Jofra Archer set for County Championship return as injury comeback steps up

News Joe Denly takes time off for personal reasons while England’s IPL players remain in quarantine Jofra Archer will continue his return to fitness by playing for Sussex against Kent in the County Championship this week. Archer’s last first-team appearance was the fifth T20I between England and India in Ahmedabad on March 20. He had surgery on his hand at the end of the same month, following a bizarre injury…

May 12, 2021
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Two women to stand as umpires in ECB Premier League match

May 12, 2021

News Anna Harris, Yvonne Dolphin-Cooper set to officiate this weekend in what is believed to be a first for the league Two women are set to stand as umpires in an ECB Premier League match this weekend in what is believed to be a first for the league. Anna Harris and Yvonne Dolphin-Cooper will umpire Downend’s home West of England Premier League clash with Bedminster in Gloucestershire. The pair will…

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Laura Delany to lead Ireland Women in T20I series against Scotland Women

News The team is without a handful of the regular players, including the centrally-contracted Mary Waldron Ireland have named a 15-player women’s squad for their T20I series against Scotland at Stormont this month, their first international fixtures since the T20 World Cup qualifier in September 2019. Laura Delany will captain the side. The tour has been postponed twice already, after plans to stage it in Spain – first in November,…

May 12, 2021
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Hasan Ali, Shaheen Afridi and Nauman Ali achieve career-best Test ranking

News Abid Ali also gained for Pakistan, while Regis Chakabva and Blessing Muzarabani advanced for Zimbabwe Shaheen Shah Afridi’s 5 for 52 helped him jump nine places up to 22nd among the bowlers   Pakistan bowlers Hasan Ali, Shaheen Shah Afridi andNauman Ali have achieved their career-best rankings in the ICC men’s Test bowling rankings after their match-winning performances in the second Test against Zimbabwe, when they became the first…

May 12, 2021
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Being a little under-prepared can work in our favour during WTC final – India's support staff

News Bharat Arun and R Sridhar talk about the challenges posed by quarantine restrictions and how they will plan for the England tour Bharat Arun: “Present form is extremely important for us to plan and the quarantine period in England would give us enough time to take into consideration all the factors and make plans accordingly”   Quarantine restrictions might hamper the Indian team’s preparations for the World Test Championship…

May 12, 2021
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Kusal Perera named new Sri Lanka ODI captain; Karunaratne, Mathews, Chandimal dropped

May 12, 2021

Kusal Perera has replaced Dimuth Karunaratne as Sri Lanka’s ODI captain © Associated Press Kusal Perera has been named new ODI captain and Kusal Mendis has been recalled and made vice-captain, while Dimuth Karunaratne, Angelo Mathews and Dinesh Chandimal have been dropped in a major shake-up of Sri Lanka’s ODI team. In naming a young squad, Sri Lanka’s new selection committee – headed by Pramodya Wickramasinghe – and coach Mickey…

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BJ Watling: 'I would like to finish on a massive high with a big tour'

May 12, 2021

News Watling looks back at some of the memorable moments of his career, what he will miss the most, and more “I’ll do some reflecting at some point for sure, but I don’t know the word legacy at all”   Soon after announcing his retirement from all forms of cricket, New Zealand wicketkeeper-batter BJ Watling spoke to the media in Lincoln and looked back at some of his most memorable…

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Australia lean towards return of batting coach for Ashes and beyond

News A review of the India Test series has unpacked how Australia’s dysfunctional batting might have been mitigated by the addition of a specialist mentor Langer has made no secret that he would like to see the likes of Ricky Ponting and Steve Waugh around him   Australia’s uncertain top six are likely to be bolstered by a full-time batting coach or specialist consultants for the Ashes and beyond, after…

May 12, 2021
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BJ Watling to retire after England tour

May 11, 2021

News The 35-year-old will end his career as New Zealand’s most prolific Test keeper behind and in front of the stumps BJ Watling has been involved in two of the three highest sixth-wicket partnerships in Test history   BJ Watling has announced he will retire from all cricket at the end of New Zealand’s upcoming Test tour of England. This will mean that, form and fitness permitting, he will end…

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ECB chairman Ian Watmore lays out vision for repairing cricket's 'Covid wounds'

News Board finances report major dip in reserves after £100m shortfall in 2020 Ian Watmore, the ECB’s chairman, has announced his ambition to “help the game repair its Covid-inflicted wounds” via a business plan that will reduce the “unsustainable levels of debt” within English cricket. The ECB reported a drop in group reserves to £2.2 million – just over 1% of turnover, compared to a desired 40% – and a…

May 11, 2021
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