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Mickey Arthur calls for ring-fenced Blast knockouts amid clash with England series
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Friday, 08 July 2022 02:31
Mickey Arthur has condemned the failure to ring fence the Vitality Blast knockout stages and give them their own place in the cricket calendar as a decision that shows "disrespect" to the county game.Arthur, one of the most respected international coaches of the past 20 years, has guided Derbyshire to the Blast quarter-finals in his first season coaching at county…
USA Cricket tables $300K payment to avoid lawsuit threat from ex-CEO Higgins
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Friday, 08 July 2022 04:24
Former USA Cricket CEO Iain Higgins is set to receive a $300,000 payment from the USA Cricket board as part of an agreement to avoid more legal action against the governing body, according to documents obtained by ESPNcricinfo. In an email from outgoing USA Cricket board chairman Paraag Marathe to fellow board members sent on June 27, the payment is…
Unchanged Australia bat first, Sri Lanka hand out three debuts
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Thursday, 07 July 2022 21:23
Toss Australia chose to bat vs Sri Lanka Australia have decided against altering the balance of their side with Mitchell Starc retaining his place for the second Test in Galle, meaning a comeback for Glenn Maxwell will have to wait, but Sri Lanka have handed out three debuts including allrounder Kamindu Mendis who is an ambidextrous bowler.Australia were also able…
All-round respect: Shane Watson hails 'very special' Cameron Green
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Thursday, 07 July 2022 21:59
Very few players have experienced the burden of expectation that Cameron Green currently has on his broad shoulders, but former Australia allrounder Shane Watson has carried that load, and he is full of praise for how Green is maturing at such a rapid rate in Test match cricket at the age of just 23.Watson watched Green's match-winning innings in the…
Nicholas Pooran: 'One of the best innings I have played for West Indies'
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Thursday, 07 July 2022 22:47
Nicholas Pooran might have won the Player-of-the-Match award for his unbeaten 39-ball 74 in the third T20I against Bangladesh, but he feels Kyle Mayers' 55 off 38 balls at the top of the West Indies chase made his job simpler than it might have been otherwise.Set 170 to win the three-match series, West Indies were 43 for 3 just after…
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Thursday, 07 July 2022 14:20
Birmingham's high-fliers feel the G-force as Hampshire hit the brakes
Thursday, 07 July 2022 19:54
Pooran, Mayers fifties hand West Indies 2-0 win
Thursday, 07 July 2022 09:52
Harmanpreet attributes current form to 'self-talk' before the Sri Lanka tour
Thursday, 07 July 2022 10:45
CPL 2022 draft: Shai Hope moves to Warriors; Rahkeem Cornwall joins Royals
Thursday, 07 July 2022 09:56
India bat and hand Arshdeep Singh T20I debut
Thursday, 07 July 2022 11:14
Shakib opts out of Bangladesh's white-ball tour of Zimbabwe, Tamim to play only ODIs
Thursday, 07 July 2022 08:04
Davina Perrin, 15, joins Birmingham Phoenix as youngest player in women's Hundred
Thursday, 07 July 2022 02:40
Dimuth Karunaratne hopes 'big first-innings score' can 'build pressure' on Australia
Thursday, 07 July 2022 03:57
Pakistan's team masseur tests positive for Covid in Colombo
Thursday, 07 July 2022 04:01
Edgbaston to deploy undercover crowd spotters following racist abuse during India Test
Thursday, 07 July 2022 01:10
Covid-hit Sri Lanka seek answers against rampaging Australia to level series
Thursday, 07 July 2022 00:16
Australia could play Maxwell at No. 8 in second Test
Thursday, 07 July 2022 02:03
Michael Hogan earns Hundred wildcard pick in final season
Wednesday, 06 July 2022 18:23
Steven Smith 'intrigued' by England's Bazball cricket
Wednesday, 06 July 2022 20:07
Dhananjaya, Asitha and Vandersay join Sri Lanka's Covid-19 list
Wednesday, 06 July 2022 22:18
Sri Lanka win toss and field against India in final ODI
Wednesday, 06 July 2022 17:31
Sri Lanka's top order can't just sweep away their problems
Wednesday, 06 July 2022 10:02
Jos Buttler soaks up the Baz-buzz as new white-ball reign gets underway
Wednesday, 06 July 2022 09:56
'Fit and fine' Rohit looking to tick boxes with an eye on T20 World Cup
Wednesday, 06 July 2022 09:31