1:49 AM GMT Marcus Stoinis believes he can still break into Australia’s T20 World Cup team as an allrounder despite being recast as a non-bowling opening batsman for the Melbourne Stars in the Big Bash League, a role in which he is all but assured of finishing as the tournament’s top scorer this season. In

Mark Wood celebrates the wicket of Rassie van der Dussen © Getty Images Joe Root believes England have found a template that can help them win the 2021-22 Ashes in Australia. While delighted by the 3-1 victory over South Africa, Root was also encouraged that his team had found a method that could serve them

8:00 AM GMT Zimbabwe chose to bat v Sri Lanka Zimbabwe captain Sean Williams won the toss and elected to bat in the second Test against Sri Lanka. On a dry Harare surface that is expected to get lower and slower as the game wears on, Williams was keen to take the first lease when

1:40 PM GMT Australia hope to gather some early intel ahead of the opening T20 World Cup match against India next month as they get a taste for conditions at the Sydney Showground stadium. The squad joined up in Sydney on Sunday to begin the final stages of preparations for the tournament and while the

8:00 AM GMT Toss New Zealand elected to bat v India New Zealand won the toss in the second T20I, and pulled off a minor surprise by deciding to bat first. India certainly were not complaining as they would have chased anyway had they won the toss. Kane Williamson’s reason for that choice was that

10:15 AM GMT Bangladesh’s progress in specific areas in the batting haven’t been in evidence in the ongoing T20I series in Lahore, according to batting coach Neil McKenzie. The former South Africa batsman, who opted against touring Pakistan and has been working with the Test specialists in Dhaka instead, said the players must trust the

7:13 PM GMT Mark Wood admits he took a gamble on his fitness to make himself available for the fourth Test at the Wanderers, but is delighted that he did so after starring with bat and ball to put England on course for a memorable 3-1 series win. Wood, who admitted to “soreness” after an

6:08 PM GMT Like the Betamax recorder you bought when it came out, those Marconi shares you thought would provide for your old age, and that Sinclair C5 that seemed the perfect low-cost run-around, sometimes you have to accept that investments don’t work out. Might we be in this territory now with Jos Buttler? He

8:00 AM GMT Toss Bangladesh opt to bat v Pakistan In what is a must-win game for the visitors if they are to keep the series alive, Bangladesh captain Mahmudullah decided to bat first on a wicket with significantly more grass than there was on the pitch yesterday. They make one change from the team

1:01 AM GMT Varun Shetty January 25: Sydney Sixers v Melbourne Renegades in Sydney Our XI: Aaron Finch, Moises Henriques, Steven Smith, Beau Webster, Mohammad Nabi, James Vince, Josh Philippe, Ben Dwarshuis, Cameron Boyce, Tom Curran, Kane Richardson NOTE: We might not always be able to tip you off about late injury (or other relevant)