4:00 PM IST ESPNcricinfo staff Ellyse Perry, the premier Australia allrounder, has been re-signed by her WBBL franchise, Sydney Sixers, for a further two seasons. The leading run-scorer in the WBBL, with 2612 runs against her name and 32 wickets to boot, Perry has captained the Sixers since the domestic T20 league’s inaugural edition in 2015-16. Having led them into the final four times, she was also able to lift…
3:17 PM IST Kevin Roberts, the Cricket Australia chief executive, has given no indication the governing body will rethink its drastic cuts to the salaries of staff who have been stood down, even though he apologised to employees for the way the decision was communicated. As the CA chairman Earl Eddings and fellow director Paul Green prepared to present to their state association owners and players union partners on Thursday,…
Marnus Labuschagne celebrates his double-hundred © Getty Images Briefly, at least, they’ll be a chance to talk about something a little more normal on Thursday when Cricket Australia announces the new round of central contracts for the 2020-21 season. The finances behind the deals will likely still depend on how the next few months unfold and the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic, but it is a nod to the next…
There may be fewer IPL opportunities for Ben Stokes and Jos Buttler, Giles suggested 12:27 PM IST ESPNcricinfo staff Watching Jos Buttler‘s commitment towards fitness and net sessions transformed Ben Stokes‘ approach towards training. The England allrounder revealed this in a chat with Ish Sodhi, the New Zealand legspinner and Rajasthan Royals spin consultant. “About two years ago, I just started changing my whole thinking towards the other side of…
10:32 AM IST Shashank Kishore After an extensive search, USA have finalised a two-year deal with J Arunkumar as head coach of their men’s national team. Arunkumar, 45, is a former Karnataka captain, with a strong body of work in the Indian domestic circuit. He replaces interim coach James Pamment, who was appointed in October 2019 after USA Cricket chose not to renew contracts of their support staff in the…
7:18 AM IST ESPNcricinfo staff Tim Southee and Tom Latham bagged first-class awards while Devon Conway and Katie Gurrey were recognised for their domestic performances in the New Zealand Cricket annual awards. Southee took the Winsor Cup for first-class bowling after claiming 41 wickets at 22.31 over the voting period with eight of his nine matches being Tests where he claimed 40 scalps. Latham scored 875 runs which included centuries…
10:59 PM IST ESPNcricinfo staff Chris Wood, the Hampshire left-arm seamer, has revealed an 11-year fight against gambling addiction. Wood, who has won four white-ball trophies with Hampshire since making his first-team debut in 2010, has not placed a bet since December 2018 after a long battle against addiction. He has regularly suffered from long-term injuries, which he believes contributed significantly to his issues. He has sought help through the…
10:05 PM IST Chris Gayle has singled out former West Indies team-mate Ramnaresh Sarwan for playing a “big part” in Jamaica Tallawahs releasing him from their Caribbean Premier League set-up recently. In an outburst, released in a personal video on YouTube on Monday, Gayle also blamed Tallawahs’ chief executive officer Jeff Miller and owner Krish Persaud for “playing a game” with him and never keeping him in the loop about…
Scotland were one win away from qualifying for the 2019 World Cup © Getty Images Scotland are willing to host their scheduled games against New Zealand and Australia behind closed doors if necessary, but will wait on guidance from those boards and government advice before making any decisions. While the fixtures are yet to be officially postponed, it looks highly unlikely that they will take place as planned, with New…
4:29 PM IST Matt Roller Close Matt Roller is an assistant editor at ESPNcricinfo. He tweets at @mroller98 The ECB should consider selling equity in Hundred teams to private investors to lessen the financial hit it faces from the coronavirus pandemic and to attract an Indian fanbase, according to a new report from a sports consultancy firm. The Hundred’s current model is similar to that used in the Big Bash,…