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After Eoin Morgan announced his retirement from international cricket, the England & Wales Cricket Board, announced new captain, on June 30. Wicketkeeper-batsman Jos Buttler has been named England's white-ball captain, approved by the ECB Interim Chair Martin Darlow and Interim CEO Clare Connor. Notaby, England Men's Cricket Rob Key recommended Buttler, who later was appointed officially. Furthermore, Buttler has been Vice-Captain since… read-more

The England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) and the BCCI have decided to conduct the canceled fifth Test between England and India, which will ''take place from July 1, 2022'' at Edgbaston. Notably, the match was canceled due to the fear of Covid-19 infection spreading inside the camp. ''We're very pleased that we've reached an agreement with BCCI,'' said the ECB's chief executive. 

Right after the suspension of British cricketer Ollie Robinson by ECB for his racist tweets in 2012 and 2013, former Indian wicketkeeper Farokh Engineer has opened up on his experience. Recalling his experience of facing racism in England, Engineer said that, he faced racist comments on a couple of occasions when he joined Lancashire.  Justifying Robinson’s suspension, Engineer added that, the IPL has changed the tunes of former international… read-more

British PM Boris Johnson on June 7 condemned England and Wales Cricket Board's decision of suspending pacer Ollie Robinson for his alleged historical racist and sexist comments. Johnson's spokesperson said, "These were comments made more than a decade ago written by someone as a teenager and for which they have rightly apologised." Earlier, on June 6, Robinson was banned from all formats of international cricket.