Cricket
Mitchell Starc: Saliva ban risks 'boring' cricket without balance
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Monday, 25 May 2020 21:32
Cricket runs the risk producing "boring" contests, losing followers of the game and reducing the number of young aspirants to bowl fast if a better balance isn't struck between bat and ball. These are Mitchell Starc's views in reaction to the interim ruling offered by the ICC to ban saliva from shining the ball in the time of the coronavirus…
ECB handed discretion over move to stage two training by government
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Monday, 25 May 2020 08:13
The path for England's return to international cricket has become clearer after the UK government published stage two guidelines for the resumption of elite sporting training.Stage two of competitive training sees players given exemptions on social-distancing rules where necessary as part of training, with the decision on when to move from the first to the second stage at the ECB's…
Bundesliga injuries show need for sensible management of seamers, says Surrey physio
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Monday, 25 May 2020 10:35
Fast bowlers need to build up their workloads "as sensibly as possible" in order to help mitigate against increased injury risk as they look to return from a prolonged period of rest, according to Surrey's lead physiotherapist.Plans are being drawn up around the world for players to return to training after an enforced break from the game, and Alex Tysoe…
Sri Lanka cricketer arrested for possession of heroin, remanded for fourteen days
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Monday, 25 May 2020 05:49
A Sri Lanka cricketer has been arrested for the possession of heroin and remanded for 14 days by a local magistrate in Pannala, northeast of the city of Negombo.The cricketer has not appeared for Sri Lanka in the last two years and has not been in the frame for selection recently. He is, however, an active cricketer and was playing…
Shannon Gabriel: 'I'm just taking my body back into it easy'
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Monday, 25 May 2020 04:10
Even as Cricket West Indies continues to figure out whether the three-Test series in England - in a bio-secure environment - can take place or not, few people are more eager for a bit of on-field action than Shannon Gabriel. The 32-year-old quick underwent a surgery on his right knee in November last year, and has just completed a six-month…
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