News Captain’s head-to-head with rival Pat Cummins could be major factor as Gabba Test looms Captain Joe Root says England’s squad can win the big moments to secure an Ashes win in Australia and that he’d be foolish not to understand this series will define him. Set for a third tour and second as captain

The 16 members of Yorkshire’s coaching and backroom staff who were sacked this week are expected to seek legal advice on Monday, as a club that has long specialised in internal strife braces itself for the deepest crisis in its history. Even allowing for the widespread acceptance that change at Yorkshire was necessary in the

News Seamer hopes lessons of 2019-20 Lions tour will serve him well in maiden Ashes series As a 13-year-old in 2006-07, Ollie Robinson bunked off a week of school to spend Christmas out in Australia and watch Andrew Flintoff’s team get crushed in three of the five Tests of that winter’s Ashes whitewash. He’s back

News India’s arrival in South Africa delayed by a week; CSA to announce new dates and venues by Monday India’s tour of South Africa has been given the go ahead by the two boards, but only for the three Tests and three ODIs. The four T20Is that were also part of the original schedule will

News They are unlikely to be hit by international call-ups but pace-bowling depth could be tested Squad Hilton Cartwright, Brody Couch (injury replacement player), Nathan Coulter-Nile, Seb Gotch, Liam Hatcher, Clint Hinchliffe, Syed Faridoun (Pak), Nick Larkin, Glenn Maxwell, Peter Nevill (injury replacement player), Tom O’Connell, Billy Stanlanke, Marcus Stoinis, Adam Zampa, Joe Burns, Sam

News The first 15 games will be played in Karachi before Lahore takes over as host for the remaining matches, including the final The Pakistan Super League will begin on January 27 2022, with the draft to be held on 12 December. The league, which begins about a month earlier than usual to make room

Preview Dhaka pitch in focus as is unseasonal rain which is forecast from the second to the fourth days Big Picture Bangladesh have narrowed the gap in skills with Pakistan, but they are still some way off acquiring the mental steel needed to turn corners, handle clutch moments and win Tests. The Dhaka Test is

News Maddinson is on Australia A duty while former captain Aaron Finch will be sidelined for a period due to his knee Kane Richardson is set to captain Melbourne Renegades in the absence of new skipper Nic Maddinson with coach David Saker confident he is well placed to juggle the leadership and his bowling duties.

News Changes to FTP mean England will play bilateral men’s series in five different countries England will tour South Africa and New Zealand in early 2023, ESPNcricinfo can reveal. In the original version of the Future Tours Programme (FTP) for 2018-23, the men’s 50-over World Cup was due to be staged in India in February-March

News Domestic cricket in South Africa does not take place under strict biosecure bubbles CSA has postponed all three Division 2 four-day matches scheduled to start on Thursday after some players were tested positive for Covid-19. The one-day matches due to take place on December 16 have also been pushed back to 2022. This is