England news

Mullaney, Northeast to captain in North-South Series

Jan 15, 2018: Only three of the eight players who won selection for the ECB's North v South Series via the PCA MVP ranking system will take part in this year's outing to Barbados in March

Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy 2018

Vohra's 42-ball 74 leads Punjab's win, Mishra's 4 for 10 turns it for UP

Jan 15, 2018: Yuvraj Singh scored 21 off 14 for Punjab, while Suresh Raina (2) and Sarfaraz Khan (1) fell for low scores in Uttar Pradesh's slim win against Vidarbha

ICC World Cup Qualifiers 2018

ICC rule no change to ODI status for World Cup Qualifiers

Jan 15, 2018: The 10-team qualifying tournament in Zimbabwe, for the main event in England in 2019, will begin on March 4

Hobart Hurricanes v Brisbane Heat, BBL 2017-18, Hobart, January 15, 2018

Unstoppable Short lifts Hobart Hurricanes to third

Jan 15, 2018: Hobart Hurricanes moved to third on the points table, after completing a season-double against Brisbane Heat at home on Monday

England in Australia 2017-18

Format switch helps revive Moeen

Jan 15, 2018: After losing confidence during the Ashes, Moeen Ali has found some release with England's return to their freewheeling one-day cricket

Under-19 World Cup 2018

Meticulous Rachin building on father's cricket genes

Jan 15, 2018: Playing his second U-19 World Cup, Rachin Ravindra is benefting from a lot of efforts his father has put in too, by founding a cricket club in Wellington and making his son play across South India

Betting news

Roy puts England on the front foot at last

Jan 15, 2018: Jason Roy's tub-thumping 180 at the MCG on Sunday lifted England to an emphatic five-wicket win in the first of five ODIs

South Africa v India, 2nd Test, Centurion, 3rd day

Kohli, Bumrah lead India's fight but South Africa still ahead

Jan 15, 2018: Virat Kohli's 21st Test hundred and two early wickets from Jasprit Bumrah kept India's bid for a series-levelling win alive, but AB de Villiers' skill and enterprise ensured South Africa remained in control of the Centurion Test

ICC Under-19 World Cup 2018

'Forget telecast, nobody knew we were a cricket team' - PNG head coach

Jan 15, 2018: PNG will be playing a match that will be televised back home for only the second time ever and their head coach Kila Pala and the cricket board are doing all they can to make sure the kids have fun

New Zealand v Pakistan, 4th ODI, Hamilton

Pakistan's bid to salvage pride against red-hot NZ

Jan 15, 2018: They have been outplayed over the first three ODIs on the tour, and now with the series gone, perhaps they might finally bat with a little more freedom

WICB Professional Cricket League Regional 4 Day Tournament

Jacobs, Blackwood star in Jamaica's 57-run win

Jan 15, 2018: Damion Jacobs' match haul of 12 for 157 and Jermaine Blackwood's resolute batting display helped Jamaica beat Leeward Island by 57 runs

Windward Islands v Trinidad & Tobago, Regional 4-Day Tournament, St. George's

Hodge, Shillingford deliver Windward Islands maiden win

Jan 15, 2018: Kavem Hodge's century and offspinner Shane Shillingford's match haul of 6 for 88 consigned Trinidad and Tobago to an innings-and-37-run defeat in their clash against Windward Islands

Bangladesh v Zimbabwe, Tri-series, Mirpur

Shakib and Tamim brush aside Zimbabwe

Jan 15, 2018: After the allrounder picked up three wickets to limit Zimbabwe to 170, the opener hit an unbeaten 84 to wrap up the chase

Bangladesh v Canada, Under-19 World Cup, Group C, Lincoln

Bangladesh's Afif Hossain runs rampant against Canada

Jan 15, 2018: A half-century and a five-for, it was all in a day's work for the 18-year old offspinning allrounder

England v Namibia, Under-19 World Cup, Group C, Queenstown

Jacks, Brook and more fearless England batting

Jan 15, 2018: Even the Under-19 side has bought into playing one-day cricket with absolute freedom as they gunned down a target of 197 with 24.5 overs to spare

Australia v England, 1st ODI, Melbourne

England set new ODI batting bar - Smith

Jan 15, 2018: The Australia captain believes his team needs to learn from the way Eoin Morgan's men bat without fear

Under-19 World Cup 2018

'Sarfraz Ahmed's steadfastness inspires me' - Hasan Khan

Jan 15, 2018: Pakistan's Under-19 captain talks about growing as a young cricketer in the country, similarities with Ravindra Jadeja, and working with Viv Richards in the PSL

South Africa v India, 2nd Test, Centurion, 2nd day

Fit-again Ngidi scales new high at home ground

Jan 14, 2018: After months of rehabilitation following a stress fracture, the quick claimed his maiden Test wicket at SuperSport Park and asked questions of a world-class batting line-up

South Africa v India, 2nd Test, Centurion, 2nd day

I have to take responsibility as the senior fast bowler - Ishant

Jan 14, 2018: Having gathered a reputation for being India's difficult-pitch bowler, the Ishant Sharma said he was "always up" for the challenge of doing the dirty work of bowling long spells

South Africa v India, 2nd Test, Centurion, 2nd day

SA throw the bait again but Kohli doesn't bite this time

Jan 14, 2018: Kagiso Rabada and Lungi Ngidi tried to fox the India captain the same way Vernon Philander had done at Newlands but he left balls outside off and survived the ones that nipped in