New Zealand great Daniel Vettori is looking forward to returning to international action in the first one-dayer against England at Lord’s on Friday. The 34-year-old left-arm spinner, who has been …

New Zealand left-arm seamer Trent Boult won’t be fit for the coming one-day series against England and is likely to miss the subsequent Champions Trophy tournament as well. Boult suffered …

The International Cricket Council is probing allegations of match-fixing in Bangladeshi cricket with former national captain Mohammad Ashraful among those being questioned, local officials said Thursday. ICC anti-corruption inspectors were …

Colourful London mayor Boris Johnson will wear an Australian cricket shirt for a day if the Aussies manage to win the Ashes. Former Australian legspinner Shane Warne forced Johnson into …

Spin king Shane Warne says Fawad Ahmed would be a great addition to the Ashes squad if his Australian citizenship can be fast-tracked in time. Immigration Minister Brendan O’Connor has …

Ricky Ponting senses Australia “got lazy” as their era of dominance faded – but will be back with a vengeance for the Ashes. And the former Test captain has warned …

Pakistan legspinner Fawad Ahmed could join Australia’s Ashes campaign as a result of citizenship law changes introduced to parliament on Thursday. Immigration and Citizenship Minister Brendan O’Connor’s bill will enable …

Ricky Ponting has warned England they will be better off talking about the Ashes than trying to stick to an impossible embargo on the ‘A’ word. Ponting will be in …

Former Australian international Luke Ronchi will open the batting when he makes his New Zealand debut in the first one-day international against England. Ronchi and Martin Guptill will face the …

The International Cricket Council’s (ICC) cricket committee said on Wednesday countries could risk losing their Test status unless they played a minimum number of Test matches over a four-year period. …

Michael Clarke insists Australia are fully focused on the Champions Trophy despite another eagerly-awaited Ashes series being just over a month away. Skipper Clarke and his team are in Cardiff …

England team director Andy Flower said on Wednesday he was thinking optimistically about star batsman Kevin Pietersen’s chances of returning to fitness in time for the Ashes series against Australia. …

Former Australia captain Ricky Ponting has back-tracked on a suggestion he could return to Test cricket as an emergency Ashes call-up by ruling himself out of the upcoming series against …

India’s sports ministry demanded Indian cricket chief Narainswamy Srinivasan resign “on moral grounds” on Wednesday amidst the ongoing spot-fixing scandal. “BCCI is inquiring into allegations of match and spot-fixing. As …

Former Queensland paceman Chris Swan has been named as the Bulls’ new bowling coach following the departure of Ashley Noffke. Swan, who retired from cricket at the end of the …

Former Australia captain Ricky Ponting has admitted he would not turn down an emergency Ashes call-up. The 38-year-old retired from Test cricket in December after a stellar career where he …

Captain Alastair Cook says England topped up its confidence for the Ashes with their home turf pounding of New Zealand. And defeated Kiwi captain Brendan McCullum tips the Poms to …

Gloomy weather in Cardiff could prevent Australia’s cricketers training outdoors at the start of their ICC Champions Trophy campaign. Rain could force the Australians indoors for their first scheduled training …