Available for over a year Alison Mitchell, Jim Maxwell and Sunil Gupta discuss what the future could hold for West Indies cricket after the board announced a series of cost-cutting measures. International players face a 25% cut in retainer fees, and the men’s Super50 and women’s T20 Blaze competitions have been suspended. Journalist and commentator
England have avoided defending champions Australia and world number one-ranked side India in the group-stage draw for the 2027 ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup. India and Pakistan are, once again, placed in the same group, alongside Australia, Afghanistan, Zimbabwe and a qualifier. England, who won the trophy in 2019, are in the same group as
Australia have recalled Nic Maddinson for the first Test against South Africa after the New South Wales batter recovered from testicular cancer. Maddinson and uncapped Victoria wicketkeeper Sam Harper have been added to the touring squad as cover for Josh Inglis, who will miss the series opener with a finger injury. The 34-year-old Maddinson, who
Leg-spinner Mason Crane could play for England for the first time in eight years after being recalled for the one-day international tri-series in Pakistan. The 29-year-old won his only Test cap against Australia in Sydney in 2018 and is now given an opportunity in the series which also involves Sri Lanka next month. Crane, who
Former Ireland international Simi Singh has announced his retirement from professional cricket. The 39-year-old spin-bowling all-rounder moved to Ireland from India at the age of 19 in 2006, making his Ireland debut against New Zealand in May 2017. Singh would go on to represent Ireland 90 times up until 2022 and would hold the world
Ryan Campbell is to become the director of cricket and high performance coaching at Durham, therefore vacating his role as head coach. Campbell will step into the role that fellow Australian Marcus North had before he became England’s new national selector earlier this summer. The 54-year-old has been in charge of the men’s team for
