On the face of things, the first day of this series didn’t offer much in the way of memorable cricket. Oh, Dom Sibley will have nightmares about the one he left – his new abstemious attitude clearly has drawbacks – and we were reminded that our wonderful game is often confronted by an enemy far more familiar than Covid-19. With …

ENG vs WI 1st Test Day 2: Rory Burns was unbeaten on 20 on a rain-affected Day one in Southampton.© ICC England were 35 for one after bad light and rain forced the officials to call off the opening day of the first Test after just 17.4 overs were bowled. Shanon Gabriel struck early as he sent back Dom Sibley …

Shikhar Dhawan shared a video of his son Zoraver giving him a haircut.© Instagram The coronavirus-enforced lockdown has kept most people away from salons, with many having to learn to style their own hair and beards, while others had their family members do it for them. It was no different for India opener Shikhar Dhawan, who got a “fresh look” …

Sourav Ganguly said that domestic cricket is necessary but it will happen only after coronavirus.© AFP The Indian domestic season will only start when it is safe for young players to travel within the country for their Ranji Trophy matches, BCCI president Sourav Ganguly said. There is huge uncertainty with regards to India’s domestic tournaments as IPL will be happening …

Yuvraj Singh and Mohammad Kaif have shared some epic partnerships in their playing days.© Instagram Former India all-rounder Yuvraj Singh shared an Instagram reel which is edited to show him performing various exercises at the gym. The classy left-hander’s former teammate Mohammad Kaif, keeping in line with the latest trend of cricketers sending fitness challenges to each other, wrote in …

Australia’s limited-overs series scheduled for this month in England was postponed due to coronavirus.© AFP Australia must tour England in September “for the health of world cricket”, and players should then be released to join the Indian Premier League, coach Justin Langer said Thursday. Despite the challenges of COVID-19, Langer said Australia had to play its part in getting cricket …

New South Wales coach Phil Jaques believes splitting the Sheffield Season between two types of balls was a good way of challenging the players to improve. Since 2016-17, the second half of the season played after the Big Bash had used a variation of the Dukes as part of Cricket Australia’s plans to give players more exposure to that type …

Sophie Devine has enjoyed a stellar run of form over the last 18 months for New Zealand.© AFP Sophie Devine on Thursday was confirmed as New Zealand’s captain with Amy Satterthwaite being appointed the vice-captain following her return from maternity leave. Devine took up the White Ferns captaincy in an interim capacity last season. She was later offered the captaincy …

Cricket Victoria are starting to consider the various scenarios that could be required to allow their domestic season to start on schedule if the new Covid-19 lockdown of Melbourne means the teams are unable to play at home. Melbourne and Mitchell Shire – an area north of the city – returned to lockdown at midnight on Wednesday after a spike …

Sophie Devine has been named the permanent New Zealand captain with her predecessor Amy Satterthwaite taking the vice-captaincy on her return from maternity leave. Devine stepped into the captaincy when Satterthwaite took leave last year to have her first child with wife and team-mate Lea Tahuhu and led the team at the T20 World Cup in Australia where they were …