Starting this 2022 thread about cricket.

 

You can discuss all things related to cricket from internationals to domestics.

England captain Joe Root wants Chris Silverwood to remain as head coach despite the Ashes defeat in Australia this winter.

 

The tourists are 3-0 down in the five-match series, with the final Test in Hobart starting on Friday at 04:00 GMT.

 

Silverwood is back with the squad after missing the drawn fourth Test in Sydney because of Covid-19.

It does feel a bit of a non-solution to just remove the coach and bring another in - if he's helping the team then maybe the results don't tell the whole story (and there's no guarantee anyone else would do a better job!)

The Women's Ashes have been brought forward by a week. This is to comply with New Zealand's quarantine rules for the upcoming World Cup. The revised schedule is included in the article.

 

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/cricket/59883619

The England and Wales Cricket Board will investigate after police were called to break up an early-hours drinking session at the team hotel.

 

England and Australia's players and staff got together to mark the end of the Ashes at the tourists' Hobart base.

Domestic Cricket Calendar TBC:

 

International Cricket Calendar:

 

https://www.cricschedule.com/year/2022.php

ICC Men's Test Match Rankings:

 

1st India 124pts

2nd New Zealand 121pts

3rd Australia 108pts

4th England 107pts

5th Pakistan 93pts

6th South Africa 88pts

7th Sri Lanka 83pts

8th West Indies 75pts

9th Bangladesh 47pts

10th Zimbabwe 31pts

 

ICC Men's ODI Rankings:

 

1st New Zealand 121pts

2nd England 119pts

3rd Australia 116pts

4th India 113pts

5th South Africa 98pts

6th Pakistan 93pts

7th Bangladesh 91pts

8th West Indies 84pts

9th Sri Lanka 83pts

10th Afghanistan 62pts

11th Netherlands 48pts

12th Ireland 46pts

13th Scotland 45pts

14th Zimbabwe 38pts

15th Oman 35pts

16th Nepal 30pts

17th UAE 21pts

18th Namibia 21pts

19th USA 17pts

20th Papua New Guinea 0pts

 

ICC Men's T20I Team Rankings:

 

1st England 275pts

2nd India 267pts

3rd Pakistan 265pts

4th New Zealand 255pts

5th South Africa 253pts

6th Australia 248pts

7th Afghanistan 232pts

8th Sri Lanka 232pts

9th Bangladesh 231pts

10th West Indies 225pts

11th Zimbabwe 192pts

12th Nepal 187pts

13th Ireland 186pts

14th Scotland 185pts

15th UAE 183pts

16th Namibia 177pts

17th Oman 174pts

18th Netherlands 171pts

19th Papua New Guinea 167pts

20th Singapore 140pts

21st Qatar 128pts

22nd Canada 124pts

23rd Jersey 123pts

24th Hong Kong 121pts

25th Uganda 105pts

ICC Women's ODI Rankings:

 

1st Australia 162pts

2nd South Africa 121pts

3rd England 119pts

4th India 112pts

5th Bangladesh 95pts

6th New Zealand 88pts

7th West Indies 87pts

8th Pakistan 69pts

9th Ireland 48pts

10th Sri Lanka 47pts

11th Zimbabwe 0pts

 

ICC Women's T20I Rankings Top 20:

 

1st Australia 291pts

2nd England 286pts

3rd India 264pts

4th New Zealand 264pts

5th South Africa 252pts

6th West Indies 247pts

7th Pakistan 224pts

8th Sri Lanka 200pts

9th Bangladesh 190pts

10th Thailand 168pts

11th Zimbabwe 161pts

12th Ireland 160pts

13th Scotland 152pts

14th Papua New Guinea 130pts

15th UAE 128pts

16th Samoa 125pts

17th Nepal 121pts

18th Tanzania 112pts

19th Uganda 104pts

20th Netherlands 90pts

2022 County Championship:

 

Division One: Essex, Gloucestershire, Hampshire, Kent, Lancashire, Northamptonshire, Somerset, Surrey, Warwickshire, Yorkshire

Division Two: Derbyshire, Durham, Glamorgan, Leicestershire, Middlesex, Nottinghamshire, Sussex, Worcestershire

 

T20 Blast: Fixtures To Be Confirmed

Royal London Cup: Fixtures TBC

The Hundred: Fixtures TBC

2022 ICC Men's T20 World Cup:

 

Qualifiers: Afghanistan, Australia, Bangladesh, England, India, New Zealand, Pakistan, South Africa, Namibia, Scotland, Sri Lanka, West Indies

 

4 Global Qualifiers: To be decided

 

I quickly lost interest in the Ashes series after England lost three wickets before I went to bed on the first day of the first test. I didn't really bother watching any of the highlights each day.

 

The South Africa v India test series was much more interesting with South Africa coming from 1-0 down to win the series 2-1.

 

Also good to see Ireland win their ODI series against West Indies.

ECB has undergone some changes. Ashley Giles has stood down as director of England cricket. Sir Andrew Strauss is there until a permanent successor can be found.

 

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/cricket/60237871

 

Chris Silverwood has also departed as head coach. Someone will be appointed for the West Indies tour after which a permanent appointment will be in place. Both of these after a disastrous Ashes.

 

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/cricket/59754595

 

England could still draw in the Women's Ashes with 2 ODIs remaining to be played. Two of the T20s suffered from adverse weather. One good thing about this series is that it has put the spotlight on women's cricket and whether there should be more test matches? The test in this series was very good.

 

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/cricket/60239673

Paul Collingwood has been appointed as England's interim men's head coach for the three-match Test series against West Indies in March.

 

Chris Silverwood left his role as head coach last week following England's 4-0 Ashes defeat by Australia.

 

 

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/cricket/60288338

England's bowlers need to show "more leadership" against West Indies in the absence of James Anderson and Stuart Broad, says interim managing director Andrew Strauss.

 

Anderson, 39, and Broad, 35, were left out of the squad for the three-Test tour of the West Indies in March.

 

They are England's top two leading wicket-takers in Tests, with 1,177 dismissals combined.

 

"This is an opportunity to refresh and look forward," Strauss told BBC Sport.

 

"We've brought some new blood into the bowling resources.

 

"But we're also asking some of our existing bowlers to play a slightly different role to the one they've played before and show a bit more leadership."

 

Lancashire fast bowler Saqib

The squad for the Women's World Cup (50 over) has been announced: -

 

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/cricket/60330244

More cricket this summer for England Women, another Test match after Australia: -

 

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/cricket/60373071

Kane Richardson and Ashton Agar starred with the ball as Australia took a six-wicket win in Canberra and an unassailable 3-0 lead in their Twenty20 series against Sri Lanka.

 

The tourists were restricted to 121-6 with Richardson (3-21) and Agar (1-14) keeping a tight rein on the scoring.

 

Glenn Maxwell scored 39, with skipper Aaron Finch hitting 35 as Australia reached 124-4 with 19 balls to spare.

 

The fourth game of the five-match series is in Melbourne on Friday.

India have beaten West Indies in the first T20 match. They have already won the ODI series.

 

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/cricket/scorecard/ECKO51924

Ireland will play Oman for a place in the T20 World Cup having advanced to the semi-finals of the Qualifier with a seven-wicket victory over Germany.

 

A disciplined bowling performance saw Ireland restrict Germany to 107-7 from their 20 overs in Oman.

 

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/cricket/60461510

Looking good for Ireland then! They should have the advantage over Oman as they were the group winners, but at the same time the match being held in Oman must give the home team some advantage.