English Premier League
fromwww.theguardian.com
6 days agoBen Duckett pulls out off 200,000 IPL deal in bid to save England Test spot
Ben Duckett withdraws from IPL to focus on county cricket and faces a three-year ban from the tournament.
Dickie Bird may well have been the most consistent, the most famous and the most loved umpire in cricket history and yet when he pitched up at the grounds of ambitious county teams in the 1970s and 80s there would often be groans in the home dressing room. Dickie's presence was bound to enliven the game but it would also make it harder to win.