Second Test: Windies win toss, opt to bowl; Broad, Woakes in for England
Jul 16, 2020, at 11:07 pm
Manchester/UNI: West Indies captain Jason Holder won the delayed toss and opted to bowl against England in the second Test match of three match series, in overcast conditions at the Old Trafford on Thursday.
England-West Indies Test: Jofra Archer dropped from 2nd Test after breaching COVID-19 protocols
Jul 16, 2020, at 10:34 pm
Old Trafford/UNI: England pacer Jofra Archer was on Thursday dropped from the second Test against the West Indies for breaching the team's COVID-19 bio-secure protocols, England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) said.
First Test: West Indies thrash England 4 by wickets, take 1-0 series lead
Jul 13, 2020, at 07:48 pm
Southampton/UNI: Riding on a gritty innings by Jermaine Blackwood (95 off 154), West Indies outclassed England by 4 wickets in the first Test match at the Ageas Bowl on Sunday, taking a 1-0 lead in the three-match series.
Windies 35/3 at lunch on Day 5
Jul 13, 2020, at 12:26 am
Southampton/UNI: Pacers Jofra Archer and Mark Wood gave England the perfect start and left West Indies reeling at 35/3 at Lunch on Day 5 of the first Test at the Ageas Bowl on Sunday.
Southampton Test: England 35/1 against West Indies at stumps on day 1
Jul 09, 2020, at 06:37 pm
Southampton/UNI: England were 35/1 at stumps on the first day of the inaugural Test of the historic three-match series against West Indies as international cricket finally returned on Wednesday after an interruption owing to Covid-19 pandemic.
Full-time captaincy a workload in future for Ben Stokes: ex-skipper Nasser Hussain
Jul 05, 2020, at 04:15 pm
Former England captain Nasser Hussain weighs in on all-rounder Ben Stokes as stand-in captain in first Test against West Indies, but is worried a little bit about his workload in the future if given the role full-time.
Sam Curran self-isolating after falling sick
Jul 03, 2020, at 05:24 pm
’Southampton/UNI: England all-rounder Sam Curran will not play the remaining intra-squad warm-up match as he is self-isolating in his room at the Ageas Bowl after feeling sick on Wednesday night.
England's Ben Stokes named skipper for first Test against West Indies in Joe Root's absence
Jul 01, 2020, at 09:37 am
London/IBNS: England all-rounder Ben Stokes will captain the side for the first time next week as Joe Root will miss the first Test against West Indies, England and Wales Cricket Board confirmed.
Pakistan squad departs for England tour despite corona pandemic
Jun 28, 2020, at 07:46 pm
Lahore/UNI: A 20-player Pakistan squad left for England, through a chartered flight from here, on Sunday morning despite novel coronavirus (Covid-19) pandemic.
England Women cricketers to resume training from Jun 22
Jun 18, 2020, at 08:28 pm
London/UNI: The England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) on Thursday named 24 women cricketers who will return to training on 22 June in a bid for a return to competitive action before the end of the season.
Wahab says ready to make a comeback in Tests for England tour
Jun 16, 2020, at 07:17 pm
Islamabad/UNI/Pakistan: left-arm pace bowler Wahab Riaz expresses readiness to come back to Test cricket if the need for him arises on the tour of England later this year.
200 Test wicket is on my mind:Kemar Roach
Jun 15, 2020, at 04:51 pm
Manchester/UNI: West Indies star fast bowler Kemar Roach says 200 Test wickets is in his mind but the goal is to beat England in the upcoming three-Test series.
Geoffrey Boycott leaves BBC's commentary team over Covid-19 threat
Jun 06, 2020, at 09:02 pm
London/IBNS: Former England captain Geoffrey Boycott has announced the end of his association with BBC's Test Match Special Commentary team over the Covid-19 threat.
No doubt: Abdul Razzaq feels India lost England match in World Cup 'intentionally'
Jun 03, 2020, at 03:24 pm
Mumbai/IBNS: Giving no break to the controversy over India's defeat in the England match of 2019 World Cup, former Pakistani cricketer Abdul Razzaq has said the men-in-blue had lost the game "intentionally".
England to play West Indies in Test series next month
Jun 03, 2020, at 08:39 am
London/UNI: The England and Wales Cricket Board(ECB) announced on Wednesday that England will play three Tests in the space of 21 days when the international summer gets under way in July.
Never said India lost World Cup match against England intentionally: Ben Stokes
May 29, 2020, at 12:59 pm
Mumbai/IBNS: English cricketer Ben Stokes has clarified that he never meant India lost a match against England in the 2019 World Cup intentionally after the all-rounder singled out Mahendra Singh Dhoni's way of batting in the particular match which was lost by the men-in-blue.
May 13, 2020, at 04:43 pm
New Delhi/UNI: Former Indian opener Gautam Gambhir feels New Zealand was the most consistent side in 2019 ICC ODI World Cup and deserved to be the joint winner of the tournament alongside England, saying it was unfortunate that Kiwis lost the final on boundary count.
Sourav Ganguly looks back at his debut series, shares image on Instagram
May 06, 2020, at 07:01 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: Former Indian skipper and cricket board president Sourav Ganguly is also not prone to the knack of sharing throwback images on social media during the lockdown days.
West Indies tour of England delayed
Apr 25, 2020, at 03:06 pm
Port-of-Spain/UNI: West Indies were scheduled to tour England for three Tests in June, but the tour has now been postponed over "uncertainty for the safe resumption of cricket".
Cricket Ireland to play against Bangladesh in England
Mar 10, 2020, at 05:02 pm
Dublin/IBNS: Cricket Ireland will play against Bangladesh in a four-match Twenty20 series in England this year.
Liverpool look to end dip, while Manchester derby delights in England
Mar 06, 2020, at 07:32 pm
London/Xinhua: This weekend's fixtures in the Premier League see Liverpool looking to end a minor dip in form, while the Manchester derby will be the main dish of the day on Sunday afternoon.
Mar 05, 2020, at 11:18 am
Sydney/IBNS: Indian entered into their maiden Women's T20 World Cup final after their semi-final match against England was called off due to rain on Thursday.
Shafali Verma, Ecclestone clinch top spots in T20I Rankings
Mar 04, 2020, at 02:10 pm
Dubai/UNI: Indian opener Shafali Verma and England spinner Sophie Ecclestone go into the semifinals of the ICC Women’s T20 World Cup 2020 as the top ranked batswoman and bowler according to latest MRF Tyres ICC Women’s T20I Player Ranking.
England fined for slow over-rate in third T20I against South Africa
Feb 17, 2020, at 06:02 pm
Dubai/IBNS: England have been fined 20 per cent of their match fee for maintaining a slow over-rate against South Africa in the third Twenty20 International in Centurion yesterday.
England name Ben Foakes, Keaton Jennings for upcoming Sri Lanka tour
Feb 12, 2020, at 04:04 pm
London/IBNS: England have recalled opener Keaton Jennings and wicketkeeper-batsman Ben Foakes for the upcoming tour to Sri Lanka which will start next month.
South Africa names Quinton de Kock as skipper for T20 matches against England, Dale Steyn returns
Feb 08, 2020, at 10:51 pm
Johannesburg/IBNS: Cricketer Quinton de Kock has been named captain of the Standard Bank Proteas T20 squad that will take on England in the three-match KFC T20 International series.
Ben Stokes apologises for abusing spectator during England-South Africa match
Jan 25, 2020, at 12:23 pm
Johannesburg/IBNS: English all-rounder Ben Stokes came out with a tweet apologising for abusing a spectator during the first day's play of fourth and final Test match between England and South Africa at the Wanderers here on Friday.
Pakistani spinner Hafeez 'banned' from bowling in England
Dec 25, 2019, at 04:39 pm
London/IBNS: Pakistan all-rounder Mohammad Hafeez has been banned from bowling in English domestic cricket owing to his bowling action.
England name Test squad against South Africa, James Anderson returns
Dec 07, 2019, at 06:34 pm
London/IBNS: England National Cricket Selectors have called up James Anderson, Jonny Bairstow and Mark Wood to the national Test squad for the tour of South Africa.
Jonny Bairstow reprimanded for use of an audible obscenity
Nov 12, 2019, at 03:50 pm
Dubai/IBNS: England’s Jonny Bairstow has been reprimanded and has also received one demerit point after being found guilty of a Level 1 breach of the ICC Code of Conduct for Players and Player Support Personnel during the 5th T20I match against New Zealand at Eden Park in Auckland on Sunday.