AMIR TO SIGN UP FOR ESSEX AGAIN

LONDON : Pakistan fast bowler Mohammad Amir is set to join up with Essex again for a spell in the forthcoming domestic Twenty20 Blast competition, the English County announced Friday. The 26-year-old left-arm quick helped Essex win the first-class County Championship in 2017 during a stint that saw him take careerbest figures of 10 for 72 against Yorkshire at Scarborough. Amir will be available for eight games, including Essex’s opener against Middlesex at Lord’s on July 18.

Coulter-nile suffers vertigo bout during BBL game

PERTH: Nathan Coulter-nile, who was picked this week for Australia’s ODI and T20 tour of India, was taken to hospital on Saturday after a bout of vertigo during a Big Bash League game. The Perth Scorchers fast bowler had delivered the fifth ball of his final over late in the T20 match against the Adelaide Strikers when he signalled that all was not well. After consulting with Perth captain Mitchell Marsh, he bowled the sixth ball before sinking to his haunches. “He was taken to hospital after the game as a precaution and will be monitored over the next few hours,” Scorchers physio Chris Quinnell said on the BBL website.

Brisbane Heat part ways with coach Vettori

BRISBANE : Big Bash League’s Brisbane Heat were on the lookout for a new coach on Saturday after former New Zealand captain Daniel Vettori opted not to renew his contract. His decision came soon after Brendon Mccullum confirmed that this would be his last season playing for the Heat. Vettori has been coach since 2015 and will end his tenure when season finishes. “I have loved my time at Brisbane, firstly as a player and then as coach, and the experience of being part of the growth of the BBL has been personally rewarding,” said Vettori. “I would like to thank the players for their efforts and wish them all the best in their respective careers.”