August 23, Morning Brief: Today's top news and headlines from the cricketing world

1. Twitter Reactions: Jamie Smith, Harry Brook fifties help England take first innings lead on Day 2

Take a look at how X reacted to Day 2 of the ongoing first Test between England and Sri Lanka. (READ MORE)

2. Supreme Court rules in BCCI's favour, orders not to begin insolvency proceedings against BYJU's

The bench also said that further developments could be negated if it finds no merit in US US-based company’s appeal. (READ MORE)

3. Watch: Mayank Agarwal registers second consecutive Golden Duck in Maharaja Trophy 2024

Mayank Agarwal, who also leads the Bengaluru Blasters team in the league, has displayed an underwhelming performance. Agarwal entered the Match 16 against Mangalore Dragons, only to register a golden duck for a second consecutive time. (READ MORE)

4. 'No one from NSC communicated directly with me' - Former BCB director unhappy with Board after forced resignation

Apart from this, the National Sports Council (NSC) asked two BCB directors to step down, it is worth noting that the directors in concern were nominated for directorship under the NSC quota. (READ MORE)

5. Andrew Flintoff to discontinue as England coaching staff

Former England all-rounder, Andrew Flintoff will not be part of the coaching staff for England’s upcoming white-ball series against Australia. (READ MORE)

6. PAK vs BAN: Mohammad Rizwan becomes fifth Pakistani wicket-keeper batter to register 150-plus score

The wicket-keeper batter shares the podium with other stalwarts like Imtiaz Ahmed, Taslim Arif, Rashid Latif, and Kamran Akmal and became the fifth Pakistani wicket-keeper batter to score 150+ runs in an innings. (READ MORE)

7. Former Indian cricketer's son, Harry Singh joins England squad as 12th man

Former India pacer, RP Singh Senior's son, Harry Singh, is part of the England team taking on Sri Lanka in the first Test at Old Trafford. (READ MORE)

8. Mohammed Shami shares pictures of latest hairstyle makeover on Instagram, social media goes gaga

The Indian paceman has been out of the cricketing arena since last playing an international fixture in December 2023. (READ MORE)

9. 'Travis Head didn’t touch a single ball' - Rahul Dravid recounts how stars did not align in World Cup 2023 final 

Head's struggle was palpable as Mohammed Shami turned eighth over into maiden with the former on strike. (READ MORE)

10. Rishabh Pant has got a muscle memory and thirst for victory: Matthew Hayden

Former cricketer Matthew Hayden however is optimistic about Pant and believes that he will be hungry to score plenty of runs in the upcoming five-match series against Australia. (READ MORE)