Tait: Legalised tampering might be chance for cricket to move forward (1:42) Shaun Tait on the prospect of legalised ball-tampering in cricket (1:42) 2:16 PM IST Shining the ball with saliva or sweat will be restricted in Australia under a framework released by the federal government about the staged return of both professional and recreational sport amid the coronavirus pandemic. The guidelines, drawn up by the Australian Institute of Sport…
Cricket Victoria, community cricket gutted by staff cuts
A view across the redeveloped Junction Oval in Melbourne © Getty Images Up to half of Cricket Victoria’s staff have been sacrificed, with community cricket particularly hard hit, in a restructuring of the state association that has been explained away as a response to the Covid-19 pandemic but has origins stretching back nearly a decade. Two weeks after Cricket Australia staff were informed that the vast majority would be stood…
Australia No. 1 Test and T20I team after rankings update
12:01 PM IST ESPNcricinfo staff Australia are back as the No.1 Test team in the world and also sit top of the T20I table for the first time following the ICC’s annual update of their rankings while world champions England stay No. 1 in ODIs. India had held the Test top spot since October 2016 but the update of the system eliminates results from the 2016-17 season when they won…
Ramnaresh Sarwan hits back at Chris Gayle for 'scandalous' allegations
Chris Gayle’s allegations against Ramnaresh Sarwan were dismissed by the latter 10:42 AM IST Calling the allegations levelled against him by Chris Gayle as “scandalous”, former West Indies batsman and Jamaica Tallawahs assistant coach Ramnaresh Sarwan has “categorically” denied he had any role to play in the former being released by the franchise for the 2020 season of the Caribbean Premier League.st “I categorically deny any involvement in the decision…
Ross Taylor wins the Sir Richard Hadlee Medal for third time
5:08 AM IST ESPNcricinfo staff Ross Taylor has taken the Sir Richard Hadlee medal as New Zealand’s overall cricketer of the year on the final day of the NZC awards. Tim Southee was named Test player of the year after taking 40 wickets in eight Tests and Kim Cotton, who stood in the T20 World Cup final at the MCG, was umpire of the year to round out the virtual…
Don't scrap ODI Super League, pleads Netherlands coach
Netherlands coach Ryan Campbell hits a skier during fielding practice © Peter Della Penna With cricket in a literal standstill, and uncertainty surrounding its return, the Netherlands team is fearing the worst. This year, they were supposed to be playing in the ODI Super League, the qualifying tournament for 2023 World Cup. But the Covid-19 pandemic has not only forced it to be deferred but also backed the ICC into…
Destiny calling – but is it for Imran Khan or Martin Crowe?
8:33 PM IST ESPNcricinfo staff Former Bengal captain Subimal “Chuni” Goswami died in Kolkata on Thursday after suffering a cardiac arrest. He was 82 and had been suffering from underlying ailments, including sugar, prostate and nerve problems. He is survived by his wife Basanti and son Sudipto. Goswami was among the rare sportsmen who played more than one sport at the highest levels; not only did he captain Bengal to…
Former Bengal captain Chuni Goswami dies at 82
8:18 PM IST ESPNcricinfo staff Former Bengal captain Subimal “Chuni” Goswami died in Kolkata on Thursday after suffering a cardiac arrest. He was 82 and had been suffering from underlying ailments, including sugar, prostate and nerve problems. He is survived by his wife Basanti and son Sudipto. Goswami was among the rare sportsmen who played more than one sport at the highest levels; not only did he captain Bengal to…
Where now for the Hundred following ECB postponement?
Andre Russell was Southern Brave’s first-round pick in the Hundred draft © Getty Images for ECB The Hundred has officially been postponed following yesterday’s ECB board meeting. Ever since the severity of the Covid-19 pandemic and the resulting lockdown became apparent, it had looked highly unlikely that a new competition could be launched this year, with prospects of fans attending games minimal, travel bans limiting the availability of overseas players…
Hundred launch postponed until 2021
6:30 PM IST Matt Roller Close Matt Roller is an assistant editor at ESPNcricinfo. He tweets at @mroller98 The first season of the Hundred has been pushed back to 2021 following an ECB board meeting on Wednesday. The ECB had intended its new eight-team, 100-ball competition to be the showpiece event in the domestic cricketing calendar and to attract a “new audience” to the sport, with the tournament due to…