12:12 AM ET Alex Malcolm The Sydney Sixers have signed England pacer Tom Curran to a one-year deal for the upcoming Big Bash League. The 23-year-old has been added to the Sixers squad, after John Hastings was forced to retire prematurely due a health concern. Curran made his Test debut in Australia during the 2017-18

2:43 PM ET English cricket could be forgiven for feeling as if the Ghost of Christmas Past was visiting over the next few days. Events that the game may well have wanted to put behind it – notably, the late-night brawl involving Ben Stokes and Alex Hales in Bristol in September 2017 – will be

  shares © Getty Images Toss New Zealand chose to bat v Pakistan In a series that has lurched from results by the narrowest of margins to an innings victory, the decider leaves plenty up in the air. The only certainty was the side winning the toss in Abu Dhabi would bat first, and New

3:00 AM ET Paarl Rocks 158 for 1 (Du Plessis 76*, Markram 48) beat Durban Heat 154 for 6 (Zondo 38*, Shamsi 2-20) by nine wickets Left-arm wristspinner Tabraiz Shamsi‘s twin strikes and his captain Faf du Plessis’ well-modulated 76 not out off 48 balls fashioned a crucial win for Paarl Rocks and kept Durban

3:00 AM ET Northern Warriors sealed T10 League glory in Sharjah on Sunday night, thanks to a 22-run win over Pakhtoons. The Warriors had Rovman Powell (61*) and Andre Russell (38) to thank with the bat while Chris Green (2-11) and Hardus Viljoen (2-24) starred with the ball to deny Shahid Afridi, his thousands of

7:27 AM ET Bangladesh captain Shakib Al Hasan called his side’s victory over West Indies in the second Test in Mirpur – capped by enforcing the follow-on and winning by an innings for the first time – a special achievement. The win helped the hosts seal a 2-0 series victory. What made it special was

12:00 AM ET Ahead of his first Test on home soil in Adelaide, Travis Head expects Australia to walk taller in the field against India for the presence of Mitchell Starc, Josh Hazlewood and Pat Cummins. He does not, however, predict Australia’s players to be shooting their mouths off in their first Test at home

  shares Quinton de Kock sets off for a run © Associated Press Cape Town Blitz 172 for 9 (de Kock 108, Williams 2-14, Bosch 2-27) beat Thswane Spartans 112 (Nawaz 3-14, Burger 3-19) by 60 runs Quinton de Kock struck his fourth T20 century – a superlative knock on a night where only two

6:20 AM ET ESPNcricinfo staff Matt Renshaw, overlooked for an Australia Test place, has plundered a record 345 in grade cricket for his club Toombul in Queensland. Renshaw’s monumental knock, which came against Wynnum/Manly, took 273 balls and included 38 fours and 12 sixes. It eclipsed the record for Queensland Premier Cricket of 311 set

3:00 AM ET Jozi Stars 230 for 3 (Hendricks 104*, Rickleton 45) beat Durban Heat 177 (va Wyk 66, Rabada 4-27) by 53 runs Reeza Hendricks cracked the maiden century of the Mzansi Super League as Jozi Stars buried Durban Heat under a mountain of runs to climb to third place on the table with