Andrew Tye replaces Kane Richardson in Australia squad for ODIs, T20Is against India
Cricket | November 18, 2020 9:13 ISTCricket Australia on Wednesday said Richardson withdrew from the squad to be with his wife and their newborn son in Adelaide.
Cricket Australia on Wednesday said Richardson withdrew from the squad to be with his wife and their newborn son in Adelaide.
CA, on its part, stated that all possible measures would be explored to ensure that the series goes ahead.
The Age report, quoting sources, said CEO Kevin Roberts had raised a red flag about the practice after returning from his first ICC meeting early last year.
The rules have been designed to "encourage and reward positive, high-scoring cricket".
Kohli's absence from three India Australia Test matches has left Channel 7, Test match broadcasters, at a major disadvantage but it has given a major boost to its rivals Fox Sports, who will broadcast the whit-ball games.
After being criticised for not taking a knee to recognise the Black Lives Matter movement during the tour of England in September, Australia cricket coach Justin Langer on Friday
On Wednesday, Cricket Australia confirmed the dates for the upcoming Indian tour, which will comprise three ODIs, three T20Is and four Test matches.
Cricket Australia is hoping that the creation of a trans-Tasman travel bubble will bring in West Indian and Kiwi stars as the Australian T20 league looks to attract fan-following and match the Indian Premier League's popularity.
The former wicket-keeper batsman could replace Michael Kasprowicz who walked away from the board earlier this year after 11 years in the role.
Australia will host India this summer for four Tests, three ODIs and three T20Is from November to January.
Clark, who featured in 15 Tests and 118 ODIs while leading Australia to two World Cup titles, had been serving in the role for the past two and half years and will bow out on November 30.
Australia were to host Afghanistan later this year at Perth in November while the Kiwis were to arrive in January 2021 but both the assignments have been postponed to the next summer (2021-22).
Steve Smith, other present and former Aussie stars mourn his death, Jason Gillespie and Darren Lehmann change Twitter profile pics to that of Jones.
Round one matches will begin on October 10 with South Australia taking on Western Australia and Queensland facing Tasmania.
Working groups have been formed comprising a combination of external members and CA employees across three areas: disability, cultural diversity and diverse genders and sexuality.
Dan Christian, who represented Australia in 19 ODIs and 16 T20Is, had spoken about the subtle kind of racism that exists in the Australian setup.
India are scheduled to tour Australia at the end of this year for a four-Test series.
Last week, Channel Seven had threatened to terminate its contract worth USD 450 million with Cricket Australia over its allegedly poor handling of the domestic and international calendar for the 2020-21 season, which has been impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic.
The Board's schedule so far includes the four-Test series against India, a one-off Test against Afghanistan and the men's and women's Big Bash tournaments but it might need to be tweaked as the current restrictions become clearer.
The International Cricket Council (ICC) has banned the use of saliva on the ball as an interim health safety measure in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic.
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