Dawid Malan admits being the world’s top T20 batsman is not enough to secure him a place in the England team in South Africa England face South Africa in the first of three T20 matches next week Malan knows there is no guarantee he will being in the line-up in Cape Town The batsman boasts … Read more
South Africa hit by coronavirus chaos with three players forced into isolation after one positive test just eight days before first T20 against England Nearly 50 Covid-19 tests were taken after the squads arrived in Cape Town South Africa then confirmed three members were isolating after one positive The other two members who are isolating … Read more
Jos Buttler hopes England can follow the formula of their thrilling World Cup victory last year to triumph in the 20-over version as squad jets off to South Africa for white ball series England are heading to South Africa for three ODIs and three Twenty20 games The countdown begins in earnest for two T20 tournaments … Read more
Scrapped tours will not affect England players’ £800,000 pay packets as Eoin Morgan’s white-ball squad prepare for South Africa and ODI and T20 contests England’s players will receive their full basic salaries even if games are called off Sportsmail has learned that England’s players will continue to be paid £800,000 Eoin Morgan’s squad will fly … Read more
England squad told tour of South Africa WILL go ahead as planned despite concerns hosts’ Interim Board could be placed into administration Graeme Smith has assured Ashley Giles that there will be no schedule changes Cricket South Africa’s Members Council board resigned en masse last month A probe into the economic strife of the game … Read more
Azeem Rafiq says he felt ‘isolated, bullied and targeted because of my race’ by Yorkshire as he speaks out at club investigation into racism claims Azeem Rafiq has followed up on claims of institutional racism at Yorkshire The 29-year-old has provided verbal evidence to a Leeds-based law firm Amongst his claims was an alleged ‘club … Read more
England’s ODI tour of South Africa set to go ahead – despite cancellation fears – with Cricket South Africa’s Members Council holding a meeting later TODAY to decide interim board as administrative chaos continues By Neil Manthorp For Mailonline Published: 15:02 GMT, 13 November 2020 | Updated: 15:02 GMT, 13 November 2020 England’s white ball … Read more
Jeetan Patel forced to wait for England spin coach role due to work-permit and Covid-19 issues The 40-year-old is in pole position to become the new national spin coach He had been nominated to join the backroom staff for the South Africa tour However, Patel requires a different visa for the 26-day trip as a New … Read more
India’s captain and superstar batsman Virat Kohli will miss most of the Australia Test series in December with the birth of his first child due Virat Kohli will compete in Adelaide but not in Melbourne, Sydney and Brisbane Kohli will captain his country during the ODI and T20I series this month and next Ajinkya Rahane … Read more
Surrey put players and coaching staff on furlough for November to cope with impact of coronavirus pandemic – and the scheme is set to save them around £100,000 per month Sportsmail has learned all of Surrey’s playing and coaching staff are on furlough Their director of cricket Alec Stewart will continue to work on a … Read more
‘I feel crazily lucky to have lived out my dream’: Former Australia all-rounder and two-time Cricket World Cup winner Shane Watson announces his retirement at 39 Shane Watson has been playing for Chennai Super Kings in the IPL He played in 59 Tests, 190 one-day internationals and 58 T20s for Australia Watson took part in … Read more
T20 squad (possible): Morgan (capt), Bairstow, Buttler, Roy, Banton, Malan, Stokes, Billings, Moeen, Jordan, Rashid, T Curran, Archer, Wood, S Curran. 50-over squad (possible): Morgan, Roy, Bairstow, Root, Buttler, Stokes, Billings, Woakes, T Curran, S Curran, Rashid, Archer, Wood, Banton, Denly.
Talksport snap up radio rights to cover England’s white-ball tour of South Africa this month in blow to BBC’s flagship Test Match Special show By Lawrence Booth for MailOnline Published: 13:14 GMT, 1 November 2020 | Updated: 13:14 GMT, 1 November 2020 Talksport have secured the radio rights to cover England’s white-ball tour of South … Read more