Not much could knock Steven Smith out of his batting stride at The Oval as he compiled his 31st Test century although David Warner‘s unusual guard nearly did it. A segment for Channel Seven by Ricky Ponting during the lunch interval on the second day brought attention to the crater Warner had created in the

A change in PCB leadership could be imminent as the management committee led by Najam Sethi begins the last two weeks of its tenure, and the leading contender to replace him is his old rival and former board chairman Zaka Ashraf. On June 7, Sethi met Pakistan’s prime minister Shahbaz Sharif at his residence in

New Zealand fast bowler Adam Milne has been offered an NZC central contract for the first time in five years, as the board announced 20 names as part of the list for the 2023-24 period. The 31-year-old quick returned to the national side’s set-up last October after almost a year out, although he had represented

Hampshire 178 for 4 (Weatherley 59*, Vince 50) beat Somerset 173 for 6 (Smeed 52, Kohler-Cadmore 43) by five runs Nathan Ellis produced two stunning death overs to condemn Somerset to their first defeat of this season’s Vitality Blast as Hampshire Hawks made it four wins on the bounce. Hampshire had got up to around

Did India fall into the trap of picking an attack that works only for the first innings at the WTC final? Ricky Ponting, the former Australia captain, certainly thinks so. Ponting said on television commentary that the dryness underneath the surface, which had more than just a sprinkling of live grass, would have brought him

Innings break Afghanistan 116 all out (Nabi 23, Chameera 4-63, Hasaranga 3-7, Kumara 2-29) vs Sri Lanka Dushmantha Chameera and Lahiru Kumara blasted out Afghanistan’s top order, before the spinners took care of the rest. Together they skittled the opposition – who had won the toss and chose to bat – for 116. The innings

Like a fine wine, has Stuart Broad mellowed with age? That would appear to be the impression on the eve of his ninth Ashes campaign, with his admission that he doesn’t mind when or how he is deployed in the coming five Tests against Australia, just so long as he plays his part in an

India will take a decision on R Ashwin‘s selection on the morning of the World Test Championship final against Australia once they have assessed conditions as they stand. While some rain is forecast from Saturday (fourth day) during the game, there has also been considerable interest in the nature of The Oval surface for the

Moeen Ali is considering a return to Test cricket for the Ashes. The offspinning allrounder, who retired from the format at the end of the 2021 summer, confirmed to ESPNcricinfo that he has been approached by the England management to answer a mayday call after Jack Leach was ruled out of the five-match series with

Ben Stokes has implored Ollie Pope to take his new role as England’s official vice-captain “as seriously as I did” as concerns around Stokes’ fitness linger ahead of the first Ashes Test on June 16. Stokes reiterated before England’s 10-wicket win over Ireland at Lord’s that he intends to play a full part in all