Posting Date Archive - 20/05/2019

England's World Cup bowling conundrum: The pros and cons of the contenders

As the selectors consider the 15-man squad for the tournament, The Cricketer weighs-up who has done enough to get the nod, and which players face a summer on the sidelines

20/05/2019 | Nick Howson | World Cup 2019 | News | Features | England news | England |

WOMEN'S COUNTY CHAMPIONSHIP ROUND-UP: Kent top, Lancashire lose and Warwickshire suffer another near miss

Catch up with all the action from the latest round of fixtures in Division 1 of the Women's County Championship...

20/05/2019 | Syd Egan | Women's Cricket | News |

Glamorgan's Billy Root suspended from bowling after ECB review

The 26-year-old batsman's elbow extension in his action was judged to have exceeded the 15-degree limit

20/05/2019 | The Cricketer | News | Glamorgan Men | County Cricket |

WHO TO PICK? Our writers select their England World Cup squads

The Cricketer's team make their selections as England prepare to announce the names of the 15 men who will try to lead them to World Cup glory...

20/05/2019 | The Cricketer | World Cup 2019 | News | Features | England |

Junaid Khan sends cryptic message to Pakistan selectors after World Cup axe

Mohammad Amir and Wahab Riaz have been included in the 15-man group despite the seamer being named in the provisional squad

20/05/2019 | The Cricketer | World Cup 2019 | Pakistan | News |

Avishka Fernando

Fernando is a talent worth persisting with. His selection over stalwarts such as Dinesh Chandimal and Upul Tharanga highlights the esteem in which he is held

20/05/2019 | The Cricketer | World Cup 2019 player profiles |

Asif Ali

Ali was employed in the team’s ‘finisher’ role during a pre-World Cup series against England, hitting consecutive fifties in the second and third ODIs

20/05/2019 | The Cricketer | World Cup 2019 player profiles |

Mohammad Amir

Consistency may have been an issue for Amir in recent times, but he has always thrived on the big stage and captain Sarfraz Ahmed will hope he can turn up with further great moments in the tournament

20/05/2019 | The Cricketer | World Cup 2019 player profiles |

Wahab Riaz

Given Pakistan’s array of left-arm seam options – Mohammad Amir and Shaheen Afridi are also part of the final squad, it seemed as though Riaz’s life as a Pakistan international might finally be over

20/05/2019 | The Cricketer | World Cup 2019 player profiles |

India World Cup squad unchanged as Kedar Jadhav declared fit

Jadhav injured his shoulder for Chennai Super Kings earlier this month but has made a full recovery

20/05/2019 | The Cricketer | World Cup 2019 | News | India |

WORLD CUP MOMENTS No.23: South Africa misery continues after DLS blunder

Four years on from the most disastrous of World Cup exits, the demons returned in a rain-affected tie with Sri Lanka in Durban in 2003

20/05/2019 | The Cricketer | World Cup 2019 | South Africa | News | Global Game | Features |

Trevor Bayliss admits to tough calls as England's bowlers await their World Cup fates

The major dilemma for the coach and his captain, Eoin Morgan, centres around the makeup of his bowling options. The emergence of Jofra Archer, who only made his ODI debut this month, has added further competition to England's fast-bowling armoury

20/05/2019 | The Cricketer | World Cup 2019 | News | England |

David Willey must be the one to make way in England's World Cup squad

SIMON HUGHES: Watching him yesterday at Headingley, there was a sense he knew that. He has worked hard to try and find more speed, but, such is the fickleness of the art of swing, that that has often been at the expense of movement

20/05/2019 | Simon Hughes | World Cup 2019 | Opinion | News | England |

Justin Langer revels in return of Steve Smith to Australia side for World Cup

Smith and David Warner are still banned from assuming leadership roles after the ball-tampering scandal last year

20/05/2019 | The Cricketer | World Cup 2019 | News | Australia |

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