6:05 AM ET ESPNcricinfo staff England’s decision to leave David Willey out of the final World Cup squad was a “consensus” decision rather than a unanimous one, national selector Ed Smith has revealed. Announcing the make-up of the squad to contest the tournament starting on May 30, in which left-arm seamer Willey missed out in

9:40 AM ET ESPNcricinfo staff Moeen Ali has called on fans who will attend the 2019 World Cup in England to refrain from heckling the duo of Steven Smith and David Warner with personal barbs. Both men will be returning for Australia for the first time since they were banned for a year each in

  shares Billy Root drives through the off side © Getty Images Glamorgan 214 for 4 (Hemphrey 75, Root 53*) trail Derbyshire 378 (Reece 111, Hughes 82, Dal 64) by 164 runs On the day it emerged he had been suspended from bowling over a suspect action, Glamorgan’s Billy Root led a fightback with the

8:53 AM ET There will be no changes to India’s World Cup squad after Kedar Jadhav was declared fit to participate in the event. Jadhav’s position had become uncertain after he hurt his left shoulder during IPL 2019 while diving to save four overthrows in Chennai Super Kings’ match against Kings XI Punjab in Mohali

  shares Murray Goodwin leaves the field after his last innings for Sussex © Getty Images Western Australia have handed a rookie contract to emerging batsman Jayden Goodwin, the son of former Zimbabwe and WA batsman Murray Goodwin, despite the 17-year-old having not played any grade cricket in Perth. Jayden represented WA in the Futures

4:32 PM ET Eoin Morgan has admitted he still isn’t sure who will make England’s World Cup squad. Morgan, the England captain, and his fellow selectors, Ed Smith and Trevor Bayliss, will meet on Monday to pick the 15-man squad. They plan to announce it at 9.30am on Tuesday morning. With England having beaten Pakistan

  shares © AFP/Getty Images Afghanistan opted to bowl in the first of two ODIs against Ireland in Belfast, their tune-up series before they get to the 2019 World Cup. Having undergone a camp in South Africa and played against Scotland, Afghanistan have arrived in Ireland with a full-strength squad. Mujeeb Ur Rahman, who has

12:25 AM ET ESPNcricinfo staff Since the start of 2018, India have taken more wickets than any other team in ODI cricket, at a better average than any other Full Member team barring Afghanistan. These are highly encouraging numbers for any team that is heading into a World Cup, and Mohammed Shami is proud of

1:51 PM ET Annesha Ghosh Suzie Bates, New Zealand’s most capped female cricketer, does not have a Test appearance to her name. Five years ago, she felt “a bit cheated” at not having had the opportunity to play in the longest format, a run of luck that has not changed since thirteen years on from

7:45 AM ET ESPNcricinfo staff Five matches, four defeats, one washout. It hasn’t been the greatest of home summers for Ireland as an ODI team, but their captain William Porterfield is confident of an improved display in the upcoming series against Afghanistan, which begins on Sunday in Belfast. “The runs have been shared around, Kevin

12:17 AM ET ESPNcricinfo staff Mahmudullah and Mosaddek Hossain decided that they had to attack when West Indies’ Fabian Allen came on to deliver the 22nd over, in the final of tri-nation series on Friday. Bangladesh were chasing a revised target of 210 in 24 overs in a rain-curtailed match, and when they needed 27

3:00 AM ET Toss Bangladesh chose to bowl v West Indies Bangladesh captain Mashrafe Mortaza has decided to field first against West Indies in the tri-series final at Malahide. Mashrafe informed that Shakib Al Hasan, who suffered a back spasm during Bangladesh’s last game against Ireland on May 15, will be missing the match. Bangladesh

3:00 AM ET Toss England chose to bowl v Pakistan England have won the toss and sent Pakistan in to bat for the fourth ODI at Trent Bridge. Big runs are expected on this traditionally batting-friendly pitch, which looks like another belter. Play is set to begin under somewhat overcast skies with a chance of

10:39 PM ET Alex Malcolm Cameron White has signed a BBL deal with Adelaide Strikers after being overlooked for a contract with Melbourne Renegades. White, 35, joins the Strikers in a playing and mentoring capacity next season after the Renegades elected not to give him a new deal following the signing of Shaun Marsh. White

3:00 AM ET ECB Reporters Network Leicestershire 268 and 38 for 0 (Horton 28*) trail Middlesex 349 and 223 (Simpson 59*) by 266 runs John Simpson’s first County Championship half-century for two years kept Middlesex in contention on a riveting third day against Leicestershire at Lord’s. It was 2017 the last time the doughty wicketkeeper

5:51 AM ET ESPNcricinfo staff When Chris Gayle returned to the West Indies squad in September 2017, it was just in time, with the 2018 World Cup qualifiers in sight. Since then, with qualification sealed, he’s had a sensational year of ODI batting, the peak coming during the home performances against England – two hundreds

3:00 AM ET Nottinghamshire 187 and 90 for 6 (Duckett 37, Harmer 4-32) lead Essex 241 (Browne 67, Fletcher 5-50) by 36 runs When it came to losing things, the Chelmsford crowd took some beating. Public address announcements periodically crackled across the ground about mislaid wallets, members’ cards and even a hearing aid. An announcement

3:00 AM ET Lancashire 276 for 6 (Jennings 97, Jones 67) lead Northamptonshire 230 by 46 runs Nearly thirty years ago that fine writer Neville Scott collaborated with Geoff Cook on a book entitled The Narrow Line. Subtitled “An Anatomy of Professional Cricket” it examined, among other things, the tests a player had to survive