England fast bowler Stuart Broad said his side’s struggle to bowl out the ICC Combined Associate and Affiliate XI in Dubai on Saturday was a likely precursor to an “attritional” test series against Pakistan.
England were given a good workout in the field on the opening day of their first warm-up match of the tour as the tail wagged for the ICC Combined XI
Pakistan’s jailed pace bowler Mohammad Asif has lodged an appeal with the Court of Arbitration for Sports (CAS) against a ban imposed on him by the International Cricket Council (ICC) anti-corruption tribunal last year.
ICC Combined Associate and Affiliate XI v England XI
The Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) has approved its president Mustafa Kamal as its nomination for the ICC presidency
Michael Clarke has called for consistency on the ICC’s Decision Review System (DRS) after the BCCI refused to allow its use in the upcoming Test series in Australia
A selection of the leading Associate and Affiliate players, led by Ireland captain William Porterfield, will get their chance to compete against England, the No. 1 Test team in the world, next month after it was confirmed they will form part of England’s preparations for the Test series against Pakistan in the UAE. ICC Combined AM XI William Porterfield (captain, Ireland), Saqib Ali (UAE), Kyle Coetzer (Scotland), George Dockrell (Ireland), Majid Haq (Scotland), Hamid Hassan (Afghanistan), Mohammad Nabi (Afghanistan), Boyd Rankin (Ireland), Mohammad Shahzad (Afghanistan), Paul Stirling (Ireland), Christi Viljoen…
The ICC has announced its Combined Associate and Affiliate XI, captained by Ireland batsman William Porterfield, which will take on England in a three-day practice match in Dubai on January 7-9.
The cricketwithballs blog says cricket is run by a 1 % minority – administrators and politicians – while the 99%, the fans, have no say. The blog lists the shortcomings of the ICC and all its member boards, and suggests fans take a more active role by emailing the ICC with suggestions for what changes could be made to the way the game is run. We can all sit around with our friends lazily whining about the abominable job the ICC has done to run cricket, or we can type…
CRICKET Australia boss James Sutherland will confront the ICC over bad-light policy after play was called off prematurely yesterday.
