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Bangladesh beat Australia for first time

BangladeshsecuredanhistoricfirstTestvictoryoverAustraliainMirpur,withShakibAlHasanfinishinganengrossingmatchwith10wickets.Chasing265forvictory,SteveSmith'sAustr

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Australia manoeuvre into winning position in 1st Test against Bangladesh

DavidWarnerburiedhissubcontinentdemonstogiveAustraliathechancetopulloffamiraclewinoverBangladeshinthefirstTestinDhaka.Set265forvictory,Warnerscoredanunbeaten75t

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Ali assault puts England on top in second Test

MoeenAli'srapid84helpedEnglandturnthetideonthefourthdayofthesecondTestagainsttheWestIndiesatHeadingleyonMonday.Atstumps,theWestIndieswerefivewithoutlossintheirs

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Centurion Stokes feared the worst after 'brain fart' on 98

BenStokesdescribedhowa"brainfart"nearlycosthimasixthTesthundredandlamentedanunderwhelmingdayforEnglandagainstWestIndiesdespiterecordingthreefigures.All-rounderS

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Broad tops Botham as England rout West Indies

StuartBroadstarredasEnglandthrashedtheWestIndiesbyaninningsand209runstoensuretheinauguralday/nightTestinBritainendedinsidethreedaysatEdgbastononSaturday.WestInd

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Smith hints at Khawaja comeback in Bangladesh series

SteveSmith,theAustraliancaptain,indicatedthatUsmanKhawajacouldfindaplaceintheplayingXIforthefirstTestagainstBangladesh,startingonAugust27.SmithalsobackedKhawaja

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India's coach wants India to be the best fielding side at 2019 World Cup

India'scoachRaviShastrihasprioritisedfitness,andwantshissidetobethe"bestfieldingXI"atthe2019WorldCup.Shastri'scommentsechoedthoseofIndia'schairmanofselectorsMSK

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Axar Patel called in as Jadeja replacement

Indiahavebroughtinleft-armspin-bowlingallrounderAxarPatelforthePallekeleTest,asareplacementforthesuspendedRavindraJadeja.Hewillbethethirdspinnerinthesquadbehind

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Ravindra Jadeja becomes top-ranked Test all rounder for first time

RavindraJadejawasalreadythetoprankedTestbowlerintheICCTestrankingsbutnowheisalsoWorldNo1inallroundersaftereclipsingShakibAlHasanofBangladeshinthelatestrankingsa

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New India coach Shastri on mission to keep India at number one

NewIndiacoachRaviShastriwillWednesdaylooktoprovehisteamremainstheworld'sbestTestsidewhentheytakeonSriLankainthefirstofthreematches.Shastri,whotookoverthedemandi

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Zimbabwe 377 all out, set Sri Lanka 388 to win one-off Test

Zimbabwewerebowledoutfor377inthesecondsessionondayfouragainstSriLankaonMonday,settingthehostsanimposing388towintheone-offTestinColombo.SkipperGraemeCremerwasthe

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Alastair Cook can give England the foundation to save Test: Moeen Ali

MoeenAlionSundaynightoptimisticallytalkedupEngland’schancesofbattingsixsessionsandescapingfromTrentBridgewithatleastadraw,providedAlastairCookcansurvivethenewba

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Legend Pollock fears for South Africa's cricket future

SouthAfricagreatGraemePollockhastoldAFPtheProteaswillhavetoacceptbeinga"middleoftheroad"Testsideatbestiftheystickwithracialtransformationasakeycomponentofselect

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Lions have 'poked the bear', says coach Gatland

WarrenGatlandsayshisBritishandIrishLions"pokedthebear"withtheirsecondTestwinovertheAllBlacksandwarnedagainstrilinguptheworldchampionsaheadofthisweekend'sseriesd

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Lions set to target Sonny Bill in second Test

TheBritishandIrishLionshaveSonnyBillWilliamsintheirsightsinthesecondTestagainsttheAllBlacksinWellingtononSaturdayastheybattletokeeptheseriesalive.WiththeLionson

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Jake Ball injury adds to England bowling concerns

PacemanJakeBallpiledontheproblemsforEngland'sbowlingattackonThursdaywhenhewasruledoutofthefirstTestwithSouthAfricabecauseofakneestrain.The26-year-oldsufferedthe

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Premier League bosses approve tougher club ownership rules

PremierLeaguebosseshavebackedchangestoclubownershiprulesthatwillmakeiteasiertoblockpotentiallyunscrupulousinvestorsinthewakeofcontroversiessurroundingtakeoversa