England will take on Pakistan in the only Twenty20 International at Cardiff on Sunday (today) before they set to face off in five ODIs on their final run in to the World Cup. Yes, the vagaries of the international schedule have thrown up this context-free clash in a different format mere weeks before the start […]
Tom Curran
England overcome batting collapse to beat Ireland by four wickets
Tom Curran and Ben Foakes put together an unbeaten 98-run partnership to help England beat Ireland by four wickets in a one-off one-dayer in Malahide on Friday. Chasing 199 to win, England slipped to 101 for six as Ireland’s 19-year-old debutant bowler Josh Little made the most of seaming conditions to claim 4-45. However, wicketkeeper-batsman […]
Archer misses provisional World Cup squad but still on England radar
England has not picked uncapped all-rounder Jofra Archer in a preliminary 15-man World Cup squad but have named him in squads for the warm-up games against Pakistan and Ireland. Barbados-born Archer, who shone for Sussex last season and in Australia’s Big Bash Twenty20 competition for Hobart Hurricanes, is eligible for national selection under new England […]