Cricket News

Oliver Brown: Mitchell Johnson is the latest in a long line of fast bowlers to whom England have no answer

Hampshire all-but booked their place in the quarter-finals of the T20 Blast with a six-run victory over Somersetat the Ageas Bowl on Thursday evening.

Hampshire's victory and Surrey's defeat on Thursday did little to resolve a complicated South Group ahead of a busy final round of Natwest T20 Blast matches on Friday evening.

Meg Lanning scored a brilliant century as Australia beat England by 63 runs

Players such as Jos Buttler and Joe Root who appear in all three formats could face punishing winter after tour dates are agreed

Australia Women captain Meg Lanning hit a hundred as they beat England Women by 63 runs in the second Royal London ODI in Bristol to level the 2015 Ashes at 1-1.

Leicestershire batsman Matthew Boyce has announced his retirement with immediate effect.

Jonny Bairstow is back for England.

Shaun Marsh proved to the Australia selectors he would be a safe alternative to Chris Rogers for the third Ashes Test by hitting an unbeaten century on day one of the tour match against Derbyshire.

Steven Smith’s remarkable run of form shows no signs of abating, with the Australia batsman racking up the runs yet again in the second Investec Ashes Test at Lord’s.

Bangladesh scored 326 – their highest Test score against South Africa – as they built a first-innings lead on day three of the first Test in Chittagong.

Sri Lanka have named five uncapped players in their 15-man squad for the forthcoming Twenty20 series against Pakistan.

A fielding mix-up between the Birmingham Bears' Varun Chopra and Josh Poysden allowed Josh Cobb to escape dismissal after he smashed his effort high into the air.

South Africa wicketkeeper Quinton de Kock has been fined for barging Tamim Iqbal during the ongoing first Test against Bangladesh.