Close New Zealand 329 (Mitchell 109, Blundell 55, Leach 5-100) and 168 for 6 (Latham 76, Williamson 48) lead England 360 (Bairstow 162, Overton 97) by 137 runs It’s a question that teams the world over will be asking themselves at this early juncture of the Bazball revolution. What’s the best means to fight England’s

Glenn Maxwell had always held out hope, if not always complete belief, that he would get another chance in Test cricket. But he did not want to tempt fate in Sri Lanka, so did not pack his baggy green. And as it turns out, he’ll need a new one in Galle with the original having

West Indies 67 for 0 (Campbell 32*, Brathwaite 30*) trail Bangladesh 234 (Litton 53, Tamim 46, Joseph 3-50, Seales 3-53) by 167 runs Bangladesh showed progress in making 234 against West Indies after being forced to bat first in the second Test at Daren Sammy Stadium on Friday. It was a marked improvement from their

Australia 164 for 6 (Carey 45*, Wellalage 3-42) beat Sri Lanka 160 all out (Chamika 75, Hazlewood 2-22, Cummins 2-22) by four wickets A depleted spin attack led by 19-year-old Dunith Wellalage made a fist of defending a small chase. But ultimately, Sri Lanka’s calamitous early collapse, in which they’d sunk to 85 for 8,

Yorkshire 151 for 5 (Kohler-Cadmore 46*) beat Worcestershire 150 for 5 (Ali 46*, Bess 3-15) by five wickets It is tempting to say that this was a picnic for Yorkshire, but apparently such things are not allowed at New Road with several of them confiscated recently on spurious security reasons as spectators entered the ground.

Tea New Zealand 123 for 5 (Mitchell 25*) vs England Jack Leach struck on the stroke of tea in extraordinary fashion, as England prised out two further wickets in the afternoon session to leave New Zealand’s innings in jeopardy on the opening day of the third Test at Headingley. After Jamie Overton had claimed the

M Vijay will return to action after almost two years, in the 20-overs Tamil Nadu Premier League (TNPL) which kicks off on June 23. Vijay’s last competitive game was for Chennai Super Kings, against Delhi Capitals, in IPL 2020 in Dubai. He has since not played the two IPL editions, the TNPL 2021, or any

Jamie Overton has been a long, long time coming. Having impressed at U-19 level a decade ago, and been first called up to an England squad in 2013, and despite being a near-permanent presence on England’s radar, he only makes his England debut today, at Headingley. The pace has always kept them interested but, this

Birmingham Bears 213 for 4 (Hose 63*, Benjamin 58*, Sanderson 2 for 18) beat Northamptonshire 211 for 6 (Zaib 74, Lynn 59) by six wickets The time of reckoning is upon us in the Blast and Birmingham responded to it by swinging to the leg-side harder and more often. They remained in touch with Northants’