With the younger and highly regarded Alex Carey snapping at his heels, Tim Paine knows the wicketkeeping standard he set in dismissing Aiden Markram in Durban is the one he must maintain in order to…
The long-delayed decentralisation of Bangladesh cricket is closer to reality. The Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) has announced plans to start running academies outside Dhaka by the middle of this year. The academies are part of…
Before Ed Smith picks his maiden Test squad in the coming hours, he is sure to have asked himself what the team's aims are for the next few years.Smith, England's new national selector, has suddenly…
ScorecardWarwickshire and Northamptonshire were both eyeing up a precious Specsavers County Championship victory after swapping blows for two gripping days at Edgbaston. Northamptonshire, trailing by nine on first innings, were 160 for 7 when bad…
Kraigg Brathwaite forces one off the back foot•AFPWest Indies' fast bowlers rocked Bangladesh, again, reducing them to 50 for 6 in the final hour of play on the second day. This after Kraigg Brathwaite's seventh…
ScorecardWarwickshire emphatically reasserted themselves at the top of the Specsavers County Championship Division Two by crushing Gloucestershire by an innings and 47 runs inside two days at Edgbaston.Gloucestershire's batting folded pitifully for the second time…
Jharkhand's Shahbaz Nadeem claimed 4 for 77•ESPNcricinfo LtdIndia Red qualified for the final of Duleep Trophy 2018-19 after gaining three points at the end of the drawn day-night game in Dindigul. Their opponents India Blue…
"Fearless" young players and a multifaceted spin attack will be India's key weapons at the World T20 next month, according to head coach Ramesh Powar. India's T20I captain Harmanpreet Kaur echoed Powar's thoughts.Harmanpreet will be…
Hampshire have confirmed that Reece Topley, the left-seamer, has left the club.It was a decision that was expected with him out of contract following three years which have continued to be injury-plagued as he featured…
England captain Joe Root has admitted it's "likely" that Jos Buttler will keep in the first Test against Sri Lanka.While Jonny Bairstow is said to have made "good progress" in his recovery from an ankle…