English cricket chiefs say that player and staff welfare is going to be the main priority as they ponder their plans for this year's Ashes tour to Australia.
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Niroshan Dickwella, Kusal Mendis and Danushka Gunathilaka, sent home from an England tour for a bio-secure bubble breach, have each received a one-year ban.
Ben Stokes has pulled out of the Test series against India and will take an immediate break from cricket to safeguard his mental health and rest an injury.
Perth Scorchers recruit Peter Hatzoglou didn’t need much convincing to join ‘the best side’ in the Big Bash and hopes to emulate the franchise’s greatest ever spinner.
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Australian D'Arcy Short helped maintain Trent Rockets' 100% record in The Hundred with his unbeaten 69 the basis of their seven-run victory over London Spirit.
Wanindu Hasaranga had a birthday to remember, earning stellar figures of 4-9 as Sri Lanka restricted India to 8-81 before they won their T20I by seven wickets.
Dhananjaya de Silva was Sri Lanka's matchwinner with his unbeaten 40 that steered them to a four-wicket win over depleted India in the T20 international.
Justin Langer believes Mitch Marsh can be the man to replace Steve Smith at No.3 if Australia's injured superstar misses the Twenty20 World Cup.
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Ireland Women's second T20 international against Holland at Malahide has been abandoned after heavy rain flooded the outfield.
India's Krunal Pandya has tested positive for COVID-19, meaning their second T20 clash against Sri Lanka in Colombo has been postponed.
Surrey have signed former Australia bowler Daniel Worrall on a three-year deal, starting in 2022 after the paceman ends his commitments with South Australia.
The Perth Scorchers have snared one of the Big Bash League’s most promising talents, with spinner Peter Hatzoglou signing a two-year deal.
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Australia have scored a convincing six-wicket victory to clinch a 2-1 ODI cricket series win over the West Indies in Barbados.
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India have lost all-rounder Washington Sundar, pace bowler Avesh Khan and opening batsman Shubman Gill for their five-Test series against England.
Bhuvneshwar Kumar has proved India's key man in their T20 International triumph over Sri Lanka, taking 4-22 as they eased to a comfortable 38-run win.
Shamim Hossain has blasted Bangladesh to a five-wicket win over Zimbabwe in Harare to take their T20 International series 2-1.
The Indian Premier League, suspended in May because of COVID-19, will resume on September 19 in Dubai with the Chennai Super Kings playing the Mumbai Indians.
Alex Carey and Matthew Wade appear the most likely candidates to captain Australia on the T20 tour of Bangladesh after Aaron Finch was ruled out by injury.
Australia have lost to the West Indies by four wickets in the rescheduled second game of their three-game ODI series, which is level at 1-1.
Both the Australian and West Indies cricket camps have returned negative COVID tests in the Caribbean, allowing their ODI series to resume.
Avishka Fernando-inspired Sri Lanka beat India by three wickets in their third ODI, after the visitors gave debuts to five players with the series already won.
Wellington Masakadza enjoyed a big game for Zimbabwe, taking three wickets and three catches as they finally got the better of Bangladesh in the second T20I.
Key Bangladesh batsman Mushfiqur Rahim will miss the T20 series against Australia after he failed to join the the side in quarantine.
Michael Vaughan says travel exemptions to Australia for the families of the England players during the Ashes tour must be granted for the sake of the series.
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