8:52 AM GMT With the amount of time being spent at home at the moment many people are delving into new hobbies. For Australia allrounder Ashleigh Gardner that has taken her down the unexpected path of artwork, with considerable success. Gardner, who last month was part of the T20 World Cup winning side, knew she would need something to stave off boredom as the coronavirus restrictions came into place, and…
8:12 AM GMT Graeme Smith has been appointed South Africa’s director of cricket for a two-year period ending on March 31, 2022. Smith was appointed in an interim capacity in mid-December, during a time of crisis at Cricket South Africa, and was due to take a break to commentate on the IPL. With that tournament now postponed, he has been confirmed in the role. More to follow Source: ESPN Crickinfo
1:07 PM GMT For our latest #RetroLive match, we rewind to March 1996, and a classic World Cup semi-final between Australia and West Indies in Mohali. The sides had had contrasting fortunes in the opening rounds of the tournament, but their recent history pointed towards another thriller. Big Picture It would have been hard to fathom a fortnight ago, when they were being humiliated by the part-timers and part-talents of…
12:53 PM GMT Matt Roller Close Matt Roller is an assistant editor at ESPNcricinfo. He tweets at @mroller98 Simon Katich, the head coach of Royal Challengers Bangalore, isn’t averse to the possibility of the IPL being held outside India. He also thinks it could suit his side if it were to be held in South Africa or Australia. “Whether it would be in Australia [or elsewhere], that’s an interesting topic…
11:42 AM GMT Lungi Ngidi, South Africa’s highest white-ball wicket-taker in 2020 so far, has given himself a six out of 10 for his performances over the past summer and believes there is room for improvement. Ngidi did not play any of South Africa’s four home Tests after injuring a hamstring in the Mzansi Super League (MSL) in mid-December last year but was part of all six T20Is and four…
© Getty Images Alex Carey remains hopeful that the T20 World Cup can take place in Australia later this year, even if it means playing in front of empty stadiums. Under normal circumstances, Carey, Australia’s ODI and T20I wicketkeeper and vice-captain, would have been in India playing for Delhi Capitals in his first IPL. That tournament has now been postponed indefinitely even as uncertainty looms over cricket’s landscape globally for…
7:50 AM GMT As its decision-makers scramble to plan for the potential impacts of coronavirus on next summer, the vast majority of Cricket Australia’s staff will be stood down on reduced pay until the financial year ends on June 30. In line with decisions already announced by some of the state associations about pay cuts – with the South Australian Cricket Association forced to jettison twenty three staff and contractors…
The decision to split points from the unplayed series against Pakistan gives India fourth place in the ICC Women’s Championship 3:36 PM GMT ESPNcricinfo staff India have qualified for the 2021 Women’s World Cup following a decision by the ICC’s technical committee to split points for an ICC Women’s Championship series against Pakistan that went unplayed. That series was originally scheduled to take place between July and November 2019, but…
3:09 PM GMT The PCB is planning to team up with the Emirates Cricket Board (ECB) to bid for ICC events in the cycle that runs from 2023 to 2031. According to Ehsan Mani, the PCB chairman, the Pakistan board intends to bid for five to six major events, aiming to win at least two of those. The ICC had invited expressions of interest from its Member nations until March…
Everything is up in the air for various cricket boards in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic 11:47 AM GMT Matt Roller Close Matt Roller is an assistant editor at ESPNcricinfo. He tweets at @mroller98 Cricket Ireland chief executive Warren Deutrom has conceded that there is a “high risk” that home series against New Zealand and Pakistan this summer will fall victim to the coronavirus pandemic. The start of the…