Cricket News

James Pattinson was a notable omission from Australia's Test squad for next month's tour of Bangladesh, but captain Steven Smith hopes he will be back in the mix once he has become more accustomed to his new bowling action

Allrounder James Faulkner has spoken of his regret at making the decision to drink and drive in Manchester in July, which cost him his place in Australia's limited-overs squads for the recent series in England

Life was going swimmingly for Zafar Ansari. He had been selected for England's tour of the UAE and could dream of a possible Test debut against Pakistan. Then he dropped a catch at cover, summoned the physio and the day turned sour

Rod Bransgrove had the Ageas Bowl pavilion named in his honour. He has higher ambitions, though, for the relegation-threatened county: he wants a Championship title

Fifties from Mohammad Rizwan and Iftikhar Ahmed helped Peshawar Region cruise through to beat Karachi Region Blues by seven wickets and win the final of the Haier Mobile T20 Cup in Rawalpindi

Michael Yardy's final white-ball over conceded 34. His farewell in Championship cricket brought a century that promises to save Sussex from relegation. Hove rose to one of their most stalwart sons

On the day he was called up to his first England Test squad Zafar Ansari suffered an injury scare when he damaged his hand against Lancashire at Old Trafford and was sent to hospital

Rory Kleinveldt took his fifth five-wicket haul of the season on another incredibly frustrating day at Wantage Road where Glamorgan reached 166 for 6

Not so long ago, Monty Panesar would have looked forward to the announcement of the England Test squad for a tour of the UAE secure in the knowledge that his name would be included

Former West Indies batsman Brian Lara has come out in support of Jason Holder as captain of the Test team, calling the decision an "excellent choice"

Netherlands and Scotland were forced to share points as heavy rain on the reserve day forced the umpires to call off the game in the first WCL Championship match at Amstelveen

Charl Langeveldt, South Africa's bowling coach, has admitted that it will be "hard" for Kagiso Rabada to break into the Test side due to the presence of Dale Steyn, Vernon Philander and Morne Morkel

The Melbourne Stars have named David Hussey their new captain and James Faulkner the vice-captain for the upcoming fifth season of the Big Bash League

Chris Gayle, Kieron Pollard and Dwayne Bravo are some of the prominent players who will feature in the inaugural Pakistan Super League (PSL), a franchise-based T20 tournament, to be held in Doha in February 2016

England have bolstered their specialist coaching staff for the Test and limited-overs series in Pakistan and the World T20 with the appointments of Mahela Jayawardene and Paul Collingwood

Bangladesh A coach Heath Streak has termed the termed the five-match tour of India as an 'important step' ahead of the two-match Test series at home against Australia

Michael Holding has described Brian Close, who died on Sunday, as one of the "toughest people in the game"

Alex Hales, Zafar Ansari and James Taylor have been named in England's 16-man squad for the Test series against Pakistan in the UAE

Stuart Broad warns England not to let their focus slip when they return to Test action against Pakistan in the UAE next month

Roshan Mahanama, the former Sri Lanka batsman, will step down from the ICC elite match referees panel at the end of the year so that he can spend more time with his family and focus on his business activities in Sri Lanka