News Ben Stokes to captain replacement team against Pakistan after three players, four management test positive England’s entire ODI squad has been forced to self-isolate two days before the start of their series against Pakistan following seven positive Covid-19 tests among the team’s players and management. Three players and four members of management returned positive

Play 00:50 Paine open to Smith missing T20 World Cup for Ashes State batters should be “licking their lips” at the prospect of pushing for an Ashes batting spot according to Test captain Tim Paine with vacancies in Australia’s top order. ESPNcricinfo understands that more than half the Sheffield Shield, which is scheduled to return

News Seamer takes five-wicket haul within opening eight overs at Emirates Old Trafford to reach landmark James Anderson claimed the 1000th first-class wicket of his career during a vintage afternoon’s work on day two of Lancashire’s County Championship match against Kent at Emirates Old Trafford. Anderson, the most-prolific fast bowler in Test history, went into

Abu Dhabi’s Sheikh Zayed Stadium has been busier than usual since the resumption of cricket after the Covid-19 hiatus around the middle of last year. It has hosted 81 ICC-approved games in the last 11 months, including franchise T10s and T20s, and there is a lot more lined up. It’s a lot of pressure on

Mitchell Starc will be a key figure in Australia’s T20 World Cup campaign © Cricket Australia via Getty Images Mitchell Starc is prepared to improvise to give himself the best chance of being ready for Test cricket amid a schedule crunch which is further complicated by the quarantine requirements in Australia. Starc is one of

Report Eoin Morgan keen to chase amid forecast for rain in Bristol England have won the toss and chosen to bowl first under grey skies in Bristol. The toss was delayed slightly on account of drizzle, and if the forecasts and rain radar are anything to go by, there are likely to be further weather

News She bettered Charlotte Edwards’ tally of 10273 during the third ODI against England in Worcester Mithali Raj, the India Test and ODI captain, surpassed former England captain Charlotte Edwards as the leading run-scorer in women’s international cricket on Saturday. Raj, 38, bettered Edwards’ tally of 10,273 in the 24th over of the Indian innings

Report Anrich Nortje was rested as precaution, while Fabian Allen missed out through injury South Africa chose to bat vs West Indies West Indies have been asked to chase a series win – literally – after Temba Bavuma decided South Africa will defend in the decider. Blue skies greeted the teams on Saturday afternoon after

Report Sciver’s 49 and Knight’s 42 lift England on a rain-affected, 47-overs-a-side contest England Women (Sciver 49, Knight 46, Sharma 3-47, Kaur 1-24) vs India Women Nat Sciver‘s 49 and Heather Knight‘s 46 lifted England to a total of 219 in a rain-affected, 47-overs-a-side contest. Deepti Sharma was the other star performer in the third

Report Yorkshire close in on quarter-finals after Lancashire chase goes down to wire Yorkshire 180 for 4 (Brook 91*, Lyth 52) beat Lancashire 171 for 8 (Jones 61*, Ferguson 4-24) by 9 runs All over the country, exciting young batsmen are springing up in the Blast, playing shots that not so long ago you would