Sri Lanka fought hard against Pakistani spinners led by Saeed Ajmal to reach 5-220 at stumps on the opening day of the third Test in Sharjah on Thursday. Ajmal took …

Little-known batsman Craig Simmons scored the fastest century in Big Bash League history to inspire the Perth Scorchers to a thrilling five-run win over the Adelaide Strikers in Thursday night’s …

Sri Lanka, who chose to bat after winning the toss, reached 3-133 at tea on the opening day of the third and final Test against Pakistan in Sharjah on Thursday. …

Little-known batsman Craig Simmons scored the fastest century in Big Bash League history to lift the Perth Scorchers to 7-203 in their Twenty20 clash with the Adelaide Strikers at the …

Sri Lanka reached 1-64 at lunch on the opening day of the third and final Test against Pakistan in Sharjah on Thursday. Opener Dimuth Karunaratne (34) and Kumar Sangakkara (12) …

Australia will target English captain Charlotte Edwards and fellow batter Arran Brindle as the host nation tries to fight its way back into Ashes contention. England’s 61-run Test win in …

Blossoming Test star Steve Smith is embracing his role as the Sydney Sixers’ finisher. At 24, the middle-order batsman is entering his prime, with three centuries in his last six …

In his playing days Darren Lehmann wasn’t the toughest part-time spin bowler for an international batsman to pick but George Bailey admits he’s often left bamboozled by his coach. In …

Australia continue to revel in England’s disastrous tour Down Under, as the visitors try to bounce back from another blow going into Friday’s second one-day international in Brisbane. The tourists …

Thursday’s only Twenty20 Big Bash Round 7 match is between Perth Scorchers and Adelaide Strikers. The opening ball is set to commence at 19:40pm with the game to be played at …

Australian paceman Ryan Harris will return to action for the Brisbane Heat in Saturday’s Big Bash League match against the Adelaide Strikers. Harris trained with the Heat on Wednesday and …

After a stuttering return to international cricket, two match-winning Twenty20 innings from Luke Ronchi have his career back on track. The wicketkeeper-batsman, who played seven times for Australia before switching …

Sydney Thunder boss Nick Cummins admits signing Australian skipper Michael Clarke and opener David Warner for the Big Bash League this season has been a failure. In an open letter, …

Allrounder Shane Watson will miss Australia’s third and fourth one-day internationals against England, with Daniel Christian to take his place in the squad. Coach Darren Lehmann has opted to rest …

Perth Scorchers coach Justin Langer is confident rival sides won’t be able to poach in-form opener Simon Katich for next summer’s Big Bash League. But whether Katich is available to …

Sri Lanka is to go ahead with a tour to Bangladesh later this month after carrying out its own security assessment in the violence-plagued country, cricket board officials say. “We …

Some of cricket’s greatest players have urged officials to persist with the threatened World Test Championship (WTC). The International Cricket Council intends to stage the inaugural edition of the proposed …

A Pakistan court has restored suspended cricket board chief Zaka Ashraf, official media say, the latest development in an embarrassing legal scandal in the cricket-mad nation. The process, which began …