England all-rounder Andrew Flintoff will miss the fourth Test against West Indies in Barbados starting on Thursday because of a right hip injury, the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) said on Saturday. A scan on Friday revealed Flintoff, who was troubled by the injury in the drawn third Test in Antigua this week, has strained a muscle.
The future of England captain Andrew Strauss was the subject of increasing speculation by local media on Wednesday after the national cricket board announced it had scheduled news conference for 1100 GMT.
England captain Kevin Pietersen's attempts to get coach Peter Moores axed may result in his own sacking as the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) is unhappy with both of them for making a public spectacle of their fallout. Pietersen is due to be back in London on Thursday after a holiday in South Africa and he may find himself replaced by Andrew Strauss as England skipper.
'We, as a society, should realise that this should be nipped in the bud. I am a product of this society and I did that. I had told them I will throw you out if you talk like this (about Kaneria's faith). Because this is not our culture. We as a nation did not let such discriminatory thoughts prevail. We stopped it there. We have improved a lot as a society in the last 10-15 years'.
England's decision to tour India within a fortnight of the Mumbai mayhem was not driven by their urge to stand by a terror-stricken country but by a business deal, according to media reports in London. Apparently, it took lot of deliberation and persuasion on England and Wales Cricket Board's part to convince Kevin Pietersen and his men to tour India for the two-Test series.
England to host New Zealand for two Tests in June.
India may play five-Test series in England in 2011 and 2015 -- for the first time in more than 50 years -- if the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) and the BCCI agree on a deal.
A Twenty20 Champions League involving eight teams playing 15 matches will be staged this year either in India or the Middle East, the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) said on Saturday.
Former Test bowler Danish Kaneria is unlikely to be allowed to resume his career in Pakistan after being banned for life by the England and Wales Cricket Board, the Pakistan board (PCB) said on Saturday.
Danish Kaneria will be called before the Pakistan Cricket Board's (PCB) integrity committee to explain his involvement in a spot-fixing probe that saw former Essex team mate Mervyn Westfield jailed.
Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) chairman Ijaz Butt withdrew on Wednesday allegations of match-fixing against the England team during the third One-day International at the Oval on September 17.
Jonny Bairstow has been rested and injured pacer Jofra Archer was left out while spinner Moeen Ali was unavailable for Test selection.
Flintoff, who also had surgery earlier this year, will miss the forthcoming Test series in Sri Lanka and is considered "unlikely" to tour New Zealand.
'They (Pakistan team) are perhaps better off coming to England as opposed to staying in Pakistan because it is even worse there. Once they get to England, they will be in a bio-secure area'.
The England all-rounder will not play the Duleep Trophy matches, but will continue his rehabilitation from ankle surgery.
Lalit Modi's troubles compounded on Thursday, with the Board of Control for Cricket in India slapping another showcause notice on the suspended IPL Commissioner for activities 'detrimental to Indian cricket, English cricket and World cricket at large'.
The England and West Indies cricket boards suspended sponsorship negotiations with financier Allen Stanford following fraud allegations against the Texas billionaire on Tuesday. The US Securities and Exchange commission charged Stanford and three of his companies with alleged fraud involving a multi-billion dollar investment scheme.
Andrew Flintoff's lingering ankle injury has ruled him out of England's one-day series in Sri Lanka.
Top Australian cricketer Alyssa Healy expressed disappointment at the cancellation of the Indian women's team's proposed tour of England owing to the COVID-19 pandemic. The Indian women's team was originally slated to play a bilateral series comprising three ODIs and as many T20Is against England in June which got postponed due to the coronavirus outbreak. But the UK sojourn was called off earlier this week.
Former Pakistan leg-spinner Danish Kaneria's application to appeal against a life ban for corruption in English county cricket has been refused, the England and Wales Cricket Board said on Tuesday.
Mystery surrounds the sudden departure of Pakistan's banned Test leg-spinner, Danish Kaneria and his family to India although his brother claims they have gone to perform some religious rituals. Kaneria, his wife, children and his mother flew out to India on Sunday night and are presently said to be in Kochi but speculations are rampant that the banned player might have gone to India to seek a livelihood and settle down there. "My family is in India to perform some religious rituals which will take around 10-days. Our return dates are not confirmed as yet," Kaneria told a television channel from India. His brother, Vicky Kaneria, who is in Karachi and employed with an oil campany also insisted it was a personal trip for religious purposes. But he was unwilling to speak further on the issue. Speculations have been rife over the real purpose of the visit to India as Danish Kaneria had earlier this year reportedly said he would have got more justice in India being a Hindu by faith.
'If IPL would have gone on they would have had a smaller preparation but now they will be a lot more conditioned, their bowlers will have their loads up.'
The Board of Control for Cricket in India, on Tuesday, moved the Supreme Court seeking disbursal of funds for conducting Rajkot Test that starts on Wednesday.
Shakib back in Bangladesh fold, Mashrafe out of ODI mix.
Here are some reactions, to the news of Kevin Pietersen's sacking, from around the world of cricket.
England's build-up to their one-day series in Sri Lanka has been hit by a stomach virus sweeping through the squad.
Andy Flower's reign as England coach has come to a sorry end after England and Wales Cricket Board asked the Zimbabwean to quit from the post following the national team's disastrous Ashes tour to Australia, according to media reports.
Welcoming ICC's move to defer a decision on its governance and financial revamp plan, former president Ehsan Mani has insisted on increasing the number of Executive committee members from five to seven so that the 'the Big 3' do not have a veto on any matter.
Desperate to not miss a single game, a big-hitting star has requested BCCI president Sourav Ganguly, on behalf of the players from both countries, to lessen the quarantine period to three days.
England will rest Jofra Archer, Jos Buttler, Ben Stokes and Mark Wood for the three-match one-day international series against South Africa starting in Cape Town on February 4. Worcestershire seamer Pat Brown, Somerset batsman Tom Banton and the Lancashire pair of Matthew Parkinson and Saqib Mahmood received their maiden call-ups.
The first Test is scheduled to begin on July 8 at the Ageas Bowl and Joe Root will leave England's training camp on Wednesday to be with his wife, Carrie, who is expecting their second child later this week.
Former Cricket West Indies boss Dave Cameron has thrown his hat in the ring to succeed India's Shashank Manohar as the next chairman of International Cricket Council.
England coach Andy Flower and captain Alastair Cook appear likely to retain their jobs despite the disastrous Ashes tour of Australia but batting coach Graham Gooch believes some sort of rebuilding process is inevitable.
The 40-year-old Pietersen said a win against India is similar to a victory against arch-rivals Australia and urged the selectors to play both Stuart Broad and James Anderson in the same XI.
The England captain is doubtful for the second Test against Pakistan after experiencing further problems with his injured left ankle.
BCCI is planning aggressively to have an IPL in the United Arab Emirates provided the central government green-lights their request for a shift due to the rising cases of COVID-19.
Graham Gooch has been sacked as England's batting coach with immediate effect, the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) said on Thursday, as the fallout from the Ashes drubbing continued.
England on Monday angrily rejected allegations from a senior Pakistani official that they were involved in match-fixing in the third one-day international against Pakistan last week.
Ashley Giles has stepped down as an England selector and Mick Newell will take his place on the panel, the England and Wales Cricket Board said on Friday.
Zimbabwe's government has turned down applications by British media organisations to cover England's cricket tour.
