Cricket News

Another century from Steve Smith put Australia in command after the opening day of the second Test against West Indies at Sabina Park in Kingston.

A rain delay of 50 minutes leaves England needing 34 off 13 balls to win second ODI with three wickets in hand, a near impossible job says Nick Hoult

The 32-year-old England bowler, who is preparing for his sixth Ashes series, is following many of his contemporaries into the Honours list

David Lloyd hailed the state of one-day cricket after England and New Zealand served up another run-fest at The Oval.

NZ (398-5) beat Eng (365-9) by 13 runs under D/L method Eoin Morgan leads brave bid to chase 398-5 on superb batting surface, only for the rain interruption to make task even harder

Cricketer James Anderson and footballer Frank Lampard have been awarded OBEs in the Queen's Birthday Honours List.

Captain Eoin Morgan has praised his young side for the way they threw themselves into an ultimately thrilling but fruitless One Day International run chase against New Zealand at The Oval.

New Zealand's Tim Southee produced some magic in the field to help steer them to victory over England at The Oval.

Chris Gayle's final game for Somerset was a washout in the T20 Blast while Jacques Rudolph enjoyed his first century in the competition as Glamorgan won on Friday.

New Zealand all-rounder Corey Anderson has sustained a back injury and will play no further part on the tour of England.

Matt Prior has admitted a sense of relief after announcing his decision to retire at the age of 33 due to an Achilles injury.

Over-by-over commentary on the second ODI at The Oval - watch live on Sky Sports 2 HD.

Follow live over-by-over commentary from second one-day international between England and New Zealand at the Oval on Friday, 12 June 2015