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Posting Date Archive - 20/03/2020

PCA chief executive praises ECB call to postpone start of the English professional season

In response to the coronavirus outbreak, the ECB announced on Friday evening that no professional cricket would take place this summer before May 28

Cricket season delayed until at least May 28 as ECB consider options for 2020 campaign

A series of contingency plans have been drawn up for the season starting in either July, August or September - with England's schedule, the T20 Blast and The Hundred taking priority

QUIZ! Can you name every Australia player to have played a men's Ashes Test in England since 2000?

51 Australians have played a men's Ashes Test since the turn of the century - but how many can you recall?

20/03/2020 | The Cricketer | Quizzes | News |

Trent Woodhill insists The Hundred will not destroy county cricket: "High performance cannot kill anything"

HUW TURBERVILL speaks to the freelance coach who has played a key role in the development of the ECB's new 100-ball competition

Pakistan's Umar Akmal threatened with lifetime ban after double PCB anti-corruption charge

The wicket-keeper batsman has two weeks to respond to the action which could lead to a heavy punishment

Alec Stewart: ECB will focus on getting T20 Blast and The Hundred on

The Surrey director of cricket also warned that he does not expect the domestic season to begin until July but even then, that date is no more than an estimate

Uncertainty over this county summer is hurting players, says Graham Onions

Lancashire's veteran seamer signed a new contract at Old Trafford in November, but he admits the coronavirus outbreak may mean he doesn't bowl a ball in 2020

Ex-Scotland spinner Majid Haq tests positive for coronavirus

The 37-year-old pays tribute to Royal Alexandra Hospital in Paisley and is confident of returning to "full health"

20/03/2020 | The Cricketer | News | International |

David Warner withdraws from The Hundred in favour of Australia v Zimbabwe ODI series

The 33-year-old had been a first-round pick for Southern Brave at the league's player draft in October

QUIZ: Every England player to have played alongside Alastair Cook in Tests

Can you name every player who has lined up alongside the former captain in Test cricket?

20/03/2020 | The Cricketer | Quizzes | England |

Reserve days for Men's T20 World Cup semi-finals unlikely but ICC to reflect on women's competition

A change to the playing conditions for the tournament in Australia is possible if an ICC board member lodges a plea later in the year

20/03/2020 | The Cricketer | News | International |

Adelaide Oval frontrunner to host Australia-India pink-ball Test

Virat Kohli’s side is due to travel down under for a four-match Test series in the next Australian summer as part of a multi-format tour between October 2020 and January 2021

English cricket must prioritise revenue-driving formats in truncated summer, says Michael Atherton

The ECB board is meeting on Friday, with decisions to be made on which competitions are to be given particular importance in the likely scenario that large swathes of the campaign are disrupted by the coronavirus pandemic

Delay The Hundred and a regional Championship: How the English domestic calendar could look amid COVID-19 outbreak

NICK FRIEND, NICK HOWSON, SAM MORSHEAD, HUW TURBERVILL AND XAVIER VOIGT-HILL: The Cricketer considers how the domestic season could shape up amid the pandemic caused by the coronavirus

Colin Ackermann appointed Leicestershire captain across all formats

Already the limited-overs skipper, the 28-year-old replaces Paul Horton as the leader of the red-ball side as the new season approaches

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