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International sides fear they will be STRANDED at Twenty20 World Cup due to impact of coronavirus

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.




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Who were the hardest batsmen to plan for? And will England lift the T20 World Cup?

Sportsmail columnists Nasser Hussain and David Lloyd answer your questions including who were the hardest batsmen to plan for and will England lift the T20 World Cup?




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England bowler posts throwback picture in first Nottingham Forest shirt

Can you guess the England cricket star who posted a throwback picture of himself alongside his sister on Instagram? He's wearing his first Nottingham Forest shirt in the photo.




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No sweat! Umpires to be allowed to refuse to take bowlers' caps and sweaters when cricket returns

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.




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England's white-ball series against Australia set to be pushed back to September

EXCLUSIVE BY DAVID COVERDALE: Eoin Morgan's side are scheduled to face the Aussies in three Twenty20s and three one-day internationals from July 3-16.




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West Indies WILL prioritise England Test tour over home series against New Zealand and South Africa

The ECB have been given a free run at reorganising their international summer plans after West Indies prioritised their three Tests in England over home series against New Zealand and South Africa.




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ECB warned 70% of counties could go bust if they don't receive full instalments for the Hundred 

EXCLUSIVE BY DAVID COVERDALE: The ECB are under pressure to save counties by paying them their full instalments for the Hundred despite the competition's imminent postponement.




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Andrew Flintoff reveals how Newcastle boss Steve Bruce settled his bill at Dubai restaurant

England cricket legend Andrew Flintoff has recalled how Newcastle boss Steve Bruce once bailed him out of a sticky situation at a restaurant after his credit card had maxed out.




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Chris Woakes says England players have wondered if they suffered with coronavirus

Almost the whole squad were stricken by two sickness bugs, the first a type of flu and the second a stomach problem, that weakened England in their heavy first Test defeat over Christmas.




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Australia's travel ban threatens to scupper ODI series against England

There are fears that the current restrictions put in place by their federal government preventing Australians flying abroad in all but essential circumstances will last into final quarter of this year.




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Ex-Lancashire keeper Luke Sutton on a crippling fight with depression and coming out the other side

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.




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The ECB to net £12m pay-out if England's Test series against West Indies is cancelled

EXCLUSIVE BY MATT HUGHES: Sportsmail has learned that the ECB are insured for the value of all tickets sold up until April 1 if the Tests do not take place as planned.




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Cricket stars with Hundred deals will receive appearance fees worth £10K despite its postponement

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.




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Australia press ahead with plans to host Twenty20 World Cup in October and November

The four-week tournament remains in its scheduled slot of an October 18 start, although Cricket Australia have reserved the right in the circumstances to reassess the situation as late as August.




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England to split coaching duties if fixture congestion forces them to play different formats quickly

Sportsmail revealed in November that assistant coach Paul Collingwood had already been earmarked to take charge of the one-day home series against Ireland, scheduled for September.




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ECB chief Tom Harrison warns of danger if coronavirus crisis causes more cancellations

English cricket supremo Tom Harrison has warned of dire financial consequences for the sport amid fears that the new season will not take place at all because of the coronavirus.




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Ban on using saliva could lead to ball-tampering being given the green light when cricket restarts

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.




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Hampshire willing to host England's Test cricket in their biosecure environment this summer

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.




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Moeen Ali believes the coronavirus crisis must get 'drastically better' before cricket can return

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.




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Ian Watmore has cleared a review into appointment as ECB chairman following Sportsmail investigation

EXCLUSIVE BY MATT HUGHES: The ECB instigated a review into Watmore's appointment last week after revelations that he had been subject of an independent whistleblowing report.




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Fifty years after facing a Rest of the World team, Jones speaks on his unwanted place in history

EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW BY LAWRENCE BOOTH: The summer of 1970 remains unique in the annals of English cricket. South Africa, the scheduled tourists, were ditched after protests.




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Rescheduled Indian Premier League set to clash with England's tour to India

Sportsmail understands that while the ECB have not been involved directly in talks with the Board of Control for Cricket in India they are aware of the various contingencies being drawn up.




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England's Test series in Sri Lanka rescheduled for January after original date was postponed

England were scheduled to play Tests in Galle and Colombo in March before the coronavirus outbreak shut down sport worldwide as countries introduced lockdown measures to prevent the spread.




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Stuart Broad targets July Test return and insists he will play if England deem it is safe

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.




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England captain Joe Root plays role in helping reschedule abandoned Test series

Joe Root has been involved in talks to reschedule England's Test series amid news that the recently-abandoned tour of Sri Lanka is inked in for next January.




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STUART BROAD: My lockdown Tests have involved bowling at Mollie and chasing after Michael Vaughan!

We still don't know for sure when we will start playing again but I'm going to assume that it will be July 1. That's my target date, and that means I am aiming to be in the best shape possible to bowl.




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England hoping to play six Tests at only two venues this summer

EXCLUSIVE: England hope to play six Tests this summer at only two venues, in a new proposed schedule for the season that could exclude all county and women's cricket. 




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ECB face opposition over proposal to sell stakes in Hundred franchises to private equity

EXCLUSIVE By MATT HUGHES: The ECB will face opposition from MCC and counties who play at major Test venues if they seek to sell stakes in Hundred franchises to private equity,




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Captain Eoin Morgan insists Alex Hales can win England recall if he can rebuild trust with players

Morgan insists 'the door is still open' for Hales to return to England's white-ball cricket - but says he has yet to rebuild the trust lost when he was dropped from last year's World Cup squad.




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Dukes chief dismisses Kookaburra's wax applicator to shine cricket balls as 'PR stunt'

Dukes, the manufacturers of balls used in English home Tests, have dismissed the need for artificial substances to aid shining if international cricket is played this summer.




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England Test stars 'warned to expect daily temperature checks and regular coronavirus swabs'

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.




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MCC reveal members will not receive refunds on their annual fees this year

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.




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Luckiest innings you've ever seen? One rule you'd change? Hussain and Bumble answer your teasers

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




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Brian Bolus, the former England batsman and Test selector, dies at the age of 86

Bolus won all seven of his caps in the space of eight months in 1963 and 1964, hitting the first ball he faced in Test cricket - from legendary West Indies fast bowler Wes Hall - for four.




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England's Mark Wood 'desperate to get going' with prospect of six Tests in eight weeks this summer 

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'.




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West Indies chief casts doubt on three-match series being played behind closed doors in England

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..




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Joe Root is set to miss Test action for England with the arrival of his second child

It is a timeframe that clashes with England's proposed return to international action - one that is set to be held in a bio-secure environment following the outbreak of the coronavirus.




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Pakistan ready to step in if England's behind-closed-doors series with West Indies collapses

EXCLUSIVE BY RICHARD GIBSON: Currently Pakistan are due to contest three Tests in August, plus three Twenty20 internationals, but are understood to be open to a longer stay.




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Alex Hales ready for another England chance after learning lessons from failed drugs test

EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW BY DAVID COVERDALE: Hales could have done no more to push his case for a place in England's T20 World Cup squad but he knows that runs alone are not enough.




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England and an Australian XI played out a Victory Test in front of a sell-out crowd at Lord's  

LAWRENCE BOOTH: When Graham Williams walked out to bat at Lord's on May 21, 1945, it had not been a fortnight since Germany's surrender.




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Charlie Sheen responds to ex Brook Mueller's 'hospitalization' with bizarre poem

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.




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Charlie Sheen poses with 'stepmother' Leah Remini in Mad Families still

 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.




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Charlie Sheen reveals his HIV has been suppressed by drug in clinical trial

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.




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Bold and The Beautiful's Rena Sofer praises Charlie Sheen despite his issues

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.




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Charlie Sheen battles it out in Mad Families trailer

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




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Denise Richards shares photo of family dinner with Charlie Sheen 

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.




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Charlie Sheen bashes old foe Rihanna during live TV appearances

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.




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Charlie Sheen apologises to Rihanna on Twitter

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




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Charlie Sheen's ex-wife Brooke Mueller leaves rehab

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.




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Charlie Sheen reveals his roles went to Woody Harrelson 

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