Having turned down an IPL contract in season-II for the sake of Ashes, England paceman Stuart Broad is now eyeing his maiden stint in Twenty20 tournament in its third edition next year.
The 34-year-old will miss tours to Bangladesh and Sri Lanka but hopes to be available for England's tour to West Indies in February next year.
India's cricketers, currently on a break in the UK ahead of the five-match Test series against England, will be given their second dose of COVID-19 vaccines on July 7 and 9.
The appointment came after Vaughan was ruled out by a hamstring tear that threatens to prematurely end his Australia tour.
Robinson withdrew himself from selection for his county side Sussex for the T20 games.
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.
All-rounder Andrew Flintoff has been ruled out of England's first two Tests against New Zealand after picking up a side strain playing for Lancashire, the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) said on Saturday. The former captain had been hoping for a recall after a 14-month Test absence despite playing only a few county games after surgery for a persistent ankle problem.
The England opener has suffered a recurrence of the stress-related illness which led to him returning home from England's tour of India.
England's ODI captain Paul Collingwood wants the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) to relax its stance and let the country's top players turn out in the multi-million dollar Indian Premier League. Collingwood came out in support of views expressed by Test captain Michael Vaughan and star batsman Kevin Pietersen who argued there is no reason for England stars to miss out on the Twenty20 extravaganza.
Former Pakistan Test cricketer Saqlain Mushtaq has agreed to a 10-day spell with England as their spin-bowling consultant for the upcoming series against Pakistan.
The England fast bowler will miss the one-day series starting next week against Pakistan through injury.
Former Sri Lanka captain Mahela Jayawardene is set to be appointed as a batting consultant by England for their upcoming Test and limited-overs series against Pakistan in the United Arab Emirates.
The ECB has given the green light to the tour next month after expressing satisfaction with safety and security measures.
British health minister Matt Hancock said on Monday most people who have travelled to India in the last 10 days will be banned from entering the UK from Friday.
England all-rounder Andrew Flintoff has been ruled out of the World Twenty20 after failing to recover in time from knee surgery. The 31-year-old, who missed the Test and one-day series against West Indies after his latest bout of surgery, is replaced in England's squad by Yorkshire leg-spinner Adil Rashid, who has yet to play a senior international match.
The England captain is doubtful for the second Test against Pakistan after experiencing further problems with his injured left ankle.
The England all-rounder will not play the Duleep Trophy matches, but will continue his rehabilitation from ankle surgery.
England 'A' all rounder Graham Wagg has been suspended until January 2006 after testing positive for cocaine.
England appointed Geoff Miller to the newly-created post of national selector and sidelined former chairman of selectors David Graveney. Miller will head up a four-man selection panel which will include head coach Peter Moores, and former Test players Ashley Giles and James Whitaker.
CA, the ECB and Australian authorities had been negotiating for many months over the touring conditions in a country where international arrivals have to isolate in quarantine hotels for 14 days, regardless of COVID-19 vaccination status.
The Worcestershire batsman has been called for the fourth international against Sri Lanka at Old Trafford on Wednesday.
A new domestic Twenty20 competition will begin in England next year with the winners qualifying for the lucrative Champions League. The England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) said on Wednesday that the two-division competition will be staged in June and will not replace the current Twenty20 Cup.
The England all-rounder suffered pain from a torn meniscus in his right knee after playing for the Chennai Super Kings. He will undergo keyhole surgery next week and the ECB said they expected him to be out of action for three to five weeks.
Matthew Hoggard has written off his chances of returning to England's squad for this year's Ashes series against Australia. In his autoboigraphy, the former England fast bowler, dropped after the New Zealand series in 2008, talks about his breakdown, the depression suffered by his wife Sarah and the ECB's 'staggering lack of interest' in his welfare.
The four-day cricket match between English county sides Northamptonshire and Gloucestershire on Sunday was abandoned on the opening day after a player tested positive for COVID-19.
England Lions will be the sixth team to play in India's domestic tournament -- the Duleep Trophy -- this year, before heading off for a tour of New Zealand from February
Flintoff who injured his left foot in the third Test win over New Zealand earlier this month has been advised to rest for two weeks.
England batsman Kevin Pietersen has ruled out the possibility of returning as captain for this year's Twenty20 World Cup having resigned as test and one-day skipper in January in controversial circumstances. 'I just think it's too soon after what happened between me and the ECB (England and Wales Cricket Board) for me to take over the captaincy again if I was offered it for the Twenty20 World Cup,' he told Friday's Daily Mail in an interview.
'Ghost-like stands repel rather than attract audiences,' observes Ashis Ray.
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.
ECB chairman David Morgan said the tour will take place unless directed otherwise by the government or because of security fear.
All-rounder Andrew Flintoff is hopeful of being fit for England's first Test against West Indies at Sabina Park on Wednesday after missing the final warm-up match with a side strain.
Dimitri Mascarenhas was drafted into England's Twenty20 World Cup squad in place of injured Ryan Sidebottom.
The IPL was due to be staged earlier in the year but was postponed due to COVID-19, taking up a slot vacated by the shift of the Twenty20 World Cup in Australia to next year.
Wright was called up for Wednesday's sixth match at The Oval and Saturday's finale at Lord's because of injuries to Ravi Bopara, Andrew Flintoff and Chris Tremlett, the England and Wales Cricket Board said in a statement on Monday.
Kevin Pietersen had first offered his resignation as captain after last month's drawn second Test against India in Mohali but he was advised to sleep over it before taking a final call, disclosed England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) vice-chairman Dennis Amiss. Amiss said Pietersen is a "marvellous, exciting" player whose future commitment is strongly welcomed.
A new documentary titled 'Death of a Gentleman' raises fresh doubts about the future of Test cricket and asks if the game is losing its identity in the face of stiff competition from commerce-driven Twenty20.
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.
