10:46 AM GMT Despite the tough stance adopted by the PCB on Bangladesh’s unwillingness to play Test cricket in Pakistan, the BCB has reiterated that as things stood, it could only give the go-ahead to a T20I series in the country. In what could be seen as a slight softening of position on the Tests, though, chief executive Nizamuddin Chowdhury said that Bangladesh would decide on the longer series after…
Even before officially taking over as the BCCI president, Sourav Ganguly had expressed his desire to increase India’s share of global cricket revenue 8:46 AM GMT A four-nation limited-overs tournament comprising India, England, Australia and one other invited nation has been proposed by the BCCI in part as a way of defying the ICC’s prohibition of bilateral tournaments comprising any more than three teams in current and future Members Participation…
Ben Stokes throws the ball in training © Getty Images Ben Stokes‘ father, Ged, has been admitted to hospital in Johannesburg after suffering from what the ECB has termed “a serious illness”. Ged, who has travelled to South Africa with other members of the Stokes family to watch Ben in action, was taken ill on Monday night. He remains in a critical condition. Ben Stokes is expected to spend Tuesday…
6:14 AM GMT Justin Langer has kept the door ajar to Australia employing the rare tactic of playing five frontline bowlers should they be confronted by a flat-looking MCG surface on Boxing Day which could hand a Test debut to Michael Neser. James Pattinson will fill Josh Hazlewood’s role, but Langer is conscious of the toil Australia’s attack has faced in the previous two Boxing Day Tests against England and…
6:36 PM GMT ESPNcricinfo staff Vitality Blast champions Essex have re-signed Australia legspinner Adam Zampa for their 2020 campaign. Zampa will return for his third consecutive season at Chelmsford. Although Zampa missed 2019 Finals Day, having already gone back to Australia for the start of the domestic season, he was Essex’s leading wicket-taker during the group stage, taking 12 wickets in as many games with an economy of 8.06. Essex…
4:14 PM GMT Shashank Kishore Hardik Pandya and Prithvi Shaw are part of strong India A squads for the shadow tour of New Zealand in January 2020. While Hardik is part of just the one-day leg of the tour, Shaw has been named in both the 50-overs and four-day squads, and will be in the race to be India’s back-up Test opener with former India Under-19 team-mate Shubman Gill. While…
Paul Stirling and James McCollum walk out to bat at the Civil Service ground in Stormont 3:57 PM GMT ESPNcricinfo staff Ireland are investigating the possibility of hosting their T20Is against Bangladesh next year at neutral venues in England. With the redevelopment of Clontarf, Ireland’s capacity to host international matches has been reduced and Warren Deutrom, Cricket Ireland chief executive, said the board were looking at various temporary options. After…
3:01 PM GMT ESPNcricinfo staff Jasprit Bumrah has made a comeback to India’s limited-overs sides against Sri Lanka and Australia. He has been out of action with a stress fracture of the back since the tour of the West Indies in August. India will play three T20 internationals against Sri Lanka followed by three ODIs against Australia in January. Meanwhile, limited-overs vice-captain Rohit Sharma and fast bowler Mohammed Shami have…
2:56 PM GMT Vernon Philander will retire at the end of the forthcoming England series, having claimed more than 200 Test wickets in an eight-year career. However, his very best form came right at the start for South Africa, when he racked up a remarkable nine five-wicket hauls in his first 15 Tests… Test No. 1 – 5 for 15 v Australia, Cape Town The original crazy Cape Town day….
1:52 PM GMT ESPNcricinfo staff England have named Lancashire allrounder George Balderson as captain of their squad for the 2020 Under-19 World Cup, which begins in South Africa next month. The squad warmed up for the tournament by reaching the final of an Under-19s tri-series in the Caribbean, featuring West Indies and Sri Lanka. Several have first-team experience for their counties, including Worcestershire batsman Jack Haynes, Gloucestershire allrounder Ben Charlesworth,…