Cricket News

Specsavers County Championship leaders Middlesex moved a step closer to securing the title with a comprehensive win by an innings and 80 runs over Durham on day three at Lord's.

Specsavers County Championship Division Two table-toppers, Essex, edged closer to victory over Derbyshire, having reduced their County Ground hosts to 213-5 following on in their second innings, still trailing by 152 run...

Centuries from Steve Smith and Shaun Marsh raised Australian hopes of avoiding a whitewash in the final Test against Sri Lanka before the visitors were pegged back by their bogeyman Rangana Herath.

Kent batsman Joe Denly has signed a long-term contract extension.

Pakistan captain Misbah-ul-Haq has been fined 20 per cent of his match fee for his team's slow over rate against England during the Oval Test.

England coach Trevor Bayliss predicts "tough decisions" will have to be made when the selectors meet to pick the Test squad to tour Bangladesh and India.