Cricket

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 ...

London: First-Class Counties agree to play a combination of red-ball and white-ball cricket this summer by majority vote ECB Board to meet to approve decision in coming days and further Medical and Risk assessments to be conducted by all 18 FCCs The First-Class Counties have agreed to play both red-ball and white-ball cricket during this summer’s shortened men’s domestic season. ...

Lahore:Former Supreme Court judge Mr Justice (retd) Faqir Muhammad Khokhar, in his capacity as an independent adjudicator, will hear Umar Akmal’s appeal on 13 July at the National High Performance Centre in Lahore. Notices for the hearing have been issued to Umar Akmal and the PCB. The hearing was previously scheduled for 11 June but had to be postponed due ...

Manchester: ECB announced ENGvsPAK Test and T20I matches series schedule today Pakistan cricket team, who arrived into the UK on Sunday 28 June have started their preparation ahead of a packed schedule, which consists of three Test matches and three Vitality IT20s. They are undergoing a 14-day isolation period at Blackfinch New Road, Worcester before transferring to Derbyshire’s The Incora ...

Worcester: Pakistan’s second group comprised of six players have tested COVID-19 negative in England. Fakhar Zaman, Mohammad Hasnain, Mohammad Hafeez, Mohammad Rizwan, Shadab Khan and Wahab Riaz have tested negative for Covid-19 after their arrival in England on Friday 3rd July. All players have now joined the Pakistan’s national cricket team squad in Worcestershire and are eligible to practice.

Young middle-order batsman Haider Ali has tested negative twice for COVID-19 after two back-to-back positive results.  Haider alongside Imran Khan Sr and Kashif Bhatti were tested for the fourth time on Saturday. Three of them were tested negative for the second time in a row and they are ready to join Pakistan’s squad in England as per ECB policies. According ...

London: England National Cricket Selectors have named a 13-strong squad for the first #raisethebat Test match against West Indies at Ageas Bowl starting on Wednesday 8 July 2020. Nine players will remain at the Ageas Bowl as Test reserves. England Men’s Test Squad Ben Stokes – Captain James Anderson, Jofra Archer, Dominic Bess,Stuart Broad, Rory Burns, Jos Buttler, Zak Crawley, ...

Sri Lankan police have ended their investigation into the 2011 World Cup final, but found no evidence of match-fixing. Sri Lankan police say two players and a chief selector were questioned in connection with the investigation, and are satisfied with the explanations of all three. The investigation unit questioned former captain Kumar Sangakkara for nine hours, while Arvinda de Silva ...

Pakistan cricket team will rest in Worcester today while the first two-day inter-squad practice match will be played from tomorrow. After arriving in England, Pakistan cricket team is living in a bio-secure environment in Worcester. Meanwhile, the national squad has been preparing for the series against England. The players of Pakistan cricket team trained for four days, during which they ...