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Bangladesh made hard work of a chase of 135 – they needed every last ball of their 20 overs – but Nigar Sultana (46) and Fahima Khatun (26*) got the job done

ESPNcricinfo staff28-Jun-2018Jahanara Alam is overjoyed after taking a wicket•ACC

History was made in Dublin as Jahanara Alam became the first Bangladeshi woman to claim a five-wicket haul in international cricket. She finished with 5 for 28 from four overs, a performance that restricted the hosts to 135 for 6 in the first of three T20Is on this tour. Bangladesh had to get the runs the hard way – they needed every last ball of their 20 overs – but Nigar Sultana (46) and Fahima Khatun (26*) got the job done.Ireland women have been at the receiving end of a fair few record-breaking performances this month. There was New Zealand scoring 490 – the largest total ever made in ODI cricket. Then the teenager Amelia Kerr walloped them for 232 runs, which is now the highest individual score in women’s ODIs. On Thursday, it was the turn of a 25-year old medium pacer from Khulna.Jahanara started her day taking a wicket off the third ball she bowled: opener Clare Shillington lbw swinging across the line. The same tactic worked for Cecelia Joyce as well and Ireland were 15 for 2 in the third over. With the early damage done, Bangladesh went to their spinners to keep things in check during the middle overs, but Jahanara returned in the death to create more chaos. She had Kim Garth caught behind, Eimear Richardson taken at mid-off and wrecked Isobel Joyce’s stumps with a yorker to complete her five-wicket haul.Soon after that high, however, Bangladesh were given a quick scare as Richardson (2-20) struck in the first over of the chase. The 31-year old offspinner dismissed opener Shamima Sultana and received ample help from 17-year old legspinner Gaby Lewis (2-20) as Ireland kept all but one of the opposition’s top five to scores of 25 or less. But the one who managed to push on – Sultana – provided the most meaningful contribution of the innings and took Bangladesh home.

The former England opener expended plenty of sweat in making an unbeaten 91 as Lancashire replied confidently to Somerset’s first-innings 429

Paul Edwards at Old Trafford05-May-2018
Scorecard”You will enjoy the fruit of your labour,” reads one translation of Psalm 128, and perhaps it will be so with Keaton Jennings. Most certainly the Lancashire opener expended plenty of sweat in making the 91 unbeaten runs he accumulated in 269 minutes this Saturday afternoon. They took him to his first half-century in 23 innings, since he made fifties for England Lions last June, and they have altered the balance of this game.Jennings’s work-colleague for the last half of this day’s play was Dane Vilas and the two alumni of King Edward VII School, Johannesburg had put on an unbroken 167 runs for the third wicket at the close. The stand may have encouraged Lancashire supporters to think their side might now bat very long and embarrass Somerset on a turning wicket come Monday. Such thoughts gained encouragement from Vilas’ increasing fluency whereas Jennings’ composure and appetite for toil will not be unnoticed by the selectors.But an international recall is more than the opener can wish for on the strength of this innings. All the same he did display the application Test cricketers need in facing down a strong Somerset attack, which featured both the pace of Craig Overton and the probing accuracy of Jack Leach’s left-arm spin. Most of Jennings’ 14 boundaries were orthodox in execution and played to deliveries which invited punishment; only his two reverse sweeps off Leach hinted at unlicensed freedom.And Jennings certainly did more for his England chances than two of his Lions colleagues, both of whom departed in early afternoon when playing undistinguished shots. The first was Alex Davies, who batted fluently for 23 before playing a flat-footed cut at Tim Groenewald and edging a catch to Steve Davies. Then Liam Livingstone made only 6 before he tried to work Leach to leg but only contrived to skew the ball off the edge to Lewis Gregory at slip.That wicket brought Vilas to the wicket and he offered Jennings congenial company until the close. Neither the warm weather nor the sight of three well-fleshed spectators wearing speedos could disturb them. Those garments may have been stretched almost beyond endurance but Lancashire’s third-wicket pair were made of even sterner material.Indeed Vilas was as disciplined as Jennings. For a long time his only boundaries were the straight sixes he thumped off consecutive balls from Leach. Then he retired to his shell and hit only two more fours before bringing up his fifty with a pull off Paul van Meekeren. He had hit four more boundaries by the close of a day, which had gone better than the home side could have hoped when Somerset were 415 for 6.But having bowled for much of the morning as if waiting patiently for wickets to fall, Lancashire’s termination of the Somerset innings was remarkably clinical. The last four of wickets fell for 14 runs in 22 balls, three of them to legspinner Matt Parkinson, who began the tumble when he persuaded Craig Overton into an ugly hoick to the talcum-coiffed James Anderson at short midwicket.The finest dismissal, however, was the work of Joe Mennie and it accounted for Tom Abell when the Somerset skipper was one short of his hundred. Mennie’s bowling was tailored to the moment; he kept a tight off stump line to Abell, denying a single like a diner withholding a tip. Then he arrowed one back from outside off, prompting a rapid leg before decision from Nick Cook. Abell had been on 99 for nine balls. It was as fine a piece of cricket as we saw all day and certainly pleasanter on the eye than the afternoon’s budgie-concealment prompted by Old Trafford’s pale impersonation of summer. “Now the works of the flesh are evident,” we are reminded in the fifth chapter of Galatians. Too true, alas, too true.

The IPL governing council did not formally discuss the alternative to Champions League Twenty20

Amol Karhadkar08-Jul-2015The IPL governing council did not formally discuss the alternative to Champions League Twenty20. The tournament is likely to be scrapped next month and the BCCI is mulling an eight-team mini-IPL to fill the gap.”There was no discussion on CLT20 scrapping. That decision can only be taken at CLT20 governing council which also includes Cricket Australia and Cricket South Africa,” IPL chairman Rajiv Shula said in New Delhi.But according to an IPL governing council member said they were informally told that the BCCI was considering an eight-team IPL that will be crunched into two weeks. The proposal will be formally tabled before the governing council only after the working committee, who will meet later this month or early in August, to decide on the Champions League T20’s future.While it was too early to discuss the likely venues for the eight-team league-cum-knockout tournament, the members were hinted that the United Arab Emirates could be an option. UAE had been proposed as a permanent venue for CLT20 after it had successfully hosted the first phase of matches in IPL 2014.Shukla also added that the issue of Chennai Super Kings’ low valuation was not discussed since the working committee in April had decided to seek legal advice on the issue. The BCCI has asked an independent valuer to suggest Super Kings’ market value. That report would be discussed in the next working committee meeting.The governing council also decided not to alter the present retention formula for IPL 2016. But ahead of the 2017 edition, maximum number of players allowed to be retained could be brought down to four from the existing five.

Cricket Australia approved regulatory changes that will allow dual passport holders to play domestic matches in more than one country

Daniel Brettig16-Aug-2013European football had Bosman transfers, English cricket has Kolpak players, and now Australia has passed the Sam Robson rule. At a board meeting on Friday, Cricket Australia approved regulatory changes that will allow dual passport holders to play domestic matches in more than one country.This has effectively freed Robson from having to choose between New South Wales and Middlesex, allowing him to represent both as England and Australia compete for his international loyalties. The player is not thought to have made any written guarantees to England that he will commit his international future to them.It was not only Robson who had a new future opened up for him by the changes, as numerous cricketers who had given up their first-class careers in Australia to play as locals in England are once more eligible to play in the Sheffield Shield, limited overs and Big Bash League competitions.These include the West Australian seam bowler Michael Hogan the NSW batsman Phil Jaques and the Queensland teenager Sam Hain, who joined Warwickshire this year.”The Board has endorsed changes to the definition of an Overseas Player for Australian domestic competitions,” a CA spokesman said. “The changes are designed to allow Australian players who have dual passports to play in more than one domestic competition. CA wants as many quality cricketers playing in its domestic competitions as possible. These changes will allow Australian players with dual passports to play first-class cricket in more than one country.”A number of Australian-qualified cricketers currently playing in ECB competitions in particular are doing so as a local player, meaning if they play in Australia during the summer they need to do so as an overseas player to retain their ECB eligibility. However, CA’s current overseas player definition prevents someone born in Australia, or holding a valid Australian passport, from qualifying to play here as an overseas player.”Changes approved today will ensure state associations and BBL teams will be able recruit Australian players without them having to give up their eligibility to play overseas as a local player. It will remove the burden on these players to choose which domestic competition to play in.”Robson, whose mother hails from Nottingham, previously could not be chosen for New South Wales as a domestic player because although he was born in Australia he played county cricket on a British passport.While the changes have greatly enhanced Australia’s chances of being able to consider Robson in the future, England may also be able to offer him a chance to play first-class matches during the forthcoming southern summer. An outside chance to be named as a reserve opening batsman in the Ashes squad proper, Robson would be a likely choice for the England Lions squad scheduled to shadow the Test touring party over the course of the series.Alternatively, Robson may now head home to Sydney at the conclusion of the English summer and turn out first for the Blues’ Futures League team, and from there earn selection in the NSW Shield XI for the start of the season. In past seasons he has simply played club cricket while ineligible for first-class duty, but given Australia’s current lack of strong batting stock Robson would need only to replicate his consistent scoring for Middlesex to quickly enter international contention.England’s national team has benefitted considerably from the lure of their professional circuit, particularly to South African players who have gone on to qualify for England. The flood of Kolpak players, who are allowed to play county cricket under European Community free labour regulations, has been reduced, however, after a ruling in 2008 enabled the Home Office to introduce a four-year work-permit qualification on players outside the EU.

Hamza Riazuddin struck the winning runs from the penultimate ball of the match to give Hampshire a dramatic victory in their rain-affected match against Glamorgan.

22-Apr-2012
ScorecardSean Ervine made 75 to lead Hampshire’s drama-filled final evening chase•Getty Images

Sean Ervine led a dramatic Hampshire chase as they beat Glamorgan with a ball to spare in Cardiff. His 75 got his side close to the winning line before Hamza Riazuddin struck the winning runs to give Hampshire a dramatic victory in a rain-affected match.Riazuddin held his nerve as the match came down to the visitors needing two runs from the final two balls. But much of the credit for the Hampshire win had to go to Ervine, who navigated his side into a winning position with a 92-ball innings before perishing 13 balls from the end.Hampshire won by two wickets to take 19 points from the match to Glamorgan’s three. It was Glamorgan’s third straight defeat to leave them firmly rooted to the bottom of the Division Two table.Play did not resume on the fourth day until 4.15pm because of persistent showers throughout the morning and afternoon sessions. But eventually the rain relented enough to allow for 28 overs to be bowled with Hampshire resuming on 112 for 4 in pursuit of 204.With the ninth ball after the resumption Huw Waters had Michael Bates leg before to leave Hampshire 112 for 5. But just as new batsman Michael Carberry, batting with a runner for a groin injury, arrived on the outfield he had to come off as more rain arrived at the ground.After another loss of 10 overs play resumed again at 5pm with Hampshire needing 92 from 16.3 overs. Despite being injured Carberry cut Jim Allenby for two fours before he was bowled behind his legs by Waters.But Hampshire still had hope of knocking off the runs while Ervine, who reached his half-century from 67 balls with seven fours, was still there along with Chris Wood, who was not shy of a few lusty blows. Wood’s third four ensured Hampshire needed 40 from the remaining eight overs.He was then brilliantly caught by Will Bragg low down on the long-leg boundary off Wagg to leave Hampshire still needing 31 from 5.2 overs. But the pressure was taken off the visitors’ chase when Ervine struck Moises Henriques for three successive fours which included a fortuitous Chinese cut. It left Hampshire needing 16 off the final four overs.There was more drama as wicketkeeper Mark Wallace took a steepling catch to remove dangerman Ervine. But Riazuddin and Danny Briggs held their nerve to knock off the remaining 14 runs from 13 balls.

Ricky Ponting knows it’s a big ask but he hopes Brett Lee and Shaun Tait will be part of his World Cup attack in February

ESPNcricinfo staff21-Oct-2010Ricky Ponting knows it’s a big ask but he hopes Brett Lee and Shaun Tait will be part of his World Cup attack in February. Lee, who has not played for Australia in more than a year, is back in New South Wales’ side following elbow surgery, while Tait was forced to have an operation on his arm following the Champions League Twenty20.Both players are now one-day specialists and Ponting would love them to be at the World Cup. “Brett, Shaun Tait and Mitchell Johnson together could be key bowlers in those subcontinental conditions,” he told the Australian. “It would be pretty exciting as a captain to have them to call on. Hopefully, Tait and Lee can both be right.”Lee, who has 324 victims in 186 ODIs, took two wickets in his first match back with the Blues on Sunday and is aiming for an international recall for the series against Sri Lanka starting on October 31. “Let’s hope he is ready to go,” Ponting said. “He could be a big player for us in the World Cup provided his body holds up between now and then.”Doug Bollinger (stomach), Ryan Harris (knee), Peter Siddle (back), James Pattinson (back) and Josh Hazlewood (back) are all in various stages of recovery, adding to the fast-bowling issues facing the selectors. The last time Lee was with the national side was in the West Indies before the World Twenty20, but he returned home early. Ponting is not concerned by Lee’s long absence.”Brett has always looked after his body well,” he said. “I know he will be fit and strong. He was last time he came back after a layoff, but unfortunately another part of his body gave way. Still, it will be a big effort.”

MP captain Patidar’s unbeaten 40-ball 81 wasn’t enough as Mumbai chased down 175 with 13 balls to spare

Himanshu Agrawal15-Dec-2024Mumbai have yet another star in the making, and yet another trophy in a cabinet which is fast running out of space. Even before the ball landed beyond the straight boundary to confirm victory in the 2024 Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy final against Madhya Pradesh, Suryansh Shedge was leaping and punching the air. He now has three crucial contributions in his last four innings, the latest of which helped Mumbai seal a 175-run chase with 13 balls to spare.Shedge hit an unbeaten 36 off 15 balls while adding an unbroken stand of 51 from 19 deliveries with Atharva Ankolekar, who hit the winning six. Shedge smashed three fours and three sixes during his knock, none more impressive than a six which would have made Suryakumar Yadav proud. The 21-year-old got across to a length ball from Venkatesh Iyer in the 17th over, and nonchalantly swiped him over long leg to all but confirm Mumbai’s second Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy title. He now has knocks of 30* (eight balls), 36* (12) and 36* (15) in three of his last four T20 games.Related

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The chase was set up by Suryakumar and Ajinkya Rahane, who finished as the tournament’s highest run-getter. They took some time to add 52 for the third wicket, but that helped steady Mumbai after they were 47 for 2 in the fifth over. Rahane even got lucky when, off the last ball of the powerplay, he got a leading edge which flew to mid-off, where Rajat Patidar dived to his left only for the ball to escape his grasp.Rahane and Suryakumar built steadily, but with another 110 runs required from 69 balls, Suryakumar accelerated. He scooped and lofted Rahul Batham for four and six. Rahane started the next over by reverse sweeping and pulling Kumar Kartikeya for four. Venkatesh got Rahane for 37 in the 12th over, but Suryakumar bashed Batham for two sixes in the 13th.Rajat Patidar smashed an unbeaten 81 off 40 balls•PTI

Shivam Shukla then had Suryakumar caught at short fine leg for 48. When Shedge and Ankolekar came together Mumbai needed 46 from 32 balls, and the match could have gone either way. But the two ensured the trophy came their way.Earlier, MP needed Patidar, their captain, to make a match out of it. He was only behind Rahane on the runs charts and continued to rake in the runs, cracking an unbeaten 81 off 40 balls with six fours and six sixes. MP were 86 for 5 at the start of the 13th over, but Patidar looked immovable, helping MP score 80 runs in the last seven overs.There was the pull, the loft, the upper cut, the slice, and the swipe to savour for a sizeable Chinnaswamy crowd, as Patidar picked up the pace after managing just nine from as many deliveries at the start. His shots had plenty of power, the ball crashed into the stands, and it made for a fearless display of T20 hitting. But, at the end of the day, Patidar’s heroics were not quite enough.

CWI head Skerritt denies loan was made in context of ICC chairman election

Nagraj Gollapudi12-Jun-2020Cricket West Indies (CWI) President Ricky Skerritt has quashed speculation linking the West Indies tour of England to a US$3 million loan to CWI by the ECB in May, a loan that eventually became the subject of an ICC ethics inquiry. Skerritt also denied that the loan ensured CWI’s backing for Colin Graves – the outgoing ECB head – for the ICC chairman’s position, elections for which are due by July.Skerritt said instead the loan was a “helping hand” given the direness of CWI’s financial situation, one exacerbated by the Covid-19 pandemic. Skerritt said CWI was transparent with ICC about the need for a short-term loan, and ECB’s involvement. He said it seemed to him that the issue was being “blown up” for “political” purposes only, mostly by “mischievous persons who have little genuine care for the wellbeing” of cricket.Skerritt said the only pre-condition set for the tour was for the safety and security of his players and once that was assured, the tour would go ahead as it was part of the ICC FTP agreement and the World Test ChampionshipALSO READ: Players travelling to England are in the middle of history – Skerritt“It was just a matter of when the tour would take place and if the ECB could assure the CWI medical experts that the health risk would be minimal to ensure the safety of our players and staff.” Skerritt told ESPNcricnfo on Friday. “Money had nothing to do with our final decision to make this tour. Holding out a hand for a pay-off is not the way CWI does business.”CWI had approached the ICC this April “seeking an advance” of $3 million – an advance that would be taken against the annual distribution the ICC gives member countries twice a year – in January and July.The ICC, it is understood, asked CWI to provide an external audit of future cash flow considering it was going to make the payment three months in advance, a forecast CWI could not provide quickly or with any certainty, given the circumstances of the pandemic were outside its control.Ricky Skerritt is the new CWI president•CWI

Additional pressure on CWI came from pending player match-fee payments, accrued since January this year, as well as the need to pay its staff. The pandemic worsened the situation, as it scuppered the finalisation of the board’s global broadcast partnerships for their home series against New Zealand and South Africa.”We needed cash urgently,” said Skerritt. “The communication [with ICC] was beginning to look like it would take quite long to be approved and CWI had no other reliable source of cash at that time.”It was then Skerritt approached the ECB.”CWI asked ECB if they could make the advance instead, with the ICC providing the security,” he said. “ECB agreed on the basis that ICC would then pay the advance back directly in July. ICC Finance officials were always fully aware of the transparent arrangements and soon became a legal party to the loan agreement.”
‘No intentional violation’ – ICC Ethics OfficerNot everyone was convinced at the ICC, however, and an informal inquiry asked its Ethics Officer to probe any potential impropriety. Both the probe and the Ethics Officer’s clean chit were not made public. However according to the Indo-Asian News Service, the enquiry was set up at the behest of ICC chairman Shashank Manohar who is reported to have asked the question internally of whether it was related to the upcoming elections to the ICC chairman’s post. According to the IANS, the Ethics Officer received the request on April 30.The Ethics Officer concluded there was no “intentional violation” committed by either of the two boards. He said that it was “clear beyond any doubt” that the CWI and ECB arrangement was “in accordance with their pressing and necessary business and cricket” reasons.”I attest that I do not believe the loan was made or received in the context of, or in relation with the matter of the forthcoming election for a new ICC Chairperson,” the officer stated.‘This is all political’“The negative result of the ICC ethics investigation was predictable,” Skerritt said. “The investigation upset me personally because of the risk to my own integrity, especially when it began to look like I was a collateral damage. And it was extremely unfair to Colin [Graves], who was responding to CWI’s request to expedite an advance which ICC would likely have given anyhow. The loan funds were meant for our working capital to keep CWI going for the period between then and when we are due to get the next ICC distribution money from the ICC in mid-July.”According to Skerritt this was not the first time CWI had borrowed money from another Full Member country. When he took charge in 2019 Skerritt said CWI had been saddled with a US$6 million loan it had taken in 2016 from the ICC and a similar US$2million advance in 2018 from the Bangladesh Cricket Board. “I was not [CWI] president at the time when we borrowed money from Bangladesh, and I have no idea if it was followed by an ICC ethics investigation then as well.””There are too many people in and around cricket who are more concerned about politics than about cricket,” he added. “That’s what this is about. It is being blown up for political purposes only, mostly by mischievous persons who have little genuine care for the wellbeing of cricket.”

Liam Plunkett also ‘gutted’ after being overlooked for South Africa tour

ESPNcricinfo staff13-Dec-2019Sam Billings will not put his name forward for any T20 franchise action this winter after missing out on England’s white-ball squads in South Africa, but says that his disappointment will provide an opportunity to “freshen up” ahead of the new English season with Kent.Billings has endured a chastening year on the fringes of England selection. He had been a frontrunner for a World Cup berth this summer, but was cruelly ruled out of contention after dislocating his shoulder during his first appearance of the season.Then, in the absence of a number of senior players including Jos Buttler, Ben Stokes and Moeen Ali, Billings was named vice-captain for last month’s T20 series in New Zealand –  a huge vote of confidence – but was unable to make his presence felt with just 34 runs in five innings, albeit with three not-outs.Billings will now turn his attention back to Kent where, as captain, he returned to action in August and impressed in the closing rounds of the County Championship, scoring three hundreds in consecutive innings, including two in the match against Yorkshire at Headingley – form that might yet lead to a role with England Lions when they head to Australia in the New Year.Away from England duty, he chose not to put his name forward for next week’s IPL auction after being released by Chennai Super Kings back in November. He has previously featured in the Pakistan Super League for Islamabad United, and for Sydney Sixers in Australia’s Big Bash. “All the best to the lads heading to South Africa,” Billings wrote on Twitter. “Huge amount of depth esp in the white ball game atm. Of course disappointed not to be involved but wish the boys all the best. Will be working hard to get back in the mix (in all formats) in the near future!”On a personal level, I have chosen to pull out of any franchise cricket this winter as well to focus/freshen up for a big year with @KentCricket. Very fortunate to have played all over the last few years & a break from the game to refresh I feel is the best decision.”Another man on the sidelines this winter is Liam Plunkett, England’s unsung hero of the World Cup final – which, at the age of 34, may now prove to have been his final match in international cricket.Having been overlooked for a central contract in September, Plunkett possibly anticipated his omission from both squads, but nevertheless took to Twitter to register his disappointment.”Gutted not to be involved in the England odi squad,” he wrote.

“Glenn was proactive in identifying these issues and engaging with support staff”

Andrew McGlashan31-Oct-2019Glenn Maxwell has been praised for his “courage” after opting to step away from the game due to mental health reasons. He confided in Australia men’s head coach Justin Langer before the opening game of the ongoing T20I series against Sri Lanka, in Adelaide, that he was struggling, with Langer saying there were times over the last 12 months when he thought things might not be quite right for him.No timeframe has yet been put on Maxwell’s spell away, but he will certainly miss the rest of the T20I matches against Sri Lanka and Pakistan. He will have further assessments with the Cricket Australia doctors and psychologist over the coming days, with his proactivity in seeking out help being praised.Maxwell played the opening two matches of the ongoing series against Sri Lanka, hitting 62 off 28 balls in the first fixture in Adelaide and not getting a chance to have a hit in the second, in Brisbane. It was during training on the eve of the first T20I that Langer pressed Maxwell on his well-being, and discussions had begun before the team members were informed about the matter at the conclusion of the game in Brisbane.”There’s been a few times over the last 12 months where I’ve suspected that he was probably battling a little bit, but mainly in Adelaide last week before the first game,” Langer said. “A few little things just weren’t quite adding up. I just asked how he was going and he said, ‘No, I’m not going that well actually’. I’m pleased he feels he has got that trust in the environment to be able to do that and he has got to do some work now to get himself right.”Langer said that Maxwell was “not having that much fun at the moment” and that his upbeat outward persona, which had been on show during the first two matches, including when on mic for the host broadcaster, were a “mask”.”It took great courage to tell us that he wasn’t okay,” Langer said. “Behind the mask of the great entertainer and the great talent and the great team man and everything we see publicly – a lot of these guys, they are human and they are hurting a bit. Hopefully, he’ll be fine.”Even though in Adelaide he had that brilliant innings and he fielded like a genius like he can, I don’t think he got much joy out of it to be honest and that’s not much fun. Not just doing to win games of cricket, you have to have fun while you do it. He’s probably not having as much fun as he would have liked at the moment, even though he had a smile on his face when he played.”That’s the mask he puts on; it’s his armour, his energy and the way he plays. He is the great entertainer but underneath the mask – you probably just sense it. When you build relationships with people, you sense when they’re not quite right.”Maxwell has played and travelled extensively over the last 12 months including stints in county cricket either side of the World Cup on the back of the last Australia summer and tours to India and the UAE.”I think just mentally and physically it’s exhausting and we’ve always got to try and find the balance,” Langer said. “That’s part of the world we live in now and I’m sure that’s a part of how he’s feeling.”Team psychologist Dr Michael Lloyd said, “Glenn Maxwell has been experiencing some difficulties with regards to his mental health. As a result, he will spend a short time away from the game. Glenn was proactive in identifying these issues and engaging with the support staff.”Ben Oliver, the executive general manager of the national teams, said: “The well-being of our players and staff is paramount. Glenn has our full support. Cricket Australia will work collaboratively with Cricket Victoria’s support staff to ensure Glenn’s well-being and his reintegration into the game.”We ask that everyone gives Glenn and his family and friends space; and respects their privacy at this time. He is a special player and an important part of the Australian cricket family. We hope to see him back in the team during the summer. It’s important we look after Glenn and all our players.”D’Arcy Short has been called up as a replacement and will join the squad on Friday ahead of the final T20I against Sri Lanka, at the MCG. Australia then face Pakistan in three T20Is starting on Sunday in Sydney.