Derby: Left-handed batsman Khushdil Shah has been ruled out for up to three weeks after suffering a fracture in his left thumb while batting during Saturday’s training session in Derby. Khushdil is not featuring in the ongoing four-day intra-squad match and will not be available for selection for the second four-dayer, which will be played from 24-27 July in Derby. As ...

Manchester: England pace bowler Jofra Archer has been fined and given a written warning by the England and Wales Cricket Board for breaching bio-secure protocols. Following a disciplinary hearing held on Friday evening, 17 July, England cricketer Jofra Archer has been fined an undisclosed amount and received an official written warning after admitting to breaching the team’s bio-secure protocols on Monday ...

Manchester: England and Wales Cricket Board is planning to bring the spectators back in stadiums after the UK government announced to pilot the safe return of spectators through late July and early August The Government today announced that a small number of sporting events will be used to pilot the safe return of spectators through late July and early August. ...

Manchester: Kashif Bhatti cleared to join Pakistan squad in England after testing negative for COVID-19 in his second test. ECB spokesperson confirmed: “A Pakistan player has been cleared to return to the squad after undergoing a precautionary period of self-isolation. “The player had returned a positive test result for the remnants of a previous COVID-19 infection and in consultation with ...

Manchester: England’s Jofra Archer has been excluded from the #raisethebat second Test against the West Indies starting today (Thursday 16 July) at Emirates Old Trafford following a breach of the team’s bio-secure protocols. Archer will now commence five days of isolation and will undergo two COVID-19 tests in this period, which have to test negative before his self-isolation period is ...

London: 18 First-Class Counties committed to participate in same red-ball and white-ball competitions this summer All 18 First-Class Counties have agreed to participate in the same competitive red-ball and white-ball competitions during this summer’s shortened men’s domestic season. The season will commence with a four-day competition which will enable all 18 First-Class Counties to compete for the Bob Willis Trophy. ...

DUBLIN – Cricket Ireland today named a 21-man expanded squad that will travel to Southampton for a training camp ahead of the three-match men’s World Cup Super League One Day International series against England starting later this month. To comply with COVID-19 protocols and public health directives, the squad will depart Dublin on a special charter flight to Southampton, before ...

London: Group will go into camp at the Ageas Bowl on Thursday 16 July ahead of the Royal London Series England National Cricket Selectors have named a 24-strong ‘behind-closed-doors training group’ who will go into camp at the Ageas Bowl on Thursday 16 July ahead of the Royal London Series against Ireland starting on Thursday 30 July. The group, along ...

Southempton: Toss delayed ahead of the first Test between England and West Indies Match was scheduled to get underway at 11am but a delay to the start was pretty much inevitable after overnight rain.  The Met Office forecast suggests the rainy morning will give way to some overcast, but dry, conditions before the wet stuff returns in the early evening. ...

The England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) has confirmed that False audio and enhanced noise will be used in the stadium to enhance the atmosphere for players during England vs West Indies Test series.   England are set to meet West Indies in a Test series in the post covid-19 world. The first Test match tomorrow will mark the return ...