Cricket News

Grant Elliott was not among the 20 who tried to absorb the venue of the World Cup final in October in the hope they would return, but he is the man taking them back

Darren Bravo has recovered from the hamstring injury which forced him out of the World Cup after two matches to take his place in West Indies' 20-man training squad ahead of the Test series against England next month

There were contrasting fortunes for two of England's party for the Test tour of West Indies next month as Yorkshire, the county champions, thumped MCC by nine wickets inside three days in Abu Dhabi.

Misbah-ul-Haq, Pakistan's recently retired ODI captain, believes the PCB will have a "challenge" selecting a new leader for the country's limited-overs team

A spectacular finish to a breath-taking match took New Zealand into their first World Cup final and left South Africa with painful memories of what may have been

Even as Grant Elliott's inclusion in the World Cup squad in place of Jimmy Neesham was questioned early on, right now the decision is looking a master stroke

Kevin Pietersen's attempt to regain his England place have been confirmed as deadly serious by his announcement that he has negotiated his release from the group stages of the IPL to try to stage a dramatic international comeback

A round-up of the Syed Mushtag Ali Trophy matches on March 24, 2015

Describing New Zealand's run to their first ever World Cup final as an "incredible ride," Brendon McCullum has said his players are having the best time of their lives

South Africa wept. Together, separately, on camera, off camera, with 40,000 people chanting or in the complete silence inside themselves, they wept. They wept because that was all they had left to do.

Colin Munro set a new world record when he struck 23 sixes in a first-class innings as he celebrated New Zealand's qualification for the World Cup final in a rampant innings for Auckland against Central Districts

Opener Marcus Harris scored his third first-class century to give Western Australia a strong lead at stumps on day four of the Sheffield Shield final in Hobart

An oddly familiar face peered down the SCG net containing Aaron Finch on Monday, his fiery red hair accentuated by the choice of a cap of the same colour. After a few minutes of speculation, the figure was proven to be Andrew McDonald

Regardless of conditions and skill and Australia playing on a home venue, former England captain Michael Vaughan said the Sydney semi-final is a "50-50 call" because of a single factor. "MS Dhoni knows how to win World Cups and that goes quite a long way.

Matthew Mott has been named as the new head coach of the Australia women's team, replacing Cathryn Fitzpatrick, who stepped down earlier this month

A round-up of the Professional Cricket League matches that ended on March 23, 2014

Amid scenes of rare passion, of the like New Zealand has never seen for a cricket match, Grant Elliott played the innings of his life to carry his adopted country into the World Cup final against the land of his birth

Adam Lyth to become Alastair Cook's next opening partner in Test cricket grew stronger as Yorkshire continued to dominate in Abu Dhabi

Bangladesh coach Chandika Hathurusingha has said that the team's quarter-final finish in the 2015 World Cup was largely due to the fact that the players had bought into the changes he had suggested

Somerset have made the most high-profile signing to date for this year's NatWest T20 Blast by agreeing a short-term deal with Chris Gayle between his IPL and CPL commitments