- The Guardian•2 hours ago
Andrew Strauss says Ian Botham ‘100% wrong’ over England selection panel
Andrew Strauss admitted that the England would travel to Australia without ‘absolute clarity on what our best XI is’. Andrew Strauss has defended the make-up of his England selection panel and said Sir Ian Botham is “100% wrong” if he thinks the two county directors on the panel use their positions
- The Guardian•5 hours ago
Alex Hales can use home comforts of Trent Bridge to make late Ashes case
Alex Hales looked in good form against West Indies at Old Trafford in the first one-day international but gave his wicket away when on 19. If this elongated summer of international cricket has taught us anything, it is that a scarcely contested England win against the touring West Indians does not necessarily
ReutersAngelo out as Sri Lanka add three new faces for Pakistan test
(Reuters) - Sri Lanka all-rounder and former skipper Angelo Mathews has been ruled out of the first test against Pakistan in Abu Dhabi next week with a calf injury, but the uncapped Sadeera Samarawickrama, Roshen Silva and Lahiru Gamage are in the squad. Middle order batsman Silva could be given the
Team Ranks
- ODI
- Test
Player Ranks
- ODI
- Test
| Batsmen | Rank |
|---|---|
| Virat Kohli | 1 |
| David Warner | 2 |
| AB de Villiers | 3 |
| Joe Root | 4 |
| Kane Williamson | 5 |
| Bowlers | Rank |
|---|---|
| Josh Hazlewood | 1 |
| Imran Tahir | 2 |
| Mitchell Starc | 3 |
| Kagiso Rabada | 4 |
| Sunil Narine | 5 |