Stuart Broad has expressed a note of scepticism at the official explanation of the ball tampering debacle involving the Australia team and suggested there could be more information revealed once key protagonists retire. In recent days Cameron Bancroft, who was suspended for nine-months for his role in the Newlands scandal, and David Saker, who was

News Charged with two counts of possessing child abuse material and one count of grooming a child Aaron Summers, the Australian fast bowler, has appeared in Darwin Local Court after being charged with child sexual offences. ESPNcricinfo has learnt that Summers, who has most recently represented the Deccan Gladiators in the Abu Dhabi T10 league,

Report Champions recover from first-day washout to complete second win of campaign Essex 412 for 3 dec beat Derbyshire 146 (Guest 49, Harmer 9-80) and 251 (Guest 65, Godleman 45, Porter 3-41, Cook 3-45, Harmer 3-122) by an innings and 15 runs Simon Harmer claimed his seventh LV= Insurance County Championship 10-wicket haul as Essex

Jofra Archer bowled 29.2 overs for Sussex’s 2nd XI last week © Getty Images Jofra Archer has been ruled out of England’s two-Test series against New Zealand, starting at Lord’s next month, and may face surgery on his troublesome right elbow after failing to come through this week’s return to first-class action. Archer, who was

News While Hussey flies commercial via Doha, the group waiting in the Maldives will take a BCCI charter flight Michael Hussey will be home from India early on Monday morning, about the same time as the 38 Australian players, coaches and media land on their return from the Maldives. Following a series of Covid-19 positive

Glamorgan 149 (Brook 3-13, Patterson 3-27) and 108 for 3 (Carlson 44*, Lloyd 40*) lead Yorkshire 230 (Root 99, Patterson 47*, Neser 5-39) by 28 runs Joe Root moved inexorably towards his hundred with the precision of a ticking clock. An old-time image for an old-time innings. The world could do much as it pleased,

News “All I wanted to do was to be responsible and accountable for my own actions and part” Cameron Bancroft has conceded there had to be wider knowledge of Australia’s ball-tampering tactics against South Africa in the Newlands Test than the punished trio of himself, David Warner and Steven Smith. Speaking to the Guardian interviewer

News ESPNcricinfo understands Gayakwad tested positive last month and is currently recovering in Bengaluru India left-arm spinner Rajeshwari Gayakwad has been left out the India Women’s squads for the tour of England because of an injury she is understood to have been carrying during the home series against South Africa earlier this year and also

Derbyshire 35 for 3 (Harmer 2-12) trail Essex 412 for 3 dec (Lawrence 152*, Westley 106, Browne 59, Cook 58) by 377 runs A day of sepulchral gloom in Chelmsford, pierced throughout by the ECG floodlights, was lit up by a blazing innings from Dan Lawrence, as Essex attempted to make up for lost time

News Also in the squad is the uncapped Jharkhand wicketkeeper-batter Indrani Roy Shafali Verma, Shikha Pandey and Taniya Bhatia have been named in the India Women’s squads for their upcoming seven-match tour of England. The uncapped Jharkhand wicketkeeper-batter Indrani Roy has earned her maiden international call-up, while Sneh Rana, who made the last of her