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Steven Smith blow brings cricket to a standstill

The Australia batsman was able to resume his innings shortly after a sickening blow from Jofra Archer but it would have rekindled some awful memories

17-Aug-2019•Daniel Brettig at Lord's

Dimuth Karunaratne, Lahiru Thirimanne fifties lead Sri Lanka's victory push

Sri Lanka took a giant stride towards chasing down 268 with a wicketless post-lunch session from their openers on the fourth day

17-Aug-2019•The Report by Sreshth Shah

England fall short as Joe Root misallocates his resources

Nearly half of Jofra Archer's 42 deliveries on the third morning were left alone - not that he was the man for these conditions anyway

16-Aug-2019•Andrew Miller at Lord's

Australia's batsmen knuckle down to stem the blood loss

On previous tours, Australia would have crumbled in a session like this. Today, they escaped with only minimal damage

16-Aug-2019•Daniel Brettig at Lord's

Jofra Archer claims maiden Test wicket as England take upper hand

Australia must turn to Steven Smith and Matthew Wade after struggling on rain-affected day

16-Aug-2019•The Report by Valkerie Baynes

Jofra Archer will relish bouncer battle - Rory Burns

Debutant is "looking forward to getting his own back" after Pat Cummins short-ball barrage, suggests Burns

15-Aug-2019•Andrew Miller at Lord's

England's batting maelstrom squanders another opportunity

There was arguably not a single player in England's batting lineup in his optimal position at Lord's - and it showed

15-Aug-2019•Andrew Miller at Lord's

Nathan Lyon critical of Australia's standards at Lord's

Falling short of usual standards a "positive sign we can get better" argues Lyon

15-Aug-2019•Daniel Brettig at Lord's

Jonny Bairstow, Rory Burns stand up for England but Australia edge day

Australia reached 30 for 1 during a tricky period at the end of the day after their bowlers put England under pressure again

15-Aug-2019•The Report by Valkerie Baynes

'Cherry ripe' Josh Hazlewood brings peak precision

Australia have managed Hazlewood's workload carefully to ensure he was in peak condition at Lord's

15-Aug-2019•Daniel Brettig at Lord's

Ajaz Patel's five-for keeps New Zealand in the hunt

Unbeaten eighth-wicket stand between Lakmal and Dickwella keeps Sri Lanka in sight of parity after 12-wicket day

15-Aug-2019•The Report by Shashank Kishore

Josh Hazlewood's economy leaves Mitchell Starc on the periphery for Lord's

'Tough call' to omit Starc, admits Justin Langer, but right-arm seamer's miserly spells give him the edge

14-Aug-2019•Daniel Brettig at Lord's

Jofra Archer forced to wait for Test debut as first day of second Ashes Test is a washout

Play abandoned without a ball being bowled, toss to take place on Thursday

14-Aug-2019•The Report Valkerie Baynes

Back surgeon doubted he could fix Pattinson

The fast bowler has learned how to manage his body but revealed there were serious doubts whether he would recover from his back stress fractures

14-Aug-2019•Daniel Brettig at Lord's

Live Report - England v Australia, 2nd Test, Lord's

Follow our live report for updates, stats, trivia, colour and discussion during the second Test of the 2019 Ashes from Lord's.

14-Aug-2019•Valkerie Baynes

Ross Taylor keeps New Zealand in the fight after Akila Dananjaya's five-for

A Taylor counterpunch kept the visitors alive on a day where they seemed in control during all overs except the ones immediately preceding a break

14-Aug-2019•The Report by Varun Shetty

England prepare to pit hope against bullish expectation

Jofra Archer and Jack Leach's selections rely on the hope, rather than conviction, that England can turn this Ashes series around

13-Aug-2019•Andrew Miller

Preview: Will Jofra Archer prove to be England's Ashes X-factor against Australia at Lord's?

From the match Australia weren't expected to win to one they're not expected to lose, how quickly things can change during the Ashes

13-Aug-2019•The Preview by Valkerie Baynes

England whitewash forced us to rethink plans for New Zealand Tests - Dimuth Karunaratne

The Sri Lanka captain, who expects a batting-friendly pitch in Galle, has warned his spinners of the dangers of 'attacking too much'

13-Aug-2019•Andrew Fidel Fernando in Galle

Nortje, Second and Muthusamy part of Test squad to India, no Faf for T20Is

Faf du Plessis was not included in South Africa's T20 squad, but will be captain for the three-Test series that follows the T20s

13-Aug-2019•Liam Brickhill

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