Manchester: Pace bowler Jofra Archer has been included in the England squad for the deciding Test against West Indies. England National Cricket Selectors have named a 14-strong squad for the #raisethebat third Test match against West Indies at Emirates Old Trafford starting on Friday 24 July 2020. England Men’s Test Squad Joe Root (Yorkshire) Captain, James Anderson (Lancashire), Jofra Archer(Sussex), Dominic Bess (Somerset), Stuart Broad (Nottinghamshire), Rory Burns (Surrey), Jos Buttler (Lancashire), Zak ...
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Jofra Archer excluded from England’s squad after breach of rules.
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 ...
Read More »England vs West Indies, first Test day one – toss delayed
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. ...
Read More »Artificial crowd noise will be played at cricket matches to enhance the atmosphere for players in empty stadiums
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 ...
Read More »England name squad for the first Test against West Indies
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, ...
Read More »CWI shortlists final four candidates for West Indies Women’s Head Coach
ST JOHN’S, Antigua – Cricket West Indies (CWI) has shortlisted four candidates for the final stage of the recruitment process for the role of full-time Head Coach for the West Indies Women’s team. The candidates, all of West Indian heritage, progressed from the initial interview stage, which concluded last week. The candidates participated in individual interviews with a CWI interview ...
Read More »Shamarh Brooks maiden Test hundred puts West Indies in strong position
Tea West Indies 277 (Brooks 111, Campbell 55, Hamza 5-74) lead Afghanistan 187 by 90 runs Shamarh Brooks’ maiden Test hundred put West Indies in a strong position on the second day of the one-off Test against Afghanistan in Lucknow. Starting the day on 68 for 2, West Indies were eventually dismissed for 277, 90 ahead of Afghanistan’s first-innings total ...
Read More »World Cup qualifiers: West Indies beat Ireland to reach Super Six
HARARE: West Indies batsman Rovman Powell said his side are focused on winning all their World Cup qualifying games, after his century led them to victory over Ireland on Saturday. Powell´s maiden one-day international ton dragged the Windies from a difficult position to beat Ireland in Harare and reach the Super Six stage of qualifying. “We didn´t come here for ...
Read More »Karachi to host Pakistan vs West Indies T20I series in April
DUBAI: Pakistan Cricket Board Chairman Najam Sethi announced on Sunday that the West Indies cricket authorities have confirmed three T20Is in Pakistan, scheduled to be played in Karachi. Speaking to media in Dubai, Sethi stated that he was working day and night to reach this agreement and Cricket West Indies have just confirmed to play these matches. “Good news for ...
Read More »Father-son bonding, the Chanderpaul way
Imagine you were a professional cricketer. Now imagine you had to share your dressing room with… your father. And, on top of that, your dad is a legend of your sport. A lot to handle? Doesn’t quite seem to be the case with Tagenarine Chanderpaul, who shares the Guyana dressing room with his father Shivnarine. Chanderpaul junior, 21, jokes that Shiv, 43, ...
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