Former England and Lancashire all-rounder Andrew Flintoff will be available to play whole of the upcoming Big Bash for Brisbane Heat.
The 37-year-old was scheduled to play in the back half of the competition as a replacement for fellow overseas player Daniel Vettori, who is set to link up with New Zealand for their World Cup preparations.
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Australia’s four-Test series will go ahead on Sky Sports but using a revised program after the departure of Phillip Hughes.
The disaster will likely be in the vanguard of players’ and enthusiasts’ heads equally through the Border-Gavaskar Trophy series, which starts in Adelaide.
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Australia have added Shaun Marsh to their squad for the rescheduled first Test against India.
The Western Australia batsman – blown off to get some of ducks in the most recent of his nine Tests against South Africa in February – joins brother Mitch Marsh in the squad.
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Cricket Australia will be comprehension of players who feel uneasy about playing in the aftermath of the departure of Phillip Hughes when the rescheduled India test series begins next week.
Hughes is going to be entombed in Macksvillie on Wednesday some six days after he died from a devastating harm resulting from ball hitting him in the rear of the head within a national match.
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The funeral of Phillip Hughes will occur on Wednesday with Australia’s Test match against India delayed as an outcome,
The initial Test of India’s tour was due to start on Thursday in Brisbane, but will now be rescheduled.
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The funeral of Phillip Hughes will occur on Wednesday with Australia’s Test match against India delayed as an outcome,
The initial Test of India’s tour was due to start on Thursday in Brisbane, but will now be rescheduled.
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Nasser Hussain says Australia’s players must decide if they feel up to featuring in next week’s first Test against India following the tragic passing of Phillip Hughes.
Australia are scheduled to play the first of four Tests against MS Dhoni’s team from December 4, though Hughes’ departure has cast uncertainty over if the match will happen.
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Talks are progressing between the West Indies Cricket Board and their Indian counterparts after cutting short their tour last month, the WICB has announced.
An internal contractual dispute led to the West Indies squad leaving India midway through their tour despite having three Tests, a fifth ODI and one Twenty20 match scheduled.
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England allrounder Ben Stokes considers there’s been too much focus on Kevin Pietersen’s autobiography instead of enough to the hectic international schedule ahead.
Pietersen’s novel premiered in October and his criticism of his former trainers and teammates equally triggered a furore in the cricketing world – but Stokes insists the English game has much more urgent issues to deal with and he’s optimistic the amount of controversy is over.
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The West Indies Cricket Board has apologised “unreservedly” after the fall of its side’s tour of India.
A dispute with all the touring players came to your head through the fourth one-day international, leading the Indian cricket authorities (BCCI) to release a statement asserting the remaining five scheduled matches wouldn’t go ahead.
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England will play the fourth one-day international on their forthcoming tour of Sri Lanka a day later than initially scheduled.
The fourth match of seven, which will be played at Colombo’s Premadasa Stadium, has been put back from Saturday December 6 to Sunday December 7.
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