Posting Date Archive - 28/03/2018

ECB commission external review of process that led to £2.5m compensation being paid to Glamorgan

The money received by Glamorgan, who in exchange forfeited the right to hold any Test matches in the 2020-2024 cycle, has been the topic of intense scrutiny by the several counties who were not made aware of the payments when they were made

28/03/2018 | The Cricketer | Domestic | County Championship |

Lehmann: The players have made a grave mistake but they are not bad people

An internal investigation by Cricket Australia cleared Darren Lehmann of any prior knowledge of the ball-tampering scheme, resolving to ban Steve Smith and David Warner for 12 months and Cameron Bancroft for nine

28/03/2018 | The Cricketer | Special | Global Game | Australia |

A sinister act that required decisive action... the sanctions on Smith & Co were correct

CHRIS SMITH: This was not a case of a player being caught plucking the seam on TV, it was a brazenly deliberate act using a foreign object which was planned and discussed by senior players

28/03/2018 | Chris Smith | Special | Opinion | Global Game | Australia |

This was as much about business as ball-tampering... Cricket Australia's reaction makes commercial sense

SAM MORSHEAD: Cricket Australia have not so much punished the players for the crime itself but for the reputational damage inflicted by their reckless, arrogant actions

28/03/2018 | Sam Morshead | Special | Opinion | Global Game | Australia |

Intense, passionate and indefatigable: Celebrating Nasser Hussain at 50

HUW TURBERVILL: When he was skipper he would stand at mid-off and advise his bowlers. Atherton called him "a horsefly on a plough horse". He reminded me of a soldier next to a grenade launcher

28/03/2018 | Huw Turbervill | Special 2 | Features | England |

Hussain was the 'right man at the right time' and became an inspired choice as England captain

MIKE ATHERTON: Nasser was fiercely determined and did a brilliant job as captain. He has become a an excellent commentator and reads the game as well as anyone

28/03/2018 | Michael Atherton | Special 2 | Opinion | England |

Jason Gillespie committed to Sussex in spite of Australia speculation

HUW TURBERVILL: Ball-tampering talk off the menu as Sussex unveil their new coach

28/03/2018 | Huw Turbervill | Domestic | County Championship |

Worcestershire sign 'world class' Guptill and Ferguson for T20 Blast

Big-hitting New Zealand opener Martin Guptill between June 30 and July 29, and will also be available to play in the County Championship against Lancashire and Nottinghamshire

28/03/2018 | The Cricketer | Men's T20 Blast | Domestic |

QUIZ! Every player who has played T20 cricket for England...

82 players have pulled on the T20 colours for England's men's side, how many can you name? You have 10 minutes...

28/03/2018 | The Cricketer | Quizzes | News |

Somerset announce appointment of new chief executive

The county moved quickly to appoint a successor to Lee Cooper after the former incumbent announced his intention to step aside after just six months in the role

28/03/2018 | The Cricketer | Domestic | County Championship |

Smith banned for a year and stripped of Australia captaincy, Warner also gets 12 months

Steve Smith, David Warner and Cameron Bancroft will all contribute 100 hours of unpaid community work as part of their punishment, as it emerges sandpaper was used to scrub ball during Cape Town Test

28/03/2018 | Sam Morshead | Special | Global Game | Australia |

England defeated in Tri Series as Australia skittle Knight's side for just 96

England Women suffered a first defeat of their T20 Tri Series campaign after a meagre batting effort against Australia

28/03/2018 | The Cricketer | Global Game | England match centre | England | Australia |

Lehmann is a decent man who treasures his job... if he knew the plan surely he'd have stopped it

SIMON HUGHES: Darren Lehmann might look like a rogue but he knows right from wrong. He surely would have talked Smith and Warner out of their ball-tampering plans if he had been consulted

28/03/2018 | Simon Hughes | Special | Opinion | Global Game | Australia |

Warner resigns as captain of Sunrisers Hyderabad as ball-tampering fallout rumbles on

The batsman's decision comes amid the fallout from his involvement in the ball-tampering episode which has rocked Australian cricket

28/03/2018 | The Cricketer | Special | IPL |

Banned duo dropped from IPL: BCCI shuns Smith and Warner in wake of ball-tampering storm

The Indian governing body has acted quickly and decisively to prevent the two Aussie batsmen from taking part in the wake of the ball-tampering episode in South Africa

28/03/2018 | The Cricketer | Special | IPL | Global Game | Domestic | Australia |

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