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Eoin Morgan has insisted he has no concerns about Jofra Archer’s enduring motivation to play for England in all three formats, after the bowler himself used his newspaper column to hit back at suggestions - most notably from the former England captain, Michael Vaughan - that he “does not love Test cricket”.Archer played in the first and third Tests of England’s 3-1 series defeat to India, claiming four wickets at 30.50, a return that was consistent with his current Test average of 31.04. However, having bowled just five overs in the latter match, doubts about his appetite for the longe...

Buoyant West Indies have their sights fixed on only their fourth series win in seven years but are braced for a backlash from a smarting Sri Lanka, in the second One-Day International set to bowl off in Antigua on Friday.The Caribbean side dominated the visitors in the opening game on Wednesday to come away with an eight-wicket victory and are aware that another favourable result at the Vivian Richards Cricket Stadium, will go a long way in erasing recent bitter memories.However, cognizant that they also won the opening Twenty20 International in the recent series before Sri Lanka hit back in t...

West Indies and Jamaica star batsman, Chris Gayle, has admitted to some amount of COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy and would not want to take the medication if given a choice.With the disease having a devastating impact on normal life over the last year, countries around the globe have already launched various campaigns to stop the spread of COVID-19 in a bid to halt its devastating impact on those most vulnerable to its effects.According to research, the majority of the vaccines have efficacy rates between 80 and 100 percent when it comes to preventing serious illness and deaths for those who contr...

A few national federations have taken issue with the Barbados Olympic Association (BOA) for asking them to pay their annual accident and injury policy during a pandemic, when no sports is being played and many of them are struggling financially.The aggrieved federations described the letter (a copy of which was obtained by Barbados TODAY signed by the BOA secretary-general Erskine Simmons and dated March 1 as “unconscionable”.They believe at a time when individuals are struggling financially and jobs are hard to come by that the BOA should be the ones covering the cost of this policy. This...

ST JOHN’S, Antigua – West Indies have identified winning as their main priority ahead of the their three-match Twenty20 International series against Sri Lanka starting Wednesday, with captain Kieron Pollard pointing to recently recalled senior players as crucial to these plans.Selectors last week handed a shock recall to 39-year-old fast bowler Fidel Edwards who has not played a single international in nearly a decade, and also summoned 41-year-old opener Chris Gayle who has not featured for West Indies in almost two years.