Wood's pace has added bite to England's attack in Australia with the 32-year-old claiming nine wickets in the group stage
Another positive for England was Mark Wood, who returned from injury recently, and he was back to his best with all 24 deliveries bowled by the pacer, above 140 clicks.
Jos Buttler talks acceptance of criticism, Test cricket frustration, and focus on upcoming 50-over World Cup.
England lost to West Indies in the final of the 2016 T20 World Cup but bounced back by winning the 50-over World Cup in 2019.
England Test captain Joe Root has been left out of the Twenty20 squad for the three-match series against Australia but will return for the three one-day internationals.
New Zealand beat England by a comfortable six wickets as the four-match Twenty20 International series finished in a 2-2 draw.
Glimpses from the Chennai Super Kings-Rajasthan Royals IPL 2023 game at the M A Chidambaram stadium in Chennai on Wednesday, April 12, 2023.
Full list of players released, retained and traded by all ten teams in the IPL.
The flamboyant opener feels the team is benefitting from the "invaluable experience" of veterans Ravichandran Ashwin, Yuzvendra Chahal and Trent Boult in crunch situations.
Buttler lived true to being the mainstay for Rajasthan Royals on Saturday, and more will be expected of him in this long season.
New Zealand's stand-in captain Tom Latham was delighted to have found a new hero in ton-up Rachin Ravindra as they began their World Cup campaign, obliterating champions England by 9 wickets in Ahmedabad on Thursday.
Shastri expects Gill to outdo Kohli's seemingly impregnable record
Bangladesh might not look too threatening in the World Cup but their record against the Proteas
Jaiswal smashed 16 fours and eight sixes in his knock of 124 runs from just 62 balls, single-handedly powering RR to a huge total.
"I'm just trying to be as consistent as I can be. You can always work on things slowly and in the background but ultimately you are trying to make sure that your strengths are as good as they possibly can be.
Jos Buttler's blistering 83 not out trumped Virat Kohli's majestic half-century as England beat India by eight wickets in the third Twenty20 International to go 2-1 up in the five-match series in Ahmedabad on Tuesday.
'I'm a Sanju Samson fan, been that way for years now, (but) he's wasting good form by shot selection'
England will have to conjure something special to deny Australia a 4-0 lead in the five-test series and Thorpe said the batsmen should take a leaf out of Bairstow's brave first-innings hundred despite a thumb injury.
Rishabh Pant's unbeaten 125 and Hardik Pandya's superb all-round display helped India seal a five wicket victory over England in the third and final One-Day International at Old Trafford in Manchester on Sunday and complete a 2-1 series victory.
New Zealand face England-beaters Afghanistan aiming to keep their unbeaten run intact
IMAGES from the T20 World Cup match played between England and New Zealand in Brisbane on Tuesday.
Images from the IPL 2022 match between Rajasthan Royals and Kolkata Knight Riders at the Brabourne Stadium in Mumbai on Monday.
Images from the IPL 2023 match between Royal Challengers Bangalore and Rajasthan Royals at the M Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru on Sunday
New Zealand will lock horns with England in a two-match Test series
It will be Anderson's 10th Ashes campaign and Broad said he was still champing at the bit to get going.
Rajasthan Royals with Ben Stokes, Jofra Archer, Jos Buttler, Steve Smith and Sanju Samson in its side is at the bottom of the IPL 2020 points table.
IMAGES from the IPL 2022 game between Rajasthan Royals and Royal Challengers Bangalore, in Mumbai, on Tuesday
IMAGES from the IPL 2022 game between Mumbai Indians and Rajasthan Royals, in Navi Mumbai, on Saturday
IMAGES from Day 1 of the 2nd Ashes Test played in Adelaide on Thursday.
Prabhsimran Singh and Shikhar Dhawan put up a match-winning stand, while Nathan Ellis pocketed a four-wicket haul in Punjab Kings five-run win over the Rajasthan Royals in their IPL match in Guwahati.
'So sad to hear the news of David English passing away. One of life's great characters, so fun to spend time with and producer of some of the best English cricketers through his wonderful Bunbury Festivals.'
England on Tuesday rested IPL stars including Jos Buttler and Jonny Bairstow for the upcoming two-Test series against New Zealand while Jofra Archer and Ben Stokes were not considered for selection due to injuries.
Jos Buttler would be eagerly waiting to pounce on an inexperienced Chennai Super Kings attack in order to clinch a play-offs berth for Rajasthan Royals in the IPL 2022 match on Friday.
Pant looks up at the heavens after reaching his hundred, as if to tell his father Rajendra Pant, who passed away in his sleep in April 2017 before his son made it big, that this one is for you Papa.
Emotions welled up inside Saurashish Lahiri when Akash Deep, the latest Bengal speed merchant to enter Indian dressing room, rang him up.
The IPL is slated to begin from April 9 with the final scheduled to be played on May 30, while the opening Test against New Zealand begins on June 2.
Images from the World Cup match between South Africa and England at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai on Saturday.
'This team was incredibly difficult to select over such a highly competitive tournament. Selections were based predominantly on the Super 12 onward to the final.'
New Zealand are coming into the match well-prepared, following their 1-0 series-win over hosts England but for Paine, it won't count for much as he believes the win came against a depleted home side.
Rajasthan Royals skipper Sanju Samson was effusive in praise of IPL 2022's leading scorer Jos Buttler, saying he is grateful to have the Englishman in his team.
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