Younis Khan, Pakistan’s leading run-scorer in Tests, will be the batting coach for the England tour 1:03 PM IST Pakistan have roped in Younis Khan and Mushtaq Ahmed as the batting and spin-bowling coaches respectively for the upcoming tour of England. Khan and Ahmed will join head coach Misbah-ul-Haq and bowling coach Waqar Younis for the tour – scheduled for August-September – comprising three Tests and as many T20Is. More…
10:46 AM IST Australia’s Test series against India later this year could be played in echoing, empty stadiums but Matthew Wade does not think it would be wise to try and compensate for the lack of atmosphere with too much talking to Virat Kohli‘s team. Wade, who currently occupies a middle-order spot in the Test side, is not shy of having a few words but believes India have become the…
Ian McDonald (back row, second from left) with the Australia team after the Sydney Ashes Test in 1991 © Fairfax Media via Getty Images Ian McDonald, the Australian Cricket Board’s first media manager and also longtime manager of the national team, has died aged 88 on the Gold Coast after a long illness. McDonald led the internal investigation that confirmed Mark Waugh and Shane Warne had been paid for their…
1:17 AM IST The West Indies squad lead by Jason Holder is all set to embark on a historic Test tour of England, after all the players and support staff cleared the mandatory testing for Covid-19. The squad will leave Antigua on Monday evening local time on a charter flight and touch down in Manchester on Tuesday morning. The players will then enter a bio-secure environment at Emirates Old Trafford…
10:33 PM IST The return of county cricket could come a step closer this week when the ECB’s cricket committee review proposals for the game’s restart. As revealed by ESPNcricinfo, plans were drawn up by the Professional Game Group (PGG) at the end of May that envisaged a return of some first-class from August 1, with T20 following a few weeks later. The PGG comprises several county chief executives including…
9:16 PM IST Saleem Malik has formally responded to the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) on a pending inquiry against him that is beyond the scope of allegations that led to his life ban on match-fixing charges in 2000. The case, ESPNcricinfo understands, is related to a sting operation from 2000 – carried out by the now-defunct News of the World, the same newspaper (and reporter) that carried out the 2010…
Ireland are due to play a three-match ODI series in England starting in late July 7:11 PM IST Matt Roller Close Matt Roller is an assistant editor at ESPNcricinfo. He tweets at @mroller98 The prospects of Ireland’s ODI series against England going ahead were boosted on Monday, as their centrally-contracted players returned to training under strict health protocols following government approval. Cricket Ireland has been involved in discussions with the…
5:47 PM IST The South African Cricketers’ Association (SACA) has accused Cricket South Africa’s board of a “lack of will” to conclude suspended CEO Thabang Moroe’s disciplinary proceedings which remain unresolved more than six months after Moroe was put on paid leave. Moroe continues to earn his full salary of R350,000 a month (approx. US $20,809) while acting CEO Dr Jacques Faul has been asked to continue in the role…
Kevin Pietersen has warned that Ben Stokes could struggle with the pressure of captaincy 5:13 PM IST ESPNcricinfo staff David Gower and Kevin Pietersen have raised concerns that Ben Stokes might be burdened by the additional responsibility if he is asked to stand in as England’s Test captain this summer. Joe Root is set to miss at least one of the three Tests against West Indies in order to be…
Hasan Ali goes through his warm-up routine © Getty Images Pakistan pacer Hasan Ali is understood to have avoided a surgery to resolve a back problem, but will continue his rehabilitation for another five weeks, a decision the PCB made after he responded positively to an online session. Ali, who lost his central contract last month, will have his medical expenses covered by the PCB until he achieves full recovery,…