Month: May 2021

News ACU clears five participants due to “insufficient evidence” ICC ACU general manager Alex Marshall said that there were “fundamental weaknesses” in each of the areas of the Al Jazeera allegations   The ICC has concluded a three-year long investigation into allegations aired on a TV documentary in 2018 linking England and Australia players being involved in spot-fixing in two Test matches in India, in 2016 and 2017, calling them…

News The 17-year-old wants to use her maiden Test and ODI call-ups to improve her decision-making skills India batter Shafali Verma wants to use her maiden Test and ODI call-ups for the upcoming tour of England to improve her decision-making skills around playing and leaving deliveries as well maximising the length of her innings. “[India] Women are getting to play their first Test in seven years. I have been given…

News The 17-year old wants to use her maiden Test and ODI call-ups to improve her decision-making skills as well maximising the length of her innings India batter Shafali Verma wants to use her maiden Test and ODI call-ups for the upcoming tour of England to improve her decision-making skills around playing and leaving deliveries as well maximising the length of her innings. “[India] Women are getting to play their…

News Batsman was stand-in captain for first two rounds, but left out of squad following Peter Handscomb’s arrival Stevie Eskinazi is looking for a short-term loan deal after being dropped from Middlesex’s County Championship side. Eskinazi, 27, stood in as captain during defeats to Somerset and Hampshire in the first two rounds of games, but was left out of the squad for their win against Surrey following Peter Handscomb‘s arrival…

News Opener’s availability may be impacted by Australia series in the Caribbean Hampshire have announced D’Arcy Short, the Australia batter, as one of their overseas signings for the summer’s Vitality T20 Blast. Short was earlier named in Australia’s preliminary squad to play ODIs and T20Is in the West Indies in July, and if he is selected for the final touring party, that could impact on his availability for the Blast….

News Charged with two counts of possessing child abuse material and one count of grooming a child Aaron Summers, the Australian fast bowler, has appeared in Darwin Local Court after being charged with child sexual offences. ESPNcricinfo has learnt that Summers, who has most recently represented the Deccan Gladiators in the Abu Dhabi T10 league, was arrested in Fannie Bay on Friday afternoon. Police executed a search warrant and seized…

News The problem CA has is they have tried to sweep it under the carpet and not come out with the full story, says Michael Clarke Cameron Bancroft and Steven Smith (as well as David Warner) were banned for their roles in the 2018 ball-tampering scandal   Cricket Australia’s integrity unit has contacted Cameron Bancroft to ask whether he has anything to add to his recent comments suggesting wider knowledge…

News More people watched women’s cricket than ever before and more cricket was viewed “on the go” during the home summer More New Zealanders watched cricket than ever before during the first season of New Zealand Cricket’s six-year deal with Spark Sport and TVNZ. As per the findings, more people watched women’s cricket than ever before, more young people watched cricket and more cricket was viewed by fans “on the…