Cricket News

The fall-out Down Under rumbles on following England’s unexpected victory over Australia in the first Test in Cardiff.

Jonathan Liew: Michael Clarke and Darren Lehmann now need to drag Australia out of this mess

Scyld Berry: Twice this year England have lost their next Test after a win - the same must not occur at Lord's

Middlesex pace bowler Steven Finn took 4-41 on day two of their game with Somerset to give the selectors a gentle nudge ahead of the second Investec Ashes Test.

Jesse Ryder took three wickets in 27 deliveries late in the final session, as Essex fought back from a difficult start on the opening day of their County Championship game against Glamorgan at Chelmsford.

Glenn McGrath column: We were beaten in the first Test on my Ashes debut tour in 1997 - but a move away from over-attacking tactics can turn series

Kent are through to the NatWest T20 Blast quarter-finals after a superb innings from Alex Blake helped them to a three-wicket win over Gloucestershire at Cheltenham.

Former England opener Marcus Trescothick paid tribute to the current side which claimed an early advantage in the Ashes on Saturday when they beat Australia by 169 runs in Cardiff in the first Investec Test.

Australia coach Darren Lehmann suggests all-rounder could be replaced by Mitchell Marsh

Michael Vaughan: Home side have often been at their most vulnerable after a crushing victory so now is the time to prove it is a new era with back-to-back wins over Australia

Soumya Sarkar hit a fluent 88 not out as Bangladesh cruised to a seven-wicket win over South Africa in the second one-day international in Dhaka.

Alan Tyers: There were few complaints to be had over Sky's treatment of the first test

Ireland recovered from a poor start to beat the United States by 46 runs in Group A of the Twenty20 World Cup qualifiers in Belfast.

New coach praises Alastair Cook's leadership which contributed to England's flying start against Australia in the Ashes

Cricket great asks for help after appearing to get stuck on a day trip to Great Haseley, near Oxford

Five things we learned: What is a 'par score' when batting first in England and 'Second Innings Sid' makes a comeback, here are Rob Bagchi's five pointers

Scyld Berry runs rule over Alastair Cook and Michael Clarke's line-ups following England's superb first Test win in Cardiff

A round up of the way they reacted to their defeat in the first test down under

The Ashes Tests are a serious old business ... most of the time anyway!

Paul Collingwood thinks Australia are going to find England a hard team to beat in the ongoing Investec Ashes series.

Australia coach Darren Lehmann has hinted changes could be made for the second Investec Ashes Test at Lord's in the wake of their capitulation in Cardiff.

The Cricket Writers on TV gang have given Alastair Cook the thumbs-up for his captaincy of England at Cardiff.