When you’re in a place, you trust Jason Holder, right? One of the top two SUVs in test cricket, along with Ben Stokes, Holder has most of the time demonstrated behavior, maturity, understanding and skills, with ball and bat, to take advantage of opportunities. He may not have done it …
Read More »Stuart Broad: England to sacrifice runs for second chance at new ball
Stuart Broad says England might be willing to set an achievable target for the West Indies on the last day of the second test in exchange for the chance to get a second new ball, after being given an outside opportunity to force a victory that saves the series at …
Read More »The referees disinfect the ball after Dom Sibley’s saliva error
The new ICC protocols governing the use of saliva on a cricket ball had to be implemented on the fourth morning of the second test, following an involuntary violation by Dom Sibley shortly before lunch at Emirates Old Trafford. With Dom Bess at the top of his mark, preparing to …
Read More »Jofra Archer authorized to play in the third test after a fine written warning
Jofra Archer has been cleared to play in the Final Test of the series against the West Indies despite violating biosecurity protocols after the first Test. Archer was removed from the team for the second test in Manchester after it was discovered that he had made an unauthorized visit to …
Read More »Violation of Jofra Archer’s biosecurity measures ‘could have been a disaster’ – Ashley Giles
Jofra Archer’s decision to return home between tests “could have been a disaster” that cost English cricket “tens of millions of pounds,” according to Ashley Giles. Archer was thrown on the England side for the second Test against the West Indies after it emerged that he had interrupted his journey …
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