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01/10/2024

Lynford Inverary to replace Johnny Grave as CWI's acting CEO
His appointment as COO will be effective from October 1 and his role as acting CEO will commence on November 1

Cricket West Indies [CWI] has appointed Lynford Inverary as its new chief operating officer (COO) and acting chief executive officer (CEO). The decision was made by the board of directors on September 28 in Port-of-Spain.

Inverary's appointment as COO will be effective from October 1 and his role as acting CEO will commence on November 1. He will assume the position which will be vacated by Johnny Grave.

Grave has been CEO of CWI for close to eight years having taken up the role in February 2017. During his tenure, he oversaw three World Cups hosted in the West Indies: the 2018 women's T20 World Cup, the 2022 Under-19 World Cup and the 2024 men's T20 World Cup co-hosted with the USA. He was also the T20 World Cup CEO for the event in June this year..

Inverary, an Antiguan national born in Guyana, has over a decade's worth of experience at the CWI where he has held various roles. This includes the post of a business planning manager and also as an acting corporate secretary.

More recently, Inverary spearheaded the formation of CWI's 2024-27 strategic plan, titled 'The Long Run', which outlines a comprehensive roadmap focused on improving governance, enhancing cricket development, optimising operational efficiency, and ensuring long-term growth and sustainability for the organization.

"I am honoured and grateful to the CWI Board of Directors for their vote of confidence in my ability to lead," Inverary said. "I embrace this new challenge as a platform to continue contributing to the development of the sport that means so much to me and the people of the West Indies.

"I look forward to working with the board, management, and staff to implement our four-year strategic plan, improve operational efficiency, and shape a strong future for West Indies cricket."

Inverary holds a graduate degree from the University of the West Indies, Cave Hill Campus and an MBA degree from the University of South Wales.

"Lynford brings a wealth of institutional knowledge and a deep understanding of CWI's strategic goals, paired with an operational capacity to execute with precision," CWI president Dr Kishore Shallow said. "Over his decade-long tenure, he has consistently demonstrated exceptional leadership, guiding critical projects to successful completion while steering key initiatives with purpose and vision.

"His unyielding commitment and expertise leave us confident in his ability to lead CWI through this pivotal phase of growth and transformation."

29/09/2024

Decks cleared for 'uncapped' Dhoni to be retained
The rule, scrapped in 2021, applies to Indian players who retired from international cricket at least five years before the relevant season

If five-time IPL champions Chennai Super Kings (CSK) want, they can retain their former captain and talisman MS Dhoni as an uncapped player.

This is because the IPL has decided to bring back a rule that it had started in 2008, allowing Indian players who had retired from international cricket at least five years before the relevant season to go into the auction as uncapped players. The rule was scrapped in 2021. However, during the broader discussion on uncapped players, the IPL informed the franchises that it was reviving the rule.

In the document listing the retention rules shared with franchises, the IPL said this rule would only be applicable for Indians: "A capped Indian player will become uncapped if he has in the five calendar years preceding the year in which the relevant season is held, not played in the starting XI in international cricket or does not have a central contract with BCCI. This will be applicable for Indian players only."

Ahead of the 2022 mega auction, Dhoni was retained as the second player by CSK for INR 12 crore. Dhoni, who turned 43 in July, has only played in the IPL since retiring in 2020. In case CSK now decide to retain him as an uncapped player, Dhoni would be paid INR 4 crore.

The question of whether Dhoni will continue to play IPL cricket - the only tournament he plays - or not has been doing the rounds the last few seasons. After undergoing knee surgery in 2023, he handed over the CSK captaincy to Ruturaj Gaikwad ahead of IPL 2024 and played a limited role with the bat, coming in late in the innings as a boundary-hitter. More recently, at an event, Dhoni said he and CSK would wait for the player retention rules to be finalised before taking a decision on his future as a player.

28/09/2024

Draw will be enough for Yorkshire after Ben Coad's haul secures vital points
Coad claims three of six wickets to fall, handing hosts two of maximum 10 points needed to secure second place

Northamptonshire 117 for 6 (Bartlett 41*, Coad 3-29) vs Yorkshire

Yorkshire will be promoted to Division One of the Vitality County Championship if they draw their final round clash with Northamptonshire at Headingley after Ben Coad claimed three of six wickets to fall when play finally got underway after tea on day two.

Coad's 3 for 29 from 12 overs, including his 300th first-class wicket, left Northamptonshire in trouble at 117 for 6 from 40 overs, handing Yorkshire two of the maximum 10 points they require to secure second place behind Sussex.

The start of play was delayed until 3.30pm following first day rain and a wet outfield on day two.

Northamptonshire, with nothing to play for but holding onto fourth place in Division Two, were inserted. George Hill also struck twice with his seamers and Jordan Thompson once.

Visiting debutant Krish Patel, aged 18, impressed with 26 and George Bartlett top-scored with an unbeaten 41.

Yorkshire are aiming to hold off the challenge of third-placed Middlesex, who have seen the opening two days of their clash with leaders Sussex abandoned at Hove.

Northamptonshire have handed first-class debuts to both Patel and on-loan Nottinghamshire spinner Fateh Singh, the latter signed only for this game.

Patel was the first to make an impact, and impressively too during an eye-catching 41-ball innings with five fours.

He came through the Surrey age-groups, played one Metro Bank One-Day Cup game for his home county last season and then signed a two-year rookie professional contract at Wantage Road at the end of last month.

Patel came to the crease late in the third over after Coad had removed opener Gus Miller, caught at first slip by Hill.

The diminutive right-hander was strong through the covers off both front foot and back. One square drive off England fringe Test fast bowler Matthew Fisher was particularly memorable.

He shared 42 with the more doughty Luke Procter before edging Thompson's seam to second slip as the visitors fell to 44 for 2 in the 15th over.

Only 20 more runs had been added when Hill bowled Procter, for 25, with his fifth ball, securing Yorkshire's first point of the fixture.

Hill had been capped by Yorkshire as the rain fell on day one and was again presented with his cap before play started to give Yorkshire's supporters a chance to acclaim their 23-year-old allrounder.

He added a second wicket when James Sales was bowled for 17 shouldering arms as Northamptonshire fell to 79 for 4 in the 30th over.

Conditions were ever-changing through a competitive evening; sun, cloud and even a bit of rain.

When Coad struck again - for wicket number 300 - the floodlights were on, with Saif Zaib edging to Hill at first slip. Northamptonshire were 106 for 5 in the 37th over.

He also had nightwatcher Singh caught at short mid-off in his next over, securing Yorkshire's second bowling bonus point. That, added to eight points for the draw, would be enough for a Division One return for the first time since 2022.

Coad, aged 30, is playing his 76th first-class match and his 301 wickets have come at a mighty impressive 19.42 apiece.

Northamptonshire's Bartlett hit nine fours in his 52 balls.

For Yorkshire, while promotion was not decided in this short burst of a session, they moved themselves to within touching distance.

27/09/2024

Dwayne Bravo parts ways with CSK, joins KKR as mentor for IPL 2025
Former West Indies allrounder will be in charge of the Knight Riders teams in other T20 leagues too

Former West Indies allrounder Dwayne Bravo has ended his long and celebrated journey at Chennai Super Kings, with whom he won four IPL titles in different roles. He is joining defending champions Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) as a mentor from the 2025 season.

Bravo, who turns 41 in October, will replace Gautam Gambhir, who took over as Indian head coach until 2027 soon after helping KKR clinch their third IPL title. A day prior to the announcement, Bravo had retired from all cricket.

ESPNcricinfo learned that Bravo recently met with KKR CEO Venky Mysore during the CPL before agreeing to the contract. Apart from KKR, he will be in charge of all franchises under the Knight Riders label in T20 leagues: Trinbago Knight Riders (CPL), Los Angeles Knight Riders (MLC) and Abu Dhabi Knight Riders (ILT20).

"DJ Bravo joining us is an exciting development." Mysore said in a statement. "His relentless drive to win, along with his vast experience and deep knowledge, will greatly benefit our franchise and players."

"I've been part of the Trinbago Knight Riders for the last 10 years in the CPL. Having played for and against the Knight Riders in various leagues, I have a lot of respect for how they operate," Bravo said in a statement. "The owners' passion, the professionalism of the management, and the family-like environment make it a special place. This is the perfect platform for me as I transition from playing to mentoring and coaching the next generation of players."

This will be the second coaching job for Bravo in the IPL. Bravo, who was bought by CSK in 2011, retired from the IPL after the 2022 season and joined the franchise as the bowling coach from the 2023 season. Having won the IPL three times as a player, Bravo had success in his first IPL coaching assignment when CSK beat defending champions Gujarat Titans to win the title in 2023.

Among the best death bowlers in T20 cricket, Bravo is the third-highest wicket-taker in IPL history and the first player to win two purple caps in the tournament.

Having played more than 500 T20s, Bravo is considered by players and peers as among the best tacticians and motivators, qualities that had elevated him to the West Indies captaincy. Bravo had retired from international cricket after the 2021 T20 World Cup, but while he continued to play in T20 leagues (at Mumbai Emirates in ILT20, Texas Super Kings in MLC and TKR in CPL), he has gradually moved towards coaching. During the 2024 T20 World Cup, he played a key role as a consultant coach for Afghanistan, helping the team making the semi-finals for the first time in their history.

27/09/2024

IPL 2025: No increase in number of matches as BCCI wary of India's workload
There will be a total of 74 matches played, 10 fewer than what was listed by the IPL in 2022 during the new media rights cycle

There will be a total of 74 matches played in IPL 2025, the same as the last three seasons. That number, though, is ten less than the 84 matches listed by IPL in 2022 when the media rights for the 2023-27 cycle were sold.

In the tender document for the new rights cycle, the IPL had listed a varying number of matches per season: ranging from 74 games each in 2023 and 2024, 84 matches each in 2025 and 2026, and a maximum of 94 matches for the final year of the deal in 2027. ESPNcricinfo has learned that one significant reason the IPL has decided not to have 84 matches in 2025 is to help the Indian international players manage their workload. India are currently favourites to make their third successive World Test Championship final, scheduled from June 11 at Lord's, and the BCCI wants to ensure players get enough rest as part of their preparation if they qualify.

Currently, the IPL dates for the 2025 season aren't finalised yet but the window is likely to stretch between mid-March and last week of May. "We have not taken a call on organising 84 matches in IPL 2025 since we also have to factor the load on the players due to the increase in matches," Jay Shah, the outgoing BCCI secretary, told the Economic Times recently. "While it's (84 matches) part of the contract, it's up to the BCCI to decide whether to organise 74 or 84 matches."

In 2022, the IPL became one of the richest sporting leagues in the world (in terms of per match value) when the media rights were sold for INR 48,390.5 crore (USD 6.2 billion approx.). The rights had been sold across four packages: A (TV rights in the Indian subcontinent), B (digital rights in the subcontinent), C (digital rights in India to a special package of high-profile games - including the playoffs and the final - ranging between 18 and 22 per season) and D (global media rights across five separate regions).

The total number of matches in a season, the IPL said, would also determine the number of matches in package C, also known as the special package. This package includes the tournament opener, weekend evening matches, and the four playoffs, including the final. While the opening match and the playoffs will be mandatory, the IPL will determine the number and which evening matches from the double-headers will be included in this package, based on the total number of games in a season.

A season total of 74 matches (as was the case in 2023 and 2024) means the special package had 18 matches. If there are more than 74 matches in a season, then the special package matches will rise by two for every ten additional matches. So if there are 84 matches in a season, the special package matches will rise to 20 and if the tournament has 94 games, the special package will have 22 matches.

26/09/2024

Series back in the balance as England seek to prove Durham resurgence was no fluke
Australia report clean bill of health, but weather around Lord's may influence contest

Big Picture: Ashes comeback redux?
Here we go, then. After finding themselves 2-0 down through a combination of hubris, inexperience and self-sabotage, Harry Brook's bucks got themselves on the board up in Durham - from here on it'll be Bazballs to the wall as they look to emulate last summer's rip-roaring Ashes comeback (with the potential for a similarly underwhelming final outcome if the weather forecast holds true).

Or perhaps not. Certainly, there won't be the accompanying levels of interest, even if England can prove victory at Chester-le-Street to keep the series alive was not a flash in the pan. But there was undoubtedly something invigorating about the performance, with England's one-day cricket perhaps at its lowest ebb since the disastrous 2015 World Cup campaign.

Brook was to the fore as stand-in skipper, and one of the batters expecting to carry the side forward, scoring his maiden ODI hundred to make a chase of 305 look relatively straightforward (even if the rain meant England didn't quite get to knock off the requirement themselves). With England seemingly floundering again at 11 for 2, the 156-run stand between Brook and Will Jacks was not only timely but demonstrated their ability to go through the gears in a format that requires stickability as well as crash, bang, wallop.

It helped, of course, that Australia were missing their two best performers, in Travis Head and Adam Zampa - as did Brook winning the toss for the third time in a row. While England's bowlers could not fully capitalise on useful seam-bowling conditions early on, as Alex Carey again lifted Australia clear of trouble, the pitch became more conducive to buccaneering strokeplay as the day wore on.

For Australia, the end of their 14-game winning streak - second only to that put up by the legendary class of 2003 - will unlikely be cause for much lamenting. Steven Smith gave a reminder of his old-school qualities with his first fifty of the tour, while Aaron Hardie's late-order cameo provided a glimpse of the future for this Australia side. The bowlers were not at their best but they have the experience and knowhow to saddle up and go again in a bid to seal the series at Lord's.

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In the spotlight: Will Jacks and Alex Carey
While Brook took the headlines, Will Jacks was equally important to the Chester-le-Street turnaround. Although he was unable to press on to a maiden hundred, an innings of 84 from 82 balls was, by his own evaluation, his best international performance to date. Following his half-century at Trent Bridge, it suggested he is beginning to acclimatise to the format and his role at No. 3. Curiously, despite a body of work in T20 that dwarfs his List A experience (186 appearances to 32), it is in ODIs that he has currently had more of an impact with England.

Alex Carey may have arrived back in the UK with a touch of trepidation, given his turbulent experience during last summer's Ashes, but after being handed an unexpected opportunity with the ODI side after Josh Inglis' injury he has seized it with both hands. Showing absolutely no ring-rust despite having not batted in a competitive scenario since March, Carey has top-scored for Australia two matches running while continuing to be an assured presence behind the stumps. It has, in the words of head coach Andrew McDonald, created a "good problem" for the team as preparation for the Champions Trophy gears up.

Team news: Archer set to play
Jofra Archer is expected to play back-to-back games so England could well be unchanged. Reece Topley has left the squad after suffering from illness.

England: (possible) 1 Ben Duckett, 2 Phil Salt, 3 Will Jacks, 4 Harry Brook (capt), 5 Jamie Smith (wk), 6 Liam Livingstone, 7 Jacob Bethell, 8 Brydon Carse, 9 Olly Stone, 10 Adil Rashid, 11 Matthew Potts

After the illness issues that

26/09/2024

Sri Lanka opt to bat with debut for Peiris; New Zealand unchanged
Sri Lanka's second change was bringing in Milan Rathnayake for Lahiru Kumara

Toss Sri Lanka chose to bat vs New Zealand

Sri Lanka won the toss again in Galle and unsurprisingly chose to bat again, which means New Zealand will bat last once again on what is expected to be another turner. Dhananjaya de Silva said the pitch looked "firmer than the last one with less grass" after Sri Lanka won their sixth toss in a row and seventh out of eight this year.

Sri Lanka's two changes were already known. Milan Rathnayake, who impressed with bat and ball in his debut series in England, came in for Lahiru Kumara, and Nishan Peiris was given a debut in place of offspinner Ramesh Mendis as a like-for-like replacement. Kumara went wicketless in the first Test whereas Ramesh bagged six wickets but lacked control at times.

Peiris, 27, has played 41 first-class games for 172 wickets at an average of 24.37.

New Zealand went unchanged after putting up a strong fight in the first Test, which they lost by a not-so-big margin of 63 runs.

There are short and sharp showers expected in Galle, though at the time of the toss it was bright and sunny.

Eyeing another victory at home, Sri Lanka are on the rise on the WTC points table, placed third now, behind India and Australia. Another victory at Galle will put them on the heels of Australia (62.50%) with 56% points.

New Zealand would want to build on their promising performance in the first Test before their India tour. They are fourth on the table with 42.85% points.

Sri Lanka: 1 Dimuth Karuanaratne, 2 Pathum Nissanka, 3 Dinesh Chandimal, 4 Angelo Mathews, 5 Kamindu Mendis, 6 Dhananjaya de Silva (capt), 7 Kusal Mendis (wk), 8 Milan Rathnayake, 9 Prabath Jayasuriya, 10 Nishan Peiris, 11 Asitha Fernando

New Zealand: 1 Devon Conway, 2 Tom Latham, 3 Kane Williamson, 4 Rachin Ravindra, 5 Daryl Mitchell, 6 Tom Blundell (wk), 7 Glenn Phillips, 8 Mitchell Santner, 9 Tim Southee (capt), 10 Ajaz Patel, 11 Will O'Rourke

25/09/2024

Men's and women's Super Smash 2024-25 to begin on December 26
The tournament will run from December 26 to February 2 and comprise 64 games - 32 men's and women's double-headers

Defending champions Auckland Aces will face 2021-22 and 2022-23 winners Northern Districts in the opening fixture of the men's Super Smash 2024-25 which begins on Boxing Day at Seddon Park in Hamilton. Earlier in the day, Northern Brave will take on Auckland Hearts at the same venue to kickstart the women's Super Smash.

The defending women's champions Wellington Blaze will begin their hunt for a ninth Super Smash title when they face Northern Brave on New Year's Day in Hamilton.

Last year's men's finalists Canterbury Kings will begin their campaign on the second day of the competition in Alexandra against Otago Volts while last season's women's finalists Central Hinds will play their opening game against Otago Sparks on December 31.

The tournament, which will run from December 26 to February 2 will be played across ten venues in New Zealand and comprise of 64 games - 32 men's and women's double-headers.

For the first time in the combined history of the competition, the final will be played at a pre-determined venue. The Basin Reserve, in Wellington, will play host to both the men's and women's elimination final on February 1 followed by the two finals on Sunday, February 2.

"The Super Smash keeps on growing in popularity and it's really exciting to see it continue to be so accessible to kiwis across the country," NZC CEO Scott Weenink said. "It's a fantastic opportunity to showcase our game to fans both new and old, while building the profiles of our domestic teams and our rising stars.

"It's fast becoming New Zealand's favourite summer domestic competition, and with over 1.3 million kiwis tuning in on TV alone last year, we hope to see it reach new heights this summer."

The tournament will run in tandem with New Zealand men's white-ball series against Sri Lanka which comprises of T20Is and ODIs and will run from December to January 11. The New Zealand women's players are expected to be part of the entire tournament.

25/09/2024

Maxwell set for Shield return with Test hopes on the horizon
Victoria captain Will Sutherland confirmed Maxwell could play a couple of Shield games early in the summer with the Sri Lanka Test tour in late January in mind

Victoria captain Will Sutherland says Glenn Maxwell will be available to play some Sheffield Shield cricket in the early part of the summer as the spin-bowling allrounder makes a push to be part of Australia's Test tour to Sri Lanka in January and February next year.

Maxwell, who turns 36 in October, is currently in England with Australia's ODI team and has not played a Shield match for Victoria since February 2023 and has played only two first-class matches in the last five years due to his white-ball commitments and his freak leg injury.

Australia's ODI players are set to return from England early next week with the opening Shield round to begin on October 8. Victoria host Tasmania at the Junction Oval in Melbourne before a host of Australia Test and white-ball stars look set to be available for the second Shield round starting on October 20 when Victoria host New South Wales at the MCG.

The third and fourth Shield rounds overlap with Australia's home ODI and T20I series against Pakistan that runs from November 4-18. There are also two Australia A first-class games against India A in the first two weeks of November. There are two more Shield rounds starting on November 24 and December 6 respectively while the Border-Gavaskar series is underway, just before the BBL starts.

Maxwell will not be part of Australia's plans for the five-Test home series against India barring a very unique set of unforseen circumstances eventuating. But he is a chance to go to Sri Lanka for the two-Test series that could be crucial in Australia's quest to make another World Test Championship final. Maxwell was part of the Sri Lanka tour in 2022 and nearly played the first Test in Galle, with his ability as a spin-bowling allrounder seen as an asset in spinning conditions, especially if the Tests are set to be low-scoring and fast moving. All of his seven Test matches have been played on the subcontinent with his last coming in Bangladesh in 2017.

Australia's selectors have made it clear previously that they see very little link between Shield cricket and Test cricket in Sri Lanka from a form line perspective but Victoria is keen to have Maxwell play some red-ball cricket for them in the early part of the summer and it will be an opportunity for him to get into the red-ball rhythm given he has played so little in recent years, despite conditions in Victoria in October being a world away from the subcontinent.

"I think he'll be available for a couple and I believe he's keen to play as well," Sutherland said on Wednesday. "Obviously, things can change with him playing at the moment, but to have a player like Glenn potentially come into our side is a bit of a luxury, so hopefully that can work out nicely."

Maxwell's last first-class game was for Warwickshire in the county championship last year where he made 81 off 67 and bowled 24 overs across two innings.

Victoria are unlikely to have Australia fast bowler Scott Boland available for the first Shield game of the summer against Tasmania as he slowly builds up off a knee issue, having also been ruled out of his county stint with Durham earlier this year due to plantar fasciitis in his foot. But he is set to be unleashed in the game against NSW at the MCG where Pat Cummins, Josh Hazlewood, Mitchell Starc, Nathan Lyon and Steven Smith are all a chance to play for the Blues.

"I believe it's the second [game]," Sutherland said of Boland's return. "You have to double check with him, but I faced him in the nets a few days ago, and he's still nipping the ball back into me, blowing my quad off every second ball. He's still got his tools, and he's just building up nicely. I'm sure he'll be ready to go for the Shield season."

Sutherland revealed he will likely be on bowling restrictions during the start of the Shield season coming off a stress fracture in his back. He bowled six o

24/09/2024

No regrets for Dickson as Somerset lose their third title in a week
Both teams happy to decide final on the field as shortened contest beats the weather

After a first-day washout in the Metro Bank One-Day Cup final at Trent Bridge, Glamorgan managed to beat both Somerset and the weather to regain the title that they last won in 2021, in a competition that was pragmatically reduced from 50-overs-a-side to 20 to maximise the prospect of a result.

It was, as Sam Northeast, Glamorgan's matchwinning batter, said: "the right thing to do in the circumstances". That sentiment was echoed by Somerset's captain, Sean Dickson, who insisted his over-riding emotion was one of pride even as his team saw a third title slip through their fingers in the space of a week, after their loss in the T20 Blast final at Edgbaston and Surrey's County Championship triumph on Friday.

"We hadn't played any Twenty20 for a while so it was strange coming into a 20-over contest," Northeast told the ECB Reporters Network, after top-scoring for his team with 63 not out from 49 balls. "We didn't even know we were going to get a game at all, so the change from 50 to 20 overs, about 40 minutes before, meant we had to adapt as best as possible.

"In the event, it started to rain just as we were coming off, so somebody was clearly looking down on us. I'm glad they did make the change. It was the right thing to do in the circumstances, to get the game on."

Somerset had made the early running after winning the toss and choosing to bowl, with Alfie Ogborne, their 21-year-old left-armer seamer, claiming two wickets in his first over. However, the team's inexperience was exposed at key moments of the contest, particularly while Northeast, Billy Root and Timm van der Gugten were accelerating through the back-end of their innings to add 115 in the final ten overs.

"We didn't really know what a good score was," Northeast said. "So from my point of view it was just about building partnerships, getting a bit of a platform and trying to accelerate once we had a feel for the pitch.

"At one point we thought 160 might be okay but that little innings from Timm van der Gugten at the end gave us what we thought was a pretty good score, one that we knew would be competitive. Timm hit the ball really cleanly and Billy Root through the middle too, and the way Will Smale got us off to a bit of a flyer meant we had something to build on."

With Somerset choosing to back the players that had carried them through to the final, it meant they were missing 11 players who had featured in this year's Men's Hundred, which had run concurrent with the group stages. Their most experienced player on the day was England's left-armer spinner, Jack Leach, but between the damp conditions and the List A regulation fields that limited the number of out-fielders through the middle overs, he did not get a bowl.

"As a county, we've ended up winning nothing when we would have liked to finish with at least one or two trophies," Dickson said. "But the bottom line is that we have just competed for three trophies and we are really proud as a squad that we have been able to do that.

"In this competition, we have resisted the temptation to bring back guys that we lost to the Hundred, so I'm hugely proud that this squad in particular made it all the way to the final.

"And we were much happier today to be able to go out and try to win on the field, rather than have had a total washout and shared the trophy. No one wants to share a trophy, everyone wants a bash at trying to be a winner.

"We were fine playing it as a T20. We just wanted to get a game on, as did they. We had a discussion with the umpires, the match ref and the ECB ref that was there so we were all on board.

"We could analyse all day where the game was won and lost but I think they obviously bowled better than us. With the fresh pitch, it definitely offered something with the new ball up top.

"Our bowlers were slipping and sliding all over the place, which was unfortunate, but that's what you get for choosing to bowl first and we just h

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