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Spinners thrive as Sri Lanka fall for 216
1st ODI, Dambulla
SL v India, ODI series
Ready to lose a few games to try new things - Kohli
The India captain has said his team will not be afraid of taking risks and experimenting with players in different roles in view of the 2019 World Cup
England v West Indies
1st Investec Test, Edgbaston
England v West Indies
1st Investec Test, Edgbaston
Kimber: West Indies' legacy left in the hands of schoolboys
West Indies were woeful in the first Test at Edgbaston. But how could things be better when they have no experienced players, and barely any of quality either?
news - uk cricket
Embattled Holder calls on West Indies to front up
Jason Holder, West Indies' captain, has challenged his players to "look themselves in the mirror" and find a way to fight back into the series after crushing defeat at Edgbaston
HIGHLIGHTS - ENGLAND v WEST INDIES
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news - uk cricket
Highlights - England hurtle to innings victory.
A historic Test match was completely one-sided, as West Indies lost by an innings and 209 runs
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HIGHLIGHTS - ENGLAND v WEST INDIES
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WATCH - Highlights of England v West Indies
A collection of clips of wickets, innings and other key moments from the Edgbaston Test (available in US & Caribbean only)
England v West Indies
1st Investec Test, Edgbaston
England v West Indies
1st Investec Test, Edgbaston
Dobell: England learn nothing from thrashing soft West Indies
It was a ruthless performance from England in the first Test, but it was anchored by players they already know plenty about
England v West Indies
Bowling coach role
Darren Gough, the former England fast bowler, is to spend Thursday with the England team ahead of the Leeds Test. While it is not unusual for former players and county coaches to join training sessions ahead of games, the fact that Ottis Gibson is shortly to leave his position as England bowling coach might add more relevance. Although Gough, who has a lucrative career as a broadcaster, is not thought to want the role full-time, he is understood to be interested in a part-time position. He is ECB Level 3 qualified and recently worked with the England U19 side.
England v West Indies
1st Investec Test, Edgbaston
England v West Indies
1st Investec Test, Edgbaston
England take 19 wickets in a day to go 1-0 up
A historic Test was dealt a humiliating conclusion under the Edgbaston floodlights, as West Indies crumbled to one of the most spineless defeats in their long and once-proud history
England v West Indies
1st Investec Test, Edgbaston
#PoliteEnquiries: Was England's day-night Test a success?
Jarrod Kimber and George Dobell answer your questions after England's dominant victory over West Indies at Edgbaston.
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Editor's Picks
Ian Chappell
Day-night Tests need India's backing
Playing under lights could be the key to Test cricket's future. That would require cricket's powerhouse to buy in
Top headlines
Australia in Bangladesh 2017
Bangladesh squad
Bangladesh
Cricket
Mominul back in Bangladesh Test squad
Mominul Haque has been recalled to the Bangladesh squad for the first Test against Australia in place of Mosaddek Hossain, who is suffering from an eye infection
Australia in Bangaldesh 2017
Bangladesh squad
Mahmudullah left out of Test squad
Nasir Hossain and Shafiul Islam return to the 14-man squad for the first Test against Australia in Mirpur
CPL 2017
Patriots v Stars, Basseterre
Caribbean Premier League
St Lucia Stars secure first points after washout
Heavy rains influenced a match in Basseterre for the second night in a row, with the clash between St Kitts and Nevis Patriots and St Lucia Stars called off after just 8.1 overs
India's winning streak
Cricket
Is India a Test powerhouse?
A look at India's impressive run in Tests in recent times and how it stands against Ricky Ponting's Australia that won nine straight series
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CPL 2017
Knight Riders v Amazon Warriors, Providence
West Indies
Cricket
Miserly Narine hands Warriors fifth loss
After the offspinner set things up with the ball, Brendon McCullum's half-century helped Trinbago Knight Riders seal their sixth successful chase this season
Scheduling update
India in South Africa 2017-18
SA v India: Boxing Day out, New Year likely to begin late
Cricket South Africa is understood to be mulling filling the Boxing-Day slot with a one-off Test against a different opponent
Australia arrival
Australia in Bangladesh 2017
Australia
Australia in Bangladesh 2017
We have to be confident in our skill set - Smith
The Australia captain is expecting a tough Test series and is keen to use this tour to build a side with an eye on the 2021 tour of India
South Africa A v India A
2nd Unofficial Test, Potchefstroom
Australia Domestic news
Sheffield Shield
Concussion substitutes to be trialled in Sheffield Shield
After having rejected Cricket Australia's proposal last year, the ICC cleared the way for the system in May this year
Obituary
Don Shepherd, 1927-2017
Don Shepherd, the pride of Welsh cricket, dies
The Glamorgan bowler, who took 2218 wickets in a first-class career spanning 22 years, has died at the age of 90
Editor's Picks
Benjamin Golby
Cricket a la Plum
In the hands of the legendary humorist PG Wodehouse, the game becomes quirkier and even more delightful
CPL 2017
Patriots v Tridents, Basseterre
CPL 2017
Patriots v Tridents, Basseterre
Pollard fifty undone by Tridents' shoddy display
Their captain produced a fine half-century, but the Barbados Tridents kept shooting themselves in the foot against St Kitts & Nevis Patriots
NatWest T20 Blast
South Group
NatWest t20 Blast
Trego and Myburgh carry Somerset through
Peter Trego and Johann Myburgh crashed stylish half-centuries to earn Somerset a quarter-final place as they thrashed Hampshire by 98 runs
Kent v Surrey
NatWest T20 Blast
Roy, Clarke secure Surrey home quarter-final
For the second night running Surrey held their nerve in a low-scoring NatWest T20 Blast thriller to land a 10-run over Kent that secured their place in the knockout stages
ICC Cricket World Cup
Here is the NatWest Blast quarter-final draw: August 22: Derbyshire v Hampshire; August 23: Glamorgan v Leicestershire; August 24: Notts v Somerset; August 25: Surrey v Birmingham. Finals Day will be on September 2 at Edgbaston
Editor's Picks
Jon Hotten
Where cricket starts at 40
The story of a club where senior citizens prove they're better than striplings a quarter their age
SA DOMESTIC NEWS
STEYN SET TO RETURN
SA Domestic
Steyn returns
Steyn returns to Titans after seven years
On his last leg of rehabilitation from a shoulder surgery, Dale Steyn is "two or three weeks away" from returning to competitive cricket
Squad selection
Australia in India 2017
Starc out; Faulkner, Christian in for India series
Also, Tim Paine was preferred as wicketkeeper in the T20 side ahead of Matthew Wade for the tour that will run from September 17 to October 13
Ireland v Netherlands
Intercontinental Cup, Dublin
ICC Intercontinental Cup
Balbirnie, Rankin help Ireland climb to top of the table
Andy Balbirnie struck a double-century and a fifty, while Boyd Rankin picked up a five-for as a drawn game helped Ireland move past Afghanistan on the points table
Australia in Bangladesh 2017
Squad update
Australia in Bangladesh 2017
Squad update
Khawaja, Agar set for Test comebacks
Captain Steven Smith has also indicated that the No. 6 position - between Glenn Maxwell and Hilton Cartwright - will be based on conditions in Bangladesh
Australia News
Women's Ashes 2017-18
Meg Lanning out of Ashes with shoulder injury
Australia's captain, Meg Lanning, will miss the Women's Ashes series this year after having surgery on her right shoulder
England v West Indies
1st Investec Test, Edgbaston
England v West Indies
1st Investec Test, Edgbaston
Kimber: Roach lone glimmer amid ragged and wayward West Indies
The bowling was poor from West Indies but there were stages when the captaincy was even worse
news - uk cricket
Dobell: Easy pickings show how times have changed
Alastair Cook and Joe Root scored two of their softer hundreds against a West Indies attack low on confidence and quality
Editor's Picks
Numbers Game
How West Indies went from pwning England to struggling against them
They had a 15-0 win-loss record in Tests in England in the '70s and '80s, but roles have since reversed
CPL 2017
Tallawahs v Amazon Warriors, Providence
Caribbean Premier League
Calm Williams takes Tallawahs to second place in thrilling finish
Kesrick Williams defended seven off the final over in a low-scoring match
CPL 2017
Change in leadership
Watson replaces Sammy as St Lucia Stars captain
After leading the franchise in 40 out of their 43 matches, Darren Sammy has been asked to step down
NatWest t20 Blast
County Cricket
NatWest t20 Blast
Highlights - Yorkshire win with record total.
Yorkshire domestic-record total of 260 for 4 was too much for Northants and kept the Vikings playoff hopes alive.
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NatWest t20 Blast
WATCH - Lyth's English-record innings.
Yorkshire batsman Adam Lyth broke the English domestic record for a T20 innings with a total of 161 runs off 73 balls against Northants.
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NatWest T20 Blast
County Cricket
NatWest T20 Blast
Cricket
Lyth plunders highest score in English T20 to inspire Yorkshire
Adam Lyth struck 161 off 73 balls to lift Yorkshire to a record 260 for 4 on a memorable night at Headingley
NatWest t20 Blast
World-record opening stand for Denly and Bell-Drummond
Joe Denly and Daniel Bell-Drummond took Essex's attack for 207 to leave Kent scenting a quarter-final place courtesy of a last-night victory
Editor's Picks
Women's Cricket
What women want
Mignon du Preez, Beth Mooney, Katie Perkins, Veda Krishnamurthy, Alex Hartley, Chamari Atapattu and Diana Baig give us a wishlist
Under-19 World Cup 2018
Tournament schedule
U-19 World Cup 2018
Schedule update
WI U-19s to open 2018 World Cup campaign against hosts NZ
The 22-day tournament will feature 16 teams and will be played between January 13 and February 3
Summer of Viv: When the King played for a small Lancashire club
Rewind to 30 years ago when Rishton CC hosted cricket's biggest superstar
England v West Indies
1st Investec Test, Edgbaston
England v West Indies
1st Investec Test, Edgbaston
'Don't know what the strength of WI cricket is' - Roberts
Former West Indies fast bowler Andy Roberts has questioned the fitness of the current pace attack on the eve of the first Test against England at Edgbaston
England v West Indies
1st Investec Test, Edgbaston
Past perfect makes West Indies' present tense
West Indies can call on some great memories at Edgbaston but they will start as underdogs against an England side on the up
Sri Lanka v India
ODI series
Sri Lanka v India
ODI Series
Rohit 'not thinking' about vice-captaincy
India's ODI opener reflects on a decade in international cricket, and how he spent the days out of the Test team against Sri Lanka
Pakistan news
Lahore Training Camp
Pakistan news
Lahore Training Camp
Umar Akmal furious at Arthur snub
Batsman accuses Pakistan head coach of being 'abusive', lashes out at being denied the opportunity to use facilities at the National Cricket Academy
Bangladesh Test squad
Australia in Bangladesh 2017
Bangladesh Test squad
Australia in Bangladesh 2017
ODI form may not be enough to earn Mahmudullah a recall
With Mosaddek Hossain and Sabbir Rahman likely to retain their spots, the selectors have some difficult decisions before they name the Test squad against Australia
Top Headlines
- Mominul back in Bangladesh Test squad
- SA v Ind: Boxing Day out, late New Year's likely
- Protests against Afg top brass after staff culled
- Two-three weeks from my first game - Steyn
- Concussion-sub trials in Sheffield Shield
- Smith expecting tough tussle in Bangladesh
- Mahmudullah, Mominul left out of Test squad
- Don Shepherd, the pride of Welsh cricket, dies
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August 20 down the years
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Ben Duckett gets cheeky
Opener indulges in some banter with R Ashwin
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