7:17 PM IST The financial impact of the Covid-19 pandemic on the unfinished fifth season of the Pakistan Super League (PSL) is becoming clearer, as the board and the league’s broadcast-rights holder have come to legal blows over the money due for the season. But the league is continuing to explore options to complete the season, with November being looked at tentatively as a window, and the possibility raised of…
Olly Pope, Dom Bess and Sam Curran practise the ‘fist bump’ instead of handshakes 6:47 PM IST ESPNcricinfo staff Sam Curran has tested negative for Covid-19, after being forced to withdraw from England’s intra-squad three-day warm-up match at the Ageas Bowl through illness. Curran, who made a brisk 15 on the first day but did not get a chance to press his case for a Test place with the ball,…
Ambrose played 11 Tests and 6 limited-overs international in his England career 5:29 PM IST ESPNcricinfo staff Tim Ambrose, the Warwickshire wicketkeeper, has announced that he will retire from the professional game at the end of the 2020 season. Ambrose, who will turn 38 in December, has played more than 500 professional games across his career, including 11 Tests and six limited-overs internationals for England. Born in New South Wales,…
4:31 PM IST Andrew Fidel Fernando Sri Lanka’s cricketers and selectors have been cleared of fixing allegations and the investigation into the 2011 World Cup final dropped, after no evidence was found to support former sports minister Mahindananda Aluthgamage’s allegations. Kumar Sangakkara (captain of that World Cup side), Aravinda de Silva (chief selector), and opening batsman Upul Tharanga were all summoned to appear before a special investigation unit set up…
3:43 PM IST ESPNcricinfo staff Boris Johnson, the UK prime minister, has once again dealt a blow to the hopes of a swift return of recreational cricket during the Covid-19 pandemic, after claiming in an interview on LBC that “teas” and “changing rooms” were among the reasons why the game could not yet be considered safe to resume. Though Johnson appeared to backtrack on his original reasoning for the ongoing…
Jul 2, 2020 Andrew McGlashan Close Deputy editor, ESPNcricinfo Deputy Editor Andrew arrived at ESPNcricinfo via Manchester and Cape Town, after finding the assistant editor at a weak moment as he watched England’s batting collapse in the Newlands Test. Andrew began his cricket writing as a freelance covering Lancashire during 2004 when they were relegated in the County Championship. In fact, they were top of the table when he began…
2:11 AM IST ECB Reporters Network Roddy Estwick, West Indies assistant coach, has admitted he is slightly troubled by the top-order’s form ahead of the Test series against England but insists there is no concern over captain Jason Holder‘s form. While many have made scores of substance in the two intra-squad matches at Emirates Old Trafford in the last couple of weeks, there was some alarm when their frontline batsmen…
1:19 AM IST Matt Roller Close Matt Roller is an assistant editor at ESPNcricinfo. He tweets at @mroller98 It is hard to remember an occasion when England have gone into their first Test of the home summer with five different spinners all pitching a case for inclusion in the side, but these are unprecedented times. England’s spin cadre have worked closely with Richard Dawson in the nets over the past…
12:11 AM IST ECB Reporters Network Holder XI 272 (Da Silva 133*) and 171 for 4 (Da Silva 56*) drew with Brathwaite XI 178 (Mayers 74*, Gabriel 4-42) West Indies captain Jason Holder underwhelmed with the bat once more as head coach Phil Simmons officially rejoined the team after his latest negative coronavirus test on the final day of their drawn intra-squad match. In a bid to get some time…
11:44 PM IST ESPNcricinfo staff West Indies have officially added fast bowler Shannon Gabriel to their squad for the Test series against England. Gabriel had been part of the reserve personnel on tour but has proved his fitness and comes into the 15 vying for contention at the Ageas Bowl next week. Gabriel underwent ankle surgery last year and has not played a first-class game since September, but he claimed…