Cricket news

• England bank on youth but Jimmy Anderson’s absence is a huge loss

  11-01-2020 19:00
  
  Jofra Archer is expected to return for the third Test against South Africa but Mark Wood also in the frameEngland’s average age continues to plummet in the absence of Jimmy Anderson. At Port Elizabeth on Thursday, the team will hover around 26 years with two players, Stuart Broad and Joe Denly, aged over 30. By contrast South Africa will have an average age around 30, with five players above that figure.England won with kids in Cape Town, fresh-faced ones in Ollie Pope, Zak Crawley, Dom Be
  
  Read more

• Steve Smith set to return to favoured first drop against India

  11-01-2020 12:14
  
  Warner, Finch and Smith to bat top three in ODI seriesAustralia end five-month break in Mumbai on TuesdaySteve Smith is likely to bat at No 3 for the start of an ODI series for Australia for the first time since 2018. Smith will return to the crucial position of first drop for the three matches against India, having batted at No 4 for the majority last year’s World Cup, as Aaron Finch’s team begin the road towards cricket’s showpiece event in 2023.Australia’s five-month g
  
  Read more

Follow @Cricket_News_UK on Twitter!