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London by Zahid Noor The England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) has today announced that Hampshire’s Ageas Bowl and Lancashire’s Emirates Old Trafford will host England Men’s Test series against West Indies if international cricket returns behind closed doors in July. The West Indies squad will arrive in the UK on Tuesday 9 June, travelling to Emirates Old Trafford for quarantining ...

England have named 14 uncapped players in a group of 55 that have been asked to return to training in preparation for a revamped international summer.Reece Topley, who has not played for England in four years after a long struggle with injury, is also included.England are likely to need to separate Test and limited-overs squads to cope with a congested ...

Coronavirus replacements could be allowed in England’s summer Test series against West Indies and Pakistan.The England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) is in talks with the International Cricket Council (ICC) over changes to the playing conditions.This month the ICC revealed plans to ban the use of saliva to shine the ball amid the coronavirus pandemic.Currently, the only reason a player ...

Captain Eoin Morgan says it needs “more time” before Alex Hales returns to the England side, saying he could have “derailed” last year’s World Cup bid.Hales has not played for England since being removed from the World Cup squad in May 2019 for an “off-field incident” – reportedly failing a drugs test.England will next week name a training squad of ...

The ICC has “successfully finished” cricket in the last 10 years and brought it down to its knees, former Pakistan pacer Shoaib Akhtar has insisted in a scathing criticism of the sport’s global body. During a conversation with Sanjay Manjrekar for ESPNcricinfo’s podcast, Akhtar expressed his anguish at some of the playing conditions in white ball cricket, which has made ...

London:Up to 18 bowlers will take part in staggered sessions across seven grounds from Thursday as the first England players to begin individual training.Chester-le-Street, Edgbaston, Hove, Old Trafford, Taunton, The Oval and Trent Bridge will each host at least one session this week.Batsmen and wicketkeepers will return to individual training from 1 June.The England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) will ...

England’s women could host a tri-series featuring India and South Africa later this summer, according to director of cricket Clare Connor.India’s tour, scheduled for June and July, was postponed because of the coronavirus pandemic, while South Africa are due to travel in September.“We’re optimistic of holding at least one series,” Connor told BBC Sport.“It could be that we play the ...

Australia fast bowler Mitchell Starc hopes to return to county cricket before the end of his career.The 30-year-old spent part of the 2012 season with Yorkshire.He was due to return to the UK this summer to play for Welsh Fire in The Hundred, but the competition was put back to 2021 because of coronavirus.“If a window arose and there was ...

Cricket South Africa director Graeme Smith has predicted the postponement of the T20 World Cup. If postponed, it will be till February-March next year. He said that we are constantly formulating strategies for the future tour. It should be noted that the ICC T20 World Cup is scheduled in Australia in October-November, while the main meeting of the ICC regarding ...

Lahore:The English Cricket Board (ECB) has prepared a plan for this year’s series against Pakistan. According to the plan, the Pakistan team will play 3 Tests and 3 T20 matches in Manchester and Southampton between August 5 and September 1. On the other hand, Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) Chief Executive Wasim Khan said that the Pakistan Cricket Board is trying ...