Following the ball-tampering scandal of March 2018, Cricket Australia handed Smith a 12-month suspension adding he would not be considered for captaincy for another year after that.

Joe Root has issued a warning about player burnout this winter as England's cricketers face a fixture pile-up caused by the coronavirus outbreak.

EXCLUSIVE BY MATT HUGHES: County cricketers could be asked to play six days-a-week if a truncated season is permitted later this summer.

Sir Andrew Strauss has admitted to mistakes in the way he handled Kevin Pietersen during the dispute that was to ultimately tear one of the best of all England teams apart.

EXCLUSIVE BY MATT HUGHES: Sky Sports have given their blessing to the ECB postponing The Hundred for 12 months - despite the competition's importance to their £1.1bn television deal.

COMMENT BY LAWRENCE BOOTH: In the editor's notes in this year's Wisden I suggested the English game has a problem with unconscious bias - which is not the same as overt racism.

Phil Neville played alongside former all-rounder Andrew Flintoff for Lancashire's age-group sides, and also went on to make an appearance for their second XI before turning to football.

EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW BY PAUL NEWMAN: Luke Sutton is looking back on the chance meeting almost nine years ago with his old Lancashire captain that quite possibly saved his life.

EXCLUSIVE BY MATT HUGHES: Sportsmail has learned that all players are entitled to 12.5 per cent of their deals even if the competition does not take place.

The prospect of the sanctioned use of artificial substances to alter the condition of the red ball, under the supervision of umpires, has been debated this week by the ICC's medical committee.

Next month is the 10th anniversary of England's first global title with the World T20 which they won with a resounding victory over the Australians at Kensington Oval, Barbados.

Lockdown has offered extended periods of reflection for sports people and Joe Denly has had a lot to ponder. Not least how spectacularly things have transformed for him in the last decade.

In a report seen by Sportsmail, consultants Oakwell Sports Advisory recommend selling a stake in each of the eight franchises to private equity as a potential solution to the financial issues.

The Hundred's inaugural season is set to be formally delayed at a board meeting of the England and Wales Board Cricket Board.

One of the deepest thinkers in the England squad has concerns over the safety of players and concerns about playing cricket while so many people are losing their lives.

EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW BY RICHARD GIBSON: Stuart Broad will be ready to play for England in any situation that the ECB's medical experts deem appropriate.

ECB are asking players to take 20 per cent pay cuts if the Hundred's original draft list is kept for 2021. The retention of the eight 15-man squads on 80 per cent of their agreed terms would save £1.536million.

MCC members have been told there no full or partial refunds of their annual subscriptions despite the prospect of watching cricket at Lord's being "increasingly remote" this season.

With no live cricket being played due to the ongoing coronavirus crisis, Sportsmail columnists Nasser Hussain and David Lloyd are answering your questions.

Mark Wood, the England fast bowler who has produced the best form of his career over the last year or so, says the players have 'asked good questions' and have been given 'good answers'.

EXCLUSIVE BY LAWRENCE BOOTH: Chief executive Johnny Grave revealed there are still several hoops to jump through before Jason Holder's team would agree to take part..

The 51-year-old actor gave a rather bizarre statement on the situation to People on Thursday. His ex-wife Mueller reportedly agreed to a psych evaluation after a bizarre 24 hours.

The 51-year-old actor said his twin boys were fine on Thursday following his ex-wife's recent breakdown in Utah.

Dozens of famous Twitter accounts were hacked and spam ads promising to 'increase your Twitter followers' began appearing on the social media network early Saturday morning.

Charlie Sheen is reportedly selling his Beverly Hills mansion for $9 million. after purchasing it for $7.2 million back in 2006, according to TMZ

 It is his big comeback since announcing he is HIV Positive. And the actor ooks full of beans as he poses with his on-screen stepmother Leah Remini in a still from his forthcoming film.

The actor has been involved in a clinical trial for a drug called PRO-140 since early this year. And on Tuesday, he received the news from his doctor that his virus is no longer detectable.

Charlie Sheen looked dapper in his finery on Monday night as he attended the Snow Queen Cigar Smoker Of The Year Awards.

Bold and The Beautiful star Rena Sofer praised former co-star Charlie Sheen from Two and a Half Men, telling The Morning Show on Thursday the actor was a pleasure to work with.

The teaser for Mad Families is the first on-screen glimpse of the 51-year-old HIV positive actor since he announced his diagnosis in November last year

The actor's tweet, which read, 'Dear God; Trump next, please!,' was shared as the world reacted to the death of Carrie Fisher's mother Debbie Reynolds - the latest huge name to pass away in 2016.

She has always shown her magnanimous side throughout their confrontations. In the Twitter image she sits at a table with the Two And A Half Men star and their daughters.

Chanel Iman still looked like the absolute definition of a model on Monday night in Los Angeles when she was seen giving a little love to Charlie Sheen at a party for their new film Mad Families.

Charlie Sheen opened up about his life in the year since he publicly announced he was HIV-positive and revealed that when he was first diagnosed he thought about suicide.

Charlie Sheen returned to the spotlight in a big way this week, proving to be just as unfiltered and unpredictable as ever during a slew of live television appearances to promote his new film.

The 28-year-old certainly turned heads with her  wild set of dreadlocks as she headed to the Ocean's Eight set in the Big Apple.

He reignited a three year-old feud with Rihanna last week. 'dear @rihanna, pardon my inane self indulgence. let's have a drink someday (on me)....' he wrote, signing off with a loveheart

According to ET, the former reality star checked into a facility after she was hospitalized in November. Her mother Moria Fiore is taking care of the two children she had with Charlie

Mueller has left rehab. According to Entertainment Tonight, the former reality star checked out of rehab recently. The former socialite and reality star had checked into a hospital in November.

Charlie Sheen, 51, who once openly bragged about his 'polygamy' relationships, admits his sex life is nonexistent due to health woes.

He sparked an infamous twitter war in 2014 against Ashton Kutcher. But now Charlie Sheen has said he blames his ego for his temper tirades and regrets the way he treated the actor stepping into his role.

Charlie Sheen has revealed that he was instrumental in helping fellow actor Woody Harrelson reach Hollywood icon status. 

Charlie Sheen still harbours intense feelings of distaste for the show's creator Chuck Lorre. The 51-year-old star went on an expletive-laden rant during an interview with KIIS FM on Wednesday.

He's been living a relatively low profile existence for the six years since his spectacular exit from Two And A Half Men.

Erstwhile spouses Denise Richards and Charlie Sheen took their two daughters, 12-year-old Sam and 11-year-old Lola, to a Twenty-One Pilots concert in Anaheim on Wednesday.

Charlie Sheen has claimed that Lady Gaga rang him out of the blue one day to offer him a naked lap dance.  

Charlie Sheen has revealed his strange night with Lindsay Lohan, which ended with the actress tucking him into bed. 

Charlie Sheen, 51, told the Kyle and Jackie O Show on Wednesday, that his former co-star Jenny McCarthy, 44, is a liar, after the busty blonde claimed that he should have disclosed his HIV status.

He publicly announced that he was living with HIV in November 2015. And Charlie Sheen now claims that there are people in Hollywood who are secretly living with the same disease.

Charlie, 51, took to his Instagram on Thursday to share a throwback image from No Man's Land featuring a surprise appearance from Brad Pitt.