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History is against West Indies - they last won a Test in NZ in 1995 - and they have more questions than answers when it comes to their playing XI from Cricket news from ESPN Cricinfo.com https://ift.tt/MQchwiD

"I feel such things [about Kohli making it to the 2027 World Cup] shouldn't even be spoken about after the way he plays and performs," Sitanshu Kotak says from Cricket news from ESPN Cricinfo.com https://ift.tt/s0TNtli

"It's best to retire when fans ask 'why, you still have some more in you, you still could go for a bit longer' than say, 'yeah, you should have done it years back'," Andre Russell says from Cricket news from ESPN Cricinfo.com https://ift.tt/wyMtklP

"A series like this, does it need it? I don't think so, but it doesn't mean it shouldn't be here either" from Cricket news from ESPN Cricinfo.com https://ift.tt/TARqMHm

Strikers leave Heat at risk of falling to the first winless season from Cricket news from ESPN Cricinfo.com https://ift.tt/M3sBScV

Abhishek Sharma's 12-ball half-century is the joint-third-fastest in all men's T20 cricket from Cricket news from ESPN Cricinfo.com https://ift.tt/mNCQI0G

Melbourne Renegades paid for giving the former Australia captain a life in what became a one-sided derby from Cricket news from ESPN Cricinfo.com https://ift.tt/FETmD8J

The opener did not hide his displeasure at the surface in Perth despite it being rated "very good" by the ICC from Cricket news from ESPN Cricinfo.com https://ift.tt/dJcQzRp

The England captain attempted to reset the tone for the tour as the team begins preparations for the second Test from Cricket news from ESPN Cricinfo.com https://ift.tt/IJPrhq1

The T20Is will be played just before WPL, and act as preparation for the T20 World Cup next year from Cricket news from ESPN Cricinfo.com https://ift.tt/rYzlZIc

Travis Head's remarkable century in Perth, and his comments that it's a role he has talked about doing, is posing a tough call for selectors from Cricket news from ESPN Cricinfo.com https://ift.tt/3L4BHGX

Usman Khawaja has kept his place in the squad after the back spasms that limited his role in Perth from Cricket news from ESPN Cricinfo.com https://ift.tt/gVxE91a

Don MacKinnon, who heads the NZ20 Establishment Committee, believes the game needs to look beyond the Super Smash from Cricket news from ESPN Cricinfo.com https://ift.tt/uYQ8jEN

The opening match of the Ashes series was one of the shortest Tests in history from Cricket news from ESPN Cricinfo.com https://ift.tt/p0fG5Bm

Bavuma, part of the series defeats in 2015 and 2019, hails South Africa after their 2-0 sweep of India from Cricket news from ESPN Cricinfo.com https://ift.tt/MRTCj1n

India suffered a 408-run defeat, their biggest ever in Test cricket, in Guwahati from Cricket news from ESPN Cricinfo.com https://ift.tt/aKHMmAq

His efforts handed India their biggest defeat in men's Tests, and their second whitewash at home in three series from Cricket news from ESPN Cricinfo.com https://ift.tt/0bu23tA

Michael Clarke expects Usman Khawaja to be in the XI for Brisbane providing he is fit from Cricket news from ESPN Cricinfo.com https://ift.tt/AGC4jwv

The Sheffield Shield match ended late on day three with Queensland players saying the twilight period was key from Cricket news from ESPN Cricinfo.com https://ift.tt/VQnApOo

The fast bowling duo were in the nets in Sydney on Tuesday as focus turns to the second Ashes Test from Cricket news from ESPN Cricinfo.com https://ift.tt/t7pqH8f

The Sheffield Shield leaders were blown away in the night session after Bartlett had also made vital runs from Cricket news from ESPN Cricinfo.com https://ift.tt/qhiNnxf

ESPNcricinfo has learned that USA, Namibia and Netherlands are the other teams in the India-Pakistan group from Cricket news from ESPN Cricinfo.com https://ift.tt/DsRUmZH

CA's medical staff will look into Khawaja's back spasm and the coach says the batting order will be discussed leading into the Brisbane Test after Head's heroics from Cricket news from ESPN Cricinfo.com https://ift.tt/c0f1MxK

Glenn Phillips has been given more time to build match fitness but Daryl Mitchell is available after injury from Cricket news from ESPN Cricinfo.com https://ift.tt/x5mrtXD

There is a two-day match in Canberra next weekend but Ben Stokes indicated Test squad members were unlikely to feature from Cricket news from ESPN Cricinfo.com https://ift.tt/T0ZqXwM

Adelaide Strikers needed 13 off the final over with the last pair together and nearly got there from Cricket news from ESPN Cricinfo.com https://ift.tt/7b2oLej

The home side were skittled for just 64 with only two batters reaching double figures from Cricket news from ESPN Cricinfo.com https://ift.tt/E3pwnly

CA had earmarked the Ashes to help balance the budget but if short Tests become the theme it may prove difficult from Cricket news from ESPN Cricinfo.com https://ift.tt/N09io41

CA chief executive believes there is no correlation between Khawaja's injury and the three days of golf he played in the lead-in to the Test match from Cricket news from ESPN Cricinfo.com https://ift.tt/AhQ7rFZ

India have left out Axar Patel to accommodate the additional right-hand batter in Nitish Kumar Reddy, while South Africa have left out Corbin Bosch from Cricket news from ESPN Cricinfo.com https://ift.tt/Fz7ue5t

Duffy and Foulkes return for NZ in place of Tickner and Smith from Cricket news from ESPN Cricinfo.com https://ift.tt/J9RK4CP

The players and umpires congregated near the pitch while the stands emptied quickly after the 5.5 magnitude earthuake hit part of Bangladesh and India from Cricket news from ESPN Cricinfo.com https://ift.tt/u6EAF02

Play was paused for three minutes or so in the first session of the third day when strong tremors were felt at the Shere Bangla Stadium in Mirpur from Cricket news from ESPN Cricinfo.com https://ift.tt/xhXypmA

Australia will start the Ashes without Cummins and Hazlewood and have two debutants in the XI but they aren't fretting it from Cricket news from ESPN Cricinfo.com https://ift.tt/KMwiFES

Mushfiqur became the 11th batter to score a century in his 100th Test as Ireland toiled away in the morning session from Cricket news from ESPN Cricinfo.com https://ift.tt/phvBaLO

Usman Khawaja will have his sixth opener partner since the retirement of David Warner from Cricket news from ESPN Cricinfo.com https://ift.tt/4x9Uo1i

Smith and Tickner got a run as well. West Indies picked Auguste over Athanaze from Cricket news from ESPN Cricinfo.com https://ift.tt/4vnLSV9

The hosts made two changes as well, bringing in Ebadot and Khaled from Cricket news from ESPN Cricinfo.com https://ift.tt/5Qp2ekv

Get up to speed with all you need to know as the clock ticks down to the first ball in Perth from Cricket news from ESPN Cricinfo.com https://ift.tt/vfDicd9

The fast bowler hit his stride in the Perth nets three days from the start of the Ashes from Cricket news from ESPN Cricinfo.com https://ift.tt/5rSOC2s

He will finish with the state at the end of the current season although may continue to coach Perth Scorchers from Cricket news from ESPN Cricinfo.com https://ift.tt/8rWpSv9

Ireland will have to forget a rough Test in Sylhet if they are to spoil Bangladesh and Mushfiqur's party from Cricket news from ESPN Cricinfo.com https://ift.tt/MEDkrRK

Vikram Rathour has moved up from batting coach to assistant coach in the back room that also includes Shane Bond, Trevor Penney and Sid Lahiri from Cricket news from ESPN Cricinfo.com https://ift.tt/dSuaqOK

Henry Nicholls has been called up as cover while Mark Chapman is also part of the squad from Cricket news from ESPN Cricinfo.com https://ift.tt/KAHu2f1

The opener is one of a crop of young batters who will feature in the two-day pink-ball game from Cricket news from ESPN Cricinfo.com https://ift.tt/TapwAME

Scorchers were 55 for 2, nine runs clear of the DLS target, when rain ended their chase of Strikers' 112 from Cricket news from ESPN Cricinfo.com https://ift.tt/0XF8w13

The visitors made five changes, reflecting the conditions this game is being played in from Cricket news from ESPN Cricinfo.com https://ift.tt/2IrgjY4

Marnus Labuschagne has churned out runs, Steven Smith looks primed and Scott Boland has been in the wickets from Cricket news from ESPN Cricinfo.com https://ift.tt/eXKJ82c

Michael Neser has been added to the squad, and Brendan Doggett could be closing in on a Test debut in Perth from Cricket news from ESPN Cricinfo.com https://ift.tt/3vscBGw

Mark Wood will continue to train as planned ahead of the first Ashes Test, but whether England are going to select him or not remains to be seen from Cricket news from ESPN Cricinfo.com https://ift.tt/CMYsLOg

The five-time IPL champions have decided to invest in youngsters like Mhatre, Urvil and Brevis from Cricket news from ESPN Cricinfo.com https://ift.tt/JoI8vaS

The question was whether India would pick Kuldeep Yadav or a spin-bowling allrounder. They found a way to accommodate both from Cricket news from ESPN Cricinfo.com https://ift.tt/Op8kgAe

Corbin Bosch replaced Kagiso Rabada in the South Africa XI, completing the seam trio alongside Marco Jansen and Wiaan Mulder from Cricket news from ESPN Cricinfo.com https://ift.tt/cUjAnfV

Bangladesh still hold a lead of 103 runs and are three wickets away from an innings win from Cricket news from ESPN Cricinfo.com https://ift.tt/wdzIfhN

This was the first toss South Africa won in their last eight attempts in India, while Shubman Gill's rotten luck with the coin continued from Cricket news from ESPN Cricinfo.com https://ift.tt/ho5umCa

McCarthy had struck twice in 15 minutes to remove the set overnight batters before Shanto's unbeaten innings from Cricket news from ESPN Cricinfo.com https://ift.tt/L23ZqQN

Brandon King dropped; Alzarri Joseph, Shamar Joseph and Jediah Blades sidelined by injuries from Cricket news from ESPN Cricinfo.com https://ift.tt/y9xrbuv

He got three wickets in over as West Indies were bowled out for 140, before Robinson led the charge in the chase from Cricket news from ESPN Cricinfo.com https://ift.tt/xSNzoHy

Liam Scott made 53 to go with his five wickets while Ben Manenti finished 49 not out as South Australia won by three wickets in a tight fourth innings chase from Cricket news from ESPN Cricinfo.com https://ift.tt/noQ5ENA

Ireland's two remaining wickets lasted just 13 minutes on second morning from Cricket news from ESPN Cricinfo.com https://ift.tt/Ls6bPo1

Neither fast bowler took the field after lunch on the third day in what could be a significant concern for Australia from Cricket news from ESPN Cricinfo.com https://ift.tt/cNJ3APW

The home side were bundled out for 128 at the SCG to put Victoria course to make it four wins from four from Cricket news from ESPN Cricinfo.com https://ift.tt/nXTwzdi

The England opener said that Ben Stokes had been training like a "beast" since arriving in Perth from Cricket news from ESPN Cricinfo.com https://ift.tt/QEd4qGS

Bangladesh have handed a debut to left-arm spinner Hasan Murad from Cricket news from ESPN Cricinfo.com https://ift.tt/u2cWopI

On a hard-fought day at the SCG, Victoria fought back strongly after Starc had made major inroads from Cricket news from ESPN Cricinfo.com https://ift.tt/BFqI2SG

Test hopefuls Jake Weatherald and Beau Webster missed out for Tasmania as Australia squad member Brendan Doggett claimed 5 for 66 from Cricket news from ESPN Cricinfo.com https://ift.tt/qCw0T5Y

Bangladesh return to Tests after five months; Ireland will hope to make another splash after their win against Zimbabwe in February from Cricket news from ESPN Cricinfo.com https://ift.tt/dY6lDxN

Roston Chase replaced Akeal Hosein for West Indies, who must win in Nelson to avoid a series defeat from Cricket news from ESPN Cricinfo.com https://ift.tt/WezuKSm

He became only the third batter in FC history to his six sixes in an over, after Ravi Shastri and Garry Sobers from Cricket news from ESPN Cricinfo.com https://ift.tt/xL8H5RQ

Only one of Australia's Ashes squad won't feature for their states this week ahead of the first Test from Cricket news from ESPN Cricinfo.com https://ift.tt/8yBE5RO

The Australia legspinner claimed three wickets along with Alice Capsey and Tess Flintoff on a damp day in Brisbane from Cricket news from ESPN Cricinfo.com https://ift.tt/8SroVv1

West Indies made three changes to their playing XI, bringing in Jangoo, Rutherford and Springer from Cricket news from ESPN Cricinfo.com https://ift.tt/0co13n2

Rauf returns after a two-match ban while Hermann replaces Qeshile, who suffered a late finger sprain from Cricket news from ESPN Cricinfo.com https://ift.tt/Pql6aZ1

As is typical this time of year in Brisbane, thunderstorms are forecast in the evening from Cricket news from ESPN Cricinfo.com https://ift.tt/ra3uQZf

Their team Timor-Leste has had a tough start to international cricket from Cricket news from ESPN Cricinfo.com https://ift.tt/2RXOBth

He wanted to continue batting but was taken off the field by India A coach and the physio from Cricket news from ESPN Cricinfo.com https://ift.tt/n5GoCF7

Williamson, who is recovering from a groin injury, was not considered for the ODI series and will focus on preparing for the Test series from Cricket news from ESPN Cricinfo.com https://ift.tt/avp71U9

The Tasmania left hander made a case over the last 18 months that the selectors couldn't ignore from Cricket news from ESPN Cricinfo.com https://ift.tt/J5g2ZPh

Bangladesh fast bowler claimed that a former selector approached her inappropriately during the 2022 ODI World Cup from Cricket news from ESPN Cricinfo.com https://ift.tt/7omIRgU

The home side also left out Mitch Owen while India named an unchanged team on the Gold Coast from Cricket news from ESPN Cricinfo.com https://ift.tt/860RDmv

Neesham misses out due to a shoulder knock sustained in a training mishap from Cricket news from ESPN Cricinfo.com https://ift.tt/j27SV3N

Matt Short wants to make the T20 World Cup side for Australia next year and knows a role in the middle order is his best hope from Cricket news from ESPN Cricinfo.com https://ift.tt/KYG2Fpf

Pat Cummins says his return to bowling has gone better than expected, with Australia's captain still eying off a return for the second Ashes Test. from Cricket news from ESPN Cricinfo.com https://ift.tt/TJxaYtV

Dwarshuis is back in Australia's squad for the final two T20Is while Reddy may be ready to return to action for India from Cricket news from ESPN Cricinfo.com https://ift.tt/o42ew1V

West Indies were bolstered by the inclusion of Matthew Forde, who has returned from a shoulder injury from Cricket news from ESPN Cricinfo.com https://ift.tt/fOwsgCS

The opener has lost his Test place after a lean start to the summer, but has been offered words of encouragement from Cricket news from ESPN Cricinfo.com https://ift.tt/YfZXEce

Labuschagne in the 15-man squad along with both allrounders in Green and Webster with all options on the table from Cricket news from ESPN Cricinfo.com https://ift.tt/NEq2IT8

Sydney Thunder say they would be "working closely with R Ashwin on a revised schedule of activity" from Cricket news from ESPN Cricinfo.com https://ift.tt/yLo1XCd

Naman Dhir is Jitesh Sharma's deputy, while the squad also includes Vaibhav Suryavanshi, Priyansh Arya, Ramandeep Singh, Vyshak Vijaykumar, Suryansh Shedge, Abishek Porel and others from Cricket news from ESPN Cricinfo.com https://ift.tt/jixDKSl

Seifert retired hurt after being hit on the finger while batting in a Ford Trophy match, and a subsequent X-ray revealed a fracture to the right index finger from Cricket news from ESPN Cricinfo.com https://ift.tt/Oobvr1f

Brendan Doggett took 6 for 48 and 1 for 38 in his first Shield game of the season for South Australia and looks set to be added to Australia's Ashes squad for the first Test from Cricket news from ESPN Cricinfo.com https://ift.tt/AWZn5QP

The left hander will play for South Australia in the Sheffield Shield next week ahead of the first Test from Cricket news from ESPN Cricinfo.com https://ift.tt/GV9185p

Amanjot, Ghosh, Rawal, Mandhana and others react to India's maiden World Cup win from Cricket news from ESPN Cricinfo.com https://ift.tt/aCg0phn

Forde returns after recovering from a shoulder injury, while Springer has been drafted in because of injuries to other seam bowlers from Cricket news from ESPN Cricinfo.com https://ift.tt/JDLFEZ9

Jitesh, Sundar and Arshdeep replace Samson, Kuldeep and Rana while Abbott replaces Hazlewood but Maxwell is not named from Cricket news from ESPN Cricinfo.com https://ift.tt/yDdbaJh

Rajesh Banik played for Tripura at all age-group levels and in the Ranji Trophy, and also turned out for India Under-15s in 2000 from Cricket news from ESPN Cricinfo.com https://ift.tt/Uwlyk7C

The home side were without a host of frontline quicks but were still able to beat England 3-0 from Cricket news from ESPN Cricinfo.com https://ift.tt/0qw71n5

Former captain reaffirms commitment to Tests and ODIs, starting with the West Indies series in December from Cricket news from ESPN Cricinfo.com https://ift.tt/XpZUL9y

With no Australia or England in the final, we will have a first-time ODI world champion for certain by the end of Sunday night in Navi Mumbai from Cricket news from ESPN Cricinfo.com https://ift.tt/3ckXrsN