Cricket News

Batting collapses have been the "thread that runs through Joe Root's tenure" as England captain, according to Mark Butcher.

Joe Root says he wants to continue as England men's Test captain, despite his team falling to a 10-wicket drubbing to the West Indies in the third Test in Grenada - making it a run of five series without victory.

England were handed a 10-wicket hammering by the West Indies early on day four of the third Test in Grenada to go five Test series without victory.

South Africa beat India by three wickets in a thrilling finale to set up a semi-final showdown with England at the Women's Cricket World Cup. 

Defending champions England continued their World Cup resurgence as they beat Bangladesh by 100 runs to march into the semi-finals with their fourth successive victory. 

England batting coach Marcus Trescothick says the team are "gutted with how we performed" after yet another batting collapse saw them on the edge of suffering a series defeat in the West Indies.