Middlesex

Peter Handscomb misses County game for Leicestershire after testing positive for COVID-19

The 30-year-old, who has been captaining Middlesex this season, couldn't play their Championship Group Two game on Sunday after being forced into isolation following a positive test result.

Marnus Labuschagne forced to pull out of Glamorgan's T20 Blast match after COVID-19 scare

Marnus Labuschagne was identified as a close contact of Nick Selman who tested positive for COVID-19.

England vs New Zealand: Wicketkeeper-batsman Ben Foakes ruled out of Tests after freak dressing room injury

Foakes was due to play his first home Test — all eight previous Test appearances have been abroad — but he tore his left hamstring when he slipped on what is believed to be a sock in the Surrey dressing room on Sunday.

Somerset's Jack Brooks becomes English county cricket's first Covid-19 substitute

The rules state a like-for-like replacement should be made where possible and, although Brooks is best known as a seamer, he was cleared to take part by match referee Wayne Noon.

Australia's all-rounder Mitchell Marsh joins Middlesex for 2021 T20 Blast campaign

Marsh had been scheduled to play for Lord's-based Middlesex last season but that decision was cancelled following the impact of the coronavirus pandemic.

Cricket Australia slams online trolls targeting Dan Christian for speaking about casual racism in cricket

Cricket Australia tweeted that it was "deeply disappointed to see blatantly racist and uneducated comments".

Sussex suspend seamer Mitch Claydon on allegations of applying hand sanitiser to ball

Mitch Claydon has been suspended by his English county Sussex after being placed under investigation for allegedly applying hand sanitiser to the ball.

Peter Handscomb hurt after omission from Australia's limited-overs squad, eyes spot in 2023 World Cup

Peter Handscomb was earlier this month left out of Australia’s preliminary 26-man squad for their provisional white ball tour of England in September.

Middlesex cricket club puts players, staff on furlough amid COVID-19 pandemic

The club also announced pay-cuts across all sections of the staff to protect its long-term well being and stability.

England vs Ireland: Tim Murtagh's magic morning at Lord's not an overnight trick but result of hard-earned experience on county circuit

Murtagh would finish with 5/13, no bowler has taken the same amount of wickets for fewer runs in the ground’s history, it took his total at Lord’s to 383 in all formats – since 2000 no man has more at a single venue.