Cricket News

Yorkshire Vikings, Durham Jets and Essex Eagles secured the final three NatWest T20 Blast quarter-final spots as the group stage concluded on Friday night.

England's Stuart Broad says team-mate Joe Root is "the most complete batsman" he has ever played with.

Azhar Ali and Shan Masood struck fifties before Pakistan declared on 261-3 on day one of their tour match against Worcestershire, at New Road.

Pakistan will aim to consign their comprehensive second Test defeat to the bin when they take on England in the third Test at Edgbaston, from Wednesday.

Tom Latham hit a fourth Test hundred for New Zealand as they built a 151-run lead over Zimbabwe on day two of the first Test in Bulawayo.

Sir Ian Botham believes England should consider recalling leg-spinner Adil Rashid for the third Test against Pakistan as a replacement for the injured Ben Stokes.

The possibility of day-night Test cricket in England moved a step closer on Friday, with Warwickshire agreeing to host a pink ball trial under lights at second team level next month.

Jason Roy has been given three penalty points by the ECB cricket discipline commission after an incident in Surrey's T20 Blast match against Sussex.

Australia need 185 more runs to win a tantalisingly-poised first Test against Sri Lanka in Pallekele after reaching stumps on day four on 83-3.

Brett D'Oliveira has signed a new three-year contract with Worcestershire which commits him to the county until the end of the 2019 season.

Essex's Ashar Zaidi sprayed the ball to all parts against Middlesex with a little help from his painted black bat.

Australia called up left-arm spinner Jon Holland in a like-for-like replacement after a hamstring injury has all but ended Steve O'Keefe's tour of Sri Lanka.