England are "hopeful" that Ben Stokes will be fit to bowl them to a series win on Sunday after KL Rahul and Shubman Gill exposed their reliance on his old-ball threat in Manchester. Stokes, the…
Ben Stokes had a simple message for his England team at Headingley: "It's about winning." Speaking ahead of Friday's first Test against India, Stokes called on his players to show that they are capable of…
If you lose ten of your 13 games in an IPL season, chances are that everything, from top to bottom and even beyond, will come under scrutiny. Such is life for Chennai Super Kings (CSK)…
Big picture: A crucial time for three former championsAfter the heights run-scoring reached last season, a total of 300 felt like a matter of time. Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) were the favourites to do it, and…
For the second time in two days, Steven Smith fell agonisingly short of reaching the 10,000-run landmark.On Saturday he edged to slip five short. Then 24 hours later, with a crowd approaching 40,000 watching on…
Ryana MacDonald-Gay has earned her place in England's Women's Ashes Test squad after making a successful debut in South Africa this month.MacDonald-Gay, the 20-year-old seam bowler, has played two ODIs and one T20I after making…
India will go into the home Test series against New Zealand with pretty much the same squad that took on Bangladesh in September - that means Mohammed Shami hasn't recovered in time for what will…
Cricket South Africa (CSA) announced profits of R815 million (US$ 45.6 million) for the 2023-24 fiscal year after hosting India for two Tests, three ODIs and three T20Is in the December-January period and benefitting from…
Big picture: Pakistan in perilPakistan cricket, right now, isn't exactly going through a golden era, but few expected the bloody nose Bangladesh gave them last week.For much of that Test match, Pakistan's chief frustration appeared…
Success in English cricket is evaluated by Ashes series and World Cups. The extensions to both Brendon McCullum's contract and his remit, announced on Tuesday, represent Rob Key quadrupling the size of his bet: McCullum…