Cricket News

James Anderson credited a change of ends for improving his modest record at Headingley

Jonny Bairstow brought up his second Test century, before James Anderson and Stuart Broad shared nine wickets to condemn Sri Lanka to the follow-on

Dhammika Prasad is being sent to Sri Lanka for further treatment on his shoulder strain, and is "unlikely" to play a further role on the tour of England

A diligent half-century from Alex Hales, coupled with some home-ground know-how from Jonny Bairstow, helped England to regroup with a 88-run stand for the sixth wicket

A desire to ensure the continued relevance of international cricket is at the heart of the ECB's decision to introduce a points system

If England succeed against Sri Lanka and Pakistan this summer they will complete a set that few would have contemplated possible two years ago

Angelo Mathews and Rangana Herath are the only men on tour to have played more than 30 Tests, but it is two inexperienced players who have buoyed Sri Lanka ahead of the first Test

ESPNcricinfo previews the first Test between England and Sri Lanka

Matt Prior, the former England wicketkeeper, has backed Jonny Bairstow to start the international season as a more complete gloveman

Before Rangana Herath wrapped up Pakistan's second innings at Galle in his comeback Test in 2009, he was playing in the Staffordshire leagues

With the first Test less than a week away, Sri Lanka coach Graham Ford was satisfied with what he saw on the final day of his side's last warm-up match

Sri Lanka's bowlers were given another testing workout ahead of the Test series, as Michael Burgess, on first-class debut for Leicestershire, fell two short of what would have been an elegant maiden century

Steven Finn has recovered from injury and is primed to make an impact when England begin their three-Test Investec series against Sri Lanka next week

Moeen Ali has admitted he lost confidence in his batting after moving down the order for England

Kusal Mendis made another good impression at No. 3 before Dasun Shanaka's unbeaten 91 helped Sri Lanka recover from 192 for 8 against Leicestershire

It wasn't quite a 'Malcolm Devon' moment, when in 1989 Ted Dexter, then England's chairman of selectors, got into a muddle over the fast bowler's name, but there was some uncertainty as Trevor Bayliss met England's latest pace bowler, Jake Ball for the fi

The impression from Joe Root is that he is in no rush whatsoever to lobby for the job of England's Test No. 3

Jake Ball, England's newest seam-bowling recruit, has been given a vote of confidence by two veteran Test cricketers, Stuart Broad and Kumar Sangakkara

Despite much debate, England's first Test squad of the season includes minor tweaks rather than any major overhauls which is a prudent outcome

The Hampshire batsman James Vince and Nottinghamshire seamer Jake Ball have been handed their maiden Test call-ups