11:59 AM IST Tahlia McGrath, who was handed a Cricket Australia contract for the 2020-21 season, could be tasked with filling the sizeable shoes of Ellyse Perry should the world’s No. 1 allrounder suffer any delays or setbacks in her recovery from hamstring surgery and has also had her leadership credentials endorsed. McGrath, 24, was the one player to come into the contracted list from outside those who have played…
Tahlia McGrath pulls © Getty Images Allrounder Tahlia McGrath has been included among 15 contracts handed out for Australia’s women’s squad alongside the expected inclusions of fast bowler Tayla Vlaeminck and allrounder Annabel Sutherland. Top-order batters Nicole Bolton and Elyse Villani lose their deals having dropped out of the reckoning over the last 12 months. Contract list Nicola Carey, Ashleigh Gardner, Rachael Haynes, Alyssa Healy, Jess Jonassen, Delissa Kimmince, Meg…
7:47 AM IST ESPNcricinfo staff Ashton Agar, Joe Burns and Mitchell Marsh are among those who have been handed Cricket Australia contracts while Usman Khawaja has lost his deal. As expected Marnus Labuschagne is in the new list while Kane Richardson and Matthew Wade have also been included among the changes. Marcus Stoinis, who was the leading run-scorer in the BBL, has dropped out along with Peter Handscomb, Shaun Marsh,…
Kane Williamson goes on the attack against spin © Getty Images Kane Williamson, Suzie Bates, Sophie Devine and Ross Taylor took the limited-overs honours at the New Zealand Cricket annual awards. Williamson claimed the men’s ODI player of the year title following his outstanding 2019 World Cup campaign where he was named player of the tournament with 578 runs at 82.57. ALSO READ: Tim Southee and Tom Latham take first-class…
Jamaica Tallawahs captain Andre Russell chats with coaches Mark O’Donnell and Ramnaresh Sarwan during training 11:34 PM IST A day after Chris Gayle lashed out at the Jamaica Tallawahs management, his West Indies team-mate Andre Russell has called the franchise the “weirdest” he has ever played for. On Tuesday, a day before he turned 32, Russell also announced that the 2020 CPL season would be his last one with the…
Moeen said that things would have to get “drastically better” before England consider playing 10:29 PM IST Moeen Ali has suggested the public health situation in the UK would have to “get drastically better” before players would consider a return to cricket. While Moeen accepted that both players and the wider public want a return to action as soon as possible, he believes it “would be very difficult to get…
Shakib Al Hasan is serving a ban for failing to report Deepak Agarwal’s approaches 8:10 PM IST Deepak Agarwal, the corruptor involved in Bangladesh captain Shakib Al Hasan getting banned last year for failing to report approaches, has now himself received a two-year ban form the ICC’s anti-corruption unit for breaching its code. Agarwal, an Indian businessman, will not be allowed to be involved in any form of cricket worldwide…
Bismah Maroof led the chase after the openers fell © Getty Images Pakistan women’s captain Bismah Maroof was critical of the ICC’s decision to split points between India and Pakistan for a bilateral series that India failed to obtain governemt permission to play. Maroof called the decision “deeply disappointing”, remarking it was “good luck” for India to have effectively been awarded points for nothing. The ICC decision means Pakistan miss…
6:10 PM IST ESPNcricinfo staff Dubai has emerged as the latest overseas venue that could host games to help salvage some cricket in the English season. Last week, ESPNcricinfo revealed that Abu Dhabi Cricket (ADC) was set to offer its facilities to the ECB for use between October and January, with all professional cricket in England and Wales suspended until July 1 at the earliest. Tom Harrison, the ECB’s chief…
4:37 PM IST Moeen Ali believes it is “better for the Hundred to be delayed” for a year than to launch the tournament without overseas players or fans. The ECB board meet today (April 29) to discuss whether to postpone the launch of the tournament in light of the Covid-19 pandemic. While the Hundred is a central component of the ECB’s strategy to broaden the appeal of the game, there…