ENGLAND legend Andrew Flintoff branded Jos Butler a “lucky lad” over his Test recall. Buttler, 27, has not featured since 2016 after prioritising the riches of global T20 cricket. So his surprise call-up to face Pakistan at Lord’s left 2005 Ashes hero Flintoff stumped. He said: “He’s so lucky. It’s not earned and I think the […]
SUPERSTAR batsman AB de Villiers has retired from international cricket with immediate effect. The South African made his announcement via video on social media, insisting he is “tired” and had “run out of gas.” De Villiers, 34, has just produced a string of dazzling performance for Royal Challengers Bangalore in the Indian Premier League. He […]
JAMES ANDERSON is slim, fit and hoping to bowl for England for at least two more years. His hair is brown once more, his ambition still strong. A brief flirtation with the peroxide bottle is the only suggestion Anderson might be approaching any sort of crossroads. He joked: “Mid-life crisis averted . . . for the time being!” […]
ANDREW STRAUSS is taking the summer off work – and Andy Flower will step into his job as England team supremo. Former captain Strauss has been given indefinite leave by the ECB to be with his wife Ruth, who has cancer and begins a new course of treatment on Friday. Flower is currently coach of […]
ONE of the biggest days of the Indian cricket calendar has arrived as the IPL final takes place in Mumbai. This year, the top two in the points table face off after Chennai Super Kings and Sunrisers Hyderabad both made it through the playoffs. When is CSK vs SRH? Sunrisers Hyderabad and Chennai Super Kings […]