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2 weeks ago |
bbc.com | Stephan Shemilt
Image source, Getty ImagesImage caption, Olly Stone played two Tests for England last summerEngland's fast-bowling stocks have been further depleted after Olly Stone was ruled out of the Test summer by a right knee injury. Stone, who played two Tests last summer and was part of the winter tours to Pakistan and New Zealand, had scans earlier this week. Subsequent surgery has sidelined the 31-year-old for 14 weeks, meaning he will miss all of England's home Tests against Zimbabwe and India.
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2 weeks ago |
au.sports.yahoo.com | Stephan Shemilt
Michael Vaughan believes it would be "nonsense" and "selfish" for England to make Ben Stokes a white-ball captain. Test skipper Stokes is under consideration for at least one of the limited-overs roles after Jos Buttler stepped down in February. The Telegraph has reported that Harry Brook is set to become T20 captain, leaving a choice between Brook and Stokes for the 50-over job. BBC Sport understands no final decisions have been made.
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2 weeks ago |
bbc.com | Stephan Shemilt
But the coming months will shape his legacy as Test captain, and England's hopes of regaining the Ashes in Australia would be almost destroyed if they were to lose Stokes. Any further burden on his body would be a huge gamble. "Let him get the Ashes urn in his hands," said Vaughan, who was speaking as part of Test Match Special's delivery of the Cowdrey Lecture at Lord's.
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3 weeks ago |
bbc.com | Stephan Shemilt
And Mitchell believes salaries will have to increase further if the ECB is to fulfil its aim of making The Hundred the second-biggest franchise tournament behind the Indian Premier League. "There are some big players that have come into the room in terms of investing in The Hundred," said former Worcestershire captain Mitchell. "The ambition is for The Hundred to be the second-best tournament, behind the IPL. If that's the case, salaries need to match those ambitions.
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3 weeks ago |
sports.yahoo.com | Stephan Shemilt
Equalising pay between women and men in The Hundred is a realistic ambition, according to Professional Cricketers' Association chief executive Daryl Mitchell. The England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) has not implemented a recommendation from the Independent Commission for Equity in Cricket for equal pay in the competition by this year.
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