Jonny Bairstow confirmed he is ready to push for a place in this summer’s Ashes, after producing a hard-hitting innings of 97 from 88 balls for Yorkshire 2nd XI, in his first competitive innings since breaking his leg last summer. Bairstow, 33, had been in the form of his life for England’s Test team in

Ireland 319 for 4 (Balbirnie 95, Tucker 78*, Stirling 74) vs Sri Lanka Led by Andy Balbirnie‘s 95, Ireland’s batters put together their best day yet on their tour of South Asia, finishing on 319 for four, though they’d been 89 for 3 in the first session. The 115-run stand between Balbirnie and Paul Stirling

Big picture: Rohit Sharma vs Hardik Pandya Rohit Sharma and Ishan Kishan vs Rashid Khan. Hardik Pandya vs Jofra Archer. Wriddhiman Saha vs Piyush Chawla. Well, it’s also Rohit versus Hardik, only the second time in the IPL. The only two Indian players in this competition who have tasted success on their debut season as

Few would have given them hope of achieving this when they rocked up in Pakistan from halfway across the world and had just one practice session under their belt when the series began. The task was made even stiffer by the depleted nature of their side, with eight first-team players missing owing to IPL duty.

April 24 was chosen as the date to unveil the gates to mark Tendulkar’s 50th birthday, and also the 30th anniversary of Lara’s 277 at the SCG, his first Test century, though that Test was played in January 1993. In a statement, Cricket Australia said that the gates, situated between the members pavilion’s away dressing

Middlesex 274 (Stoneman 76, Higgins 53, Broad 4-58) and 249 for 6 (Malan 61, Holden 53, Broad 3-83) beat Nottinghamshire 364 and 158 for 6 declared (Clarke 52, Bamber 2-26) by four wickets Even the darkness paused to take in the final throes of a thrilling day four at Lord’s. It was vital it stopped

Somerset 441 (Abell 151, Rew 117, Anderson 5-76) and 256 for 6 (Aldridge 58*, Rew 47, Abell 40, Bailey 3-49) drew with Lancashire 554 (Jennings 189*, Bohannon 85, Wells 82) It was never easy, it was never serene and until Kasey Aldridge drove James Anderson for a couple of dreamy back-foot fours quite late in

Hampshire 482 for 8 dec (Vince 186, Gubbins 125) beat Northamptonshire 149 (Cobb 44, Fuller 6-37) and 63 (Abbas 4-31, Abbott 3-9) by an innings and 270 runs To concede 482 for 8 and then be dismissed twice in 72 overs represents quite a pummeling and it is bound to leave Northamptonshire deeply anxious about

Nottinghamshire 364 and 158 for 6 (Clarke 52, Bamber 2-26) lead Middlesex 274 (Stoneman 76, Higgins 53, Broad 4-58) by 248 runs Stuart Broad, bopping around Lord’s in Nottinghamshire stash. Stuart Broad posting candid shots of a ground he’s playing at for the 29th time in his career to his Instagram story. Stuart Broad, commuting

Big picture: Chahal returns to Chinnaswamy Yuzvendra Chahal spent eight seasons playing his home games in Bengaluru, but on Sunday, he will walk out of the away dressing room at the Chinnaswamy Stadium for the first time in his IPL career. Royal Challengers Bangalore opted against offering Chahal an extension ahead of the 2022 mega