

    — Test Match Special (@bbctms) August 18, 2022

    The 1986 World Cup highest purpose scorer advised the story of being invited by David English to play a charity match the place his paths crossed with one of the vital elusive quick bowlers in cricket’s historical past.

    “He (David) called me on the Sunday night,” Lineker mentioned on BBCTMS. “He said, ‘Gary, couple of pull outs….I’m a bit short. I need a face’. I said, ‘I can’t play tomorrow, Dave…I’ve got a match tomorrow night…I cannot play’.”

    With Lineker turning English down on one other request, the latter proposed him with a proposal he couldn’t refuse.

    “He said, ‘What about if you turn up, you bat first, open the batting…when you are out, you can go?’,” Lineker advised, additional expressing how tempting a gig he felt that was. That feeling nevertheless, would meet the half referred to as actuality as soon as the skilled footballer obtained to know who’d bowl him the primary over.

    “So I get in, and Courtney Walsh is bowling the first over,” he mentioned with the commentary field together with Sir Alastair Cook having a giant snigger.

    He continues, “It’s a decent track and Courtney…he does a long run up and there’s the deliberate silly bouncer that goes about 10 feet over my head for a bit of fun.”

    Mortals wouldn’t assume twice earlier than choosing a favourite within the battle of a 5’8” skilled footballer batting towards a 6’4” skilled cricket fast. This, wasn’t one for the betting books although. Lineker had thrown that risk out when he had mentioned to the person on the different finish, “Courtney, will you bowl me a proper over?”.

    The 61-year-old agrees he was ‘completely mad’ to take action. About a 100 others together with his former countryman Robin Smith would agree.

    Walsh nevertheless, didn’t attempt to kill the then Tottenham Hotspur striker, bowling fast however pitching the next 4 deliveries within the hall of uncertainty across the off-stump. It is right here Lineker would make a selection, one incomprehensible to this present day, 21 years after Walsh final performed a match for the West Indies.

    “Last ball of the over I thought alright, ‘I know where he’s bowling, I’ll take a bit of chance’. I put my foot down and I went boom and it went straight through the covers for four,” he mentioned.

    You shouldn’t try this. You can not try this. Not towards Courtney Walsh. The most probably of the result would’ve been Lineker strolling again to the pavilion shortly, courtesy Courtney. But we have to maintain our horses, for there’s extra to this unbelievable story.

    “I ended up 112 not out at lunch,” Lineker has the commentary field breaking right into a laughter once more, of a distinct type this time. “I’m sweating buckets and I said, ‘Dave, I got to go’. He said, ‘Mate, you’ve done me proud’. So I went to Tottenham and score a hattrick.”

    “That’s a ridiculous double.”

    “Best day of my sporting life,” mentioned the skilled footballer who scored an unbeaten hundred towards a Courtney Walsh crew after which went to attain a hattrick for Spurs.

    Best day of any sporting life in all probability.

  • ODIs are ‘just a drag now,’ the format is ‘kind of dying’: Wasim Akram

    Former Pakistan quick bowler Wasim Akram believes that three codecs of worldwide cricket is “unsustainable” and that 50-over one-dayers may need to be scrapped as they now not draw crowds to stadiums all over the world.

    England all-rounder Ben Stokes introduced his retirement from ODIs this week after deciding to concentrate on take a look at cricket and the sport’s shortest format, Twenty20.

    Akram, a devastating bowler in his prime and the primary to assert 500 ODI wickets, stated Stokes retiring from ODIs was unhappy however that he understood the explanations.

    “Even as a commentator… one-day cricket is just a drag now, especially after T20. I can imagine as a player. 50 overs, 50 overs, then you have to pre-game, post-game, the lunch game,” Akram stated on a BBC podcast.

    “T20 is type of simpler, (in) 4 hours the sport is over. The leagues all all over the world, there’s much more cash. I suppose that is half and parcel of recent cricket — T20 or take a look at cricket. One-day cricket is type of dying.

    “It is quite tiring for a player to play one-day cricket… So players are focusing on the shorter format and the longer format obviously (with) test cricket.”

    When requested if directors ought to concentrate on checks and T20s Akram stated: “I think so. In England, you have full houses. In India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, South Africa — (with) one-day cricket you are not going to fill the stadiums. They are doing it just for the sake of doing it,” he added.

  • England can do it higher, says captain Jos Buttler after decimating South Africa in 2nd ODI

    Jos Buttler expressed delight with England’s series-leveling victory over South Africa within the 2nd ODI in Manchester on Friday however the skipper maintained that there’s rather more scope for enchancment. England had headed into the ODI sequence in opposition to South Africa on the again of T20I and ODI defeats to India at house. They had been humbled within the sequence opener in Chester-le-Street however the hosts bounced again with a 119-run victory.

    England dismissed South Africa for simply 83 in a rain-reduced 29-overs-per-side contest after posting 201 runs on the board.

    Any benefit South Africa may need had from successful the toss and placing England into bat amid gloomy circumstances shortly light as their prime order collapsed.

    Three of South Africa’s prime 4 batsmen failed to attain and talisman Quinton de Kock went cheaply, for 5 runs, as England ran riot of their opening 4 overs, with two wickets for opening bowler Reece Topley and a pointy runout by captain and wicketkeeper Jos Buttler.

    “Delighted with the win, the guys played in the fashion we want to play with as a team, can we do it better, absolutely. I tell the guys to back themselves, take the risks, impose selves on the opposition,” Buttler stated after the. win on Friday.

    BUTTLER LAUDS LIVINGSTONE, CURRAN

    Meanwhile, the England captain additionally conceded that the defending world champions have not batted nicely within the current previous in ODI cricket however they’re nicely conscious of their firepower within the 50-over format of the sport.

    “We haven’t fired with the bat in white-ball cricket but we know how dangerous we can be when we do,” he added, heaping reward on Liam Livingstone and Sam Curran for his or her quickfire knocks.

    “Me and Liam tried to get a rebuild going, Liam and Sam Curran had the bravery to take on the options.”

    Livingstone prime scored for England with 38, contributing in a brisk 43-run partnership for the seventh wicket with Sam Curran as they hauled the hosts from 101-6 to 144-7.

    Livingstone hit three successive sixes after which a 4 within the twenty first over off the bowling of Anrich Nortje, who had the final snicker when he then bowled a slower ball to see Livingstone haul out to midwicket.

    Curran made 35 off 18 balls earlier than choosing up the essential wicket of David Miller with the ball.

    England and South Africa will meet within the ODI sequence decider in Leeds on Sunday.

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