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Cr ICket the huNdred
Jennings: i’ve been battered
or hear things in the street.
But I don’t want to run away
from my failures or my
shortcomings.”
Jennings hopes to
put pressure on Dom
Sibley and Zak
Crawley for the opener
spots in the two-match
series. England play the first
Test in Galle, starting a
fortnight tomorrow.
Mumbai on his debut in 2018
and sweeping his way to a
career-best 146 not out in
Galle, the Lancashire
batsman (right)
admitted: “I’ve had an
absolute battering at
times – the sport
section can be hard
reading. But there are going
to be times when you see
things you don’t want to see
KEaTon JEnnInGS admits
he has struggled to cope with
the “absolute battering” he
has suffered from his critics.
The opener touched down in
Colombo yesterday with his
England team-mates, having
been recalled to the Test
squad, thanks to Rory Burn’s
ankle injury and his previous
fine form in Sri Lanka.
But, after a century in
equal pay for men and women
for the top run scorers, wicket-takers
and fielders.
“This is a great announcement for
women’s sport,” said England skipper
Heather Knight ahead of Thursday’s
T20 World Cup semi-final against India.
“While there is still a way to go for
gender parity, this move is a significant
step in the right direction.”
But women competing in Sunday’s
final are being paid just 12 per cent of
what the men will earn in November.
By dean Wilson
MEN and women cricketers will play for
the same prize money in The Hundred.
Both tournaments will offer a
£300,000 prize pot with the winning
team taking £150,000 and a trophy.
Runners-up will pocket £75,000 and
the losing team in the ‘eliminator’ will
get £50,000. There will also be the
same individual prizes with the most
valuable player in each tournament
receiving £10,000 and a £5,000 bonus
Winner Knight will
play for same prize
Cr ICket eNglaNd’s tour of srI laNka
rain rain go away...
we’ve a big semi to play!
fRoM alex smith in Sydney
anya ShRuBSoLE says
England’s players will be
glued to the weather fore-
casts ahead of tomorrow’s
T20 World Cup semi-final.
England are due to face
India at the Sydney Cricket
Ground tomorrow morning.
But with heavy rain
predicted, England will be
knocked out if there is a wash-
out or both sides fail to get in
at least 10 overs by virtue of
failing to win their group.
“We are weather watching,”
said the fast bowler. “Everyone
will be downloading around
five weather apps between
s rubsole will be watching the weather ahead of h india clash as
the downpours forecast could see england hopes washed away without a ball bowled
opener Danni Wyatt teamed
up with Verma in last year’s
T20 Challenge, the female
version of the IPL.
“I first saw her in the nets
facing really quick boy bowlers
and I was like, ‘Woah, who is
that?’ I couldn’t believe she
was only 15,” said Wyatt. “She
hits the ball very hard, But we
have plans for her so hopefully
she won’t get any runs.”
Champions Australia meet
South Africa in the second
semi-final on Thursday with
the hosts in the same boat as
England if their game falls to
the weather after finishing
runners-up in their group.
always have things you wish
could have gone a different
way,” she said. “We can’t think
like that. The loss to South
Africa was disappointing.
“We weren’t at our best and
it was a wake-up call but since
then we’ve played really good
cricket.” If the weather doesn’t
wash away England’s
hopes of reaching
Sunday’s final, India have
teenage wonderkid Shafali
Verma waiting to rain on
their parade.
The 16-year-old is the
third-highest scorer in the
tournament and tops the
six-hitting charts. England
without a ball being bowled.” If
they do crash out without
bowling a ball it will be down
to their opening-game defeat
to South Africa. Shrubsole says
England won’t be wracked
with regret though.
“If that is how you operate
in life then you will
now and the game. It is hard to
predict. I was in the West
Indies a few years ago and eve-
rything shut up shop because
a hurricane was predicted, but
the worst we got was a storm.
“Things can change pretty
fast and there is nothing we
can do about the weather. We
just need to prepare as if
the game will go ahead.”
BBC weatherman Simon
King said. “Rain is
expected to fall for most of
Thursday with the chance
of the odd thunderstorm.
“The first semi-final
featuring England is under
threat of being called off W orries Verma and the rain-lashed SCG
Women’s t20 World cup