Alyssa Healy, Australia’s captain, has challenged her side to throw out the excuses and galvanise for a response, after conceding that England’s third consecutive victory in the white-ball leg of the Women’s Ashes has left the series “on the line now, proper”. After slipping to a 6-0 deficit following defeat in the one-off Test in

Toss West Indies chose to bat vs India West Indies captain Kraigg Brathwaite won the toss and opted to bat against India in the first Test at Windsor Park in Roseau, Dominica. Brathwaite said there was moisture in the surface, and the first hour would be crucial. West Indies handed a debut to local batter

Mitchell Starc had promised to do things his way on this Ashes tour, and it is reaping rewards. Although his efforts weren’t enough to haul Australia to victory at Headingley, he claimed seven wickets in the match, taking his tally in the series to 13 from two games. That is already more outings than he

India had a pretty great left-hander in their line-up called Rishabh Pant. He is still their highest Test run-getter over the past three years, even though he has not played any cricket since December 2022 when he got injured from a car crash. The variety he offered this batting has been missed ever since. With

England have kept faith with Jonny Bairstow as their wicketkeeper-batter after naming an unchanged squad for the fourth Ashes Test at Emirates Old Trafford. Victory over Australia by three wickets at Headingley saw England cut into Australia’s lead, making it 2-1 in the series with two to play. Bairstow, however, endured another tough game, scoring

Having turned 35 last month, Ajinkya Rahane says he still has a “lot of cricket left” in him, but is firmly focused on living in the moment instead of looking too far into the future as India begin their new WTC cycle with the two-match Test series against West Indies beginning July 12 in Roseau.

Surrey 339 for 8 (Clark 107, James 4-74) vs Nottinghamshire Jordan Clark struck his first century of the season as Surrey took advantage of Nottinghamshire’s severely depleted bowling resources to build a strong platform in their LV= Insurance County Championship clash at the Kia Oval. The all-rounder hit 107, sharing a seventh-wicket partnership of 97

The Major League Cricket (MLC) organisers say there is “no animosity” between the league and the ECB, and are hoping that England’s leading white-ball players will sign up for the second season of the league in 2024. MLC’s inaugural season runs from July 13 to 30 and player salaries are highly competitive, with leading overseas

Sri Lanka 233 (Arachchige 57, Mendis 43, Asalanka 36, Vikramjit 2-12) beat Netherlands 105 (O’Dowd 33, Theekshana 4-31, Madushanka 3-18, Hasaranga 2-35) by 128 runs It was a match that didn’t matter, and yet Sri Lanka drove their point home anyway. Stung, perhaps, by needing to qualify for the 2023 ODI World Cup, they kept

David Warner‘s position could come under scrutiny for the Old Trafford Test with Australia facing a selection squeeze after the impressive return to the side of Mitchell Marsh. Cameron Green, who sat out the Headingley match opening the door for Marsh’s comeback, is on track to be fit for the fourth Test after a minor