Jofra Archer could’ve cost English cricket ‘tens of millions of pounds’, says Ashley Giles
Jofra Archer went home to Brighton between the first and second Tests against the West Indies, breaking the bio-secure bubble.
Jofra Archer went home to Brighton between the first and second Tests against the West Indies, breaking the bio-secure bubble.
Earlier, England's World Cup-winning wicket-keeper Jos Buttler had said players are likely to resume training in the upcoming weeks but urged them to follow all the necessary norms related to COVID-19.
England bowlers will be having one-on-one sessions with coaches from Wednesday and the batsmen will enter the nets two weeks later.
The ECB said that it will utilise all the venues across the country to make sure the cricketers and the staff maintain the social distancing measures.
England are meant to play a three-Test series against the West Indies in June, with the opening match at The Oval starting on June 4.
Notably, Gary Kirsten had famously helped India lift the ICC Cricket World Cup 2011 during his stint as the coach of the team.
The announcement, in effect, means that Ali will not be available for selection for England’s forthcoming tour to New Zealand post the Ashes Series.
In his previous position, Strauss appointed coach Trevor Bayliss, who guided the national team to their maiden 50-overs World Cup title in July.
The ICC said the umpires took decisions on the field based on their interpretation of the rules, and the cricket body did not comment on the episode.
