ECB in talks with ICC to allow coronavirus substitutes in upcoming Tests
Cricket | May 30, 2020 12:06 ISTThe ICC Cricket Committee has already recommended banning the use of saliva to shine the ball.
The ICC Cricket Committee has already recommended banning the use of saliva to shine the ball.
The England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) has added 37 names to the list after 18 bowlers resumed individual training last week, focussing on Test cricket.
The ECB has delayed the start of domestic cricket by another month, meaning that there will be no domestic action in England till August 1.
All cricket has been suspended since mid-March in the wake of coronavirus pandemic and ECB are looking to begin their season in early August.
Seeking to restart its cricket season after weeks of inactivity owing to the COVID-19 pandemic, the ECB recently announced that it would have in place bio-secure venues to host Pakistan and the West Indies later this summer.
The Indian women team's tour of England was scheduled to begin on June 25 but was postponed owing to the COVID-19 pandemic. However, two T20Is and four ODIs against South Africa, planned for September, remain on the cards.
However, as per health directive issued by government wing, the players -- across all sports in UK -- will have an option to "opt out" of training if they have any apprehensions of health risk.
England had a watershed season last year, featuring a World Cup win and a dramatic Ashes series victory and Farbrace said it is important to cash in on that moment and resume sport even if it means without fans.
All cricketing activities in England have been suspended since mid-March due to the outbreak of novel coronavirus. And the ECB has already said that all professional cricket activities will remain suspended until July 1.
England Cricket's Twitter posted two videos of Rashid dismissing Virat Kohli and KL Rahul in extraordinary fashion during 2018 tour.
Under the scheme, a league will be able to apply for a loan of up to 50,000 pounds to cover a number of unrecoverable costs incurred for the 2020 season, the ECB said in a statement.
The projected loss takes into account the international as well as domestic games. The England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) had last week suspended county season until July, with nine rounds abandoned.
The Hundred was delayed to the next year due to the outbreak of coronavirus.
Graves, who was appointed as chairman in May 2015, will be replaced by Ian Watmore after being ratified in the AGM at the end of the month. Graves is expected to take over as ICC's next chairman, replacing Shashank Manohar.
The Yorkshire County Cricket Club in a statement on their official website said on Monday that the contracts of R. Ashwin, Keshav Maharaj and Nicholas Pooran have been cancelled by mutual consent.
The Hundred will feature eight invented, city-based teams — ripping up the traditional county system — and some of the world’s biggest cricket stars, and is costing a reported 58 million pounds ($71.5 million) to run in its first year.
The ECB had previously announced that no cricket would be played until May 28 but that date has now been extended in view of the prevailing situation getting worse in the United Kingdom.
On Friday, the ECB suspended all forms of professional cricket till July 1 due to the COVID-19 outbreak which has wreaked havoc globally but more so in the United Kingdom.
An ECB Board meeting on Thursday approved a number of measures which would significantly restructure the English season if some cricket is played this summer.
With its reserves going down to 11 million pounds in 2018-19 from 73 million pounds in 2015-16, a cricket-less season could make a severe impact on ECB's balance sheet.
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