Photos of the Day 3 of the second Test between India and England, being played at Lord's
Australians asking fans at the ICC World Cup to stop booing David Warner and Steve Smith is "a bit strange" as their former coach Darren Lehmann had once told supporters to jeer England's Stuart Broad, the hosts' batsman Jonny Bairstow said.
India off-spinner Ravichandran Ashwin said wickets must be credited to the bowlers when they run out batters at the non-striker's end for backing up too far, as it requires "presence of mind".
Will Rohit Sharma get one final opportunity to salvage his Test career?
Uncapped off-spinner James Tredwell was called into the England squad as cover on Thursday after Graeme Swann and Stuart Broad were ruled out of the first two One-Day Internationals through injury. Spinner Swann has a side strain and pace bowler Broad a shoulder injury.
South Africa lost four wickets in the final session of a fluctuating first day of the second Test against England at Trent Bridge on Friday but finished with a defiant flourish to end on 309 for six.
England batted with positive intent to take control of the final Ashes Test at The Oval on Saturday, moving on to 389-9 at the close on the third day with a 377-run lead over Australia.
England are thinking of bringing a specialist spinner back into the line-up after going with an all-pace attack in their last two outings, coach Chris Silverwood said as they arrived in Cape Town for their second Test against South Africa starting on Friday. That means a seamer such as record wicket-taker James Anderson or Stuart Broad may be dropped for a contest expected to be played on a much flatter deck than the first Test in Pretoria, which South Africa won by 107 runs inside four days on Sunday.
England paceman James Anderson will be rested for the first Ashes Test against Australia but he is fit to play, wicketkeeper Jos Buttler said.
England have named uncapped seam bowler Ollie Robinson in their 14-man squad to replace all-rounder Ben Stokes for the second Test against Pakistan starting on Thursday, the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) said on Wednesday.
India's batting icon Sachin Tendulkar came out in support of Yuvraj Singh, who received a lot of his criticism for his batting failure against Sri Lanka in the final of ICC World Twenty20, in Dhaka, on Sunday.
Around 11.30pm, several players including Stuart Broad and Kevin Pietersen took it in turns to get up from where they were sitting and wander over to relieve themselves on the pitch, Australian newspaper The Age reported on Monday.
Images from Day 4 of the first Test between England and New Zealand at Lord's in London on Saturday.
The second day's play in the third Test between England and South Africa at The Oval will not take place on Friday following the death of Queen Elizabeth, the England and Wales Cricket Board said on Thursday.
Team India may have won the inaugural edition of the ICC World T20 Championships' under inspirational Mahendra Singh Dhoni in 2007 but their performances in subsequent editions was nothing to shout about.
England hammered India by an innings and 159 runs in the second Test at Lord's on Day 4 to take a commanding 2-0 lead in the five-match series, on Sunday.
England paceman Stuart Board has credited a short stint with Nottinghamshire and a pep talk with county coaches for the amazing resurrection of his career as he emerged Man-of-the-series in India's 4-0 whitewash after struggling against Sri Lanka a few weeks back.
England pacer Stuart Broad has revealed that he and James Anderson are likely to be rotated through the five-Test series against India starting August 1 as part of the team management's strategy to balance the duo's workload.
England pace bowler Jofra Archer has been omitted from the side for the first Ashes Test against Australia starting at Edgbaston on Thursday
Ian Bell top scored with a mature innings of 91 and James Anderson claimed three wickets to help England crush Australia by 48 runs in their Group A match of the Champions Trophy in Birmingham, on Saturday.
Overall, India have lost a Test match inside three days 14 times, including six times in England.
England brushed aside any concerns surrounding captain Alastair Cook's availability for the upcoming Ashes series in Australia despite the opening batsman's decision to skip a practice session on Tuesday due to a sore back.
Australia captured three quick wickets in England's second innings after collapsing to 160 all out on the second day of the fifth Ashes Test.
England have included two newcomers in a 16-man ODI squad to play Pakistan.
Fast bowler Jake Ball hoped that his performance on his Test debut against Pakistan would help silence those critics who questioned his inclusion in the team.
Netherlands registered a 45-run upset victory over former champions England in the World T20, in Chittagong, on Monday.
England captain Ben Stokes' swashbuckling 155 was in vain as Australia won the second Ashes Test at Lord's by 43 runs on an extraordinary final day on Sunday to take a 2-0 lead in the five-Test series.
Wicketkeeper Jos Buttler will continue as England's vice-captain during the World Cup, the BBC reported on Tuesday.
Shane Watson has rated South African paceman Dale Steynand England seamer Stuart Broad as the toughest bowlers he faced in his Test career.
Matthew Wade's defiant century proved in vain as England bowled Australia out for 263 to win the final Test at The Oval by 135 runs on Sunday and ensure the first drawn Ashes series since 1972.
England's Stuart Broad has defended his decision not to walk in the most controversial incident of the first Ashes series this year, suggesting the huge row blew up because Australia had "wasted" their two referrals.
Could the Chennai Test against Bangladesh this week be Ravichandran Ashwin's last Test in front of his home fans?
England's bowling attack will struggle to bowl out Australia in the Ashes if they prepare flat wickets
West Indies batsman Chris Gayle smashed fifty from 12 balls for the Melbourne Renegades in the Big Bash League on Monday to match India's Yuvraj Singh's record for the fastest half-century in Twenty20 cricket.
Images from Day 1 of the fifth and final Ashes Test between England and Australia in London, on Wednesday.
England coach Andy Flower is not willing to experiment with his line-up too much for next week's final Ashes Test against Australia even though the hosts have already wrapped up the five-match series 3-0.
The Australian media has labelled as "humiliating" the dramatic batting collapse that cost the country's cricketers a chance to win the fourth Ashes Test against England.
McGrath shared a word of caution that promises to prolong Bumrah's career.
Images from Day 3 of the third Ashes Test between England and Australia, in Manchester, on Saturday.
New Zealand captain Kane Williamson (919) continued to lead the batting charts, with the Australian duo of Steve Smith (891) and Marnus Labuschagne (878) rounding up the top three.
