Cricket News

Birmingham Bears have signed New Zealand captain and opening batsman Brendon McCullum for the defence of their T20 Blast title.

Australia's Ashes squad has been revealed for this summer's tour of the UK which starts on July 8 in Cardiff.

New England and Wales Cricket Board chairman Colin Graves has confirmed he will press to see Test matches shortened to four days.

England batting coach Mark Ramprakash has thrown his weight behind Chelsea's Asian Star initiative.

Middlesex and Lancashire look to replace Adam Voges and Peter Siddle, while Brendon McCullum joins Birmingham Bears

Leicestershire have signed Ireland all-rounder Kevin O’Brien for the NatWest T20 Blast.

Nick Hoult: New Zealand spinner played in the shadow of Muttiah Muralitharan and Shane Warne but no one surpassed his everyman appeal

Fawad Ahmed has beaten World Cup-winning Glenn Maxwell, and Ashton Agar – who hit 98 on Test debut in the 2013 Ashes – for the second spinner spot in the Australia touring squad this summer.

With a mixture of experienced campaigners and new names, Ben Bloom looks at Australia's 17-man squad for this summer's Ashes

Former England batsman Paul Collingwood says he is not surprised that Australia have called up 35-year-old Adam Voges for their squad to play England in the Ashes series this summer.

New Zealand spinner Daniel Vettori has confirmed his retirement from international cricket.

Glenn Maxwell and James Faulkner, two players integral to their World Cup win, miss out, but there are call ups for Adam Voges and Fawad Ahmed