Dom Bess, the Yorkshire and England offspinner, has said that the prospect of being selected for his maiden Ashes tour this winter is something he "would never, ever turn down", amid concerns that a number…
ScorecardWorcestershire produced an excellent response after conceding their second-highest total in matches against Sussex.Luke Wells followed his 258 in his last appearance at Hove with 155, Luke Wright made 87, his highest Championship score at…
ScorecardGareth Batty hopes Surrey's resounding opening-round victory over Warwickshire has "sent a message" to their Championship rivals.Surrey took less than an hour to wrap up an innings victory on the fourth day, claiming 23 points…
ScorecardVictoria celebrate their third successive Sheffield Shield title•Getty ImagesVictoria have completed a hat-trick of Sheffield Shield titles for the first time in the state's history, wrapping up a third consecutive triumph by playing out a…
The ECB are to launch an ambitious project designed to attract a new generation of supporters to the game.With evidence suggesting the sport has slipped to something approaching irrelevance in the eyes of children (research…
Misbah-ul-Haq believes only greater and more regular exposure to Australian conditions can break Pakistan's record-run of 12 consecutive Test defeats in the country.Pakistan's 220-run defeat in the third and final Test in Sydney condemned them…
Fast bowler Kamrul Islam Rabbi has been named as a replacement for Shafiul Islam in Bangladesh's 22-man preliminary squad that will train in Sydney from December 11 in preparation for the tour to New Zealand.Shafiul…
Ben Duckett was "desperately unlucky" to be squeezed out of the England ODI squad by the return of Eoin Morgan, Alex Hales and Joe Root, according to the coach, Trevor Bayliss.Duckett batted at No. 3…
Following his heroic efforts in Sharjah, which helped West Indies to a rare away-Test win, wicketkeeper-batsman Shane Dowrich has been drafted into the ODI squad to play in the tri-series in Zimbabwe later this month.…
Dhawal Kulkarni's six-for and Abhishek Nayar's unbeaten 45 led Mumbai to a tense two-wicket win on the third day against Tamil Nadu, to start their title defense in Lahli. Once Tamil Nadu were bowled out…