London: England’s spin bowling all-rounder Moeen Ali on Monday announced retirement from Test cricket to prolong his career in white-ball formats, saying he is “content” despite the widespread belief that he could have achieved a lot more. The 34-year-old leaves the Test arena with 2,914 runs in 64 matches at an average of 28.29. Besides […]
The Kiwis called off their first tour of Pakistan after 18 years last Friday due to a security threat to the team, followed by a decision by the England and Wales Cricket Board
ECB has said that Stokes has taken the break to also rest his left index finger, "which has not fully healed since his return to competitive cricket earlier this month"
The three-day match, which might be accorded first-class status, will pit the Indian team against a 'Select County XI' which in earlier times was known as 'Combined Counties
Archer had on Thursday written in the Daily Mail that he was willing to miss this English summer's long Test series against India so as to be fully fit for T20 World Cup and Ashes later this year
ECB spokesperson confirmed that while the two boards have been in constant touch on a wide range of issues, there has been no official request to change the dates of the Test series.
A statement from the England and Wales Cricket Board said that "Archer is returning to the UK for further management and investigation of his right elbow injury
