Bob Willis

The International Cricket Council (ICC) on Thursday condoled the death of former England captain Bob Willis, calling him one of the biggest heroes of the sport.

English cricket chiefs announced on Sunday that a Bob Willis Trophy match between Gloucestershire and Northamptonshire had been abandoned over coronavirus fears.

The County Championship will return next year in a group-stage format after it was scrapped this season due to the coronavirus pandemic, the England and Wales Cricket Board said on Friday.

The England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) on Friday released the fixtures for its 2020 season shortened by the COVID-19 pandemic, with counties set to play a one-off red-ball competition for the Bob Willis Trophy starting on August 1.

Warwickshire completed a domestic double on day four of the final of England's domestic Bob Willis Trophy at Lord's on Friday after crushing Lancashire by an innings and 199 runs.

England have released five players from the bio-secure bubble here after they missed out on selection of the ongoing third Test against the West Indies.

A four-day cricket match between two English county sides was abandoned on the opening day after a player tested positive for COVID-19.

Uncapped England batsman Dan Lawrence, who was one of the reserves in the ongoing Test series against Pakistan, has left the team's bio-secure bubble due to a family bereavement, the country's board said.

Eddie Byrom played the innings of his career by hitting 117 of Somerset's 301 to take the upper hand over Essex on day two of the Bob Willis Trophy final at Lord's.

The bat used by Ian Botham in his match-winning unbeaten knock of 149 in the Headingley Test of the 1981 Ashes will go under the hammer next month.

Ollie Robinson will join the England squad ahead of next week's second Test against Pakistan at Southampton, the England and Wales Cricket Board announced on Saturday.

Jordan Cox, an English county cricketer representing Kent, has been dropped from the side's next first-class match after he posed for a photo with young fans, breaching the Covid-19 health safety protocols.

All 18 first-class counties have agreed to take part in a shortened red-ball tournament during the truncated domestic season, England cricket bosses announced on Friday.

Australia skipper Pat Cummins on Wednesday became the first captain to take a five-wicket haul in an Ashes Test since 1982.

The English County Championship will return to a two-division structure from next season after two coronavirus-affected campaigns, the England and Wales Cricket Board announced on Thursday.

The ICC on Sunday inducted 10 icons of the game, including India's Vinoo Mankad, into its illustrious Hall of Fame with two players each from five eras, dating back to cricket's early days, making it to the list. The announcement coincided with the inaugural World Test Championship final, to be played between India and New Zealand from June 18 in Southampton.

England pacer Stuart Broad has a realistic chance of becoming the ninth player in the world to record a double of 300 wickets and 3000 runs in Test cricket.

Warwickshire said they will use the Rooney Rule in their search for a new head coach to replace Jim Troughton, becoming the first county cricket team to adopt the principles designed to increase diversity.

Australia Test skipper Pat Cummins has told his players to just be themselves instead of resorting to sledging just because "it might have been done like that in the past."

Former England fast bowler Bob Willis has vehemently opposed overseas players plying their trade in county cricket, in wake of Indian captain Virat Kohli opting for a county stint with Surrey this June to prepare well for the India’s overseas tour in England starting in June.

The 37-year-old right-arm medium pacer has been accused of applying hand sanitiser on the ball in a match against Middlesex last month in which he took three wickets. The England and Wales Cricket Board has opened an investigation into the case.

A lot of professional players have come out in the open about having to cope with the pressure and stress that invariably accompany fame and glory of international cricket. A few like Aussie cricketers Glenn Maxwell, Will Pucovski and Nic Maddinson have approached their cricket boards to seek help.

Former England fast medium-bowler Mike Hendrick has died aged 72, his old county Derbyshire announced Tuesday.

Former England cricketer and coach David 'Bumble' Lloyd on Tuesday announced that he will be leaving his role as a commentator with Sky Sports after a stint spanning over two decades, signing off by invoking famous British singer Elton John.

Former India captain Sourav Ganguly has been invited to give lecture at the University of Oxford in England as part of ICC centenary celebrations.

Sussex seamer Mitchell Claydon has been handed a nine-match ban after he admitted to a charge relating to altering the condition of the ball.

England county cricket club Somerset's 12-point deduction, for preparing a 'poor' pitch for their County Championship decider against Essex last season, has been rolled over to 2021, the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) has confirmed on Friday.

In the 1982 return series against India, England triumphed in the first Test at Lord's despite Dilip Vengsarkar's century. Ian Botham set a new record for the fastest double century at the Oval and broke Indian captain Sunil Gavaskar's tibia with a powerful shot, exacerbating India's challenges. England won the 3-match series 1-0.

In this series, TOI looks at past tours of India to England.