Cummins says 'hopeful' he'll take part in Ashes
Australia skipper Pat Cummins said Friday he hoped to play in all five Ashes Tests against England but conceded he will need to see how his back injury holds up, local media said.
Australia skipper Pat Cummins said Friday he hoped to play in all five Ashes Tests against England but conceded he will need to see how his back injury holds up, local media said.
England opened their T20I series in style with a six-wicket victory over Ireland in the first game at Malahide on Wednesday.
England coach Brendon McCullum has left open the possibility of Harry Brook replacing Ollie Pope as vice-captain during the upcoming Ashes tour of Australia.
Rain had the final say as England's T20 series decider against South Africa at Trent Bridge on Sunday was washed out without a ball being bowled.
Phil Salt hit the highest score and quickest century by an England batsman in a T20 international as the hosts hammered South Africa by 146 runs to level their three-match series at 1-1 during a record-breaking evening at Old Trafford on Friday.
South Africa captain Temba Bavuma questioned his side's attitude after they were thrashed by 342 runs against England in the largest defeat in ODI history on Sunday.
Isaac Mohammed, who fell short of a century with 75 in the first ODI, made amends in the second match with a blistering 104 off 95 balls, including 9 sixes and 6 fours.
Jacob Bethell struck his long-awaited maiden century before Jofra Archer tore through South Africa’s batting, as England crushed the Proteas by a record 342 runs in the third ODI at Southampton.
England announced Friday they were resting opening batsman Ben Duckett from an upcoming T20 series against South Africa following successive one-day international losses to the Proteas, with Sam Curran recalled for the first time this year.
Harry Brook urged England's multi-format cricketers to press on amid a gruelling schedule following another loss to South Africa.
Matthew Breetzke became the first batsman in one-day international history to start his career with five consecutive scores of fifty or more as South Africa beat England by just five runs at Lord's on Thursday for a series-clinching win.
South Africa inflicted a humiliating seven-wicket defeat upon England in the first one-day international in Leeds on Tuesday.