The Falcons fly too close to the US sun
USA's big win, Trinidad keeps churning out elite cricketers, & Root talks Tests
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The Falcons fly too close to the US sun
US’ big win, how Trinidad keeps churning out elite cricketers, & Nsubaga breaks bowling records.
USA pulled off a thrilling upset by beating Pakistan in the Super Over. ESPNcricinfo’s Danyal Rasool writes about the visitors’ clear uncertainty & self-doubt as they went down to a composed American team.
BBC’s Ffion Wynne talks about what this win means in American cricketing history, Cricket.com’s Gaurav Nandan Tripathi profiles the intercontinental journey of Nosthush Kenjige who picked up 3-30, & ESPNcricinfo’s Sampath Bandarupalli has all the best stats from USA’s scalp.
In the other game, Scotland beat Namibia by 5 wickets. Cricket.com’s Aakash Sivasubramaniam says the victors can always rely on Michael Leask to pull through, and he did so again with a 17-ball 35 & 1/16 bowling figures.
The Cricket Monthly’s Matt Roller has a piece on how the tiny island of Trinidad & Tobago keeps churning out world class cricketers, from Lara & Bishop to Narine & Pooran.
ESPNcricinfo’s Sidharth Monga writes that the New York pitch could undermine the glitzy India-Pakistan match, and the ICC has taken note of complaints. Meanwhile, hundreds of overpriced tickets for the match remain unsold, and Indian Express’ Sandip G writes that these mishaps may alienate the locals.
ESPNcricinfo’s Vithushan Ehantharajah talks to Graeme Swann about England’s chances, his colleague Mohammad Isam praises 43-year old Frank Nsubaga for breaking bowling records rather than age-related ones, & Cricbuzz’s Vijay Tagore thinks that India’s Arshdeep Singh doesn’t have enough control with the ball yet.
The new Indian domestic season
IND’s new domestic schedule, Vihari goes to MP, & the MCC will vote on The Hundred sale.
The BCCI has announced the new schedule for the domestic season; the Ranji Trophy will be split into two phases, there won’t be zonal teams for the Duleep Trophy & the women’s inter-zonal competitions will be replaced by a Challenger Trophy to increase player participation.
After getting his NOC from Andhra Pradesh, Hanuma Vihari will is reportedly in line to get a leadership position in the Madhya Pradesh team.
The MCC will consult its members on whether they want to participate in the ECB’s new divestment plan for The Hundred.
Root thinks England’s red ball team are different
Root talks Tests, Kohler-Cadmore talks the IPL, & the history of cricket in America.
talkSPORT’s Steve Harmison catches up with Joe Root to discuss the England Test team; from Ben Stokes’ captaincy to James Anderson’s retirement.
Under the Lid’s Katherine Sciver-Brunt & Jack Brooks talk to Tom Kohler-Cadmore about playing in the IPL & working with Andrew Flintoff at Somerset.
Jarrod Kimber & Behram Qazi have a long conversation about the surprisingly fascinating history of cricket in America.
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