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Saqib Mahmood: Saliva ban will bring reverse-swing into play
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Wednesday, 03 June 2020 10:08
Saqib Mahmood thinks that reverse-swing will come into play in England's home Tests this summer, with the ICC's saliva ban forcing seamers to find alternatives to conventional swing.Mahmood is in line for a Test debut at some stage this summer, with a packed revised schedule likely to force England to rotate their pace attack, and has been back training at…
CA claims cuts will reduce A$142 million revenue hole
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Wednesday, 03 June 2020 07:10
Kevin Roberts, the Cricket Australia (CA) chief executive, has outlined his case for 25% across the board cuts to the governing body, the state associations and revenue due to the players. Roberts claimed that the game would be facing a cash deficit of A$142 million by the end of the next financial year without major cost reductions in the time…
BCA lifts suspension on Atul Bedade but removes him as Baroda Women's coach
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Tuesday, 02 June 2020 23:52
The Baroda Cricket Association (BCA) has lifted the suspension on Atul Bedade, the former India batsman and head coach of Baroda Women's team, after conducting an internal inquiry into allegations of sexual harassment by a few female cricketers. The BCA, however, confirmed Bedade would not continue as the coach "considering the sensitivity of the matter".The BCA formed a probe committee…
Sweat not as effective as saliva, Sri Lanka bowlers tell coach Mickey Arthur
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Wednesday, 03 June 2020 01:15
The feedback from Sri Lanka's bowlers on the first day of post-lockdown nets sessions, is that sweat is not quite as effective for ball management as saliva.This is what the bowlers reported to coach Mickey Arthur, who is part of the ICC cricket committee that made recommendations last week to use only sweat while the Covid-19 pandemic ran its course.…
India fielding coach R Sridhar: 'Sharpest minds will take six weeks to get into Test match mode'
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Wednesday, 03 June 2020 04:16
R Sridhar, India's fielding coach, believes players can return to peak fitness "within four to six weeks of resuming training" post the forced break due to Covid-19. Presently, the BCCI is still looking at the feasibility of starting training camps for the national players even as the Indian government has slowly relaxed lockdown norms."Fast bowler needs around six weeks, batsmen…
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