Former Test spinner Nathan Hauritz’s future is up in the air after he became the big name casualty when Queensland named their player contract list for the upcoming season on …

Ian Bell wants to “lead from the front” after being named England’s Cricketer of the Year. The 32-year-old Warwickshire batsman won the award, voted for by the English cricket media, …

Two Tests, two centuries. Young New Zealander Jimmy Neesham made Test cricket look easy on the second day of the first Test against the West Indies in Jamaica, compiling his …

A patient unbeaten 105 from Kane Williamson and some late-in-the-day flaying from Ross Taylor combined to give New Zealand the upper hand on the opening day of the first Test …

India forced a revamp of the International Cricket Council by threatening the world body with forming a breakaway faction, according to the secretary of the Board of Control for Cricket …

Lancashire have signed Australia Test batsman Usman Khawaja as their overseas player for the remainder of the season. Khawaja, 27, played the last of his nine Tests in Australia’s defeat …

Kevin Pietersen disappointed on his return to action in English cricket as he scored just five runs for Surrey in their five-wicket defeat against Essex. Pietersen’s flop came on Friday …

English county Yorkshire have announced a 20-year plan for their Headingley stadium in a bid to ensure they continue staging international cricket. Headingley has struggled to keep pace with major …

Allrounder James Faulkner has been endorsed as a future candidate for Test captaincy after being named skipper of Australia A. Faulkner will lead the side in two four-day fixtures against …

Australian-born Sam Robson was in line to make his England cricket debut after the Middlesex opener was named on Thursday in the squad to play Sri Lanka in next week’s …

Cricket Australia (CA) has joined the England Cricket Board and the International Cricket Council (ICC) in refusing to endorse a proposed women’s version of the IPL Twenty20 tournament. Former Australian …

It seemed a hard act to follow but Australian quick Mitchell Starc has not ruled out a repeat of his extraordinary Indian Premier League (IPL) on-field stoush with Kieron Pollard …

Explosive former Australian T20 batsman Luke Pomersbach has opted to stop playing professional cricket to deal with mental health issues. Queensland Cricket on Thursday announced Pomersbach had made a decision …

Former skipper Arjuna Ranatunga on Wednesday said Sri Lanka were right to run out England’s Jos Buttler, but felt he should have been recalled in the spirit of cricket. “We …

Don’t expect a flurry of high-profile omissions following David Warner’s withdrawal from Australia’s upcoming one-day tour of Zimbabwe. Warner ruled himself out of the August and September tour last month, …

Cricket, the international game of bats and balls that isn’t baseball, is enjoying a surge of popularity in America, with the debut of a national league this spring and higher …

England captain Alastair Cook said he expected the controversial run out of Jos Buttler during the fifth one-day international against Sri Lanka to “spice up” the forthcoming Test series between …

Sri Lanka beat England by six wickets to win the fifth and final one-day international at Edgbaston on Tuesday and take the series 3-2. Sri Lanka, after losing the toss, …