Australia’s bowlers have come out swinging with an open letter hitting out at ‘rumour mongering’ about the 2018 sandpaper ball-tampering scandal. Cameron Bancroft, who was banned for the plot alongside Steve Smith and David Warner, recently sparked a frenzy of fresh questions after suggesting the bowlers knew full well what was going on in South … Read more
Cricket WILL have full houses at grounds with capacities under 30,000 from June 21… as long as dangerous Covid variants don’t emerge and disrupt the roadmap back to normality Cricket fans are set to enjoy a vintage summer back inside grounds Government are to permit full houses at 30,000-capacity grounds from June 21 However, this … Read more
REVEALED: Traditional cricket terms ‘wickets’ and ‘batsmen’ could be replaced with ‘outs’ and ‘batters’ in the English game’s glitzy new ‘Hundred’ tournament – because they are TOO COMPLICATED for new fans! Hundred bosses are considering changing ‘wickets’ to ‘outs’ in the competition Changing the term is one of many proposed changes before the new tournament … Read more
Indian cricket legend Sachin Tendulkar, 47, hospitalised with Covid just days after he tested positive following a Legends game as cases continue to surge in his country Indian cricket legend Sachin Tendulkar has been hospitalised with Covid-19 The legendary batsman revealed he had contracted coronavirus on March 27 But he has now been taken into … Read more
England coach Chris Silverwood said recently that James Anderson can play cricket at international level into his 40s. Incredibly, the man himself reckons he is as fit as he has ever been as he approaches his 39th birthday. Here, Sportsmail examines the secrets that are keeping this country’s most prolific Test bowler going. James Anderson … Read more
The BARMIEST of the Barmy Army! England cricket fan belts out ‘Jerusalem’ on Galle’s iconic fort as he watches first Test after travelling to Sri Lanka last MARCH to watch series then never leaving during the pandemic England fan Rob Lewis travelled to Sri Lanka 10 months ago to watch the cricket But after the … Read more
Shane Warne has responded to Marlon Samuels’ extraordinary tirade against him and Ben Stokes by suggesting the West Indies cricketer ‘has no friends at all.’ Samuels sparked outrage by calling Warne and Stokes ‘b****’ and boasting of his ‘f***ing superior skin tone’ in a series of racist Instagram posts, as well as making a disparaging … Read more
Cricket’s race shame: Sportsmail investigation reveals county cricket’s shocking diversity problem with only 33 BAME players across 18 clubs – while four teams have NO BAME stars and just six out of 93 coaches are BAME Sportsmail have unearthed the details of the racial imbalance in country cricket The alarming data shows seven teams have … Read more
The ball sped down to the Oval boundary, hit the rope and flew over the fence into the first crowd assembled at any sports event since lockdown. Middlesex paceman Toby Roland-Jones was in hot pursuit. ‘Don’t touch it!’ he shouted with mock melodrama, much to the amusement of those within earshot. County cricket, with all … Read more
Fans FINALLY return to watch live British sport with 1,000 spectators in attendance for Surrey’s friendly against Middlesex… as The Oval hosts the first test event with social distancing guidelines in place Alternate rows were used and advisory signs were on show for a friendly match There were limited number of members in assigned seats … Read more