11:25 PM IST ECB Reporters Network Team Stokes 233 (Crawley 43, Robinson 2-7) lead Team Buttler 287 for 5 dec by 54 runs England allrounder Sam Curran is awaiting the results of a Covid-19 test after being placed in self-isolation at the Ageas Bowl, casting a shadow over the second day of the intra-squad clash. On the pitch, the battle for bowling places intensified as Jos Buttler’s team, who declared…
Sam Curran looks on in England training © ECB Sam Curran is self-isolating in his room at the Ageas Bowl after feeling sick on Wednesday night. Curran made 15 not out on the first evening of England’s intra-squad warm-up match, but took no part in the game after suffering from “sickness and diarrhoea overnight”, according to an ECB statement. The statement added that Curran was feeling better on Thursday afternoon,…
7:46 PM IST ESPNcricinfo staff England have announced that their shirts for the upcoming three-Test series against West Indies will feature the Black Lives Matter logo. The move mirrors that already taken by West Indies in asking to use the design by Alisha Hosannah, partner of Premier League footballer Troy Deeney. The decision was taken by the ECB, fully supported by the England players led by Joe Root, the Test…
Sir Andrew Strauss and his sons ring the bell at Lord’s to mark Ruth Strauss Foundation Day 5:09 PM IST Matt Roller Close Matt Roller is an assistant editor at ESPNcricinfo. He tweets at @mroller98 England and West Indies will be presented with red caps and wear specially-designed playing shirts on the second day of the third Test at Emirates Old Trafford to raise awareness for the Ruth Strauss Foundation….
4:30 PM IST England’s first-class umpires have set themselves the target of walking to Lahore and back – virtually, at least – before the county season begins. Challenged to retain their fitness during lockdown by Chris Kelly, the umpires’ manager at the ECB, they resolved to give themselves both a target and a motive. They eventually decided, therefore, to walk between them the equivalent distance from the Gaddafi Stadium in…
11:26 AM IST ESPNcricinfo staff Sir Everton Weekes, one of the game’s great batsmen and part of the trio of legendary 3 Ws, died aged 95 on Wednesday. Tributes quickly started coming with Cricket West Indies saying: “Our hearts are heavy as we mourn the loss of an icon. A legend, our hero. Our condolences go out to his family, friends and many fans around the world.” The current coach,…
11:06 AM IST Madushka Balasuriya Sri Lanka Cricket is hopeful the Lanka Premier League will go ahead as scheduled in August, despite the Sri Lankan government pushing back the August 1 reopening of the country’s main airport in Katunayake. Sri Lanka’s sports ministry last week gave a go-ahead for the tournament, which has been scheduled from August 8 to 22. The date had been scheduled taking into account that Sri…
7:39 AM IST ESPNcricinfo staff Cricket Australia will revert to using the Kookaburra ball through the Sheffield Shield season for 2020-21, partly in an attempt to bring spinners back into the game, following four years where the second half of the competition had used the Dukes although they would consider a return to two balls in the future. The split season was introduced in 2016-17 as a way to give…
In 2019, Ash Gardner became just the third Australian of Indigenous descent to play Test cricket 6:06 AM IST When the Johnny Mullagh Medal is presented to the Player of the Match at the end of the Boxing Day Test between Australia and India this summer, it will not only signify the contribution of Indigenous Australians to the national game, but also provide a sharp reminder of the hole that…
Simmons has been self-isolating in his room at Old Trafford since Friday © PA Images via Getty Images West Indies cricket are “blessed” to have Phil Simmons as coach, according to Cricket West Indies (CWI) president, Ricky Skerritt. In an unstinting demonstration of support, Skerritt made it clear that Simmons’ role as head coach remains “not in any way threatened” despite demands from one CWI board member, Conde Riley, for…