Cricket News

When Zimbabwe beat India in the Harare Test recently it was their sixth victory in 52 test matches

England have confirmed that Mark Butcher, Usman Afzaal and Robert Croft have been called into the squad prior to Thursday's First Test against Australia

Revival of Indo-Pak Cricket

England's batters pulled out all the stops at Lord's but still could not match the might of the Australians who recorded the third consecutive victory of the CricInfo one-day series by a margin of 66 runs.

Adam Gilchrist has admitted that Justin Langer's place in the Australian side is in jeopardy from in-form rivals Damien Martyn and Simon Katich

The Australian First Test team to play England was announced on Monday.

Shane Warne has explained how his position in the Australian side has changed in recent years, and appears to be revelling in his role out of the spotlight

Trent Bridge's Weekend of Legends ended with a thrilling contest between the England Masters and their Australian counterparts

LONDON - England today recalled batsman Mark Ramprakash as an injury cover for left-hander Graham Thorpe in a 14-man squad named for the first Ashes cricket Test against Australia starting at Edgbaston on Thursday

CHELMSFORD, England - Fiercely determined England cricket captain Nasser Hussain has broken his silence ahead of the Ashes series by claiming he does not care about the result

After two days of highly entertaining cricket, the final day proved somewhat disappointing for the capacity crowd with the Australians electing to bat throughout

Legendary Australian wicket-keeper Rod Marsh has spoken of his desire for England to perform well on the forthcoming Ashes series

Australia will have been encouraged by the form of opening batsman Mathew Hayden prior to the Ashes battle that begins at Edgbaston next Thursday

LONDON - England middle-order batsman Michael Vaughan is doubtful for the first Ashes cricket Test against Australia starting next Thursday because of a burst cyst on his knee

Lisa Sthalekar will make her Australian debut today when the Southern Stars take on England in the first of three one-day internationals in the CricInfo Women's Series at the County Ground, Derby

Mike Gatting was a proud man 14 years ago when he took England to Australia and returned with the Ashes

Australia inflicted another crushing defeat over England in the first Cricinfo One-Day International at Derby today, winning by 99 runs with more than three overs remaining

An unbroken stand of 251 in 49 overs between skipper Adam Gilchrist and Damien Martyn carried Australia to 405-5 declared against a toiling Essex attack

England look likely to name a larger squad than usual tomorrow for the First Test against Australia at Edgbaston starting on Thursday after being hit by a spate of injuries

Steve Waugh is a tough and uncompromising cricketer - and he believes his side are in the same mould