World Cup 2019

Ian 'Gunner' Gould whistles his way into the sunset

Jul 7, 2019: The time was right to stop, says Gould, as he calls time on a 13-year career as a match official

World Cup 2019

'Mentally and physically I'm right where I wanted to be' - Jason Roy

Jul 7, 2019: England's tone-setting opener feared the worst when suffering a hamstring injury but is now ready to make an impact on their World Cup semi-final

Australia v England, World Cup semi-finals, Edgbaston

'We'll be doing everything we can to nullify Bairstow and Roy' - Justin Langer

Jul 7, 2019: Australia's head coach has likened England having their first-choice opening pair fit and firing to his own team having Smith, Warner and Starc back after long absences

Ireland v Zimbabwe, 3rd ODI, Stormont

McCollum and Murtagh seal Ireland's 3-0 sweep

Jul 7, 2019: The hosts secured their very first ODI series clean sweep over a fellow Full Member in Stormont

Women's Ashes

England had 'no answers' to Ellyse Perry burst, admits coach Mark Robinson

Jul 7, 2019: Heather Knight says England batting 'not good enough' after 194-run defeat leaves them trailing in Ashes battle

World Cup 2019

Eternal scrappers New Zealand happy to fly under the radar

Jul 7, 2019: Some have asked if they should be in the semi-finals at all. Others have written them off. New Zealand are happy to be in this position, with all the expectation on their opponents

Honours even after 20 wickets fall on day of seam and swing

Jul 7, 2019: Charlie Morris and Luis Reece claim four wickets apiece as Derbyshire end day by edging into slim lead

Middlesex stumble again as Josh Shaw claims four-wicket haul

Jul 7, 2019: Home side bowled out for 172 before Toby Roland-Jones lifts spirits with two early wickets in Gloucestershire reply

Chris Wright five-for helps skittle Durham as Leicestershire take charge

Jul 7, 2019: Durham dismissed for 117 before home side move into first-innings lead via Paul Horton fifty

Temba Bavuma hundred stalls promotion-chasing Lancashire

Jul 7, 2019: South African becomes first batsman to score a century against Lancashire so far this season

Yorkshire show enterprise in face of Simon Harmer wiles

Jul 7, 2019: Simon Harmer collected another five-wicket haul but Yorkshire mustered 208 before taking three Essex wickets

Steven Davies lifts Somerset from toil against R Ashwin and Luke Wood

Jul 7, 2019: Fighting fifties from Steven Davies and Dom Bess allow Somerset to post useful 326

Rory Burns, Dean Elgar do the hard yards as Surrey survive, then prosper

Jul 7, 2019: A wicket from the second ball of the day hints at trouble but Dean Elgar impresses as Surrey reach 244 for 6

Rob Yates misses maiden ton but provides vital Warwickshire grit

Jul 7, 2019: Teenager falls for 91 but Sam Hain remains firm after Olly Stone's five-for limits Hampshire to 539

World Cup 2019

'Time was always against us' - Gibson on South Africa's World Cup

Jul 7, 2019: South Africa coach feels they ran out of time in trying to put together the team they would have liked to compete at the World Cup

Ellyse Perry bags seven wickets as Australia take 6-0 lead in Women's Ashes

Jul 7, 2019: Perry's career-best 7 for 22 hands Australia a 6-0 points lead to put England under the Ashes blowtorch

Pakistan news

Pakistan captaincy decision in PCB's hands - Sarfaraz Ahmed

Jul 7, 2019: Sarfaraz Ahmed confirms his wish to stay on as captain in all three formats despite World Cup exit

World Cup 2019

BCCI asks ICC to ensure no repeat of airplane political messages

Jul 7, 2019: Banners carrying political messages flew over Headingley during two round-robin matches of the World Cup

World Cup 2019

Usman Khawaja out of World Cup, Matthew Wade lined up as replacement

Jul 7, 2019: 'We have to work hard on getting him up for the Ashes now,' coach Justin Langer said

England not scared of chasing in World Cup semi-final, says Trevor Bayliss

Jul 7, 2019: England won their final two groups games batting first but head coach is confident in their record chasing down a target