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REUTERS: Seamer James Anderson says he is still hungry to play for England and has no intention of letting the coronavirus outbreak bring an end to his international career. Anderson, test cricket's most prolific fast bowler with 584 wickets, has not played since January when he suffered a rib injury in South Africa. England's two-match series in Sri Lanka was postponed earlier this month and the first test of the summer season against West Indies scheduled for June 4 is likely to be pushed back with all domestic action suspended until at least May 28. "I'm still hungry to play, I've still got ambitions to play for England," Anderson, 37, told reporters. "So I think that's going to keep me driven at home trying to keep fit, so that whenever it is we play again I'm ready to go. "Whether it's this summer or the winter my plan is to try and get back into that team." England will also embark on a five-test series in India in January next year. The England and Wales … [Read more...] about Anderson ‘hungry’ to keep playing for England

Things are going from bad to worse in the Pakistan Super League! Tentatively twenty-four hours after Australian spinner Fawad Ahmed contracted the deadly virus, reports have surfaced that two more players have tested positive for COVID-19. Reports suggest that one player from Islamabad United and two more players have contracted the virus. According to a report in ESPNcricinfo, 244 PCR tests were done and three people have returned positive for coronavirus while around 40 tests results, all from one team, are awaited. Two foreign players and one support staff are the ones who have been tested positive for coronavirus in the latest round of testing. However, the match between Gladiators and United will go ahead as planned, start time 7 pm (local time). “#HBLPSL6 updates: Tuesday’s match between Gladiators and United to go ahead as scheduled, start time 7 pm,” PSL tweeted. Islamabad United on Monday informed that all other players of their team have returned a negative result for … [Read more...] about PSL 6: Two Overseas Cricketers Test Positive For COVID-19 After Fawad Ahmed

Wellington Firebirds have clinched their place in the final of the 2018-19 Ford Trophy by beating defending champions Auckland Aces by three wickets in the Elimination Final at Eden Park Outer Oval on Wednesday. The win, headlined by five wickets to Ollie Newton and an unbeaten career-best 120 from Jimmy Neesham , put Wellington in Saturday s Ford Trophy final against Otago Volts at University Oval in Dunedin. Chasing a target of 237 after Newton s 5/47 kept the Aces to 236 in 47.5 overs, Wellington won in 48.1 overs with Neesham hitting five sixes and 12 fours in his 107-ball hundred. ALSO READ: I want to play all three formats for New Zealand – Neesham This was the one-time New Zealand allrounder s second century in List A cricket – the first was also scored during this edition of the Ford Trophy – and came after the Firebirds had been reduced to 13/2 and 86/3. ALSO READ: Air New Zealand flight carrying Otago cricket team struck by lightning “I think … [Read more...] about Ford Trophy: Jimmy Neesham hundred puts Wellington Firebirds in final

AUSTRALIA DOMESTIC ONE-DAY CUP 2021 by Cricbuzz Staff • Published on Share Tweet As many as 725 runs were scored at the W.A.C.A. in Perth © Getty As many as 725 runs were scored at the W.A.C.A. in Perth in a high-scorer that went down to the wire. Western Australia would've been uber-confident of getting their first points in after having set South Australia a target of a preposterous 370 on the backs of brilliant centuries from Cameron Green and Shaun Marsh. However, SA had different plans. They matched WA's brilliance with some of their own but fell short, only just to go down by 13 runs. Just four days ago in a Sheffield Shield game, coincidentally against Western Australia, Travis Head had lit up the WACA with a double ton. On Tuesday (March 2), he once again stood tall in a rather steep chase, leading from the front with a magnificent 86-ball 142. Joining hands with opener Harry Neilsen, the pair added a 226-run stand … [Read more...] about SA collapse hands WA first points in high-scoring thriller

IPL VS OTHER T20 LEAGUES by Cricbuzz Staff • Last updated on Share Tweet "When you come to the PSL or the LPL, there's an importance on the cricket." © BCCI South African speedster Dale Steyn has said that the financial aspect of the Indian Premier League, the world's most lucrative T20 league, steers the focus off of cricket and he finds the likes of the Pakistan Super League (PSL) and the Lankan Premier League (LPL) "slightly more rewarding". Steyn, who is currently plying his trade for the Quetta Gladiators franchise in the PSL, told Cricket Pakistan that the duration of the IPL was also a factor in him opting out of this season as he wanted some more time to himself. "I wanted to take a bit more time off. I found that playing in those other leagues was slightly more rewarding as a player," Steyn said. "I think when you go to the IPL there are such big squads and so many big names and so much emphasis on the amount … [Read more...] about Cricket kind of gets forgotten in IPL; PSL, LPL more rewarding: Steyn