Fixtures

India will play their warm-up matches against New Zealand and Bangladesh. © AFP The International Cricket Council (ICC) has announced the dates for the official World Cup 2019 warm-up fixtures in the build-up to the World Cup 2019 that is to be played in England and Wales from May 30. The warm-up fixtures will be played from May 24 to 28 where every participating team will have to play two official warm-up matches ahead of the main tournament. The warm-up matches will be played at Bristol County Ground, Cardiff Wales Stadium, Hampshire Bowl and The Oval. "These games provide another opportunity for fans to see world-class players at their local venue," World Cup 2019 Managing Director Steve Elworthy said in a media release.The details for the tickets will be announced in April through cricketworldcup.com.All ten competing nations will play two official warm-up fixtures ahead of the tournament, which will take place at four venues across England and Wales. India will play their … [Read more...] about ICC Declares Warm-Up Fixtures For World Cup 2019

India captain Virat Kohli believes day-night Test cricket should remain the exception, rather than the rule, as he prepares to lead his side into their maiden pink-ball match. Kohli's men take on Bangladesh at Kolkata's Eden Gardens on Friday in the second of their two-match series, with both teams sampling day-night Test cricket for the first time."In my opinion, this should not become the only way Test cricket is played, because then you are losing out on that nervousness of the first session in the morning," said the India skipper. "It can be a one-off thing, it should not be a regular scenario. You can bring excitement into Test cricket but you can't purely make Test cricket based on just entertainment."Entertainment of Test cricket lies in the fact that a batsman is trying to survive a session and the bowler is trying to get a batsman out. If people don't respond to that, too bad."If someone gets excitement from watching the battle between bat and ball, in my opinion, those are … [Read more...] about India’s Virat Kohli wary of regular day-night Test cricket

Natalie Haythornthwaite has been named as the Vitality Roses' captain for England's upcoming three-Test series against South Africa. Haythornthwaite made her international debut against Trinidad & Tobago in 2015 and has since notched up 43 international caps.She was part of the history-making team that secured a Commonwealth Games gold medal in Australia and also was an integral part of the recent Netball World Cup squad. On the domestic front, Haythornthwaite won back to back Vitality Netball Superleague titles with Wasps Netball. After making a move to New South Wales Swifts last year, she added a Suncorp Super Netball title to her achievements this September. Three-Test Series - Fixtures November 29 South Africa vs England 4.30pm on Sky Sports Mix, Arena & … [Read more...] about Natalie Haythornthwaite to captain England Roses in South Africa

South Africa head coach Dorette Badenhorst has selected a provisional squad of 15 players for their three-match Test series against England's Vitality Roses at the end of the month. The SPAR Proteas are hosting England in Cape Town with the trio of encounters being shown live on Sky Sports and they will be the first meetings between the two nations since they duelled for a bronze medal at the Netball World Cup in Liverpool.Head coach Badenhorst, alongside her assistant Dumisani Chauke, used last month's Africa Netball Cup as a trial to assess players and was delighted as the squad secured the title with a clean-sweep of victories. The new head coach took the opportunity to hand out first caps to Lefébre Rademan and Monique Reyneke during the competition and both are included in this 15-player squad.Izette Griesel also gained her 50th cap and Bongi Msomi continued to lead from the front as the SPAR Proteas made their first steps forwards without former head coach Norma Plummer … [Read more...] about South Africa name provisional squad for England Roses series

London Pulse's ambitions and the franchise's goals for the future have been undeterred by a challenging first season in Superleague as their new director of netball Samantha Bird shares with Sky Sports. Instead of being daunted by finishing at the foot of the table, they're looking ahead through excited eyes and have absolutely no intentions of remaining in the lower positions for long."[CEO Natalie Seaton and I] are very keen for London Pulse to be one of the best clubs in the country," Bird exclusively told Sky Sports. "That's tough when you're a new club so it's really important that you recruit the right type of personnel. Players who are going to take that ambition on, who want to commit to the club and who want not just to improve personally, but want the club to achieve as well."Bird, who has coached in Superleague since its inception and the days of Super Cup, arrives at Pulse after a three-year period with Severn Stars. She will combine leading the franchise with her role as … [Read more...] about Samantha Bird opens up on London Pulse’s ambitions and culture