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Washington ruled out of New Zealand T20Is as well

Washington is recovering from the side strain he suffered during the first ODI

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England’s T20 World Cup plans hit by Adil Rashid and Rehan Ahmed visa delays

Indian government yet to issue visas to spinnersAhmed and Rashid unlikely to fly to Sri Lanka this weekEngland have had a setback in their preparations for the T20 World Cup next month with the Indian government yet to issue visas to the spinners Adil Rashid and Rehan Ahmed.The delay means both pla…

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Mitchell upstages Rahul as New Zealand level series

NZ ace chase of 285 to set up a series decider in high-scoring Indore

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Kohli displaces Rohit to rise to No. 1 in men's ODI batting rankings

Travis Head, Mitchell Starc and Steven Smith rose in the Test rankings after Australia's 4-1 Ashes win

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The Spin | Nimble or nervous 90s? Cricket maths show best approach to scoring a century

Stats tell us batters have less reason to be anxious in the 90s than common lore suggests, though the pain and fear of falling short is all too realIf you’ve ever been lucky enough to score a century you’ll know how seismic a moment it is when you finally get over the line. Some play the game for a…

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Reddy in for Washington; New Zealand ask India to bat in Rajkot

Shubman Gill said he would have batted first anyway and that there wasn't much dew at the venue when they trained the night before

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Windrush and the rise of wandering Caribbean cricket clubs that fuelled talent in English game

Their history was in danger of being lost but a new book and project has put together an archive documenting such vibrant contributions to the gameIn the early 1980s there were scores of “Caribbean” cricket clubs playing across England, many of them bearing evocative names such as New Calypsonians,…

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India halt NZ's winning run and eye series spoils

Who will take the injured Washington Sundar's place? Nitish Reddy or Ayush Badoni?

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No spectators for two WPL games due to elections in Navi Mumbai

The DC-UPW and MI-UPW fixtures are set to be played behind closed doors

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Alyssa Healy shifted the dial to propel women’s cricket to its modern heights | Megan Maurice

The retiring wicketkeeper-batter’s nervous beginnings made way for her lasting impact on the sport – and an overflowing trophy cabinet“I’m not cut out for this.”This is not a sentiment that anyone who has observed Alyssa Healy’s long and storied career would have associated with such a champion of …

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Australia women’s captain Alyssa Healy to retire from cricket in March

Wicketkeeper-batter says she has lost some competitive edgeThe 35-year-old will miss the T20 World Cup in June and JulyThe Australia captain, Alyssa Healy, says the timing is perfect for her to retire from cricket in March, with the wicketkeeper‑batter to make her swansong in the upcoming home seri…

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Badoni replaces injured Washington in India squad for NZ ODIs

Washington has been sidelined with a rib injury and will be assessed by the BCCI medical team

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England’s Ashes has been a disaster but touring Australia with a disability has been ‘too easy’

Going to Australia as a freelance journalist with a form of muscular dystrophy was not without trepidation but an away Ashes was too good to pass up“Australia is not for weak men.” Had I heard Ben Stokes’s words in Brisbane earlier perhaps I wouldn’t have decided to cover the Ashes series as a free…

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India scrape home after Kohli, Gill hit half-centuries

New Zealand struck three times in 13 balls to dismiss, Kohli, Jadeja and Iyer to give India a brief scare in 301 chase

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Kohli: 'Back myself to counterattack than just playing the situation'

Kohli's 93 set up India's victory in the first ODI against New Zealand despite late strikes from Jamieson

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India bowl; Clarke makes international debut for New Zealand

Shreyas Iyer is back playing for India for the first time since he suffered an injury in October 2025

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Ashes calamity has trashed McCullum’s credibility. It’s time to call on Alec Stewart | Mark Ramprakash

England’s best performances came when the players didn’t follow the coach’s rhetoric and that highlights the problem with his one-dimensional approachThe curtain came down on the Ashes in Sydney with England again being outplayed in the basics of the game. But it is one thing to have a weak team, a…

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Pant ruled out of India's ODI series against New Zealand

Wicketkeeper-batter Rishabh Pant has suffered a side strain with Dhruv Jurel replacing him

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India stars face New Zealand upstarts in a series of divided priorities

Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma are back but they'll be facing a depleted opposition

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Gill on India's scheduling: Ensure adequate preparation time before Test series

India had less than a week's time after white-ball assignments to prepare for their recent home Test series agaist West Indies and South Africa

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UP Warriorz bowl against Gujarat Giants

Meg Lanning, Phoebe Litchfield, Deandra Dottin and Sophie Ecclestone made up UPW's overseas contingent

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Ashes 2025-26: our writers’ end-of-series England v Australia awards

Brainless moments, moral victories and tough lessons were abundant during a series that still provided plenty of dramaPlayer of the series Travis Head was the boxing kangaroo at the top of the Australia order. But this one goes to the other animal on the baggy green crest, Mitchell…

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Ashes Weekly: A flawed Ashes series ends in familiar fashion - podcast

As Australia celebrates a comprehensive 4-1 victory, England’s approach to the Ashes series and Test cricket itself has been under the microscope. Max Rushden is joined by Geoff Lemon, Barney Ronay, Emma John and Ali Martin…

www.theguardian.com Jan 10, 2026 2:21 AM

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England ruthlessly privatised cricket – Australia embraces it with constant public displays of affection | Emma John
If there is one takeaway for England from this Ashes tour it should be how cricket thrives in a nation where it is readily and freely available as the dominant summer pastimeThe drive to Bowral in New South Wales takes you through some of Australia’s most English countryside. Pastoral hills roll ri…

www.theguardian.com Jan 9, 2026 8:00 PM

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All-heart Travis Head leaves indelible mark on Ashes series by playing his own game | Angus Fontaine
The Australian’s rare attitude to the game and his destructive batting against England have seen him elevated to cult hero status Fast bowler Mitchell Starc won player of this Ashes series but make no mistake, talismanic bat-out-of-hell Travis Head was the man who ripped out England’s heart and ser…

www.theguardian.com Jan 9, 2026 2:00 PM

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Big Bash League momentum builds but its future remains up in the air | Jack Snape
The BBL is enjoying a resurgence even as Cricket Australia pushes the case for private investment to keep pace with T20 competitions around the globeRenegades fans got a kick out of the Melbourne BBL derby last Sunday, as they watched their side triumph in the final over against the crosstown Stars…

www.theguardian.com Jan 9, 2026 2:00 PM

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Brendon McCullum keen to carry on with England but wants to ‘steer the ship’
Head coach defends methods and leadership after AshesTeam culture likely to be main focus of ECB review
At the end of a sorry Ashes loss capped off by news of Harry Brook’s involvement in a late-night incident two months earlier, Brendon McCullum set out his position as England head coach:…

www.theguardian.com Jan 9, 2026 12:00 PM

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How can England rise again from the Ashes? – Ashes Weekly podcast
After a humbling 4-1 defeat in Australia, England’s approach to the series and Test cricket itself has been under the microscope. Max Rushden is joined by Barney Ronay, Emma John and Ali Martin for a look back on the 2025-26 series Continue reading...

www.theguardian.com Jan 9, 2026 8:51 AM

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Sports quiz of the week: Ashes, Afcon, Australian Open and moving managers
Have you followed the big news in football, cricket, boxing, tennis, athletics, snooker, darts and cycling? Continue reading...

www.theguardian.com Jan 9, 2026 8:00 AM

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Australia 4-1 England: player ratings as the hosts win the Ashes in style
Mitchell Starc and Travis Head were astoundingly good, but plenty of England players will want to look away nowBy 99.94 Cricket BlogBen Stokes: 184 runs at 18.4; 15 wickets at 25.1; two catches
A body unable to match his will, a team unable to match his ambition and, surely, a s…

www.theguardian.com Jan 9, 2026 8:00 AM

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Green or Webster, Head the opener: Australia’s searching questions to rise from the Ashes | Martin Pegan
Australia take away 4-1 series victory and bragging rights but also a number of issues that need to be addressed over a busy 18-month period aheadAn Ashes series that overpromised and underdelivered will be remembered for the dazzling performances and moments of magic rather than as a classic of th…

www.theguardian.com Jan 9, 2026 5:45 AM

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Five Ashes charts: the numbers that show how Australia got the better of England
From Ben Stokes’s drastically reduced strike rate to Mitchell Starc’s near best ever bowling figures, the statistics from the series tell their own storyThe Ashes are over, and the post-mortems have begun. Some may point to a lack of preparation, uneven pitches or a mid-tour Noosa bender for Englan…

www.theguardian.com Jan 9, 2026 2:59 AM

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The mediocre Ashes: England arrived as a rabble and Australia weren’t much better | Geoff Lemon
Australia were there for the taking but Brendon McCullum’s tourists were so poor and ill-prepared they never got closeAs far as endings go, it ended nicely. People streamed on to the Sydney Cricket Ground, wanting to get close to the trophy presentation and to have a canter on the turf. Nothing thr…

www.theguardian.com Jan 8, 2026 7:14 PM

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Sack the vibe: goodbye Bazball and hello England’s search for a cricketing soul | Barney Ronay
There have to be consequences for Rob Key and Brendon McCullum but English cricket’s problems lie much deeper and will be much harder to fixIt seemed fitting, as the final moments ticked down at the Sydney Cricket Ground, as the day, the match, the tour seemed to ooze and melt a little at the edges…

www.theguardian.com Jan 8, 2026 6:00 PM

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Shreyas Iyer cleared to join India squad for NZ ODIs
India batter will link up with the side on Friday, ahead of Sunday's ODI series opener against NZ in Vadodara

www.espncricinfo.com Jan 8, 2026 3:46 PM

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Vikram Rathour joins Sri Lanka as consultant batting coach till end of T20 World Cup
Vikram Rathour will join the squad on January 18, four days before the start of Sri Lanka's white-ball series at home against England

www.espncricinfo.com Jan 8, 2026 3:29 PM

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