Club cricket set to resume in Australia from June 6
4 years, 7 months ago

Club cricket set to resume in Australia from June 6

The Hindu  

Competitive cricket is set to resume in Australia for the first time since the coronavirus pandemic struck the globe when the Darwin and District Cricket Competition season begins with a T20 tournament from June 6. Cricketers will not be allowed to use sweat or saliva to shine the ball in the competition and Darwin Cricket Management group is exploring various options, including having umpires involved in ball-shining using a wax applicator. “The ICC is working really closely with all the cricket bodies around the world in terms of finding new ways,” DCM chair Lachlan Baird told ABC Grandstand. And whether it will move way from the ball being shined — a dark mysterious art that happens in the outfield — to a more formalised process that happens with the umpires being involved.” The use of wax would contravene current regulations unless a change is approved by the ICC, but would be a far safer and hygienic process amid the coronavirus pandemic.

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India's Nitin Menon picked in umpires panel for Ashes
1 year, 9 months ago

India's Nitin Menon picked in umpires panel for Ashes

Firstpost  

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T20 World Cup | ICC to allow COVID-positive players to play
2 years, 2 months ago

T20 World Cup | ICC to allow COVID-positive players to play

The Hindu  

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Australia's Tahlia McGrath allowed to play CWG 2022 gold medal T20 match against India despite being Covid-19 positive
2 years, 5 months ago

Australia's Tahlia McGrath allowed to play CWG 2022 gold medal T20 match against India despite being Covid-19 positive

Hindustan Times  

In a decision that promises to be highly debated, Australia cricketer Tahlia McGrath was allowed to play the Commonwealth Games 2022 gold medal T20 match despite testing positive for Covid-19. "Commonwealth Games Australia can confirm that cricketer Tahlia McGrath has returned a positive test for Covid-19," the statement reads. "CGA clinical staff have consulted with the Commonwealth Games Federation RACEG …

Cricket Australia set to relocate COVID-affected Big Bash League to Melbourne
3 years ago

Cricket Australia set to relocate COVID-affected Big Bash League to Melbourne

Firstpost  

Melbourne: In its bid to complete the tournament at any cost, a desperate Cricket Australia is set to gradually shift the COVID-hit Big Bash League to Melbourne to avoid any further interruptions. The decision was revealed by CA CEO Nick Hockley, who said that they are planning to relocate all eight teams inside a bio-bubble in Melbourne as it will …

CA set to relocate COVID-affected BBL to Melbourne
3 years ago

CA set to relocate COVID-affected BBL to Melbourne

The Hindu  

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Cricket Australia set to relocate COVID-affected BBL to Melbourne
3 years ago

Cricket Australia set to relocate COVID-affected BBL to Melbourne

India TV News  

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Multiple COVID-19 outbreaks hit Australian domestic cricket leagues
3 years ago

Multiple COVID-19 outbreaks hit Australian domestic cricket leagues

Firstpost  

Melbourne: Multiple COVID-19 outbreaks inside bio-bubbles threw Australian domestic leagues haywire on Tuesday as cricket administrators grappled to keep schedules on track while players complained of anxiety. Two matches of the Women’s National Cricket League involving Western Australia were postponed till March due to border closures after a spike in COVID-19 cases. According to media reports, anxiety is high among …

Multiple COVID-19 outbreaks hit Australian domestic leagues
3 years ago

Multiple COVID-19 outbreaks hit Australian domestic leagues

The Hindu  

Multiple COVID-19 outbreaks inside bio-bubbles on Tuesday hit the Australian domestic league hard as cricket in the country continued to grapple with the virus while several top players cope with anxiety. Two matches of the Women's National Cricket League involving Western Australia were postponed till March due to border closures after a spike in COVID-19 cases. Anxiety is running high …

Cricket Australia considering moving Big Bash League into Melbourne hub amidst rising COVID-19 cases
3 years ago

Cricket Australia considering moving Big Bash League into Melbourne hub amidst rising COVID-19 cases

ABC  

Anxiety is running high across the BBL as multiple COVID-19 outbreaks leave a hub in Melbourne being considered as a serious option to continue the tournament. Key points: Twelve Melbourne Stars players have contracted COVID-19 Victorian club cricketers have been called upon to help them field a team for their last two games An announcement on the future of this …

Highlights, Ashes 2021-22, 3rd Test Full Cricket Score: Australia win by an innings and 14 runs, clinch series
3 years ago

Highlights, Ashes 2021-22, 3rd Test Full Cricket Score: Australia win by an innings and 14 runs, clinch series

Firstpost  

Check out LIVE cricket score from the third Ashes Test being held in Melbourne. Before play even began on Monday, Cricket Australia called for calm after a COVID-19 scare involving England’s support staff resulted in a 30-minute delay to the start of the second day of play in the third Test. England’s all-time leading wicket-taker said the tourists were “pretty …

Perth in grave doubt for Ashes finale over strict COVID-19 restrictions
3 years, 1 month ago

Perth in grave doubt for Ashes finale over strict COVID-19 restrictions

Firstpost  

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Cricket Australia reports slight deficit in 2020/21 after COVID-hit year
3 years, 2 months ago

Cricket Australia reports slight deficit in 2020/21 after COVID-hit year

The Hindu  

Cricket Australia had a 6% increase in revenues to A$414.7 million in its 2020/21 accounts but posted a slight deficit due to the effects of COVID-19, the board said on Thursday. Australia hosted India over the home summer in a lucrative four-test series worth about A$400 million to the domestic game but cancelled a number of other internationals and faced …

Ashes 2021: CA working actively to keep Perth Test - CEO Nick Hockley
3 years, 2 months ago

Ashes 2021: CA working actively to keep Perth Test - CEO Nick Hockley

The Hindu  

Cricket Australia is "working actively and constructively" to ensure the final Ashes Test takes place in Perth, CEO Nick Hockley said on Monday. Perth is scheduled to host the fifth Ashes Test starting January 14, but the strict COVID-19 restrictions enforced by the West Australian government may compel the authorities to move it to another city. "So we're working very …

Australia optimistic Ashes will go ahead as planned despite COVID-19 concerns
3 years, 4 months ago

Australia optimistic Ashes will go ahead as planned despite COVID-19 concerns

Firstpost  

While Brisbane, Adelaide and Perth are largely virus-free and fans are allowed into venues, Sydney and Melbourne are both in lockdown battling outbreaks of the Delta variant with case numbers and deaths rising. Cricket Australia chief Nick Hockley said he was optimistic Wednesday that the five-Test Ashes series against England can be played in front of crowds as scheduled this …

Australia optimistic on crowds, schedule for Ashes series
3 years, 4 months ago

Australia optimistic on crowds, schedule for Ashes series

The Hindu  

Cricket Australia is still planning for the five Ashes tests to be played in front of crowds at the scheduled venues around the end of the year despite the challenges presented by third wave of COVID-19 infections in the country. Chief executive Nick Hockley told local media on Wednesday that rising vaccination rates in Australia gave him "a degree of …

ECB says player welfare ‘paramount’ while ensuring availability of England’s best options for packed Ashes schedule
3 years, 5 months ago

ECB says player welfare ‘paramount’ while ensuring availability of England’s best options for packed Ashes schedule

Firstpost  

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India, Australia, 15 others express interest to host ICC white-ball events during next cycle
3 years, 6 months ago

India, Australia, 15 others express interest to host ICC white-ball events during next cycle

India TV News  

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Australia aims bumper crowds for Ashes Tests despite COVID-19 concerns
3 years, 6 months ago

Australia aims bumper crowds for Ashes Tests despite COVID-19 concerns

The Hindu  

Cricket Australia is planning on big crowds for the Ashes series against England later this year, with venues being sold to full capacity despite ongoing concerns about COVID-19. Chief executive Nick Hockley said tickets would go on sale from Monday with all stadiums sold to their limit except the 100,000-seat Melbourne Cricket Ground which will have an initial capacity of …

Cricket Australia stands by India to fight COVID-19 catastrophe
3 years, 8 months ago

Cricket Australia stands by India to fight COVID-19 catastrophe

The Hindu  

Cricket Australia and the country's players union have thrown their weight behind a fundraising drive with charity UNICEF Australia to respond to India's COVID-19 health crisis. "Australians and Indians share a special bond and, for many, our mutual love of cricket is central to that friendship," CA interim CEO Nick Hockley said in a statement on Monday. READ| UNICEF Australia's …

Australia stars could now miss inaugural Hundred competition due to clash with Bangladesh tour
3 years, 8 months ago

Australia stars could now miss inaugural Hundred competition due to clash with Bangladesh tour

Daily Mail  

Australia’s leading players could be ruled out of this summer’s Hundred due to a clash with a Twenty20 tour of Bangladesh. In what would be a blow for the ECB’s inaugural 100-ball-a-side competition, the availability of Aaron Finch, David Warner, Glenn Maxwell, Jhye Richardson and Adam Zampa amongst others appears to be in jeopardy after Cricket Australia agreed to travel …

COVID-19 situation keeps India's T20 World Cup hopes hanging
3 years, 8 months ago

COVID-19 situation keeps India's T20 World Cup hopes hanging

The Hindu  

The Board of Control for Cricket in India may have shortlisted nine venues for the T20 World Cup but India is far from being confirmed as the venue for the marquee event, scheduled to be played in October-November in 2021. With a surge in COVID-19 cases forcing multiple states to impose lockdown, Sportstar understands that at least a couple of …

CSA lodges complaint with ICC against Cricket Australia - Cricket News - Sportstar
3 years, 10 months ago

CSA lodges complaint with ICC against Cricket Australia - Cricket News - Sportstar

The Hindu  

Cricket South Africa has lodged an official complaint with the ICC against Cricket Australia for its indefinite postponement of Australia’s Test tour of South Africa. According to a report in ESPNcricinfo, CSA acting CEO Pholetsi Moseki has shot off a letter to the ICC, asking it “to look into whether CA’s cancellation amounts to acceptable or unacceptable non-compliance as per …

Cricket Australia says they 'want to support world cricket' but tour of South Africa scrapped keeping in mind safety of players
3 years, 11 months ago

Cricket Australia says they 'want to support world cricket' but tour of South Africa scrapped keeping in mind safety of players

Firstpost  

Sydney, Australia: Cricket Australia denied Wednesday they were only interested in lucrative series against India and England after scrapping next month’s Test tour to South Africa over coronavirus fears. The withdrawal drew a sharp response from Cricket South Africa, which expressed frustration at the “eleventh hour” decision despite extensive work to establish bio-secure bubbles for the tourists. CA interim chief …

Cricket Australia offered to play South Africa Test series in Australia, makes no changes to NZ T20 squad
3 years, 11 months ago

Cricket Australia offered to play South Africa Test series in Australia, makes no changes to NZ T20 squad

ABC  

Australia offered to host the now-postponed Test series against South Africa, but the proposal was rejected by the Proteas' cricket hierarchy. Key points: Cricket Australia said it was left with no option but to cancel the tour due to the coronavirus risk CA boss Nick Hockley said there was no financial reason behind the decision to postpone the tour There …

Australia's tour of South Africa postponed due to COVID-19 pandemic
3 years, 11 months ago

Australia's tour of South Africa postponed due to COVID-19 pandemic

The Hindu  

Australia's cricket tour of South Africa has been postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Cricket Australia said in a statement on Tuesday. "Following extensive due diligence with medical experts, it has become clear that travelling from Australia to South Africa at this current time poses an unacceptable level of health and safety risk to our players, support staff and the …

Cricket Australia postpone tour of South Africa over Covid 19 concerns in host country
3 years, 11 months ago

Cricket Australia postpone tour of South Africa over Covid 19 concerns in host country

India Today  

Australia’s tour of South Africa, for a three-match Test series, has been called off due to a new wave of COVID-19 virus in the country. Last week, Cricket Australia named a 19-man Test squad, with Tim Paine as captain, for the South Africa tour for which dates were yet to be finalised. Cricket Australia Interim CEO Nick Hockley, in an …

Australia board asked about vaccine timeline for South Africa tour
3 years, 11 months ago

Australia board asked about vaccine timeline for South Africa tour

The Hindu  

Australia's cricket board said on Wednesday it had asked authorities about the timeline for COVID-19 vaccinations as part of its planning for the South Africa tour, amid debate over whether athletes should be given priority access in the rollout. "We obviously sought some clarification on the vaccine timeline here in Australia, just to understand how that would overlay with our …

AUS vs IND | New three-day lockdown in Brisbane puts 4th Test at risk
4 years ago

AUS vs IND | New three-day lockdown in Brisbane puts 4th Test at risk

India TV News  

A new three-day lockdown in Brisbane has put Cricket Australia in a spot of bother as it makes desperate efforts to hold the fourth and final Test against India in the Queensland state capital from January 15. The Lockdown was announced less than 24 hours after top cricket board officials from India and Australia were engaged in a discussion on …

AUS vs IND: Masks mandatory for fans at Sydney Test - Cricket News - Sportstar
4 years ago

AUS vs IND: Masks mandatory for fans at Sydney Test - Cricket News - Sportstar

The Hindu  

Fans attending this week’s third Test between Australia and India at the Sydney Cricket Ground will have to wear masks at all times except when eating or drinking, New South Wales health minister Brad Hazzard said on Wednesday. Hazzard said New South Wales had no option but to impose the measure after health officials in Victoria State said a man …

IND vs AUS: We will get onto a plane and play in Mumbai - Tim Paine unfazed by uncertainty over 4th Test venue
4 years ago

IND vs AUS: We will get onto a plane and play in Mumbai - Tim Paine unfazed by uncertainty over 4th Test venue

India Today  

A Series which was being rated as 'very friendly' until India's emphatic comeback win in the Boxing Day Test at Melbourne Cricket Ground, has been finally marred by off-field controversies. BCCI has refuted the allegations, India players have tested negative for Covid-19 and Cricket Australia has quashed the media reports claiming that India are reluctant to play the final Test …

India vs Australia: Fan who attended Boxing Day Test at MCG, tested positive for Covid-19
4 years ago

India vs Australia: Fan who attended Boxing Day Test at MCG, tested positive for Covid-19

India Today  

In a bad news for Cricket Australia, the Melbourne Cricket Club on Wednesday confirmed that a fan who attended Day 2 of the Boxing Day Test between India and Australia has now tested positive for coronavirus. The club has added that the patron was not infectious while attending the Boxing Day Test at the Melbourne Cricket Ground. "While the patron …

AUS vs IND: Question marks over Brisbane Test - Cricket News - Sportstar
4 years ago

AUS vs IND: Question marks over Brisbane Test - Cricket News - Sportstar

The Hindu  

The schedule for Australia’s Test series against India was under threat again on Sunday after reports the Indian contingent was unhappy at the prospect of re-entering strict quarantine for the fourth Test in Brisbane. Queensland State has closed its border with New South Wales and although agreement has been reached to allow the players to fly to Brisbane for the …

India vs Australia: Teams to arrive in Sydney three days before New Year's Test
4 years ago

India vs Australia: Teams to arrive in Sydney three days before New Year's Test

The Hindu  

The Indian and Australian teams will land in Sydney only three days before the New Year's Test, which gets underway from January 7. Teams usually travel on New Year's eve to commence preparations for the Sydney Test but that has been delayed because of the city's COVID-19 outbreak. "Last night's announcement is we're proceeding in Sydney and we're putting our …

AUS vs IND | Sydney receives go-ahead to host third Test despite fresh Covid-19 outbreak
4 years ago

AUS vs IND | Sydney receives go-ahead to host third Test despite fresh Covid-19 outbreak

India TV News  

The SCG has been given the go-ahead to host the third Test between Australia and India, scheduled to start from January 7. Recent Covid-19 outbreak in Sydney had put the fate of the third Test at the SCG in jeopardy. "Despite the many challenges presented by the COVID-19 pandemic, I am delighted to say Cricket Australia remains on track to …

India vs Australia: Sydney confirmed to host third Test despite COVID-19 cluster
4 years ago

India vs Australia: Sydney confirmed to host third Test despite COVID-19 cluster

Firstpost  

A Covid-19 cluster emerged in Sydney earlier this month, with parts of the city in lockdown and restrictions placed on travel to other states. Melbourne: The third Test between Australia and India will remain in Sydney, cricket chiefs said Tuesday despite a coronavirus outbreak in the city, with Brisbane holding the final clash as scheduled. But Cricket Australia interim chief …

AUS vs IND: Sydney to host third Test, confirms Cricket Australia
4 years ago

AUS vs IND: Sydney to host third Test, confirms Cricket Australia

The Hindu  

Sydney will host the third Test between India and Australia as scheduled, Cricket Australia confirmed. In a statement, Cricket Australia said that the decision to keep the New Year’s Test at its traditional venue was made after several days of meetings that considered the impacts of the recent COVID-19 outbreak on the northern beaches of Sydney. “Despite the many challenges …

India vs Australia: Melbourne could host third Test if if COVID-19 scuppers Sydney, says Cricket Australia
4 years ago

India vs Australia: Melbourne could host third Test if if COVID-19 scuppers Sydney, says Cricket Australia

Firstpost  

A Covid-19 cluster emerged in Sydney last week and has grown to more than 100 cases, with parts of the city in a snap lockdown and restrictions placed on travel to other states. Melbourne: Back-to-back Tests against India in Melbourne could be played if Sydney is ruled out because of the coronavirus outbreak in the city, Cricket Australia said Thursday. …

Aus vs Ind: Sydney remains preference for third Test, says Cricket Australia
4 years ago

Aus vs Ind: Sydney remains preference for third Test, says Cricket Australia

India TV News  

Despite the rising cases of COVID-19 cases in New South Wales, which has led to closure of its border, Cricket Australia has stressed that Sydney Cricket Ground remains it first preference for third Test and two and a half weeks time leading to the match keeps them hopeful. “The third Vodafone Test is more than two-and-a-half weeks away, which provides …

India vs Australia: Covid outbreak in Sydney, Cricket Australia on alert
4 years ago

India vs Australia: Covid outbreak in Sydney, Cricket Australia on alert

India Today  

Cricket Australia is monitoring the current Covid-19 outbreak in Sydney’s northern beaches but they asserted that the third Test of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy against India is still on. Australian states and territories imposed border restrictions after 28 coronavirus cases were detected from a cluster on Sydney's northern beaches, with fears the number of infections will rise. Brett Lee forced to …

Australia monitoring virus security situation in South Africa - Cricket News - Sportstar
4 years, 1 month ago

Australia monitoring virus security situation in South Africa - Cricket News - Sportstar

The Hindu  

Cricket Australia is still planning for the tour of South Africa to go ahead in February but is monitoring the health situation after an insecurity failure in the country forced the postponement of England’s one-day international series. England and South Africa’s cricket boards called off the series after the players were subjected to a number of COVID-19 scares inside the …

Cricket Australia optimistic of hosting Adelaide Test amid lockdown
4 years, 1 month ago

Cricket Australia optimistic of hosting Adelaide Test amid lockdown

The Hindu  

The six-day lockdown in South Australia to contain COVID-19 cases has improved Adelaide’s chances of remaining the venue of the first Day/Night Test between India and Australia from December 17 even though the situation remains fluid, the state’s top medical officer has said. South Australia has closed its borders after a sudden surge in COVID-19 positive cases, which stand at …

Aussie cricketers airlifted to NSW after COVID-19 outbreak in South Australia
4 years, 1 month ago

Aussie cricketers airlifted to NSW after COVID-19 outbreak in South Australia

The Hindu  

Cricket Australia on Tuesday airlifted players, including Test skipper Tim Paine and star batsman Marnus Labuschagne, to New South Wales from Adelaide in an attempt to save the series against India as a coronavirus outbreak in South Australia threatened the upcoming summer. As Western Australia, Queensland and Tasmania closed their borders to South Australia on Monday, the country’s cricket board …

India vs Australia: CA aiming mass relocation of players into NSW after COVID outbreak in South Australia, say reports
4 years, 1 month ago

India vs Australia: CA aiming mass relocation of players into NSW after COVID outbreak in South Australia, say reports

Firstpost  

According to the Australian media, Cricket Australia is continuously assessing the fast evolving situation. Sydney: Cricket Australia is reportedly bracing for a mass airlift of players and staff into New South Wales in an attempt to save the eagerly-awaited series against India as a coronavirus outbreak in South Australia threatens the start of the upcoming summer. As Western Australia, Queensland …

It's not a sustainable lifestyle, Australia seamer Mitchell Starc on living in bio-bubbles
4 years, 2 months ago

It's not a sustainable lifestyle, Australia seamer Mitchell Starc on living in bio-bubbles

Firstpost  

England and West Indies skippers Eoin Morgan and Jason Holder, who had also spent time in tight restrictions during the Test series in UK ahead of the IPL, too have warned that living in bubbles can led to “extreme burnouts”. Some guys haven’t seen families or their kids for a long time, for those guys in the IPL.” While the …

India vs Australia: Starc raises concerns over bio-bubble
4 years, 2 months ago

India vs Australia: Starc raises concerns over bio-bubble

The Hindu  

Australian spearhead Mitchell Starc has become the latest cricketer to raise concerns over mental well-being of players staying in a bio-bubble as it is “not sustainable” to live in such restrictions for a prolonged period of time. Some guys haven’t seen families or their kids for a long time, for those guys in the IPL.” Among others, England players will …

Tennis Australia To Make Call On Summer Schedule Next Week
4 years, 2 months ago

Tennis Australia To Make Call On Summer Schedule Next Week

News 18  

Tennis Australia will decide next week whether it can stage the ATP Cup and other tournaments around the country or confine them to one city in the lead-up to the Australian Open in January, local media reported on Thursday. “Players will come in the middle of December and it will be two weeks before the summer, and then they’ll have …

India's tour of Australia: NSW government allows touring team to train in quarantine
4 years, 2 months ago

India's tour of Australia: NSW government allows touring team to train in quarantine

The Hindu  

Sydney and Canberra are set to host the white-ball leg of India’s tour of Australia after the New South Wales government allowed the visiting team to train during its mandatory quarantine upon arrival. A report by ESPNcricinfo stated that New South Wales government and Cricket Australia have struck a deal to allow Indian and Australian players returning from IPL to …

Test series against India will be compelling, says Cricket Australia interim CEO
4 years, 3 months ago

Test series against India will be compelling, says Cricket Australia interim CEO

India TV News  

Cricket Australia interim CEO Nick Hockley is looking forward to hearing how SEN experts would cover a "compelling" Test series against India scheduled to be played in the month of December and January. "We're proud to deepen our partnership with Sports Entertainment Network, in what's already shaping up as a massive summer of cricket," said Hockley as per a Cricket …

Professional cricket in New Zealand to resume from October 19
4 years, 3 months ago

Professional cricket in New Zealand to resume from October 19

India TV News  

New Zealand's first-class championships will mark the return of professional cricket in the country from October 19, albeit under new COVID-19 playing conditions. Other than six players currently in the UAE for the IPL, all of New Zealand Cricket's contracted players will turn out for their domestic teams for the first half of the Plunket Shield — which begins at …

ICC forging ahead with World Test Championship despite virus
4 years, 3 months ago

ICC forging ahead with World Test Championship despite virus

The Hindu  

Cricket’s global governing body is forging ahead with plans to stage an inaugural World Test Championship final in 2021, despite the disruption caused to the international game by the coronavirus outbreak. "Now they are working out what to do with the points from the series that haven’t been played,” Tom Harrison, CEO, England and Wales Cricket Board, said on Monday. …

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