Gabriel delighted after record-breaking bowling feat

West Indies fast bowler Shannon Gabriel says the key to his record-breaking performance in the second Test against Sri Lanka was getting himself fit and prepared for the series.

Hales admits he is on the bubble after lean run

England batsman Alex Hales has admitted that on recent form he is most likely to be dropped from the team to accommodate the return of allrounder Ben Stokes. Stokes injured himself during the first Test against Pakistan and is only expected to return to action during the T20I series against India but Hales is feeling […]

Short and Head to front up with Finch remaining in the middle

It looks likely that D’Arcy Short and Travis Head will be given another chance to impress as Australia openers in Tuesday’s critical third ODI against England. Aaron Finch revealed that he will continue to bat down the order despite his duck in Cardiff. The newly appointed vice-captain still feels that the team are playing quite […]

Stokes and Woakes out of Australia ODI series

England allrounders Ben Stokes and Chris Woakes have both been ruled out of the remainder of the ODI series against Australia with injury. Stokes tore his left hamstring before the second Test against Pakistan and though he will train with the squad for the fourth and fifth matches he is unlikely to play. Reportedly Stokes […]

Tahir rested for Proteas ODIs in Sri Lanka

The Proteas selectors have decided to rest spinner Imran Tahir for the ODI series against Sri Lanka in July-August with Keshav Maharaj and Tabraiz Shamsi the slow-bowling options for the five matches.

Khawaja ‘extremely disappointed’ not to be on England tour

Australia batsman Usman Khawaja says his was "extremely disappointed" not have been included in Australia's squad for the ongoing ODI series in England.

Gabriel takes six but Sri Lanka hit back in St Lucia

West Indies fast bowler Shannon Gabriel completed his second five-wicket haul of the game but Sri Lanka day four on top of the second Test in St Lucia.

Chandimal pleads not guilty to ICC’s ball-tampering charge

Sri Lanka captain Dinesh Chandimal has pleaded not guilty to breaching Article 2.2.9 of the ICC code of conductafter a ball-tampering row in the second Test against the West Indies.

Lee up to number two in Women’s ODI batting rankings

Amelia Kerr, Lizelle Lee, Dane van Niekerk, and Tammy Beaumont all made significant movement in the latest Women's ODI Rankings.

Roy: Probably my favourite ODI innings

England batsman Jason Roy rates the century he scored in the second ODI against Australia in Cardiff on Saturday as "probably my favourite innings" in his career so far.

Raina replaces Rayudu in India’s ODI squad

Suresh Raina is line to play his first ODI for India in three years after he was called up as a replacement for the England tour after Ambati Rayudu failed a fitness test.

Paine remains confident that Australia’s best is good enough

Australia captain Tim Paine feels that his team still have the quality to beat England if they play their best cricket despite being outclassed in the second ODI in Cardiff. After winning the toss and putting England in to bat Australia saw the hosts race to 342 for 8 in their fifty overs as Jason […]

England looking to improve in the field

Stand-in England skipper Jos Buttler has targeted the effort in the field as a big area fro the team to improve in after going 2-0 up in the ODI series against Australia with a win at Sophia Gardens on Sunday. England would drop Shaun Marsh twice as the Australian scored his first ODI ton in […]

Dominant batting display sees England go 2-0 up over Australia

A hundred from Jason Roy and an unbeaten 91 from Jos Buttler powered England to the largest ODI total at Sophia Gardens, their 342 for 8 was enough for a 38 run win in the end. Buttler lost the toss, standing in for regular skipper Eoin Morgan who sat out with a back spasm, and […]

A trio of fifties gives Ireland first win of tri-series

After successive defeats to the Netherlands on successive days earlier this week, Ireland beat Scotland by 46 runs in their Tri-series T20I at Deventer in Holland. Ireland were powered by three half centuries, the first of which was blasted by Paul Stirling who came out the gate strongly. Stirling (51) and the second man to […]

Play delayed in Windies v Sri Lanka Test in suspected ball change protest

The start of play on day three in St Lucia has been delayed by over an hour with Sri Lanka refusing to take the field to face the West Indies at the scheduled start time of 9.30am. No official stement on the reason behind the delay has been made, but it has been alleged that […]

Afghanistan Chief Selector: It’s a new, brilliant dawn

Afghanistan’s Chief Selector Nawroz Mangal has described the country’s first Test match against India as a new and brilliant dawn both for cricket and the whole nation. He hopes that the success of the team on the international stage will help to inspire peace and togetherness back home in Afghanistan. Mangal sat down for an […]

Van Niekerk lauds England stars, rues lack of discipline

Proteas skipper Dane van Niekerk would wax lyrical about England stars Tammy Beaumont and Sarah Taylor while she was critical of her bowlers after England won the third ODI to take the series 2-1.

Rain and bad light halt Windies progress against Sri Lanka

The West Indies withstood an early assault with the new ball by Sri Lanka to get to 118/2 on a severely rain-affected second day’s play at Gros Islet. Only 42.3 overs would be bowled on a day of regular showers that was eventually ended by bad light. In that time, the West Indies would add 116 […]

Beaumont ton secures series victory for England

Tammy Beaumont hit a second consecutive century, helping England clinch a seven-wicket win over the Proteas in the third and final One-Day International in Canterbury on Friday.

India wanted to be ruthless against Afghanistan

India’s resounding innings and 262 run win over Afghanistan was the result of the home side’s determination to do the basics well and be ruthless in taking their chances according to stand-in skipper Ajinkya Rahane. Afghanistan were bowled out twice inside a day first for 109 and then for 103 to slump to the worst […]

Plunkett: We need to show why we’re number one in the world

England fast bowler Liam Plunkett says the team are eager to be more clinical and consistent in their performances after a scrappy win over Australia in the first ODI at the Oval. Plunkett felt that the batsmen let the team down just a little during the chase giving Australia cheap wickets that kept them in […]

Ponting urges batsman to stand up and be counted

Australia assistant coach Ricky Ponting says that the top order need to fire in order for the team to get back into the ODI series against England. The top order flopped in the first ODI slipping to 90 for 5 before Glenn Maxwell and Ashton Agar added a hint of respectability to the total and […]

Afghanistan bowled out twice in a day to suffer innings defeat

After a memorable first day of Test cricket on Thursday Afghanistan suffered a day to forget on Friday as they were bowled out twice to slip to defeat by an innings and 262 runs to hosts India. India had resumed on 347 for 6 and the final four wickets would add another 127 runs on […]

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