Cricket News

Afghanistan sealed another historic first with a 2-0 Twenty20 series victory over Zimbabwe in the second match at Queens Sports Club

Sri Lanka are almost certain to be without a permanent head coach until a new board is elected - most likely in January - Sri Lanka Cricket officials have said

The Redbacks' top order was destroyed by likely Test bowlers Mitchell Starc and Josh Hazlewood after the NSW and Australia captain Steve Smith closed the Blues' faltering first innings shortly before the scheduled close

Mark Footitt, the former Derbyshire left-arm fast bowler, and Liam Dawson, the Hampshire left-arm spinner, have been called up to the England Performance Programme (EPP) in South Africa and Dubai next month

Michael Klinger continued his remarkable run of form with a century on the first day of the Sheffield Shield season, outdoing Test contenders Cameron Bancroft and Shaun Marsh, who both failed

Joe Burns and Usman Khawaja both failed in their Test audition at the MCG, where Scott Henry scored a century in his first match for Queensland, against Victoria

Leicestershire have revamped their coaching structure Keith Piper and Nic Pothas gain new roles while Ben Smith and Lloyd Tennant leave the county.

Former Australia batsman Simon Katich has been appointed Kolkata Knight Riders' assistant coach, days after the IPL franchise named Jacques Kallis as their head coach

New Zealand's cricketers believe it is they rather than the hosts Australia who have the superior preparation leading into next month's Test series

Cameron White and Aaron Finch will boost the Cricket Australia XI against New Zealand in the three-day tour match starting on Thursday in Sydney

R Ashwin, India's No. 1 spinner, has said he is close to full fitness, which should come as relief to the team after losing both the T20I and ODI series to South Africa

The jury in Chris Cairns' perjury trial has heard that Lou Vincent needed the "release" of confessing to his involvement in match-fixing

Jos Buttler is likely to be dropped for the final Test against Pakistan in Sharjah with Trevor Bayliss, the England coach, conceding that some players are relieved when removed from the pressure of international cricket amid a struggle for form

Kumar Sangakkara has enrolled for the draft of the franchise-based T20 tournament Pakistan Super League

Inside two weeks, the UAE has hosted two dramatic Test matches showing the full flavour of longest format of the game

Two days after South Africa piled up the highest total in an ODI on Indian soil, Sachin Tendulkar has said that allowing only four fielders outside the 30-yard circle has paved the way for bigger totals

Shane Warne has said he would be keen to spend time bowling with Yasir Shah in the nets while he is on a brief visit to Dubai this week

A round-up of the NCL matches ending on October 27, 2015

Having sealed a maiden ODI series win against a Full Member side, Afghanistan will look to repeat the feat in the T20 series in the last match of their Zimbabwe tour

Virender Sehwag has become the latest high-profile former cricketer to confirm his participation at the inaugural Cricket All-Stars series in the USA next month