Australian Test spinner Nathan Lyon says young left-arm orthodox spinner Ashton Agar and Pakistani refugee Fawad Ahmed are his two tips to get a late call up into the Ashes …

The international cricketers’ association wants the International Cricket Council (ICC) to investigate what it calls possible vote “fixing” in a recent ballot to choose a member of one of the …

England will be forced to battle the high temperatures of the Red Centre when they travel to Alice Springs to play a Chairman’s XI between the first and second Tests …

Dumped for the Ashes, Mitchell Johnson has suffered more cricketing misfortune as the victim of a bizarre “hat-trick” in the Indian Premier League. Paceman Johnson claimed 3-27 in a match-winning …

Chris Rogers gave Australia a timely Ashes boost on Sunday with a double century in Middlesex’s county championship draw against Surrey at Lord’s. Rogers hit 214 – his ninth first-class …

Allrounder Dwayne Bravo on Saturday was named West Indies captain for next month’s Champions Trophy, replacing Darren Sammy who stays in charge of the Test and Twenty20 squads. Bravo, who …

Chris Rogers and Sam Robson – two Australian batsmen with vastly different ambitions – shared an opening stand of 259 as Middlesex turned the tables on Surrey after being forced …

India’s selectors on Saturday dropped opener Gautam Gambhir and all-rounder Yuvraj Singh for next month’s Champions Trophy one-day tournament in England. The duo were part of the side that beat …

The head of South Africa’s players’ union says Indian interests have forced a re-vote for the position of players’ representative on the International Cricket Council cricket committee, threatening to prevent …

Ravi Bopara promised to make the most of his latest England lifeline after he was the surprise inclusion in the hosts’ 15-man squad for next month’s ICC Champions Trophy and …

Nasir Hossain and Ziaur Rahman set up a huge 121-run win for Bangladesh over Zimbabwe in the first one-day cricket international at Queens Sports Club on Friday. Bangladesh posted 8-269 …

Graeme Swann and Tim Bresnan have been called up by England on Friday for next month’s Champions Trophy after recovering from elbow injuries that ruled the bowlers out of the …

Cricket Australia has decided against expanding the Big Bash League, and has moved the start date of the tournament back to late December for next summer to try and arrest …

New Zealand cricketer Jesse Ryder has made a significant step in his return to fitness since being allegedly assaulted in Christchurch five weeks ago. Ryder said on Twitter on Friday …

New Zealand captain Brendon McCullum and ex-skipper Ross Taylor are set for an earlier-than-anticipated arrival in England after being granted early releases by their Indian Premier League sides. The pair …

For the first time in years veteran allrounder Jacques Kallis won’t play at a major one-day tournament for South Africa after asking to be left out of the Champions Trophy …

A bright talent burdened by an oppressive schedule, in many ways Nathan Coulter-Nile represents the future of cricket. But the 25-year-old Western Australian wouldn’t have it any other way. Coulter-Nile …

Test victories, rare as they are, are generally cause for celebration among Bangladesh’s cricket side. But with the deadly collapse of a Bangladesh garment factory preceding the nation’s fourth Test …