Apr 7, 2020
Buttler ‘amazed’ by success of World Cup shirt auction
Buttler’s shirt, which he wore during the World Cup final last year, is being sold to raise money for two specialist heart and lung centres.
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Apr 7, 2020
Yorkshire put cricketers on furlough in response to virus
Yorkshire, the county of England Test captain Joe Root, broke ranks to say they had decided to opt for the furlough scheme on Friday.
Apr 7, 2020
South African Test bowler negotiating English county deal
Paterson played in the third and fourth Tests against England in January, taking four wickets at an average of 41.50.
Apr 7, 2020
Virtual Five5 Cricket World Cup 2020: Talking points from Day 1
Here’s what happened on Day 1 of the Virtual Five5 Cricket World Cup 2020.
Apr 6, 2020
Spot-fixers should be hanged, says Javed Miandad
Fixing was exposed in 1995 after Australians Shane Warne, Tim May and Mark Waugh alleged then-skipper Salim Malik offered them bribes to under-perform...
Apr 6, 2020
Sri Lanka curfew forces cricket team to improve fitness
Sri Lanka’s nationwide lockdown started just as the national team were due to begin a two-match Test series against England at home.
Apr 6, 2020
Virtual Five5 Cricket World Cup: Fixtures, scores and other details you need to know
Virtual Five5 Cricket World Cup will be streamed on Sportsadda, which happens to be the same platform which will offer the scorecard as well as the ba...
Apr 4, 2020
England cricketers donate £500,000 to fight global pandemic
England women’s centrally contracted players also announced they had volunteered a salary reduction for the next three months.
Apr 4, 2020
Joe Root trying to make most of enforced break
Root’s responsibilities as Test captain are still continuing as he checks on the health and well-being of his squad.
Apr 2, 2020
English cricket chief takes 25 percent pay cut in virus response
There are also chances that the centrally contracted stars such as Joe Root and Ben Stokes will have to take a cut of 20 percent.
Apr 2, 2020
Eoin Morgan says England could field two cricket teams at same time
Morgan also said he would have no qualms playing behind closed doors if that was the only way cricket could be staged.
Apr 1, 2020
ECB launches £61m aid package for English cricket in response to virus
The first-class counties in England and their boards, as well as the MCC, will immediately each receive a share of some £40m in their respective bank...
Apr 1, 2020
Jos Buttler auctions World Cup final shirt for hospital appeal
Buttler said he would be posting the jersey, signed by all members of the World Cup-winning squad, on eBay in support of hospitals treating the corona...
Apr 1, 2020
Indian cricketers face backlash for supporting Pakistan virus fund
Yuvraj Singh and Harbhajan Singh are facing the wrath after supporting Shahid Afridi’s foundation in its fight against coronavirus in Pakistan.
Mar 31, 2020
Australian documentary ‘motivates’ England skipper Root for Ashes
“It’s been a good motivator to get back and train, get back on the bike, use it as a way of incentivising myself,” says Root
Mar 31, 2020
Cricket South Africa sets deadlines for tours
South Africa are due to tour Sri Lanka in early June for three one-day internationals and three Twenty20 internationals.
Mar 31, 2020
ICC T20 World Cup 2020 likely to be postponed by two years
The T20 World Cup was scheduled to take place from 18 October to 15 November in seven venues across Australia.
Mar 31, 2020
Smith faces competition for Australia captaincy: Paine
Smith’s leadership ban expired this week, prompting renewed speculation that he could soon resume his previous duties.
Mar 30, 2020
Shane Warne’s gin distillery shifts to hand sanitiser
Warne responded to Prime Minister Scott Morrison’s plea for companies to help wherever they can during the spiralling coronavirus crisis.
Mar 30, 2020
Steve Smith’s leadership ban ends
Smith captained Australia until he was suspended for 12 months over a brazen attempt to alter the ball with sandpaper under his watch in 2018.
Mar 30, 2020
Indian T20 League 2020 likely to be called off
Indian T20 League was already pushed back to April 15 from March 29, but reports suggest that the tournament is now on the verge of cancellation.
Mar 28, 2020
English cricket chiefs consider virus checkpoints
ECB is stepping up its planning for a potential resumption of international action with no spectators and are considering installing coronavirus check...
Mar 28, 2020
James Anderson fears virus could wreck English season
The County Championship England is meant to start on April 12, but a delay looks increasingly likely given other sports have called a halt
Mar 27, 2020
Australia coach Justin Langer sees ‘silver lining’ in virus shutdown
Langer is expecting his players to maintain training regimes as best as they can during the lockdown.