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England's spin prospect Virdi eyeing a Test spot in Windies Test series

He might not have experience on his side but young off-spinner Amar Virdi remains confident of cutting through the competition and earning a place in England cricket team

Eng vs WI: Root wary of West Indies' pace battery ahead of Test series

England had suffered a 1-2 loss against West Indies in its away series last year and the visitors will rely on its potent pace unit to retain the Wisden Trophy

Andy Roberts slams Hetmyer for pulling out of Eng tour over Covid-19 scare

Along with senior pro Darren Bravo, Hetmyer pulled out of the tour of UK and forced the Roger Harper-led selection committee to make some last-minute changes

Mohammad Hafeez not bound by any code of conduct, says Aamer Sohail

Former Pakistan batsman Aamer Sohail has backed Hafeez who is under the scanner for going public with his personal Covid-19 result after he tested positive as per Pakistan Cricket Board results

Pakistan cricket team will tour UK; to arrive on Sunday: England board

Pakistan is arriving on Sunday without 10 coronavirus-infected players for a cricket tour of England that doesn't have any scheduled games yet

Inzamam calls out PCB medical staff for ignoring calls from players

Former Pakistan skipper Inzamam-ul-Haq on Friday lashed out the cricket board and its medical staff for ignoring to look after the health of the COVID-19 positive players. Criticising PCB's overall approach, Inzamam alleged that the board's medical staff ignored calls of the coronvirus-infected players who needed advice. "My sources have told me that the PCB's medical staff did not attend calls of these players for two days, which is a really bad attitude," Inzamam said on his YouTube channel. "The players were sent home, I felt they should have been take care for. The players who have tested positive would have thought that PCB is not supporting them at this difficult time," he added. As many as 10 out of the 29 England-bound Pakistan cricketers have tested positive for the dreaded coronavirus, including Mohammad Hafeez and Wahab Riaz, Fakhar Zaman, Imran Khan, Kashif Bhatti, Mohammad Hasnain and Mohammad Rizwan. Pakistan are scheduled to leave for the UK on June 28 to play thre

Eng vs WI series will be litmus test for cricket amid Covid-19: Pollock

The idea is to try and incorporate three teams of 8 and people have two innings and you get to compete, and it almost gives you an opportunity to come back, says Pollock on 3T cricket

Holder will be back to bowling in four-day game: WI coach Phil Simmons

Holder didn't bowl when his team fielded in the second innings and wasn't required to bat on the final day of the three-day match on Thursday.

Batting will hold key to West Indies' success in England: Michael Atherton

England's 30-member training group is preparing for the Test series against the West Indies at the Ageas Bowl's biosecure bubble, which is set to host the opening match

Will be interesting to see India pace attack plans against Smith: Atherton

Smith was serving one year ball tampering suspension when India toured Down Under in 2018-19 and won its maiden Test series 2-1 with David Warner also among list of banned players

Pak vs Eng: PCB conducts 3rd round of Covid-19 test, results on June 27

The Pakistan Cricket Board on Thursday confirmed five reserve players and a backup player support personnel have undergone Covid-19 tests.

PCB disappointed with Mohammad Hafeez for making Covid-19 result public

Hafeez took to Twitter to share the report of the personal test that he got done a day after PCB's test. He had also shared the photo of his report which had come out as negative

Eng vs WI: Archer adds depth to England's fast bowling unit, says Mark Wood

England's 30-member training group is preparing for the Test series at the Ageas Bowl's bio-secure bubble, which is set to host the opening match on July 8

Pakistan team would be better off in UK than in its own country: Holding

As many as 10 out of the 29 England-bound Pakistan cricketers have tested positive for the dreaded coronavirus but boards from both the countries insisted that the tour remains very much on track

Lyon rates India-Oz series at par with Ashes, says will avenge 2018-19 loss

India beat Australia 2-1 during the last series in 2018-19, which was first time that the visitors won a series in 71 years

All English cricketers return negative for Covid-19 ahead of WI series: ECB

All the English cricketers vying for places in the squad for the upcoming Test series against the West Indies returned negative for COVID-19, the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) said on Wednesday. The ECB confirmed that a total of 702 COVID-19 tests were carried out between June 3 and June 23 with "several stakeholder groups" working at Southampton and Manchester with some being tested multiple times. "We can confirm that all 702 tests were negative," the ECB said in a statement. "The England & Wales Cricket Board can confirm that 702 COVID-19 tests were carried out between 3 June and 23 June with several stakeholder groups working at the bio-secure venues of the Ageas Bowl and Emirates Old Trafford. "These groups include players, support staff, match officials, ECB staff, venue staff and hotel staff." Fast bowler Jofra Archer will, however, go through a second COVID-19 test and will join England's behind-closed-doors training camp on Thursday, provided he tests ...

Coronavirus: Latif slams players, Pak board for unprofessional approach

Players who have tested positive were practising outside together, so there was bound to be a problem, says Rashid Latif

Tim Paine fears Boxing Day Test against India could be moved out of MCG

With the case load rising in Victoria, Cricket Australia (CA) is open to the idea of shifting the Boxing Day Test to Perth, where the situation remains under control

British PM Boris Johnson terms the cricket ball a natural vector of disease

Responding to a question from Conservative MP Greg Clark in the House of Commons, Johnson said that it was too soon to lift current restrictions preventing the return of recreational cricket.

Jofra Archer to take second Covid-19 test before joining England squad

England and Wales Cricket Board said in a statement that the Jofra Archer will join England's behind-closed-doors training camp on Thursday after a member of his household felt unwell over the weekend