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West Indies agree 'in principle' for Test series against England in July

England and West Indies are slated to play a three-match Test series in July. 

May 30, 2020, 10:58 AM IST

ECB names 50-member training group; Alex Hales, Liam Plunkett miss out

The international cricket could resume in the country as early as in July as England's three-match Test series against West Indies at home is likely to go ahead as per schedule in 'biosecure' environment. 

May 29, 2020, 16:06 PM IST

On this day in 2018, Ireland's Ed Joyce announced his retirement from cricket

Joyce also featured in 256 first-class matches and 311 List A games, amassing 18,465 and 10,267 runs, respectively.

May 24, 2020, 14:50 PM IST

Born May 23, 1966: Graeme Hick, former England batsman

Zimbabwe-born former England batsman Graeme Hick, who played a total of 185 matches for the national side across formats, was born on this day in 1966.

May 23, 2020, 16:54 PM IST

English Premier League clubs to resume 'small group' training from May 19

English Premier League has not held a game since March 9 due to the COVID-19 pandemic outbreak across the globe.
 

May 18, 2020, 20:09 PM IST

Former England batsman Robert Key recovering from mini stroke

Former England batsman Robert Key has revealed that he is currently recoverning in the hospoital after recently suffering a 'mini stroke'.

May 18, 2020, 16:56 PM IST

Former Arsenal defender Kenny Sansom hospitalised

Sansom earned 86 caps for England and also featured for the national side at the 1982 and 1986 FIFA World Cup.

 

May 16, 2020, 15:32 PM IST

On this day in 2010, England defeated Australia to lift maiden ICC T20 World Cup title

On May 16 in 2010, the England men's cricket team lifted their maiden International Cricket Council (ICC) title by beating Australia in the final of the T20 World Cup at Bridgetown in Barbados.

May 16, 2020, 14:36 PM IST

New Zealand's limited-overs tour of Ireland postponed due to coronavirus

Ireland and New Zealand were slated to play three-match T20I series and as many ODI matches between June 19 to July 2.

May 15, 2020, 13:19 PM IST

England cricketers set to return to individual training from next week

In April, the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) had decided to further extend the suspension of professional cricket in the country until at least July 1 due to the coronavirus pandemic 

May 15, 2020, 10:40 AM IST

Pakistan's T20I tour of Ireland postponed due to coronavirus

Pakistan were slated to play two Twenty20I matches against Ireland in Dublin on July 12 and July 14, respectively.

May 15, 2020, 10:03 AM IST

Players must play, crowd or no crowd: Former England captain Kevin Pietersen

The spread of novel coronavirus has brought sport across the world to a standstill and Pietersen thinks every effort should be made to resume professional cricket as soon as it is safe to do so.

May 11, 2020, 09:31 AM IST

ECB brings back memories of Adil Rashid dismissing Virat Kohli, KL Rahul

In the video with Kohli, from the 2018 ODI series, the ECB has asked the Indian skipper if that is the best ball he ever faced.
 

May 09, 2020, 17:52 PM IST

England's Moeen Ali feels he has only '2 or 3 more years' left at top level

Moeen has now expressed his desire to play all three formats for 'The Three Lions' considering he doesn't have too much time left on the international arena.

May 08, 2020, 17:36 PM IST

Born May 4,1985: Ravi Bopara, former England cricketer

Bopara made his last appearance for England during an ODI match against Afghanistan in Sydney in March 2015.

May 04, 2020, 14:09 PM IST

England's Test series in Sri Lanka rescheduled to January 2021: SLC CEO

The two sides were slated to lock horns in the longest format of the game from March 19 at Galle International Stadium before the two-match Test series was interrupted due to COVID-19.

May 03, 2020, 10:53 AM IST

Born May 2, 1975: David Beckham, former English footballer

Beckham began his professional football career with Manchester United in 1993 and went on to make 265 appearances for the Premier League club besides scoring 62 goals.

May 02, 2020, 10:14 AM IST

Colin Graves to step down as ECB chairman on August 31

The decision comes after the ECB decided to postpone the launch of inaugral edition of The Hundred to the summer of 2021.

May 01, 2020, 17:06 PM IST

ECB postpones launch of The Hundred to 2021 due to coronavirus

Last week, the ECB had decided to further extend the suspension of professional cricket in the country until at least July 1 due to the coronavirus pandemic.

May 01, 2020, 11:48 AM IST

Stuart Broad skeptical about cricket resuming soon amid coronavirus crisis

The England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) has suspended all forms of professional cricket till July 1.
 

Apr 30, 2020, 17:45 PM IST