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England players agreed 20% pay cut for three monthsButtler awaits top bid for World Cup-winning shirtJos Buttler has said England players want their recent £500,000 wage donation to help cricket’s grassroots initiatives during the coronavirus pandemic….
The £500,000 donated by Joe Root and his team is a worthy start but clubs and their players face a difficult balancing actThe last time I was in the Lord’s museum I spotted a letter of 1981 with the familiar Somerset CCC logo at the top in one of the d…
Gesture equivalent to a 20% pay cut for men’s team playersEngland women offer three-month wage reductionEngland’s cricketers have announced they will make a donation of £500,000 to their employers and selected charitable causes as the sport continues t…
Eoin Morgan: team willing to help ‘in whatever way’ ECB hopes for players’ voluntary pay cut of 20%Eoin Morgan believes England players are open to tackling cricket’s coronavirus crisis “in whatever way possible” but has held off from committing public…
On that day, when Test triple hundreds were still extremely rare, it felt as if we were watching history in the makingI was 17. The end of the summer term had been dominated by Italia 90 and Friday nights dabbling in snakebite and black. I had little i…
Negotiations between ECB and players yet to beginPCA expects proposal from governing body this weekJoe Root expects talks over a possible pay cut for England’s centrally contracted players may be on the horizon, even if this is not a feature of cricket…
‘I’ve not thought about never playing again,’ says 37-year-oldBowler believes starting West Indies Test on 4 June is unrealisticJimmy Anderson has given no thought to the prospect of having bowled his last ball in Test cricket and will plough on throug…
Saving this summer’s internationals, T20 Blast and the Hundred is beyond the ECB’s control during the coronavirus crisis, so perhaps the hiatus should be used to reform the gameSeptember 2019. Was there ever a better time to be a professional cricketer…
• Priority to protect England, T20 Blast and the Hundred• ‘Decision to delay the start of the season has been essential’The England and Wales Cricket Board will continue working on a series of rescue plans for the sport that prioritise its money-making…
Coronavirus cases few and far between in CaribbeanSeries currently due to begin at the Oval on 4th JuneWest Indies are open to staging this summer’s Test series against England in the Caribbean should the coronavirus pandemic prevent it from taking pla…
Archer posts screenshots of racist abuse on Instagram‘It isn’t ever acceptable and should be addressed properly’England bowler Jofra Archer has condemned racial abuse on social media after posting racist messages he has received.The 24-year-old, who he…
The paceman is playing a waiting game after coronavirus concerns brought an abrupt end to England’s Sri Lanka tourChris Woakes looked to have bowled himself into England’s Test team when their tour of Sri Lanka was called off but, like players across t…
Calling off the tour of Sri Lanka needed to be done but the decision will affect all forms of the game in EnglandBriefly there was the possibility England’s cricketers may provide a semblance of normality given Sri Lanka has so far managed to avoid hav…
• Captain outlines relief over cancellation of Sri Lanka tour• ‘You’re thinking about vulnerable family and friends’• Coronavirus – latest updates• See all our coronavirus coverageJoe Root has outlined how the decision to abandon England’s tour of Sri …
Players and support staff to be brought home as soon as possibleECB statement says ‘these are completely unprecedented times’England’s tour of Sri Lanka has been officially called off due to the global spread of the coronavirus.The decision was announc…