The International Cricket Council on Friday inducted Australia's legendary wicketkeeper-batsman Adam Gilchrist into its Hall of Fame during the tea interval of the ongoing third Ashes Test at the WACA in Perth.
The element of competitiveness will not be lost even if action unfolds before empty stadiums, says world's premier all-rounder Ben Stokes who wouldn't mind international cricket becoming a TV only sport till coronavirus pandemic is under control. Stokes' opinion was sought whether the upcoming England vs West Indies series at home in empty stadiums will lose its sheen as the England and Wales Cricket Board is contemplating cricket without spectators for some time.
England will fly home on Friday after the militant attacks in Mumbai, England and Wales Cricket Board managing director Hugh Morris said on Thursday.
'I had a break to prioritise my mental wellbeing and I got my finger sorted.'
The ECB expressed reservations about playing a Test match in Karachi, which has been the target of several bomb attacks.
The BCCI has sought an explanation from the Mumbai Cricket Association for hosting England's Performance Programme squad's practice session at its D Y Patil Sports Academy in Navi Mumbai without seeking the parent body's permission.
The third one-day international between West Indies and England was abandoned due to rain without a ball being bowled in Grenada on Monday.
India's opposition to the Decision Review System continues with the BCCI refusing to allow its use in next month's four-Test cricket series against England.
Stuart Broad said the defending champions will miss his aura but have enough resources to replace him as a player.
The matches in the next edition of the cricket World Cup could be 40-overs-a-side affairs and Test matches reduced to four days if discussions between the chairmen of English counties and the England and Wales Cricket Board are proposed and ultimately accepted by the ICC.
The scandal shook English cricket to its core and led to numerous changes in coaching and administrative personnel at Yorkshire.
Former Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) chief Sharad Pawar took over as the International Cricket Council president on Thursday, July 1, becoming the second Indian, after Jagmohan Dalmiya, to occupy the top post.
The three-match series will be played over six days, with matches in Adelaide, Sydney and finishing in Melbourne on November 22.
The England and Wales Cricket Board has rejected any change in its stance over not allowing its senior players a clear window to play a full IPL season, saying it cannot make any compromise on the team's Test season.
England fast bowler Mark Wood has been ruled out of the third Test against India with a jarred right shoulder.
Cricket has been suspended since March and the ECB approved an additional financial package of 35.7 million pounds ($44.71 million)
England's Mark Wood said an attack on former Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan was worrying ahead of a three-Test series in the Asian country.
When he was the England coach, Flower was often skeptical of English players' participation in the IPL at the expense of their performance in Test cricket, which put him at loggerheads with stars such as Kevin Pietersen.
England's tour of Pakistan from October 25 has been finalised with one match in Karachi, on December 15.
Kevin Pietersen is one of world cricket's heroes and his sacking by England represents a failure by the team's leadership rather than the player, according to former International Cricket Council president Ehsan Mani.
Australian Simon Taufel will become the first umpire to give the prestigious MCC Spirit of Cricket Cowdrey Lecture, the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) announced in London on Friday.
Joe Root was named 'Test Player of the Year', 'Limited Overs Player of the Year' and Fans' 'Player of the Year' at England's annual awards ceremony on Monday. The Yorkshire batsman, 25, hit two centuries in England's Ashes triumph last year, scored four one-day tons and was his team's leading scorer at the recent World Twenty20 tournament in India. He overcame competition from Stuart Broad and Ben Stokes for the Test award and edged Jos Buttler and David Willey in the Limited Overs category, with both prizes decided upon by a media poll.
Jofra Archer was supposed to link up with the England team, who are going into isolation head of their Test series against West Indies, in Southampton on Tuesday.
BCCI may be the world's richest cricket board but it doesn't seem to be the fastest in releasing money and has not yet paid the $2.7 million prize money to inaugural Champions League Twenty20 winners New South Wales.
England's Kevin Pietersen is most likely to end his professional cricket career after the Pakistan Super League's third edition, which begins in Dubai on Thursday.
Sri Lanka are set to take on India in a six-match white-ball series starting July 13.
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.
The International Cricket Council's (ICC) board has voted to pass a new financial model to reverse a 2014 decision which effectively put India, England and Australia in control of the game's finances and administration.
The Australian team will prepare for the six Tests by undergoing a high-intensity training camp in Beckenham, featuring centre-wicket practice and net sessions.
Edgbaston will serve as a contingency venue to stage additional training throughout July.
Hashmatullah Shahidi was appointed as new Test and ODI captain
India face Pakistan in the T20 World Cup at the MCG on October 23.
The launch of The Hundred was postponed until 2021 on Thursday as the COVID-19 pandemic forced the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) to put its new flagship tournament on hold.
Silverwood also said that opener Haseeb Hameed is making a "very strong case" for a Test recall.
'Over 200 of Australia's most senior cricketers are unemployed as of the 1st of July'
Soccer's top flight Premier League and the English Football League (EFL) had already announced they were postponing their next round of fixtures.
Cricket Australia are to seek clarification from their English counterparts about an incident in which England all-rounder Moeen Ali says he was called "Osama" by an Australian player during an Ashes test in 2015.
England cricket chief David Collier has been forced to apologise to South Africa after accusing their players of provoking Kevin Pietersen in the text message row that led to the batsman being dropped.
The 22-year-old is uncapped at test level, but made his international debut against South Africa in a Twenty20 at Taunton on June 23, where he took three wickets. He won his first and only ODI cap against the West Indies on September 29.
The Board of Control for Cricket in India on Wednesday allayed visiting security expert Reg Dickason's apprehensions and oozed confidence of hosting the first Test match between India and England at the MA Chidambaram Stadium on Chennai from December 11. Later, Dickason looked satisfied as he said, "We had some security concerns and those have been addressed."
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