Michael Carberry was ready to board a plane to Perth this time 12 months ago. Not with England, but to join Scorchers for a season in the Big Bash League.
An agreement had been reached and a contract signed which Carberry ultimately couldn’t fulfil due to a dream call-up to the England Test side for the Ashes series against Australia.
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Former England opener Nick Compton has departed Somerset by mutual agreement with immediate effect.
Compton says he wants to move to a county nearer London but he is yet to confirm who he will play for next.
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The crisis now engulfing West Indian cricket may be close to an ending, according to reports in the Caribbean.
The West Indies squad dramatically left their tour of India last month as a result of disputes over a contract arrangement signed by the West Indies Cricket Board as well as the players’ organization (WIPA).
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