11:18 PM IST Pakistan Test captain Azhar Ali has said he and his players made a pact during lockdown to keep their fitness intact so that the moment cricket could resume they would all be ready. The Pakistanis haven’t played any competitive cricket since the Pakistan Super League was halted due to the Covid-19 pandemic
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9:50 PM IST Alzarri Joseph has downplayed the significance of the news that West Indies head coach Phil Simmons is self-isolating in his Old Trafford hotel room as a health precaution. Simmons left the West Indies’ bubble to attend a funeral on Friday, and has been self-isolating since then in his room on-site. He will
11:46 PM IST Former West Indies fast bowler Andy Roberts has said that Oshane Thomas will be the first name he will “pencil” in for West Indies’ final Test squad for the three-match series in England, which begins in Southampton from July 8. Speaking to his former West Indies team-mate Michael Holding, Roberts also predicted
11:15 PM IST Pakistan’s domestic cricketers can hope for better pay next season after the PCB announced a record investment of PKR 1.95 billion into domestic cricket. After the deep structural changes to the domestic game last season, which saw a steep fall in the earnings of most domestic cricketers a new grade-based system of
5:51 PM IST Shamarh Brooks thinks he is beginning to reap the rewards of his work with West Indies batting coach Floyd Reifer, and expects the time he has spent “thinking and visualising” because of the Covid-19-enforced break to help him in the Test series against England. Brooks, 31, made his maiden international hundred in
Jun 25, 2020 ESPNcricinfo staff The states have confirmed their squads for the 2020-21 season over the last few weeks, rubberstamping some significant moves and new contracts for young players. The schedule for the state season – Sheffield Shield, Marsh Cup and WNCL – is due to be announced next month. Big Bash squads will
10:25 PM IST ECB Reporters Network Brathwaite XI 275 and 231 for 4 (Dowrich 56*, Brooks 66*) drew with Holder XI 193 and 1xx for 3 (Moseley 83*) Shamarh Brooks and Shane Dowrich both posted half-centuries Getty Images West Indies captain Jason Holder maintained a watching brief as the tourists’ three-day intra-squad match at Emirates Old
8:06 PM IST ESPNcricinfo staff The ECB’s plans to professionalise the domestic level of women’s cricket have been stepped up with the announcement of 25 Regional Retainers, in spite of the complications caused by the Covid-19 lockdown. The recipients are split across the eight regions of the women’s game, and represent the first tranche of
Jun 24, 2020 ESPNcricinfo staff Clare Connor, the former England captain, will become the first woman president of Marylebone Cricket Club next year. Following its AGM on Wednesday, MCC announced that Connor, the ECB’s Managing Director of Women’s Cricket, would take up the post on October 1, 2021, replacing current president Kumar Sangakkara and becoming
12:04 AM IST ECB Reporters Network Brathwaite XI 275 and 99 for 3 lead Holder XI 193 by 181 runs Raymon Reifer appeals succesfully for the wicket of Jason Holder Gareth Copley/Getty Images Left-armer Raymon Reifer seized his chance to impress with five wickets in the space of 11 balls on day two of the West