On a day when spinners ruled the roost, England’s four-pronged spin attack combined to defeat Bangladesh by 21 runs in a low-scoring match and make a winning start in the ICC Women's T20 World Cup 2024 at the Sharjah International Cricket Stadium here on Saturday.
Skipper Jos Buttler will return from a calf injury to lead England's white-ball teams while leg-spinner Jafer Chohan will be hoping to make his debut on the tour of West Indies later this month.
Left-arm spinner Jess Jonassen has picked Australia, India, England and Sri Lanka as the sides most capable of entering the knockouts of the upcoming Women’s T20 World Cup, to be held in Dubai and Sharjah from October 3-20.
The England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) has informed that their Test captain Ben Stokes is on track for the upcoming tour of Pakistan, which is set to begin in 12 days with the first Test of the three-match series at Multan.
England Test skipper Ben Stokes will have a scan on his hamstring injury next week ahead of the first Test in Pakistan, says a report.
Spas, massage studios and physical therapy businesses will also be able to welcome customers again from Monday, reports the Metro newspaper.
Earlier in the day, England resumed their second innings from 284/8 and could add 29 runs more as they were bundled out for 313.
England witnessed a disappointing second day on Thursday with West Indies bundling the visitors out for 204 in their first innings.
Only 82 minutes of play was possible between England and West Indies o the first day of international cricket's return in which 17.4 overs were bowled.
As a result of an untimely and such a long break, both West Indies and England will start from a similar point with no advantage whatsoever.
