Jason Holder said that the break offered a chance to “reflect, relax, and recoup” 2:28 PM IST ESPNcricinfo staff West Indies captain Jason Holder has admitted that the proposed tour of England in July will represent an opportunity for players “to actually make some money”, but insisted that no player would be forced to travel if they did not feel safe doing so. While boards have admitted throughout the crisis…
2:05 PM IST Lancashire have reported record financial returns in the history of a first-class county for 2019. Buoyed by a raft of popular international fixtures including an Ashes Test and a World Cup match between India and Pakistan, Lancashire reported earnings before interest, taxes depreciation and amortization (EBITDA) of £7.6 million; a record figure for a county. That represents a tenfold increase since 2015. They club also reported turnover…
Nathan Lyon is the best Test spinner in the world – Ashton Agar (0:30) Ashton Agar wants to put himself in a strong position to be the second-best spinner (0:30) 7:19 AM IST Allrounder Cameron Green has been termed a “scary” talent by his Western Australia team-mate Ashton Agar. Green, 20, who has been likened to Andrew Flintoff, is tipped as an international star in the making if he can…
11:01 PM IST Babar Azam, Pakistan’s new ODI captain, has likened the challenge of facing down Covid-19 to the decade-long absence of international cricket in his country. Until last year, Pakistan were forced to play home internationals overseas as a result of the 2009 terrorist attack and, with the prospect of matches being staged behind closed doors due to the virus, he warned of the consequences when “youngsters are deprived…
10:03 PM IST Sweat, not saliva, will be permitted to shine the ball. Home umpires will replace neutral umpires. Every team will get an additional review per innings across formats. And there will be no Covid substitutes. These are the key recommendations finalised by the ICC cricket committee on Monday as cricket takes measures to return to the field in the wake of the Covid-19 pandemic. Anil Kumble, the head…
Stephen Fay, the former editor of Wisden Cricket Monthly © Getty Images Stephen Fay, the distinguished journalist, author and former editor of Wisden Cricket Monthly, has died at the age of 81. In a wide-ranging career that spanned six decades, Fay carved himself a reputation as one of the country’s foremost investigative journalists, in particular through his work on the Sunday Times‘ renowned Insight team. Along the way, he wrote…
The West Indies men have not been paid their match fee for the home series against Ireland (January) and the tour of Sri Lanka (February-March) 9:08 PM IST An audit into the financial problems affecting West Indies cricket has found a “massive hole” in its coffers and, according to board president, Ricky Skerritt, sounded “an alarm bell” for its future. The report, compiled by external and independent auditors PKF, suggests…
As Pakistan’s white-ball captain, Babar Azam will have to deal with pressure on the field as well as off it 7:49 PM IST Pakistan’s new white-ball leader Babar Azam wants to follow in former captain Imran Khan’s footsteps and embrace controlled aggression. Last week, Azam was appointed Pakistan’s ODI captain and the 25-year old is also the heir apparent to Azhar Ali in Test cricket. “I would like to go…
President of the ACA Greg Dyer (left) and CEO Alistair Nicholson address the media © Getty Images The chairman of the Australian Cricketers’ Association, Greg Dyer, has slammed Cricket Australia’s response to the Covid-19 pandemic that has seen states pushed towards significant cuts to their funding. There has also been a potential reduction to domestic cricket, further prompting Dyer to believe the current model is “horribly wrong”. Having been a…
3:39 PM IST ESPNcricinfo staff Rob Key, the former England batsman and Sky Sports pundit, is recovering after suffering a “mini-stroke” over the weekend. Key, 41, played in 15 Tests between 2002 and 2005, as well as five ODIs and a one-off T20I. He revealed the news on his Instagram account on Monday morning. “Long weekend,” he wrote, alongside a photograph taken in his hospital bed. “Turns out I’ve had…