England beat India by eight wickets in rain-affected 2nd women''s ODI to level series 1-1
Jos Buttler top-scored again as England chased down an imposing target and beat West Indies by four wickets in the second T20 International on Sunday to take a 2-0 lead.
England captain Ben Stokes said fast bowler Jofra Archer is 100 percent ready to play his first Test since February 2021.
England skipper Ben Stokes and right-arm seamer Brydon Carse are unlikely to feature in the upcoming Test series against India and the Ashes as they are still recovering from injuries.
Jofra Archer has not featured in a Test since 2021 and was recently included in the England squad for the second Test after playing a four-day Country game for Sussex.
Akhtar will join his new team-mates on Monday, after the completion of Pakistan's NatWest Challenge series against England.
England captain Ben Stokes went on to call Jofra Archer an 'incredibly gifted cricketer', irrespective of the colour of the ball in his hand.
England Test captain Ben Stokes hopes he can become a dominant force with both bat and ball again when the all-rounder returns from hamstring surgery.
India fast bowler Varun Aaron will play for Durham in the remainder of the English county season. He becomes the second Indian this summer to play for a county club after promising batsman Cheteshwar Pujara joined Derbyshire.
Reader Dr Pratish Thakkar sent us a picture of Geoffrey Boycott from Durham.
Former South Africa all rounder Shaun Pollock will play for English county Durham in the Twenty20 Cup this season, the club said on Wednesday.
England Test captain Ben Stokes will be sidelined for at least three months
England moved towards victory in the second Test against Sri Lanka whose batsmen showed sufficient resolve on Sunday to push the game into a fourth day if not affect a result that still seems inevitable.
Rain forced the abandonment of the first One-Dayer between India and England. The match was called off 7.2 overs into the home side's run chase in Chester-le-Street on Saturday. Chasing 275 for a win, England were 27 for two in 7.2 overs.
'I want to be wearing this England shirt for as long as I can.'
Australia needed 299 to win the fourth Test at Chester-le-Street in Durham and the visitors were well-placed at 147 for one on the fourth day. However, they crashed to 224 all out. Here's deconstructing the Australian collapse.
Ben Stokes eased concerns about his fitness after he captained England to a thumping eight-wicket win over New Zealand in the first Test at Christchurch's Hagley Oval on Sunday.
Captain Harry Brook scored a dazzling 87 before Liam Livingstone wrought havoc by smashing 62 in 27 balls as England thrashed Australia by 186 runs in a rain-shortened ODI at Lord's.
Only 30 overs were possible as heavy rains lashed the Riverside ground
England fast bowler Mark Wood has been ruled out of the Test series against Sri Lanka due to a thigh injury.
Tilak Varma smashed an unbeaten half-century to steer India to a thrilling two-wicket victory against England in Chennai on Saturday.
However, the offences do not appear to be hate crimes or motivated by hate, Durham Regional Police said in a press release on Thursday.
Moeen Ali scored a majestic century as England amassed an impressive first-innings total by lunch on Day Two of the second Test against Sri Lanka in Durham.
'It's always frustrating to miss out. I've got some good things to focus on, so even though I'm not playing I've got a goal in mind.'
Chasing 305 for victory, England were pushed on the backfoot when they were reduced to 11/2 early in the chase. But a partnership of 156 between Brook and Will Jacks (84 in 82 balls, with nine fours and a six) swung the tide in the hosts' favour.
India Test discard Virender Sehwag has been roped in to captain the Marylebone Cricket Club squad in a four-day Champion County match against Durham, starting March 23, in Abu Dhabi.
On August 9, the Mumbai batter had made a magnificent 244 off 153 balls and that innings contained 28 boundaries and 11 sixes to guide Northamptonshire to an 87-run win over Somerset.
They have been clubbed in Group B where they also face Australia, Namibia and Oman.
Cheteshwar Pujara, leading Sussex, scored a century in the first innings against Durham in the the County Championship Division Two match.
Dale Steyn requested Sunrisers Hyderabad to give him a break for this season owing to personal reasons.
Potent England pace bowling after an unbeaten 155 from Moeen Ali put Alastair Cook's side in complete control on a one-sided second day of the second Test against Sri Lanka in Durham on Saturday.
The 23-year-old Shaw made a fine impression during his short stint with the Steelbacks during the One-Day Cup 2023, amassing 429 runs in four innings.
'Gill is the most talented batter in this new generation.'
David Bedingham said it is a dream to score a hundred in front of friends and family as he owes them a lot.
Left-arm India seamer Jaydev Unadkat will join his Saurashtra teammate Cheteshwar Pujara at Sussex for three games in the County Championship in September.
'I don't know, I've never seen something like that before, so I have no idea.'
Ben Stokes rated the 28-run victory over India in the first Test in Hyderabad on Sunday as the finest moment yet in his time as the England captain.
Durham pace duo of Matthew Potts and Brydon Carse wreaked havoc on a depleted India A side as they bowled the hosts out for a modest 192 to give England Lions upper hand in the third and final unofficial Test in Ahmedabad on Thursday.
India international Cheteshwar Pujara has been suspended from one county game after his team Sussex was docked 12 points in the County Championship.
