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Newcastle United enjoyed an impressive summer of recruitment with four major deals having been wrapped in recent months, although one addition the Magpies were unable to secure was that of Leicester City playmaker, James Maddison.

The Tynesiders had seemingly set their sights on landing the 25-year-old to help bolster Eddie Howe’s midfield ranks, albeit notably saw an offer of around £50m rejected by the Foxes early last month.

With the Midlands outfit – and their manager Brendan Rodgers – refusing to budge, the Magpies were unable to get the deal over the line, ensuring they missed out on a player who had registered 12 goals and eight assists in the Premier League last term.

Although something of a blow for Howe and co, it could well prove a blessing in disguise should it enable young Elliot Anderson to enjoy a leading role in the side, with the 19-year-old set to be the major beneficiary of the failed Maddison approach.

Much like his compatriot, the teenager also operates as that dynamic link between midfield and attack, with such creative talent having even seen him likened to club legend Peter Beardsley in the recent past.

That quality was also evident during his stunning spell on loan at Bristol Rovers last term in League Two, as the Scotland U21 international scored eight goals and provide five assists in just 21 games for Joey Barton’s side.

Arguably his most telling contribution in that temporary six-month stint saw the Whitley Bay-born starlet net the seventh goal in a final-day rout of Scunthorpe United, with that late strike ultimately steering the lower league outfit to promotion.

Having since returned to his parent club, the £180k-rated sensation has also showcased flickerings of his quality for the St James’ Park outfit so far this term, having featured off the bench in the club’s last three league games.

Howe has subsequently insisted that the highly rated prospect could well be “integral” for the Magpies moving forward this season, although it will no doubt require more than just brief cameos for his talent to truly develop.

Talk of a possible contract extension is no doubt a marker of just how well regarded Anderson is by those at Newcastle, although now is seemingly the chance to hand him a more prominent role, particularly with Jonjo Shelvey currently sidelined and with the club having failed to snap up Maddison.

Not only could the 5-foot-10 menace potentially save his club millions were he catch fire this season – ending the need to splash the cash on the Leicester man – but it would also no doubt be hugely exciting for supporters to see an academy product become a first-team regular.

As pundit Paddy Kenny recently suggested, he could well be like a “new signing” for the club.

The second ODI between West Indies and India went quickly from being a contest to the familiar sight of the team from the Caribbean imploding

Aishwarya Kumar in Port of Spain12-Aug-2019One minute, the stadium was abuzz with chatter. West Indies were very much in the game – their death bowling had limited India to under 300 and with Nicholas Pooran and Roston Chase in the middle, they looked like they had it under control.Then wickets fell like a pack of cards. Pooran. Chase. Carlos Brathwaite. Kemar Roach.The crowd started to clear. It was an all too familiar feeling. It was an all too familiar sight. West Indies are almost always close, but somehow, almost always short.”They say in the islands that the West Indies know how to lose,” Gerald Ramkissoon, former chief curator and current maintenance head at Queen’s Park Oval said. “Same old, same old West Indies,” was the take of Ian Ramsey, part of the pitch staff at Queens Park Oval.The team has been struggling for a while – they last won a bilateral ODI series in 2014, against Bangladesh. But experts and fans had renewed hope before the World Cup, particularly given a drawn series against England leading up to the event. The general perception was that the squad had the tools – with their deep and exciting batting line-up and the in-form pace attack – needed to succeed. Now, it was all about execution.That’s exactly where they failed, close to winning several matches but not going over the line. They were 15 runs short in their run chase against Australia, a heart-breaking five against New Zealand, and 23 against Sri Lanka. Those three results going their way could have meant a semi-final spot for the team.”Again, we were in front today and then we found a way to give away our wickets, so it’s just a matter of us now learning from our mistakes and trying to dig deeper,” West Indies coach Floyd Reifer said after the defeat to India in the second ODI, which put them 1-0 behind in the three-match series with one game to go.Captain Jason Holder has been saying that their main batting focus is taking time with the new ball, understanding the conditions, and then scoring runs at a steady pace. But that approach runs contrary to how many West Indies batsmen usually play – the slam-bang T20 style. And that’s the style that has resulted in the batsmen, particularly the middle order, making careless shot choices.Ramkissoon reminisced about the time when West Indies had someone like Shivnarine Chanderpaul, whom bowlers would spend hours trying to dislodge.”T20, especially CPL, Big Bash and IPL changed everything,” Ramkissoon said. “Don’t get me wrong, the current team, Pooran, (Evin) Lewis and (Shimron) Hetmyer, they have the ability and the game to take West Indies far, but it’s about how you approach cricket, how you play the game.”Both Ramkissoon and Ramsey feel that the relative lack of experience in the line-up is crucial. “(Kieron) Pollard should have been in this series. He played in the IPL, he knows how most of the Indian players work, he was in good form – he would have helped players on the field, bowled and batted, we call him the triple threat in Trinidad,” Ramkissoon said.With Gayle’s looming retirement, there is also the gaping hole that is West Indies’ opening spot. Evin Lewis seems more or less set at the top, but without a solid partner, West Indies will struggle to build the foundation that Holder is keen on.These are just some among a number of issues West Indies need to address sooner rather than later. After all, among the fans, the cricket public, and even the local press, there is continuing hope for the glory days of the 1970s and 1980s to return one day. If it is within reach, as some feel, the players need to do what they can to grab it.

From India’s team selection to Marcus Stoinis’ sweeps, Aakash Chopra takes us through the Nagpur ODI

Aakash Chopra01-Oct-2017Lack of consistency in bowling rotation
India spoke of trying out different combinations after securing the series in Indore. In line with that policy, they rested lead pacers Jasprit Bumrah and Bhuvneshwar Kumar for Umesh Yadav and Mohammed Shami in Bengaluru. Their rustiness, a direct consequence of not being ODI regulars in recent times, showed. Aaron Finch and David Warner took advantage of this and recorded the best opening stand of the series. India conceded 334 and eventually lost the match.A solitary loss later, it was surprising to see both of them being left out for Bumrah and Bhuvneshwar in Nagpur. Perhaps returning to their best XI was also an indication of the team wanting to secure a win to retain their No. 1 ODI ranking, but it pointed to a lack of decision-making. If the objective is to build for the future and give opportunities to the untested, one loss shouldn’t force shelving of the process.Few boundaries behind square
Forty out of the 60 runs in the first Powerplay of Australia’s innings came via boundaries, but not one was scored behind square on either side. This was a direct reflection of the slowness of the surface. From as early as the third over, India realised this and removed catching fielders from the slip cordon. As the game progressed, the slowness became increasingly evident. In their innings, Australia managed just three boundaries behind square on the off side and one on the leg side.Jadhav, Pandya and flexibility
In an ideal ODI set up, the top six generally bowl a bit and the No. 7 contributes with the bat. Kedar Jadhav and Hardik Pandya currently allow Kohli effective options. If the pitch is slightly flat or bowler-friendly, Pandya becomes the fifth bowler. On surfaces such as the one in Nagpur, where ball stops on the batsmen, Jadhav can be useful as he showed during the course of his 10 overs. This handling of bowlers across conditions reflects Kohli’s “horses for courses” approach.Stoinis’ sweep approach
On surfaces such as the one in Nagpur, the toughest time for batting is when you’re just in and facing spin immediately. Marcus Stoinus rode his luck and even nicked a couple of deliveries to the slips. Yet, he did something right. He read the length well and always planted a long front foot stride to full-length deliveries. He has also adopted a new method to play the sweep. His height allows him to collapse his back knee every time while playing the stroke, a move that has proved effective.India’s cautious beginning
Given how Australia struggled, the first 10 overs in India’s innings were going to be crucial. While teams generally look to cash in with the new ball, India started a lot slower than Australia, managing just 10 singles in the first 10 overs. The stage was set for Australia’s spinners to sustain the early pressure, but they failed, partly because India’s batsmen manipulated them by using their feet and wrists superbly.Rohit’s extra time
Rohit has often spoken of how training on concrete surfaces has improved his game against pace. On such surfaces, balls generally tend to skid on, forcing batsmen to react quickly. That means also getting the body in line to play strokes. His ability to hit the short ball off the front foot separates him from the rest. He also made a change from the Chennai game, where he dragged the ball square from outside off. Here, he targeted the midwicket region instead.

ESPNcricinfo staff13-Feb-2016The Basin Reserve track had eased and Khawaja capitalised, bringing up his fourth Test century, his first overseas•Getty ImagesVoges got himself in, driving and cutting with ease, as the pair added 168 for the fourth wicket•Getty ImagesTrent Boult sent back Khawaja and Mitchell Marsh in the same over, the latter falling to a stunning return catch by the bowler.•Getty ImagesVoges brought up his fifth Test century. It was also his third hundred in as many innings•Getty ImagesPeter Nevill provided Voges with support and their 96-run stand for the sixth wicket consolidated Australia’s lead•Getty ImagesCorey Anderson prised out Peter Nevill but New Zealand had little respite•Associated PressVoges carried on, adding 68 runs for the seventh wicket with Peter Siddle•Getty ImagesAt stumps, Australia were 463 for 6, 280 runs ahead, with Voges unbeaten on 176•Getty Images

Stats highlights from the fifth ODI between New Zealand and Pakistan in Abu Dhabi

Bishen Jeswant19-Dec-20142 Number of bilateral ODI series Pakistan have won in the UAE since 2009, both against Sri Lanka. They have lost eight series in this period – three to Australia, two each to New Zealand and South Africa, and one to England.1 Number of bilateral ODI series New Zealand have lost since 2013 in away or neutral venues. They lost 3-0 in Bangladesh in 2013. New Zealand achieved series wins in South Africa, England and UAE, and a draw in Sri Lanka.8 Number of 50-plus scores for Kane Williamson in his last ten ODI innings, including a hundred and seven fifties. He has scored 707 runs at an average of 78.60 in this period. His scores read 71, 77, 65, 60, 88, 10, 70*, 46, 123 and 97.54 Number of innings Williamson took to score 2000 ODI runs, the second fastest by a New Zealand batsman after Andrew Jones (52 innings). Williamson got to the landmark when he was batting on 52 during his innings of 97.346 Runs scored by Williamson in this series, the third highest by a captain in a bilateral ODI series, after George Bailey (478 against India, 2013) and AB de Villiers (367 against Pakistan, 2013).2 Number of times Williamson has made 300-plus runs in a bilateral ODI series in 2014. He also scored 361 against India earlier this year. The only other batsman to make 300-plus runs in a series twice in a year is Rahul Dravid, against Sri Lanka and Pakistan in 2005.53 Number of times Pakistan have lost their first wicket in an ODI without making a run, the most for any team. Sri Lanka and India are next with 50 and 42 such instances.22 Number of ODIs Pakistan have lost in the last five years when chasing 250 or more. They have only won six such ODIs.1 Number of New Zealand bowlers other than Matt Henry who have taken a five-wicket haul against Pakistan since 2001. Henry returned figures of 5 for 30 in this ODI. Tim Southee took a five-for against Pakistan in Wellington in 2011.

New Zealand were the better team in the three-Test series, thanks largely to the performances of their batsmen

S Rajesh27-Mar-2013Over the course of the three-Test series, New Zealand averaged 42.16 runs per wicket. The last time they averaged more than 40 in a series of three or more Tests was against South Africa at home in 2003-04, when they scored 41.54 runs per wicket; the last time they did better than 42.16 was way back in 1991 – at home against Sri Lanka, when they averaged 46.51 per wicket. That, in a nutshell, illustrates just how good this series was for New Zealand.England were clearly lucky to escape with a drawn series – had New Zealand held on to their chances in England’s second innings in Auckland, they could well have lost the Test and slipped to third place in the ICC Test rankings. Both, their batting and their bowling were below par, with only one of their top six batsmen averaging more than 50, and no specialist bowler averaging less than 30. (Click here for England’s player averages for batting and bowling.) Matt Prior’s consistency with the bat bailed them out – he was easily their player of the series with 311 runs at 103.66, with his back-to-the-wall century being the difference between a series defeat and a draw for them. Prior became only the second wicketkeeper, after Adam Gilchrist, to score a fourth-innings Test hundred in a win or a draw.For New Zealand, there were several heroes. Three batsmen averaged more than 50, while Trent Boult and Neil Wagner were consistently at the batsmen. Even Bruce Martin, their unheralded left-arm spinner, outshone England’s Monty Panesar. (Click here for New Zealand’s player averages for batting and bowling.)

Overall stats for NZ and Eng in the series

TeamRunsBat aveRun rate100s/ 50sWkts takenBowling SRNew Zealand156042.163.223/ 74580.56England157234.932.605/ 63778.46Arguably the biggest gain for New Zealand from the series was a prolific opening partnership. In five innings, Hamish Rutherford and Peter Fulton had two partnerships of more than 50, including a best of 158, and averaged 54.40 per stand (which, incidentally, was exactly equal to England’s average for the first wicket). The last time New Zealand’s opening pair averaged more than 50 per partnership in a series (with a cut-off of five innings) was in 2004 in England, when Mark Richardson and Stephen Fleming forged a successful combination and averaged 65.66. In eight series since then and before this one, New Zealand’s average opening stand was less than 21 five times, while their highest average in a series was 31. Compared to those numbers, an average stand of 54.40 is clearly a huge gain.Between them, Rutherford and Fulton scored three hundreds, only the second time New Zealand’s openers have scored three or more centuries in a series. The previous instance was in a five-Test series in the West Indies in 1972, when Glenn Turner and Terry Jarvis scored three hundreds. That series was drawn 0-0 as well.Then there was Kane Williamson at No.3, who ensured that the second-wicket stands were fruitful as well. New Zealand’s average second-wicket partnership in the series was 74.20, again their highest in a series since that 2004 tour to England, when the second wicket averaged 92.50. All those runs from the top three meant Ross Taylor, at No.4, often had to wait for his turn to bat, which he admitted was unfamiliar for him. “As one of the senior batters, it’s nice for others to come in and score some runs. Something I haven’t done very much in a New Zealand team is have to wait a couple of sessions to bat. Hopefully I can start getting used to that trend.”Taylor himself didn’t have a memorable series, averaging 23.50, and neither did Dean Brownlie at No.5, but then Brendon McCullum made a huge difference to New Zealand’s totals, with scores of 74, 69, 38 and 67 not out, in what was his most consistent series. It was his second-most prolific series, and the first time he had three 50-plus scores in a series. It’s also the second-best average ever for the No.6 position for New Zealand in a series (with a minimum of four innings). With the lower order scoring usefully as well, it meant New Zealand’s average partnerships for each of the first eight wickets was more than 32.England’s top three were pretty solid as well, though Alastair Cook wasn’t at his prolific best, but the team’s problem was the middle order. Ian Bell made a vital 75 in Auckland, but that was his only half-century of the series, while Kevin Pietersen and Joe Root aggregated 173 runs in eight innings between them.That showed in England’s partnership stats too: the averages for the top two wickets were as good as New Zealand’s, but the third to fifth wickets collectively averaged 25.40 runs per dismissal over 15 partnerships, with no century stands, and only two exceeding 50.

Partnership stats for each wicket for NZ and Eng

WicketNZ-runsAverage100/ 50 standsEng-runsAverage100/ 50 stands1st27254.401/ 127254.401/ 02nd37174.201/ 235170.201/ 13rd13132.750/ 116833.600/ 14th16240.500/ 19719.400/ 05th20050.001/ 111623.200/ 16th15538.751/ 019238.401/ 07th10334.330/ 114536.250/ 18th13143.660/ 116040.000/ 2As a bowling unit, there was little to choose between the pace attacks of the two teams. For New Zealand, Trent Boult and Neil Wagner, the two left-arm seamers, took most of the wickets, while England’s pace wickets were equally distributed among James Anderson, Stuart Broad and Steven Finn. England’s fast bowlers had a better strike rate, but New Zealand’s were more economical.In the battle between the left-arm spinners, though, Martin trumped the more fancied Panesar, who struggled to pick up wickets: his strike rate for the series was 156.4. Martin wasn’t the New Zealand spin card, though: Williamson’s offspin proved effective too, especially on the last day of the Auckland Test, as he picked up career-best figures of 4 for 44. Overall, New Zealand’s spinners averaged 32.20 runs per wicket, which was far better than England’s 76.20.

Pace and spin for NZ and Eng in the series

WicketsAverageStrike rateEcon rate5WI/ 10WMNZ – pace2936.5582.22.661/ 0Eng – pace3235.5664.43.312/ 0NZ – spin1532.2082.72.330/ 0Eng – spin576.20168.42.710/ 0Head-to-head contests
There were only three instances of a bowler dismissing a batsman three times in a series, and Anderson was the bowler in two of those instances: he dismissed Peter Fulton and Dean Brownlie thrice. Tim Southee was the other bowler to achieve this, against Nick Compton.The best batsmen for each were dominant against the opposition pace attacks. McCullum scored at more than a run a ball against the combination of Anderson, Broad and Finn, while Prior scored 230 runs and was dismissed just once by Wagner, Boult and Southee.

Head-to-head stats for the series

BatsmanBowlerRunsBallsDismissalsAverageRun ratePeter FultonJames Anderson76233325.331.95Dean BrownlieJames Anderson3761312.333.63Nick ComptonTim Southee63151321.002.50Brendon McCullumAnderson, Broad, Finn196183298.006.43Matt PriorWagner, Boult, Southee2303101230.004.45

Plays of the day from the second day of the Trent Bridge Test between England and India

Andrew McGlashan at Trent Bridge30-Jul-2011What spot of the day
England couldn’t secure the breakthrough they dearly wanted (and felt they deserved the night before) in the early overs of the second morning, but thought they’d ended the second-wicket stand when they appealed for a caught-behind off VVS Laxman. James Anderson was convinced and Andrew Strauss called for the DRS only for Hot Spot to not show a mark. The third umpire heard a noise, but decided it wasn’t conclusive enough to warrant a reversal and in the 23rd over of the innings England had used up their referrals.Catch of the day
Stuart Broad’s heart would have been in his mouth as Sachin Tendulkar’s edge flew towards Strauss at slip shortly after lunch. Strauss hasn’t been catching many of late and had spilled Tendulkar at Lord’s. This time, however, there was no need to worry as Strauss watched it all the way into his hands and Broad had bagged Tendulkar for the second time in the series. Strauss continued to look alert when he provided back-up to Matt Prior by showing fantastic hang-time to prevent four byes from a Tim Bresnan bouncer.Flinch of the day
Although Suresh Raina played superbly at Lord’s there remains enough evidence that he doesn’t like the short ball. England targeted him straightaway and third ball he got into a horrid tangle against Broad which resulted in him gloving over the slips. A short while later he lobbed another rising delivery over short leg and Broad’s persistence soon paid off for Anderson. Raina, caught in the crease, drove away from his body and gave a simple catch to backward point.Drop of the day
With India four down England had a real sniff. Then came one of those moments that can define a Test. Remember Graham Thorpe dropping Matthew Elliott at Headingley in 1997? While not quite of the same magnitude, Kevin Pietersen’s spill at gully off Yuvraj Singh when the batsman had 4 was a momentum-changing slip up. It was a simple catch as gully chances go but it went straight to ground. Yuvraj continued to look uncomfortable against the pace but survived and tucked in against spin. Some of that spin came from Pietersen just to make his day better.Punishment of the day
Graeme Swann had a painful hand when the day started and he had painful figures when it ended. In fact, he has never had a worse innings for England. No wickets and being taken for more than six an over. The injury may have been a factor, but surely not a huge one as it was to his non-bowling hand. Instead, credit should go to Rahul Dravid and Yuvraj who never let him settle – much as Michael Hussey attempted to do during the Ashes. Yuvraj swept him hard and Dravid picked off any error in length to leave Swann kicking the stumps in frustration. The match referee promptly reprimanded him.Momentum change of the day
Pitch it up, Stuart. It was a simple cry and one Broad followed at Lord’s with a serious impact and now he has reaped further rewards with a Test hat-trick. England had to strike with the second new ball and Broad took it upon himself with a spine-tingling burst. MS Dhoni edged to second slip, Harbhajan Singh was given lbw when he smashed it into his pad and Praveen Kumar got nowhere near a full delivery which shattered the stumps. Broad had been the third victim in the last Test hat-trick, taken by Peter Siddle in Brisbane, and now got to savour the moment himself.

By opening with Dilshan, Sri Lanka are hoping to recapture the glory days when Sanath Jayasuriya and Romesh Kaluwitharana indulged themselves against the new ball

Sriram Veera in Colombo05-Feb-2009

	Tillakaratne Dilshan: “I am new to this job and am learning still. You have to be more technically correct in the first five to six overs. If you get a start, you can make a big one” © AFP

Tillakaratne Dilshan thinks like Virender Sehwag. He doesn’t have the outrageous skill of Sehwag to consistently put the good deliveries to boundary but he tries. This has led to his downfall, many a time. In Dilshan speak: “If there is anything in my zone, I have to go for it.”By opening with Dilshan, Sri Lanka are hoping to recapture the glory days when Sanath Jayasuriya and Romesh Kaluwitharana indulged themselves against the new ball. However back then, unlike now, the middle and lower-middle order were strong. Hence there is a greater pressure on Dilshan. Sri Lanka have stacked up their attacking options at the top, hoping to ride on their momentum. “If Sanath and I get off to a good start, then we should make at least 275,” Dilshan said.In the 142 matches that he has played in the lower middle order, he averages 28.33 at a strike-rate of nearly 80. In nine matches as an opener, he averages 53 with one hundred and two half-centuries at a strike rate of 99.46. The ratio of fours per game has also gone
considerably higher as an opener.Dilshan is not your traditional finisher who muscles the bowlers out of the park. He needs the ball to come on to him and he flashes it away off his wrist power. In that respect, the new ball should suit him.Dilshan always wanted to bat higher, not necessarily as an opener, but in the top order. Initially, there was no vacancy. Later, the team needed him to remain down the order. It takes a special breed to survive down there. You get to face only a few overs and you have to create the maximum impact out of it. Get in, hit out, but try not to get out. No wonder Dilshan wanted to move up.But the team situation prevented him for the men batting around him down the
order were raw. “But now Kapugedera has played quite a few matches, Kandamby is coming along and so they would have learnt how to play down there.”Finally, after years, Dilshan sensed an opportunity to go up but No. 3 and No. 4 were still booked. So he set about proving to the selectors that he was good enough to open by batting in that position in first-class matches last year. “I was the Man of the Tournament. Then I got confident that I can do if for Sri Lanka as well. Then I went to Bangladesh and did well.”The selectors and management started to believe. In a discussion with them, Dilshan expressed his willingness to open consistently. He built a case for himself in Pakistan, scoring 255 runs at 127.5. “I was happy with my 137 against a really good [Pakistan] attack.”This series, though, he has averaged 13 in three games. But Dilshan isn’t alarmed. “First match I was run out, in the second I was out hooking. I pull and cut well normally, so these things can happen. In the third game, the run-rate requited was high and I had to keep going for the shots.”Dilshan is aware he has to be more careful about his shot selection against the new ball. Watching Jayasuriya has helped. “The ball was moving around in Pakistan and Sanath let the ball do its thing for the first ten overs. After that, he suddenly changed the game around. I am new to this job and am learning still. You have to be more technically correct in the first five to six overs. If you get a start, you can make a big one. If one of us gets out early, the other will hang in for a long innings. That’s the plan.”For a converted opener, the biggest worry is not the new ball but whether he will get enough chances to prove himself. What happens if he fails as an opener? Dilshan says the selectors have assured him a long rope. And they have further bolstered his confidence by naming him the captain of the Twenty20 team..For all these years, whenever Dilshan has got out to an ambitious stroke after teasing with his flair, Sri Lanka have just shook their head and told themselves, ‘Dilshan will be Dilshan. That’s how he bats,’ and moved on. Now that he has been given greater license to go for his shots and against the new ball, it will be interesting to see his mental adjustments and his shot selections. Will it improve? That will determine his longevity as an opener.

The incident occurred during the third day’s play between Bangladesh and Afghanistan in Dhaka

Mohammad Isam16-Jun-2023

Afghanistan are in Bangladesh for a solitary Test•AFP/Getty Images

The Bangladesh Cricket Board [BCB] has apologised after their security personnel assaulted a journalist during the third day of the one-off Test between Bangladesh and Afghanistan in Dhaka. BCB director Ismail Haider Mallick came to the press box within the hour of the incident, and assured that the people involved would be withdrawn from duty for at least one year.Mallick further added that the BCB is still in the process of identifying all the individuals who assaulted Tasfiq Shahriar, who works for the website. He vowed that the BCB would look further into improving the overall behaviour of the security staff.The trouble started when Shahriar was waiting for one of his colleagues to bring his accreditation card so that he could enter the press box during the third day’s play. One of the security personnel told him to stand across the street. Journalists usually wait near Gate No.1 of the Shere Bangla National Stadium, and Shahriar moved away from that spot when asked to.Suddenly one of the security staff swooped onto Shahriar and attacked him. He was talking to another journalist at the time. Shahriar has claimed that three to five persons attacked him, and left him with bruises on his nose and throat.This is not the first time that BCB security guards have had run-ins with journalists. Major incidents took place in 2006, 2015 and 2016.There have also been several unreported incidents involving security guards and journalists at the board headquarters in Mirpur.

Alice Capsey has been included in England’s Women’s T20 World Cup squad as she continues her recovery from a broken collarbone suffered on the tour of the Caribbean before Christmas.England head coach, Jon Lewis, said they wanted to “give her every chance” of being available for the tournament, with the 18-year-old potentially a key player at the top of the order.There was a recall for experienced seamer Kate Cross, who last played a T20I in 2019, but no place for Issy Wong, who will be one of two travelling reserves in South Africa, alongside Dani Gibson.”It’s always exciting to name a World Cup squad, and there’s a great deal of talent in this group,” Lewis said. “We saw a lot of good things in the West Indies, a lot of progress around shifting our mindset as a team, and I’m excited to see how we take that into to the challenge of a global tournament.”We hope Alice is fit enough, she’s worked incredibly hard alongside the medical staff to get to this point and we’ll give her every chance, but as we saw in the Caribbean the depth of talent and skill in the squad is growing fast and winning tournaments is about everyone collectively embracing the moment and enjoying the journey.”It’s an honour for me to lead a team into a World Cup and I know that we will be giving it everything we have got, not only to show everyone who we are as a team and how we want to play, but also to keep inspiring people to play the game we all love so much.”Katherine Brunt, Player of the Match when England won the title at Lord’s in 2009, will once again lead the line in her sixth T20 World Cup campaign. Freya Kemp, England’s breakout star of the 2022 season, misses out after being diagnosed with a stress fracture in her lower back during last month’s tour of the Caribbean.England Women’s World Cup squad: Heather Knight (capt), Lauren Bell, Maia Bouchier, Katherine Brunt, Alice Capsey, Kate Cross, Freya Davies, Charlie Dean, Sophia Dunkley, Sophie Ecclestone, Sarah Glenn, Amy Jones, Nat Sciver, Lauren Winfield-Hill, Danni WyattTravelling Reserves: Issy Wong, Dani Gibson