Month: April 2017

The ECB have appointed a new head of coach development © ESPNcricinfo Ltd The ECB have appointed John Neal as Head of Coach Development – a new role encompassing coaching strategies from grassroots cricket to the senior England teams. Neal has extensive experience both inside and outside sport as a performance psychologist, and faculty member at Ashridge Executive Education, in a range of roles in cricket, with the Rugby Football…

James Faulkner was neither selected for Australia’s Champions Trophy squad nor offered a central contract by Cricket Australia for 2017 © AFP “I have no comment on it. Don’t ring me tomorrow, the day after, or the day after that… please.” In the bowels of the MCG following a Sheffield Shield match, Simon O’Donnell’s voice wavered as he came to terms with his omission from Australia’s 1992 World Cup squad….

Lonwabo Tsotsobe played for South Africa between 2009 and 2014 © AFP Former South Africa fast bowler Lonwabo Tsotsobe has been charged by CSA for several breaches of its Anti-Corruption Code relating to the 2015 RAM SLAM T20 Challenge Series. He has also been provisionally suspended from any involvement in cricket under the jurisdiction of CSA, the ICC or any other ICC members. “The charges against Tsotsobe follows a lengthy…

File photo – Rahkeem Cornwall had match returns of 9 for 136 © WICB Leeward Islands ended their Regional 4-Day tournament campaign with a ten-wicket win over Guyana, a result that had no impact on the teams’ standings at either end of the points table. While Guyana had sealed the title in the last round, with a game to spare, Leeward ended the tournament in last place with three wins…

A few days after being excluded from the Australia squad for the Champions Trophy, James Faulkner was omitted from CA’s proposed list for central contracts for the forthcoming season © AFP James Faulkner, Shaun Marsh, Peter Siddle and Steve O’Keefe have all been jettisoned from Cricket Australia’s proposed list of centrally contracted players for the 2017-18 season, amid pay negotiations that show few signs of a swift resolution. The Australian…

A few days after being excluded from the Australia squad for the Champions Trophy, James Faulkner was omitted from CA’s proposed list for central contracts for the forthcoming season © AFP Allrounder James Faulkner and batsman Shaun Marsh are not a part of Cricket Australia’s proposed list of centrally contracted players for the 2017-18 season. The Australian board named 33 male and female players on the list on Monday, and…