Most unexpected from Namibia. Looking forward to the rest of the World Cup.

Scotland have defeated West Indies in todays first game. Ireland about to take on Zimbabwe.

Gareth Batty has been named as Surrey's new head coach after leading them to the County Championship title while doing the job on an interim basis.

 

Batty, 45, was appointed in January when previous head coach Vikram Solanki joined IPL side Gujarat Titans.

 

Under his stewardship, Surrey won the title this summer by 25 points.

List A cricket records went for a toss on Monday as Ruturaj Gaikwad slammed seven sixes in one over!

Talks over postponing the first Test between England and Pakistan by a day have been held after the tourists' squad was affected by an illness.

 

About 14 members of the party of players and coaches were advised to rest at the hotel on Wednesday, rather than attend training in Rawalpindi.

 

Thursday's match is England's first Test in Pakistan for 17 years.

 

England batter Joe Root said: "It's not the worst thing if we have to wait to make sure the game isn't cancelled."

County champions Surrey will start the 2023 season with a repeat of last season's final game, a trip to Emirates Old Trafford to face Lancashire.

 

Surrey, who won their 20th outright title in 2022, were beaten inside three days as Lancashire sealed the runners-up spot.

 

Promoted Middlesex will start at home to Essex, while Division Two champions Nottinghamshire go to Hampshire.

 

Relegated Yorkshire start life back in Division Two at home to Leicestershire.

England really brutal today, scoring 506-4, the most runs scored by any team on the first day of a test match, and they only played 75 overs because of bad light at the end.

Cracking first day of cricket from England.

England's record-breakers were shown just how hard it will be to win the first Test as Pakistan dug in on day two in Rawalpindi.

 

After racking up an astonishing 506-4 on day one, England pushed to 657 all out, their highest total against Pakistan and in a Test in Asia.

 

Harry Brook eventually fell for 153, at one stage taking an over from Zahid Mahmood for 27, also an England Test record.

 

On top of that, the 398 runs added in boundary fours and sixes was the most England have ever scored in a Test innings.

That was a remarkable test match, going down to the last few overs.

 

Ben Stokes' positive declaration on day 4 looked a bit premature but he timed it right in the end.

Extraordinary happenings in Sydney as Sydney Thunder have been bowled out for 15 in their Big Bash T20 match, replying to Adelaide Strikers' 139-9.

 

It's the lowest total in any T20 cricket, beating the previous record of 21 all out by Turkey against the Czech Republic in 2019.

Extraordinary happenings in Sydney as Sydney Thunder have been bowled out for 15 in their Big Bash T20 match, replying to Adelaide Strikers' 139-9.

 

It's the lowest total in any T20 cricket, beating the previous record of 21 all out by Turkey against the Czech Republic in 2019.

 

Haha really?

 

I need to see highlights.

 

England complete an impressive 3-0 series win against Pakistan. That's 9 wins out of 10 test matches since Ben Stokes and Brendon McCullum took charge and they've played really positive, entertaining cricket.