Month: May 2020

Australia could return to international action in August with the ODI series against Zimbabwe  4:01 PM IST Australia could return to international action in August with a three-match ODI series against Zimbabwe penciled into the schedule in the northern parts of the country. The series, which like all Australia’s fixtures for the 2020-21 season which have been announced is subject to change dependent on the Covid-19 situation, is also set…

12:16 PM IST Cricket Australia’s decision to bypass Perth for India’s four-match Test series this summer left the WACA chief executive Christina Matthews and chairman Terry Waldron fuming on Thursday. According to the West Australia cricket chiefs, they were promised a guaranteed top-line Test every year once Perth Stadium replaced the WACA Ground as the state’s prime international venue. The new stadium has hosted India and New Zealand successfully for…

Play 00:42 Cummins backs IPL to go on if T20 World Cup is postponed With the prospect of the T20 World Cup taking place this year becoming increasingly unlikely, there is the growing talk of the postponed IPL taking its slot in some capacity. If that is the case, it would present a significant clash with the early stages of Australia’s domestic season. Here is a look at the players…

10:16 AM IST ESPNcricinfo staff New Zealand Cricket is set to make redundancies as they prepare for an expected fall in revenue due to the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic. Overall NZC are aiming to make NZ$6million in savings of which NZ$1.5million would come from the job cuts that are expected to hit their operations at head office in Auckland and their base at Lincoln near Christchurch. In the 2018-19…

3:09 AM IST The much-derided ownership model of most county cricket clubs has given them the best chance of surviving the Covid-19 pandemic, according to Surrey’s chief executive. With some now advocating English cricket adopts a similar finance model to that seen in the IPL, Richard Gould believes that it is the continuing predominance of members’ clubs – where no shareholder claims dividends and all profits are invested back into…

11:22 PM IST A five-day Lord’s final could be the centrepiece of an abbreviated 2020 county season which should also feature T20 Finals Day. Subject to government clearance and an ongoing improvement in the Covid-19 situation, ESPNcricinfo understands the ECB hope to start the domestic season in early August. The Championship is set to be split into three regional groups – North, South and West – with all teams set…

I’d love England-Ireland ODIs to go ahead – Paul Stirling (2:22) Ireland batsman Paul Stirling hopes to see a confirmed fixture to give the squad something to work towards (2:22) 11:01 PM IST Matt Roller Close Matt Roller is an assistant editor at ESPNcricinfo. He tweets at @mroller98 Paul Stirling, the Ireland batsman, has said that he is “itching” to get back to playing cricket and is hopeful that his…

Australia news May 27, 2020 Daniel Brettig and Andrew McGlashan Play 00:42 Cummins backs IPL to go on if T20 World Cup is postponed India are set to play their first day-night Test in Australia at the Adelaide Oval and an opening Test at the Gabba in Brisbane, where the hosts have not been beaten since 1988, with Perth having to accept the opportunity to host Afghanistan at the WACA….