July 12 Evening Brief: Today's Top news and headlines from cricket world

1. England pin hopes on Sophia Dunkley's batting promotion as exciting Ashes finish looms

With Emma Lamb struggling with her form at the moment, the England management has decided to promote Sophia Dunkley up the order in the first ODI of the series against Australia. (READ MORE)

2. Ashes fever grips NATO summit in Lithuania as Anthony Albanese and Rishi Sunak engage in light-hearted banter

The recent meeting between Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak at the NATO summit in Lithuania turned into a lighthearted exchange of banter revolving around the ongoing Ashes series. (READ MORE)

3. ICC's CEC rejects regulations to control franchise cricket despite full members drive

The ICC's Chief Executives Committee (CEC) has refused to implement any immediate restrictions to govern T20 competitions. (READ MORE)

4. 'Fast bowlers ki line nahi lagi hui' - Rohit Sharma highlights team's troubles of setting pace attack ahead of West Indies Tests

Ahead of the first Test against the West Indies, Indian captain Rohit Sharma acknowledged the team's struggles in assembling a formidable pace bowling attack due to several fast bowlers being sidelined with injuries. (READ MORE)

5. Ashes 2023: Mitchell Starc willing to stick to 'his strengths' 'rather than 'trying to be like Josh Hazlewood or Pat Cummins'

Australia speedster Mitchell Starc said that he will stick to his talents and what he brings to bowling rather than attempting to emulate Josh Hazlewood or Pat Cummins, adding that it will not endorse the group. (READ MORE)

6. 'He scored truckloads of runs in First Class cricket playing for Mumbai and West Zone' - Aakash Chopra extols Yashasvi Jaiswal ahead of latter's Test debut

Former India opener Aakash Chopra lavished praise on Yashasvi Jaiswal who is all set to make his Test debut for team India in the first match against the West Indies on July 12 in Dominica. (READ MORE)

7. I would like to promote Suryakumar Yadav as a dedicated T20 batter but that is my personal view: Sanjay Manjrekar

According to Sanjay Manjrekar, Suryakumar Yadav's true potential lies in the T20I format, and therefore, he should be exclusively designated as a specialist T20I batter. (READ MORE)

8. Travis Head attains career-best second position in latest ICC Men's Test Player Rankings

Australia batter Travis Head has overtaken team-mates Steve Smith and Marnus Labuschagne to grab a career-best second position in the ICC Men’s Test Player Rankings. (READ MORE)

9. ‘He’s the greatest example for us to look up to’ - Jack Leach reserves massive praise for Ben Stokes and his leadership abilities

England's star spinner Jack Leach heaped praise on the leadership ability of skipper Ben Stokes and talked of the companionship that has been built within the squad ever since he took over. (READ MORE)

10. Grand Prairie Stadium announces its mega reopening as state-of-the-art cricket venue to host MLC 2023 matches

Grand Prairie Stadium proudly announced its grand reopening as a state-of-the-art cricket venue Tuesday, set to host world-class cricket later this week. (READ MORE)