THE GOSSIP: YOUR DAILY ROUND-UP OF THE CRICKETING WORLD

Waugh criticises curfews, Stokes won't be BBL-bound and Yuvraj gets a doctorate

Each weekday, The Cricketer rounds up all the latest news from across the game. Here's today's handy bundle.

"It's a must-win game for England." That's how Ian Bell describes the second Ashes Test, which begins in Adelaide in the early hours of Saturday morning. (Talksport)

Having suffered their worst-ever defeat in Test cricket earlier this week in Nagpur, Sri Lanka captain Dinesh Chandimal is hopeful that his team will bounce back in the third and final Test against India. (Crickbuzz)

Babar Hayat became the first Hong Kong player to score a double century in first-class cricket on Friday in his side’s ICC Intercontinental Cup clash against Papua New Guinea in Sharjah. (South China Morning Post)

India's chief coach Ravi Shastri feels that Test specialist Cheteshwar Pujara should remain in the top bracket when the BCCI and Committee of Administrators thrash out the revised central contracts. (Sportskeeda)

Australia captain Steve Smith insists he is relaxed about the prospect of Ben Stokes featuring in the Ashes series. (Metro)

The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has claimed $70m (€60.4m) in compensation from the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) for what it claims is the latter’s failure to deliver on a 2014 agreement for bilateral series between the two countries. (Sport Business)

Former Test opener Ed Cowan cleared the air with his NSW teammate Daniel Hughes after being dropped for the first three Sheffield Shield games. (Canberra Times)

Former Australia captain Steve Waugh isn’t sold on curfews and believe England’s management must treat their players like adults. (Fox Sports)

India batsman Yuvraj Singh has been awarded a doctorate degree In Philosophy Honoris Causa by ITM University, Gwalior. (mid-day)

Suspended England allrounder Ben Stokes will soon make his comeback when he plays domestic cricket in Christchurch but don't expect to see him in the BBL. (AAP/SBS)

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