ECB to ask for compensation if Gibson becomes South Africa’s head coach?

“There’s nothing been finalised yet”

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England bowling coach Ottis Gibson is the frontrunner to take over the South Africa head coach job, but the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) will reportedly ask Cricket South Africa (CSA) for compensation before they consider allowing him to leave.

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Chandimal appointed Test captain, Tharanga to lead Sri Lanka in shorter formats

Chandimal (left) will take over as Test captain, while Tharanga (middle) will lead Sri Lanka in limited overs cricket

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Following Angelo Mathews’ decision to resign as captain in all three formats, Dinesh Chandimal will now lead Sri Lanka in Test matches, while Upul Tharanga will take charge in limited overs cricket.

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SLC to launch investigation after Hambantota groundstaff stripped of pants

“Sri Lanka Cricket wishes to apologise to those subjected to this ignominy”

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Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) has confirmed that they will launch a probe after a decision was taken to strip the Hambantota groundstaff of the pants they had been wearing during the fifth ODI between Sri Lanka and Zimbabwe on Monday.

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