The traditional toss of the coin was due to return to the County Championship on Sunday but the half-dozen grounds scheduled to host fixtures stood empty.

EXCLUSIVE BY DAVID COVERDALE: Eight months on and the noise of that unforgiving Edgbaston crowd is still ringing in Cameron Bancroft's ears. 'It was loud, it was intimidating.'

Fears over international teams getting stuck at this year's Twenty20 World Cup will feature prominently in the ICC's teleconference talks between chief executives next Thursday.

If cricket returns while Covid-19 is still a threat, bowlers will be asked to throw clothing and other things such as sunglasses beyond the boundary rope instead of handing to officials.

EXCLUSIVE BY PAUL NEWMAN: Cricket's biggest counties are most in danger of collapsing under the financial pressure of the coronavirus pandemic, claims Richard Thompson.

The ECB had initially announced that no cricket would be played in the UK until May 28 at the earliest, but - as expected - the pandemic has caused a further delay.

The ECB have delayed the 2020 season until at least July 1, leaving just three months to complete the remaining nine County Championship rounds, the Twenty20 Blast and the new Hundred competition.

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.

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.

LAWRENCE BOOTH: Hampshire are willing to host more than one Test this summer, with chief Rod Bransgrove confident club can help get cricket up and running again in a biosecure environment.

EXCLUSIVE BY MATT HUGHES: The ECB will become the first governing body or league in the country to lose domestic television income as a result of the coronavirus lockdown.

England's Test stars reportedly face strict bio-secure measures as part of ambitious plans to ensure their summer series' against West Indies and Pakistan are staged.

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.

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.

The 52-year-old actor could be seen passing out pills alongside 17-year-old rapper Lil Pump in a clip for the single Drug Addicts.

Charlie Sheen, 52, has weighed in on the backlash surrounding Roseanne Barr, 65, months after her ABC show was axed over her racist tweet. 

DailyMail.com has a first look at the recent revamp after the property took a hit from the wild fires of 2018. The grand re-opening of the facility is on June 13.

Actor Brooke Mueller, 41, ex-wife of Charlie Sheen, was said to be outside of RiteAid at 7am in the Hamptons on Sunday, with 'suitcases full of drugs,' and allegedly demanded strangers 'party' with her.

Mueller, 41, can be heard on audio tapes slurring her words as she asks for black tar heroin before commenting on how she and a 'married man' watched people have a sex party in the Hamptons.

BAZ BAMIGBOYE: Elton John (pictured) has accelerated plans for his latest musical by collaborating with one of the UK's top directors on a show about televangelist Tammy Faye Bakker.

The ex-Florida governor and his supporters are said to be looking upon Trump's rise with 'barely concealed delight.' Yeah, right, says the real estate mogul.

Fox News Channel and Facebook are hosting the event in Cleveland, Ohio, and chose the ten candidates with the best average scores in the five most recent national polls.

Prompted by debate moderator Megyn Kelly to comment on the claim, Bush said, 'it's not true' - but copped to criticizing Trump's language as 'divisive' in the past.

Bush found himself in the fryer during a speech from the fair's soap box, fending off hostile questions from audience members disillusioned by his older brother's domestic and foreign policies.

Several weeks ago, Bush may have ignored Trump's chest beating. Today, he tolled his 2016 rival right back and said his 'immigration plan is not conservative and does not reflect our nation's values.'

The poll, released Thursday by Quinnipiac University, asked more than 1500 registered voters to say the 'first word' that comes to mind when they hear the name of the presidential candidates.

Jeb Bush is facing new problems in his bid for the Republican presidential nomination after three of his top fundraisers abruptly left his campaign, with Donald Trump announcing on Twitter they quit.

'FORGET LOVE ... IT'S TIME TO GET TOUGH!' the new Trump ad blares after flashing mugshots of three illegal immigrant killers – just like Jeb's dad once did in a famous ad that sank Michael Dukakis' 1988 bid.

The new video features Trump praising Hillary Clinton as a 'terrific woman,' declaring himself 'very pro-choice' and saying his views as a New Yorker are 'different than if I lived in Iowa.'

In the vlash of the titans, Jeb is pressing ahead with a 'Which Candidate Are You?' quiz on Facebook warning Americans that Trump is a 'germophobe.'

Donald Trump told Jeb Bush to speak only English in the United States, but at the same time the billionaire's luxury hotel is seeking Spanish speakers in Florida.

Republican presidential hopeful Jeb Bush delivered parallel messages on Tuesday - one in Spanish, another in English - as he took a sharp swipe at frontrunner Donald Trump.

Jeb Bush became Stephen Colbert's first political guest on the 'Late Show' and used the appearance to promise civility — just hours after Donald Trump hit Bush again for being boring.

'Man did JEB throw his brother under the bus last night on Colbert,' tweeted Donald Trump, as the current GOP front-runner continues to troll the former GOP front-runner.

Donald Trump and Jeb Bush didn't waste time locking horns at Wednesday's CNN presidential debate, as both tangled quickly in the debate's first hour.

In their first campaign stops after Wednesday night's prime-time national GOP presidential debate, both Jeb Bush and Hillary Clinton are seeing their turnouts dwindle with their poll numbers.

The billionaire's new video mocks Jeb for saying illegal immigrants commit 'an act of love' and claiming the term 'anchor babies' refers mostly to Asian children.

Trump said people like gunman Christopher Harper-Mercer, who killed nine at Umpqua Community College and legally owned 13 firearms, can 'slip through the cracks'.

Jeb Bush's presidential campaign is confronting the question they knew they would eventually have to face - whether to ask his older brother George to appear with him and revive his campaign.

Asked by Bloomberg Television how Americans might trust him to keep them safe, the Republican presidential front-runner bristled at the mention of Bush's role as comforter-in-chief after 9/11.

The former Governor of Florida posted a two-minute video on Twitter with a string of 'absurd' comments the mogul has made on how he would operate as commander-in-chief.

Donald Trump suggested on Fox News Sunday that his tough stance on immigration might have prevented the terrorist attacks on 9/11. 'I doubt that those people would have been in the country.'

Ben Carson drew the most attention on Google in 22 states, mostly centered in the deep south and the midwest, compared to just 17 for The Donald. Marco Rubio won 10 states. Cruz. dominated in Wyoming.

Jeb Bush is promising there will be more pep in his step as his presidential campaign attempts to reboot after last week's lackluster debate appearance. 'I'm a grinder,''f Bush said.

Bush pushed the reset button on his struggling campaign today, kicking off his 'Jeb can fix it' tour from the state he presided over as governor for eight years.

Rubio has vaulted into 3rd place behind Trump and Ben Carson in the past two months, growing support from 4 per cent to 13. Trump has slipped two points but still leads Ben Carson by 10

'I think I'm better looking than he is,' Trump said of the much younger Floridian, as he hammered him on the 'very, very disloyal' decision to run against his mentor Jeb Bush.

Marco Rubio and Ted Cruz sure looked to have a strong debate night last week – and now there's a poll to prove it. Both Rubio and Cruz made substantial gains, according to a new Quinnipiac poll.

Donald Trump retweeted a photo collage of anti-Jeb Bush images Tuesday which showed the former governor next to a Nazi swastika and another showing him in a sombrero.