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“I had a call last night from the BCCI secretary and he confirmed we are good to travel to Brisbane on Tuesday,” CA interim CEO Nick Hockley

Andrew McGlashan10-Jan-2021After much uncertainty, the final Test at the Gabba will go ahead after India confirmed they would travel to Brisbane.Over the last couple of weeks, various concerns have been raised by the India squad, largely around the conditions of their hotel quarantine in the city, while there was briefly doubts raised when a case of Covid-19 from the UK strain was reported in Brisbane with a three-day lockdown being announced. That will end on Monday evening with no further community transmission cases confirmed.After final talks between senior officials from both countries on Sunday, the schedule has been ticked off for the last time and the squads will travel north on Tuesday following the conclusion of the third Test. India will then fly home as soon as the final Test finishes.The match will be played with a reduced capacity of 50%. Before this recent case the ground was due to be able to have a full crowd.”I had a call last night from the BCCI secretary and he confirmed we are good to travel to Brisbane on Tuesday,” CA interim CEO Nick Hockley told .One of the major sticking points had been the potential of players being confined to their rooms while at the team hotel – which has been booked out entirely by Cricket Australia – except when at training or the match. However, all along there have been assurances given that players will be able to mingle in communal areas of the hotel and that these protocols will not be changed at the last minute.The situation became more complex when Queensland closed its border to Greater Sydney due to the Covid-19 outbreak which emerged before Christmas. That has resulted in both teams needing exemptions to travel to Brisbane and means they need to be in a form of quarantine while in the city.Australia have not lost a Test at the Gabba since 1988.

Seven dismissals in 10 innings. Stuart Broad has enjoyed a stranglehold over the Australian opener

ESPNcricinfo staff15-Sep-2019Edgbaston, 1st innings3.5 NOW THAT’S OUT!! Full and fast, pinned in front of middle and leg! Warner is gone, no attempt even to review – Broad has burst through in the fourth over of the morning, and Edgbaston is all over this! “Cheerio, cheerio!” they crow, as Warner grits his teeth and heads for the dressing rooms. But hang on, because Hawk-Eye now has its say: and the ball was missing leg!! So a Tale of Two Missed Reviews ends with Warner back in the hutch for spitEdgbaston, 2nd innings2.6 huge appeal from Bairstow and the slips! Broad isn’t so sure, but the cordon is adamant there was a noise as Warner flirted outside off! It’s gone to a review and the crowd like what they’ve seen already! Almost off the back of the bat as Warner tried to leave that uncomfortable kicking back-of-a-length, and that’s 450 wickets for Broad, and a massive one at that!Lord’s, 1st innings4.2 bowled ‘im, shaves the leg bail! Big nip-backer from round the wicket and Warner goes cheaply again! Broad the man to get him for the third time in a row this series, slightly rickety defensive shot but that was a sweet cherry – and England have their openingHeadingley, 2nd innings1.2 big appeal… given! Wilson looked like he shook his head, and then stuck the finger up – utterly bizarre – and Warner sends it upstairs… impact umpire’s call, and smashing into leg stump on with the angle! Warner’s struggles against Broad continue! Wide on the crease again from Broad – you know the drill now when he’s bowling to Warner – and moved in off the seam to thwack him on the padOld Trafford, 1st innings0.4 caught behind! Five times for Broad! Warner trying to leave made his decision to late! Got a little outside edge before withdrawing the bat. Easy catch for Bairstow! It was a good length but way wide of off. It didn’t shape away much. The tightness of the previous leave maybe caused doubt for Warner and he was too late to withdraw the bat!Old Trafford, 2nd innings0.6 given lbw! Broad’s done it again! A straighter delivery, good length, spears into the pads and Warner is trapped deep in the crease. A pair for Warner, his first in Tests and three ducks in a rowThe Oval, 2nd innings6.4 gone! Do not adjust your monitors, Stuart Broad has got David Warner again! Again, you know the drill. Round the wicket, on a length, Warner has a nibble at it, and edges it to slip where Burns takes a good catch. Seven times in the series!

The visitors slid to 50 for 6 after the West Indies opener’s 121 secured a 363-run first-innings lead on a 14-wicket day

The Report by Mohammad Isam05-Jul-2018
Kraigg Brathwaite forces one off the back foot•AFP

West Indies’ fast bowlers rocked Bangladesh, again, reducing them to 50 for 6 in the final hour of play on the second day. This after Kraigg Brathwaite’s seventh Test hundred secured West Indies a 363-run first-innings lead.Kemar Roach, who had wrecked Bangladesh in the first innings, did not take the field in the second because of a hamstring injury, but Shannon Gabriel blew the visitors away with sheer pace and bounce.Gabriel, fresh from a 20-wicket series against Sri Lanka, dismissed Tamim Iqbal soon after the opener had become the first Bangladesh player to 4000 Test runs. One ball after Tamim’s dismissal, Mominul Haque was bowled by a Gabriel shooter that snuck through his defences.Jason Holder, who took the new ball with Gabriel due to Roach’s absence, then plunged into the action. He kept moving the outswinger late from Liton Das, who resisted for a while, but in the seventh over, he went after another outswinger, only to edge to Brathwaite at first slip.Gabriel then blazed one past Mushfiqur Rahim’s defensive prod, with the ball cutting back after pitching on a good length. Shakib Al Hasan then became his fourth victim, squared up to one that snaked away from him. Mehidy Hasan, who had earlier bowled well to give Bangladesh something to cheer about, became Holder’s second wicket when he edged a short ball.The action wasn’t as dramatic when the hosts started the day on 201 for 2. They added 205 runs in 69.3 overs, Brathwaite leading the way with a polished ton. Having begun the day on 88, Brathwaite first took 20 balls to reach the milestone and then let the others do the bulk of the scoring.He was in control of most of his shots, however, and only offered one chance – Liton Das dropping him at leg gully when he was on 110 though it was a tough opportunity.Brathwaite added 52 runs for the third wicket with Devendra Bishoo before the nightwatchman lost his off stump to Kamrul Islam Rabbi. The second session saw West Indies lose their way to Bangladesh’s spinners. Mehidy removed Roston Chase leg-before and had Holder caught at short-leg, while Shakib took the wickets of Brathwaite, caught at cover, and had Shane Dowrich caught at silly mid-off.Roach, though, struck six fours and a six in his breezy 33, before falling leg-before to Mehidy, while Hope made 67 off 127 balls. Debutant Abu Jayed took Hope’s wicket – caught at fine leg – before removing Gabriel to wrap up the West Indies innings. Mehidy and Jayed took three wickets each while Shakib took two wickets.

The Schön Group, a Dubai-based enterprise well-established in the real estate business, has won the rights to the sixth franchise of the Pakistan Super League, and chosen Multan as its team

Umar Farooq02-Jun-2017The Schön Group, a Dubai-based enterprise well-established in the real estate business, has won the rights to the sixth franchise of the Pakistan Super League, and chosen Multan as its team. The deal has been confirmed by the PCB, pending legal formalities, and the contract is for eight years. The Schön Group’s owners have roots in Pakistan.As many as 30 companies, according to the PCB, showed interest in the franchise, with about 12 submitting bids. Out of these bids, only Schön made a bid high enough to meet the base price of USD 5.2 million per year. The highest bidder had the right to choose the base city for the new franchise out of Multan, Faisalabad, Dera Murad Jamali, FATA and Hyderabad.The PCB had been considering adding a sixth team to the tournament after its first season in 2016, but a contract between the PCB and the five franchises meant the expansion could take place only after the second season. The first two seasons of the PSL featured Lahore Qalandars, Islamabad United, Karachi Kings, Quetta Gladiators and Peshawar Zalmi.These original five franchises were sold for USD 93 million for a ten-year period. Karachi became the most expensive team with the ARY Group shelling out USD 26 million to gain ownership. Lahore sold for USD 25 million to Qatar Lubricants Company (QALCO), while the Haier Group paid USD 16 million for Peshawar. The franchise from the capital, Islamabad, went to Leonine Global Sports, which is an entity created specifically for the PSL by a group of Pakistani investors, for USD 15 million. Omar Associate, a Karachi-based building company, secured Quetta for USD 11 million.In 2016, Najam Sethi, the PSL chairman, had floated an idea to have a Kashmir team in the tournament, but it was rejected after opposition from some of the franchises on financial grounds and the potential for controversy given Kashmir’s sensitive status vis-a-vis India. The opposition from the franchises back then was centered around the potential cut in their share of the central revenue pool if a sixth franchise were to be created.Pakistan have been hosting the PSL in the UAE due to the security concerns of the overseas players. However, in 2017, the final was played in Lahore at the Gaddafi stadium amid presidential-style security and went off without incident. Last month, Sethi revealed plans to host as many as eight matches in Pakistan in 2018, with four each to be held in Lahore and Karachi.

A round-up of the Dhaka Premier League matches played on May 4, 2016

Mohammad Isam04-May-2016Imtiaz Hossain’s second century helped Prime Doleshwar Sporting Club maintain their unbeaten run in the Dhaka Premier Division Cricket League after cruising past Brothers Union with a seven-wicket victory at the BKSP-3 ground.Imtiaz struck eight fours in his unbeaten 100 off 128 balls, and shared a 101-run fourth-wicket stand with Nasir Hossain (48 off 58 balls). After Rony Talukdar fell in the second over of Prime Doleshwar’s innings, Imtiaz added 47 for the second wicket with Raqibul Hasan and 82 runs with Chamara Silva, who chipped in with 46.After being asked to bat, Brothers Union made 229, with fifties from Imrul Kayes and captain Tushar Imran. Al-Amin Hossain, Nasir and Robiul Islam Robi took two wickets each.Sabbir Rahman’s second List-A century powered Prime Bank Cricket Club to a 113-run win over Sheikh Jamal Dhanmondi Club in Mirpur.Prime Bank, who were inserted to bat, posted 318-9 – the highest team score in this year’s competition. Sabbir struck eight fours and a six before reaching his ton in the 46th over. He shared a 61-run second-wicket stand with Shanaj Ahmed, who contributed with 66 off 77 balls. He then added 133 runs for the third wicket with Nurul Hasan, who smashed seven fours in his 67-ball 63. SJDC captain Mahmudullah took three wickets in four balls in the 50th over to finish with career-best figures of 5 for 66.In the chase, his side had slumped to 24 for four in the ninth over. Mahmudullah consolidated the early losses but was dismissed for 37 in the 24th over. Nazmus Sadat, who top-scored with 76, and Muktar Ali added 57 runs for the eighth wicket.Rubel Hossain was the pick of the bowlers with figures of 5-1-9-1. Left-arm spinners Nazmul Islam and Raihan Uddin took three wickets apiece.Chaturanga de Silva’s six-wicket haul went in vain as Victoria Sporting Club lost a thriller to Abahani Limited by nine runs in Fatullah.Abahani were bowled out for 221, with de Silva taking four wickets in his first spell including Tamim Iqbal, who top-scored with 63 off 88 balls. He added two more in the 48th and 50th overs. Medium-pacer Kamrul Islam Rabbi returned figures of 3 for 38.Victoria openers Abdul Mazid and Fazle Mahmud were removed within four overs before the in-form Al-Amin resurrected the chase with 56. Suhrawadi Shuvo kept Victoria in the hunt with a 56-ball 45 but he was the ninth man out in the 47th over. Taskin Ahmed claimed the final wicket as Victoria were bowled out for 212.

The Patiala House Court has stayed the BCCI’s SGM on September 25, when the board was supposed to ban former IPL chairman Lalit Modi for life from all BCCI affairs

Amol Karhadkar21-Sep-2013The Patiala House Court in New Delhi has stayed the BCCI’s special general meeting (SGM) on September 25, when the board was supposed to ban former IPL commissioner Lalit Modi for life from all BCCI affairs. A district court judge issued the stay order after an application filed by Modi.In response, a BCCI official told ESPNcricinfo their legal cell will challenge the order on Monday and clarify the “gross misrepresentation” of facts made to the court on Modi’s behalf.”The plaintiff (Modi) has prima facie shown the notice of the SGM has been issued without proper authority,” the judge noted. “He has also shown that he shall suffer irreparable loss which cannot be compensated in terms of money by the report of the Disciplinary Committee being considered in an unauthorised manner. The balance of convenience thus lies in favour of the plaintiff. The defendants are thus hereby restrained from holding the SGM scheduled for 25.09.2013.”Modi’s counsels Swadeep Hora and Abhishek Singh argued before district judge Ruby Alka Gupta that the SGM notice, circulated by BCCI secretary Sanjay Patel on September 2, was illegal since Patel’s appointment was not in accordance with the BCCI constitution. Since only the president of the BCCI can fill up a mid-term vacancy of a principal office-bearer, Patel’s appointment by a working committee meeting with the president having stepped aside was illegal, they contended.The counsels said that since N Srinivasan had stopped discharging his duties as BCCI president on June 2 and Patel was appointed on June 10, the notice of SGM “issued ‘on the instructions’ of the President. The said notice is thus stated to be illegal, non-est and contrary to the rules and regulations of the BCCI.”The BCCI’s disciplinary committee had found Modi guilty on eight different charges of “various acts of indiscipline and misconduct” after conducting an investigation that lasted almost three years. The charges, relating to irregularities in various financial and administrative matters of the IPL, including the sale of franchise and media rights, were pressed by the BCCI in 2010 soon after Modi’s swift and dramatic exit from the league he founded.

Lancashire have announced the appointment of Daniel Gidney as Jim Cumbes’ successor as chief executive of the club

ESPNcricinfo staff20-Sep-2012Lancashire have announced the appointment of Daniel Gidney as Jim Cumbes’ successor as chief executive of the club. Cumbes, 68, who joined Lancashire as a player 50 years ago, is due to retire at the end of 2012, with Gidney joining from Ricoh Arena, the holding company that operates Coventry City’s ground, where he occupied a similar role.Gidney will take charge at Old Trafford for 2013, with Lancashire set to unveil a brand new pavilion in the spring before the ground returns to hosting Test cricket during the Ashes in August.Lancashire chairman, Michael Cairns, said: “We are delighted to appoint Daniel, whose experience and track record in overseeing a highly regarded sporting venue will serve our business well as we embark on a new and exciting era.”Daniel will be taking over from our well-respected and long-serving chief executive Jim Cumbes. Jim initially joined the club as a player and made his debut in 1962. He returned to Old Trafford as sales and marketing manager in 1987 before becoming chief executive in 1998.”Jim was a key member of the team throughout what has been a monumental period for the club which saw us ultimately overcome a number of potentially devastating hurdles to be in the position where we are today. Everybody connected with Lancashire County Cricket Club owes a tremendous amount of gratitude to Jim for his unfaltering service to cricket and the business of cricket over the years and we all wish him well in his retirement.”

Worcestershire squandered a decent position on the first day of their County Championship match at Sussex despite a debut half-century from teenager Aneesh Kapil

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Worcestershire squandered a decent position on the first day of their County Championship match at Sussex despite a debut half-century from teenager Aneesh Kapil.The 18-year-old from Wolverhampton made an attractive 54 in his first four-day
game while skipper Daryl Mitchell and Moeen Ali also made half-centuries.When Kapil and Dutchman Alex Kervezee were adding 88 for the fifth wicket
either side of tea to take their side to 244 for 4, Sussex’s decision to bowl
first looked a mistake. But the tide turned when Kervezee chanced his arm looking for a third run which would have taken him to 50 and was run out by Joe Gatting’s accurate return
running round from third man.Worcestershire collapsed, losing their last six wickets for 56 runs and were
bowled out for 290. That left Sussex six overs to negotiate before stumps and Ed Joyce and Gatting, promoted to open in the absence of Chris Nash who is with England Lions,
survived comfortably to close on 16 for none.Sussex had been hoping to exploit any early dampness in the wicket and the
immediate signs were good. Matt Pardoe feathered a catch behind when James Anyon
seamed one away in his first over and then Vikram Solanki was beaten for pace
and bowled for a duck by Anyon to leave Worcestershire six for two.Mitchell and Moeen rebuilt in an excellent stand of 143 in 43 overs. Moeen was
particularly productive through the covers while his more pragmatic partner
accumulated steadily to blunt a Sussex side who used six bowlers before lunch in
search of another breakthrough.It finally came thanks to Monty Panesar, who bowled another long, probing spell
which was rewarded with three wickets. Mitchell (66) was leg before aiming
towards mid-wicket and then Moeen (71) was surprised by a ball which spun back
into him and gave a catch to wicketkeeper Ben Brown.Kapil showed few nerves, top-edging a six when Anyon tried to test him against
the short ball, and he reached his 50 with his fifth four. A pull off Kirk
Wernars brought him a sixth boundary but he perished to a gully catch off the
next ball and was sixth out.Sussex then encountered little resistance from the tail. Panesar returned and
immediately had Gareth Andrew well taken by the diving Mike Yardy at slip.Anyon finished with four for 71 after picking up two wickets with the second
new ball while Wayne Parnell had Saeed Ajmal well caught at third slip off a
flat-footed waft outside off stump.