4:12 PM IST ESPNcricinfo staff Stuart Broad has described himself as “frustrated” and “angry” at having been left out of England’s side for the first Test of the series against West Indies. Broad, the second highest wicket-taker in England’s Test history, said he found the decision “difficult to understand” and suggested he had sought clarification

The 2020 edition of the CPL will be played entirely behind closed doors © Getty Images The 2020 CPL will take place in Trinidad & Tobago between August 18 and September 10, after the organisers got the final nod from the local government. A total of 33 matches including two semifinals and a final will

2:07 AM IST For years, whenever England have struggled in the field, the call has been for pace. Whether struggling for penetration at Chennai or Lord’s or Adelaide, the suggestion has always been that, with a bit more pace, England would be able to extract more life from the surface and have the ingredient their

4:36 PM IST Ireland have left Stuart Thompson and Shane Getkate out while naming an expanded 21-man squad for a three-match ODI series against England this month, while David Delany is missing the trip as precaution following an injury. Mark Adair, Andy Balbirnie (capt), Curtis Campher, Peter Chase, Gareth Delany, George Dockrell, Jonathan Garth, Tyrone

1:24 AM IST It’s a funny thing, given that he spent a fair bit of the afternoon sitting on his hotel room balcony as one of this Test’s very few spectators, but Stuart Broad may well have had the best day of any of England’s bowlers. For while James Anderson, Jofra Archer and Mark Wood

1:50 AM IST Rahul Johri, the BCCI’s chief executive officer, will demit office this month after the board accepted his resignation on Thursday. He will leave a year before his five-year contract was to close out. Johri decided to quit last December, soon after the BCCI elected a new administration lead by former India captain

5:28 PM IST ESPNcricinfo staff Chris Jordan will miss England’s ODI series against Ireland after suffering an arm injury. Jordan was among three players in an extended training group who were not considered for England’s 24-man training squad named on Thursday due to injury. The three day-night matches are to be played against Ireland behind

8:51 AM IST Cricket Victoria are starting to consider the various scenarios that could be required to allow their domestic season to start on schedule if the new Covid-19 lockdown of Melbourne means the teams are unable to play at home. Melbourne and Mitchell Shire – an area north of the city – returned to

12:59 AM IST Amateur cricketers in England and Wales will be obliged to maintain social distance, even when attempting a quick single or standing up to the stumps, according to the latest ECB guidelines governing the return of recreational cricket. The new gameplay requirements, in accordance with Step 4 of the ECB’s roadmap for the

4:24 PM IST ESPNcricinfo staff Sourav Ganguly has worn many hats over the years, the latest being that of the president of the BCCI, but it’s Sourav Ganguly the India captain that people still remember with the most fondness. Chatting with Ganguly a couple of days before his 48th birthday, on the board’s official website,