England offspinner Graeme Swann will miss the final two one-day internationals against Australia to rest his sore right elbow ahead of the upcoming Test series with South Africa. England selector …

Clint McKay insists he is happy to be the steady, quiet man of the Australian bowling attack while the faster bowlers grab the headlines. Although England lead the five-match one-day …

The Edgbaston rain has ruined any chance England had of surpassing Australia at the top of the one-day international world rankings after the third match of the series was washed …

The third one-day international between England and Australia at Edgbaston has been abandoned because of rain without a ball bowled. The umpires inspected the ground regularly on Wednesday but every …

England Test captain Andrew Strauss has joined mourners at the funeral of young cricketer Tom Maynard in Cardiff. The 23-year-old Surrey batsman, buried in his home city, was one of …

Rain delayed the start of the third one-day match between England and Australia at Edgbaston on Wednesday. The umpires made an inspection of the saturated outfield at 2pm (11pm AEST), …

Kumar Sangakkara narrowly missed a double-century for the second successive match as the rain-hit second Test between Pakistan and Sri Lanka ended in a dreary draw in Colombo on Wednesday. …

P – Indian batting superstar Sachin Tendulkar will skip the upcoming series of limited-overs matches in Sri Lanka, it was announced on Wednesday. India will play five one-day internationals, starting …

Australia’s chief national selector John Inverarity says he’s happy with the next batch of batsmen putting pressure on Australia’s Test top six ahead of next year’s Ashes tour. Australia have …

The second Test between Pakistan and Sri Lanka in Colombo was heading for a draw after the hosts saved the follow-on during the fifth and final day on Wednesday. Sri …

Rising cricket star Mitch Marsh has re-signed with Western Australia, dismissing reports he was considering moving elsewhere. Reports earlier in the week suggested Marsh was exploring his options after initially …

Kumar Sangakkara hit an unbeaten 187 as Sri Lanka easily avoided the embarrassment of a follow-on in the second Test against Pakistan in Colombo on Wednesday. Sri Lanka, who started …

Six weeks after Luke Pomersbach’s cricket career appeared over, Queensland not only threw the wayward batsman a lifeline but described it as a “no-brainer”. Critics on fan forums reacted quickly …

Sheffield Shield champions Queensland have given a career lifeline to wayward batsman Luke Pomersbach by including the former West Australian in their 20-man squad for the 2012-13 season. Pomersbach relocated …

Pakistan’s cricket board has received an invitation from India for October’s Twenty20 Champions League, in a step towards reviving cricket ties between the arch-rivals that have been suspended since 2008. …

Sri Lanka’s Tillakaratne Dilshan and Kumar Sangakkara have smashed successive centuries against Pakistan to light up the rain-hit second Test in Colombo. The hosts, replying to Pakistan’s first innings total …

Australia batsman George Bailey insisted on Tuesday morale was still high despite being “outplayed” by England and they remain confident of winning the series. England are seeking a seventh consecutive …

Sri Lanka, replying to Pakistan’s first innings total of 6-551 declared, moved to 1-178 by tea on the fourth day of the rain-hit second Test in Colombo on Tuesday. Tillakaratne …