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“There is a lot of work to be done and nothing is guaranteed but this summer’s trials are our first serious effort to make day-night Test cricket a reality”
Cricket Australia have announced plans to trial day-night first-class matches during the upcoming Sheffield Shield season with hopes of playing an actual Test match under floodlights.
The PCB are scrambling to get the PSL back up and running in no time
Pakistan’s vision of bringing international cricket back to their shores through the Pakistan Super League (PSL) has suffered a serious setback after it was announced that the proposed Twenty20 tournament would be postponed indefinitely.
Ryder is focused on getting his international career back on track
Troubled New Zealand opening batsman Jesse Ryder has announced that he may consider making his international return during his side’s home series against England.
McCullum is hoping to see both Ryder and Taylor donning the national colours soon
New Zealand captain Brendon McCullum has revealed that he has been in contact with troubled batsman Jesse Ryder, who is expected to make his international return in the “not too distant future”, while his predecessor Ross Taylor has still refused to give any timetable on when he expects to make his comeback.
Smith wants all future tour schedules to be sorted out in a more organised manner
South Africa Test captain Graeme Smith has called on the nation’s cricket board, Cricket South Africa (CSA), to sort out the scheduling mess of the national team’s upcoming tours.
Ashraf is ready to lead Pakistan to a brighter future
Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) chairman Zaka Ashraf has announced that he is willing to do whatever it takes to see the national squad become the top ranked team in all three formats of the game.
Flintoff believes Pietersen and the ECB should end this dilemma as soon as possible
Former England all-rounder Andrew Flintoff has called on batsman Kevin Pietersen and the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) to sort out their ongoing dispute and “move on”.
