Morne Morkel: ‘It’s a grey area because when they change the ball, they pick a ball for you’ © AFP South Africa were thrown off guard by a 59th-over ball change in Hamilton, according to Morne Morkel. New Zealand were building steadily in the middle session, on 163 for 1 when umpires Bruce Oxenford and Rod Tucker ordered a ball change, having felt the ball had gone out of shape….

Essex will not be taking part in further events organised by the London Schools Cricket Association © ESPNcricinfo Ltd Essex are being sued by a former youth team coach for wrongful dismissal after he warned of inappropriate standards of care at a festival at which a convicted paedophile was one of the organisers. ESPNcricinfo understands that Doug Frame, a former manager of the Essex Under-13 and Suffolk Under-17 teams, alerted…

Tom Harrison is pushing through a change to the ECB’s constitution to lay the groundwork for a new T20 competition © Getty Images Tom Harrison, the ECB chief executive, has defended the introduction of a new T20 tournament, slated to get underway in 2020, by insisting that the concept will “future-proof” the game in England and Wales. Harrison also stated he would like “as much cricket as possible” to be…

Match facts March 28-31, 2017Start time 1000 local (0430 GMT) Ed Joyce (in pic) needs 84 runs to reach 1000 runs in the Intercontinental Cup. © ICC/Saleem Sanghati Big picture When the Intercontinental Cup was initiated by the ICC as part of their global development programme, the concept of an Associate using the competition as a vehicle to vie for Test status was a pipe dream. Thirteen years on, it’s…

Match Facts March 28, 2017Start time 1430 local (0900 GMT) Bangladesh won only their second ODI in Sri Lanka to take a lead in the series © AFP Big Picture A win in a landmark Test, post-match calls from the prime minister, outstanding performances from debutants, seniors producing their best work – this hastily arranged tour was only supposed to be the postscript to Bangladesh’s high-profile visits to New Zealand…

Morne Morkel: ‘It’s a grey area because when they change the ball, they pick a ball for you’ © AFP South Africa were thrown off guard by a 59th-over ball change in Hamilton, according to Morne Morkel. New Zealand were building steadily in the middle session, on 163 for 1 when umpires Bruce Oxenford and Rod Tucker ordered a ball change, having felt the ball had gone out of shape….

Niroshan Dickwella picked up an injury on Sunday © Associated Press Wicketkeeper-batsman Niroshan Dickwella has been ruled out of the ongoing ODI series against Bangladesh after suffering a hairline fracture in his left hand. Dickwella had sustained the injury on Sunday, at training. Though it was originally thought to be a minor injury, he had had trouble gripping his bat on Monday. Subsequent X-rays then confirmed the fracture. Team manager…

Match facts March 28-31, 2017Start time 1000 local (0430 GMT) Ed Joyce (in pic) needs 84 runs to reach 1000 runs in the Intercontinental Cup. © ICC/Saleem Sanghati Big picture When the Intercontinental Cup was initiated by the ICC as part of their global development programme, the concept of an Associate using the competition as a vehicle to vie for Test status was a pipe dream. Thirteen years on, it’s…