12:32 PM GMT ESPNcricinfo staff Counties’ pre-season tours have been thrown up in the air by the COVID-19 pandemic, with several clubs returning home early or cancelling their trips overseas. This page will be regularly updated with the latest news from each team. DerbyshireLanded in Zimbabwe (no confirmed cases) on Monday. Scheduled to return to the UK on March 29, three weeks before the start of their County Championship season….
10:22 AM GMT ESPNcricinfo staff England’s Test tour against Sri Lanka has been called off due to the growing threat of the the COVID-19 pandemic. “After overnight discussions between our teams in Sri Lanka and the SLC, the decision has been made to postpone the series and bring players and support staff home. Our aim will be to reschedule the series,” said an ECB spokesman. The news came while England…
The Mumbai Indians players pose with the IPL 2019 trophy © BCCI The start of IPL 2020 has been pushed back to April 15 following the global concern over the COVID-19 (novel coronavirus) outbreak. The decision to postpone the tournament, which was scheduled to start on March 29, was taken by the BCCI top brass lead by its president Sourav Ganguly and secretary Jay Shah and top management of the…
James Vince is among four English players who will fly home © Getty Images and Cricket Australia A number of overseas cricketers, including a contingent of English players, will be flying back from the PSL because of the COVID-19 (novel coronavirus) pandemic. Peshawar Zalmi’s Tom Banton, Liam Livingstone, Lewis Gregory and Carlos Brathwaite, as well as Multan Sultans’ James Vince and Karachi Kings’ Alex Hales, are among the first players…
Sophie Devine, Lewis Gregory, Nat Sciver have been confirmed as captains in the Hundred 8:02 AM GMT ESPNcricinfo staff Three more captains have been appointed ahead of the inaugural season of the Hundred, with Nat Sciver and Lewis Gregory leading Trent Rockets and Sophie Devine skippering Birmingham Phoenix. Sciver and Devine both starred in the Women’s T20 World Cup, finishing the tournament as England and New Zealand’s leading run-scorers respectively….
7:06 AM GMT Andrew Fidel Fernando Ben Stokes has been ruled out the ongoing four-day practice match in Sri Lanka, with an abdominal strain. There is no news yet about whether his availability for the Test series is affected. “England all-rounder Ben Stokes will not be at the ground today and is having abdominal investigations,” the ECB said. “Full reports are awaited from London. He will remain at the team…
3:30 AM GMT Kevin Roberts, the Cricket Australia chief executive, has denied it was “irresponsible” to play Sunday’s women’s T20 World Cup final in front of more than 86,000 spectators at the MCG. However, he has acknowledged the potential exposure of many in attendance to the coronavirus helped lead to the decision to play the men’s ODI series between Australia and New Zealand in empty stadiums over the next week….
3:13 AM GMT Australia won the toss and decided to bat against New Zealand At an empty SCG, Aaron Finch decided to bat first as the immediate future of sporting events in Australia looked increasingly doubtful due to the coronavirus pandemic. Pat Cummins and Mitchell Starc have returned after missing the last ODI in South Africa while Mitchell Marsh has been retained in the middle order. New Zealand have opted…
3:01 AM GMT ESPNcricinfo staff Kane Richardson will miss the first ODI against New Zealand at the SCG having been tested for COVID-19 after reporting a mild sore throat to Australia’s medical team yesterday. Richardson, who returned from South Africa earlier this week with the rest of the ODI squad, has been quarantined for the time being and results of the test are expected this afternoon. If it is negative…
Would feel weird to play in empty stadiums – Finch (0:34) Aaron Finch provides his thoughts on the impact coronavirus has had on the sporting world (0:34) 10:49 PM GMT ESPNcricinfo staff Australia’s one-day series against New Zealand will be played behind closed doors due to the COVID-19 pandemic while the T20I matches at the end of the month in New Zealand are in doubt. A few hours previously it…