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Old Video Of Jonny Bairstow Resurfaces Showing Him Applying Almost Same Tactic That Got Him Out In Ashes Test. Watch

Since Jonny Bairstow's controversial dismissal grabbed the headlines in the second Ashes Test, the social media has been abuzz with both the Australian and the England camps targetting each other. Bairstow was given out when Australia wicketkeeper Alex Carey threw the ball at the stumps after the England batsman walked out of his crease after ducking under a Cameron Green bouncer. There was confusion in the middle, Bairstow seemingly believing the ball was dead at the end of the over, but Australia were happy to proceed with a deeply divisive appeal.

Harmanpreet Kaur, Smriti Mandhana Drop A Place Each In ICC ODI Batters Rankings

Indian women's team captain Harmanpreet Kaur and her deputy Smriti Mandhana dropped a place each to sixth and seventh respectively in the latest ICC rankings for batters in ODIs released in Dubai on Tuesday. Swashbuckling batter Harmanpreet has 716 rating points while Mandhana has 714. Sri Lanka captain Chamari Athapaththu topped the chart with 758 points, the first player from the island nation to achieve the feat. In bowling, left-arm spinner Rajeshwari Gayakwad (617 rating points) and senior off-spinning all-rounder Deepti Sharma are placed eighth and tenth respectively in the list headed by England's Sophie Ecclestone, who has accumulated 751 points.

Ollie Pope Ruled Out Of Ashes, To Undergo Surgery For Shoulder Dislocation

England vice-captain Ollie Pope was on Tuesday ruled out of the remainder of the Ashes series after dislocating his right shoulder during the second Test at the Lord's and will now undergo a surgery in coming days. The 25-year-old batter had hurt his shoulder when he landed awkwardly during Australia's first innings in the second Test last week. He then aggravated his injury during the second innings on the third day after England were erroneously told they were not permitted to use a substitute fielder in the second essay.

Heather Anderson diagnosed with CTE in 1st case for female athlete - ESPN

Researchers said former Australian rules player Heather Anderson has been diagnosed with chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE) in the first known case of the degenerative brain disease in a professional female athlete.

Pakistan To Tour England Next Year In Preparation For T20 World Cup

Pakistan will tour England next year to play a four-match T20 series in preparation for the ICC Men's T20 World Cup 2024 in the United States and the West Indies. The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) said on Tuesday that besides the men's squad, the national women's team will also tour England in May next year for three T20Is and three ICC Women's Championship 2022-25 fixtures. The Pakistan men's team will also play three T20 internationals in the Netherlands and a similar series against Ireland before reaching England.

Brendon McCullum Served 'Muttiah Muralitharan Reminder' Over Jonny Bairstow Controversy

Australia's former cricketer Ed Cowan called out England's 'hypocrisy' over their stand on the dismissal of Jonny Bairstow in the second test match of the Ashes. On the final day of the second Ashes test, a debate started on the cricketing fair play as Australia's Alex Carey stumped Bairstow at 10 runs off 22 balls. Bairstow left the final ball of Cameron Green's over alone to the wicketkeeper and started walking outside the crease assuming the ball was dead. However, an alert Carey realised there was an opportunity to run the batter out and effected a directed hit at the striker's end to catch Bairstow well short.

Duleep Trophy: West Zone Start Favourites In Semi Final As Big Guns Eye Turnaround

Redemption will be the central theme when a clutch of cricketers from the West Zone, including Cheteshwar Pujara and Prithvi Shaw, enter the field for the Duleep Trophy semifinals against Central Zone, starting from Wednesday. For the crucial clash, the West Zone bring in Pujara, Shaw, Suryakumar Yadav and Sarfaraz Khan and all four batters need a career reboot. Pujara, a veteran of 103 Tests and over 7000 runs, has scripted tales of valour over the years. But now he finds himself out of reckoning for India. He was dropped from India's squad for the tour of West Indies after a modest outing during the World Test Championship final against Australia last month. He will be eager to make a statement of intent during the Duleep Trophy.

US fighting for record third straight women's World Cup win

NEW YORK: The United States will have a super-sized target on their backs when the women's World Cup kicks off later this month, with their opponents pulling out all the stops to derail their hope of an unprecedented third consecutive title.

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Old Video Of Jonny Bairstow Resurfaces Showing Him Applying Almost Same Tactic That Got Him Out In Ashes Test. Watch

Harmanpreet Kaur, Smriti Mandhana Drop A Place Each In ICC ODI Batters Rankings

Ollie Pope Ruled Out Of Ashes, To Undergo Surgery For Shoulder Dislocation

Heather Anderson diagnosed with CTE in 1st case for female athlete - ESPN

Pakistan To Tour England Next Year In Preparation For T20 World Cup

Brendon McCullum Served 'Muttiah Muralitharan Reminder' Over Jonny Bairstow Controversy

Duleep Trophy: West Zone Start Favourites In Semi Final As Big Guns Eye Turnaround

US fighting for record third straight women's World Cup win