England 280 (Brook 123, Pope 66, Smith 4-86) and 427 for December 6 (Root 106, Bethell 96, Duckett 92, Brook 55) beat New Zealand 125 (Atkinson 4-31, Carse 4-46) and 259 (Blundell 115, Stokes 3-5) by 323 points The winds howled over Wellington, off Cook Strait, but they only blew one way. England cruised through … Read more
South Africa 189 for 4 (Wolvaardt 59*, de Klerk 48*) beaten England 186 (Dean 47*, Knight 40, Dercksen 3-16, Kapp 3-24) by six wickets Versatile Marizanne Kapp And Annerie Dercksen were at the forefront as South Africa kicked off the women’s ODI series against England with a six-wicket victory in Kimberley. The duo shared six … Read more
Big picture: sedentary England flavors the series It was the best of times, it was the worst of times. England’s T20 World Cup defense didn’t exactly go as expected in the Caribbean five months ago, but at least by reaching the semi-finals they can say they fared better than the hosts. The West Indies were … Read more