Tag: whiteball
England’s tour of West Indies: Rehan Ahmed and Jordan Cox added to white-ball squad | Cricket News
Rehan Ahmed and Jordan Cox have been added to England’s white-ball squad for the forthcoming tour of the West Indies. Leg-spinner Ahmed has been picked for the third Test in Pakistan – live on Sky Sports – and will transfer directly from Rawalpindi to the Caribbean once the match is complete. Wicketkeeper-batter Cox has not…
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Ben Stokes: England’s Test captain says he will definitely accept a white-ball call-up under Brendon McCullum | Cricket News
Test captain Ben Stokes has said he will definitely accept a call-up to play in England’s white-ball teams under new head coach Brendon McCullum. McCullum will officially take over as white-ball coach alongside his role as Test team head coach from January 2025, in time for the white-ball tour of India and the ICC Champions…
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Moeen Ali backs Brendon McCullum to bring best out of England white-ball captain Jos Buttler | Cricket News
Moeen Ali believes Brendon McCullum’s attacking approach to cricket will bring the best out of England white-ball captain Jos Buttler following the New Zealander’s appointment as head coach. McCullum’s work with England’s Test team over the past two years will see the white-ball set-up come under his leadership from January next year as well following…
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England coach Brendon McCullum backs captain Jos Buttler as he plots ‘regeneration’ of white-ball side | Cricket News
Brendon McCullum is “very confident” that Jos Buttler remains the man to lead England in white-ball cricket and hopes to make the captain less “miserable” as he steps up to coach the side. McCullum will take charge of all formats from early next year, adding the limited-overs role to the Test job he has held…
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James Anderson: Bowler considering return to white-ball cricket in The Hundred following England retirement | Cricket News
James Anderson is considering an unexpected return to white-ball cricket following his England retirement and is weighing up a farewell lap on the franchise circuit. Anderson, the most prolific fast bowler in Test history, bowed out of international cricket in emotional scenes at Lord’s last month and his immediate transition to a coaching role appeared…
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Eoin Morgan backs Brendon McCullum to take on England white-ball head coach job alongside Test role | Cricket News
Eoin Morgan has backed England’s Test head coach Brendon McCullum for the white-ball vacancy alongside his current role, saying he is “one of the best coaches in the world”. Matthew Mott stepped down from his position as England’s white-ball head coach with immediate effect earlier this week after two years in office. The ECB confirmed…
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Is Flintoff qualified to be England's next white-ball cricket coach?
Andrew Flintoff could be in contention to become England’s next white-ball cricket coach, but Andy Dunn questions if he’s qualified for the role.
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England’s Harry Brook plays down talk of becoming white-ball captain, focused on Test cricket | Cricket News
Harry Brook has played down talk of him becoming England’s next white-ball captain, saying his priority is Test cricket for now. The futures of skipper Jos Buttler and head coach Matthew Mott are up in the air after England’s failure to successfully defend their 50-over and T20 World Cup titles. Yorkshire batter Brook is a…
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England in West Indies: Ollie Pope, John Turner and stop clock part of fresh start for Jos Buttler’s men in white-ball cricket | Cricket News
After a shocking Cricket World Cup, it is out with the old and in with the new for England in the West Indies. Just six players that were part of the group-stage exit in India are in the squad for the three-match one-day international series in the Caribbean, with skipper Jos Buttler joined by Sam…
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Women’s Ashes: England backed by bumper Edgbaston crowd as must-win white-ball series begins
England will play in front of a bumper crowd of around 20,000 at Edgbaston on Saturday night as they begin the must-win white-ball leg of the Women’s Ashes. An 89-run defeat to Australia in the one-off Test at Trent Bridge leaves the hosts 4-0 down and needing to win five of the six limited-overs games…
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