9:09 AM ET Madushka Balasuriya Asanka Gurusinha, the former batsman and member of the 1996 World Cup winning team, has been appointed as Sri Lanka Cricket’s (SLC) new Chief Cricket Operations Officer. SLC hopes this move will bridge the gap between the national team and its talent production line. Gurusinha will relinquish his duties as manager of the national team and take charge of SLC’s High Performance Unit and Brain…
Sri Lanka Cricket president Thilanga Sumathipala addresses the media at a press conference 8:58 AM ET Madushka Balasuriya Sri Lanka Cricket’s elections will be held at the board’s Annual General Meeting on 19th May, SLC has announced, with the deadline for nominations set for April 27. Incumbent President Thilanga Sumathipala confirmed that he would run for another two-year term following recent changes to Sri Lanka’s Sports Law. “The Minister of…
8:13 AM ET Ed Smith, the former Kent and England batsman turned journalist and commentator, has been confirmed as England’s national selection. His first task will be to select a squad to face Pakistan next month. Here are some of the issues he needs to answer Stick or twist England were thwarted by New Zealand’s lower order in Christchurch, falling two wickets short of ending their barren run away from…
3:00 AM ET ESPNcricinfo staff Mohammad Mithun and Mosaddek Hossain hit centuries to help South Zone secure a draw against Central Zone, after they had conceded a 111-run first-innings lead in Rajshahi. After being sent in, South Zone collapsed to 191 all out in 49.5 overs, with only opener Fazle Mahmud (40) passing 30. Seamer Ebadat Hossain and left-arm spinner Mosharraf Hossain took four wickets each for Central Zone. Central…
Former England batsman Ed Smith © Getty Images Ed Smith, the former Kent captain turned journalist, has been named as the new National Selector. Smith played three Test matches for England in 2003, and made 350 appearances in county cricket across a first-class career that spanned 12 years. He has since forged a varied career in the media, including stints as a commentator on the BBC’s Test Match Special, a…
6:00 AM ET ESPNcricinfo staff The “beer snake” could soon be a thing of the past during matches at The Oval, thanks to an ambitious initiative from Surrey CCC to phase out single-use plastic by the year 2020. The club’s vow is their latest step to address the mounting problem of plastic pollution. Earlier this year, they introduced a ban on the use of plastic straws, brought in compostable coffee…
5:09 AM ET ESPNcricinfo staff Australia’s new head coach and ODI leadership will be announced in the lead up to their limited-overs tour to England, if all goes to plan for Cricket Australia. As expected, the CA Board met in Melbourne today to work out the process behind the coach hunt. Australia are set to play five ODIs and a one-off T20 in England starting on June 13, their first…
3:33 AM ET ESPNcricinfo staff Chris Gayle is thankful to Virender Sehwag for “saving” the IPL. After becoming the first centurion this season, Gayle gave credit to Sehwag, the Kings XI Punjab team director, for buying him at the very last minute at the auction in February, after the Jamaican had gone unsold twice. Gayle has now repaid that favour by helping Kings XI win their last two matches, in…
12:05 PM ET ESPNcricinfo staff Australia will tone down their sledging under new Test captain Tim Paine as the team try to repair their damaged reputation following the ball-tampering controversy in South Africa which led to three players being handed significant bans. Paine was named the new Test captain when Steven Smith was suspended for the final Test in Johannesburg and Smith was subsequently handed a 12-month ban along with…
11:47 AM ET ESPNcricinfo staff The ECB took the game by surprise when it announced that the new city-based tournament to be launched in 2020 will be based around a 100-ball concept rather than T20. Here’s some of the early reaction Cricket now has 5 day,4 day,3 day,2 day,50 overs,40 overs,20 overs,T10 league,Hong sixes & 100 ball comp …… Good luck understanding our great game !!!!!!! #OnOn — Michael Vaughan…