Images from Wednesday's World Cup mach between Australia and Pakistan, at The County Ground, in Taunton.
Steve Smith continued his build up for the fourth Ashes Test by heading straight to the practice nets after being dismissed in Australia's tour match against Derbyshire on Thursday.
The seasoned Alastair Cook warmed up for next month's Test series against India with an unbeaten century as England Lions made a solid start against India 'A' on Day 1 of the four-day unofficial Test.
None of the players will be available for at least the first two to three games of their respective franchises.
'I am still very passionate to go out there, be there in the middle and win games for India. I know there is still room for improvements in terms of my batting and that is something I am working on... There are certain dimensions I would like to add to my batting...'
India 'A' struggled to 106 for four in 32 overs after veteran Alastair Cook's marathon 180 powered England Lions to 423 all out on the second day of the only four-day unofficial Test in Worcester.
Riding on scintillating centuries by Prithvi Shaw and Hanuma Vihari, India A scored a crushing 203-run victory over West Indies A to make the final of the Tri-Series one-day tournament, in Northampton, on Friday.
Australia are prepared for some hostile short bowling from West Indies in their second game at Trent Bridge, captain Aaron Finch said on Wednesday.
The Indian women's cricket team suffered its second successive defeat to England women as it lost the second Twenty20 match by eight wickets in Chelmsford on Thursday.
India will face hosts England at Derby on the opening day of the ICC Women's World Cup which gets underway on June 24.
Australia's troubled Ashes tour of England continued when they drew with county side Northamptonshire on Sunday.
If injuries and back-to-back Test defeats were not enough, the Indian cricket team's tour of England has taken another disastrous turn as pacer Praveen Kumar reportedly got into a spat with fans after the practice match against Nothamptonshire.
A well-made hundred by Abhinav Mukund highlighted the opening day of India's tour match against Northamptonshire at the County Ground on Friday.
Stand-in captain Gautam Gambhir won the toss and elected to bat against Northamptonshire in their practice game at the county's ground on Friday. Opener Gambhir is leading the side even though skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni is part of the team. He may not keep wickets for entire duration, as reserve 'keeper Wriddhiman Saha is also in the team.
India's batting woes continued as the visitors suffered a humiliating 46-run defeat at the hands of England in the NatWest Women's T20 Quadrangular Series in Taunton on Sunday.
The two teams will play three Twenty20 Internationals, starting July 3 at Old Trafford, followed by three One-day Internationals and then the five Tests at the Edgbaston, the Lord's, Trent Bridge, the Rose Bowl and The Oval.
Pakistan's ODI captain Shahid Afridi said his team was trying to keep its morale high in the wake of the spot-fixing scandal and was looking forward to their practice game against Somerset on Thursday.
Former Australia captain Steve Waugh believes that the return of Steve Smith Smith and David Warner will make opponents wary of the country's team at the upcoming ICC World Cup.
India A started their cricket tri-series campaign on a disastrous note as they slumped to a humiliating 166-run defeat at the hands of West Indies A in the opening match at the County Ground in Northampton on Monday.
Rishabh Pant excelled with a counter-attacking 71-ball 67 as India 'A' scored a five-wicket victory over West Indies 'A' in the second unofficial Test, coming back from a precarious position to clinch the series 1-0, in Taunton, on Friday.
Captain Sarfaraz Ahmed is adamant that his side will pick up next week where they brilliantly left off before heavy rain held up their charge.
Rahul Chahar (2/53) and his cousin Deepak (2/39), alongwith pacer Navdeep Saini (2/31) -- all of whom made the cut for India's limited over squad on Sunday -- picked up two wickets each to help India A dismiss West Indies A for 236 in 47.4 overs.
India booked a semi-final berth in the women's Twenty20 World Cup after humbling Sri Lanka by five wickets in a rain-marred Pool B match, in Taunton, on Monday. Punam Raut scored a patient 30 off 40 balls and Mithali Raj an unbeaten 22-ball 32 as India romped home after restricting the Lankans to a paltry 94 for six in a rain-reduced 18 overs-a-side match at County Ground.
Opener Murali Vijay and vice-captain Ajinkya Rahane will be looking to get into the groove in India 'A''s last first-class engagement, against England Lions at the County Ground in Worcester, starting on Monday.
The fond memories of 2015 came rolling back for Mitchell Starc after beginning his World Cup campaign in near-identical fashion to his crowning moment.
India beat England by nine runs in the second ODI to level the series 1-1.
Opener Dinesh Karthik hit a blazing half-century in the second innings as the three-match between England Lions and the Indians ended in a draw.
The ace batsman scored 171 as the Indians ended Day 2 on 336-7, in the three-day match against England Lions.
The India discard produced an incisive spell of fast bowling to give Worcestershire with a terrific start against Somerset in a County Championship.
England were 204 for 2 after following-on on the penultimate day of second and last women's cricket Test against India.
England were 204 for 2 after following-on on the penultimate day of second and last women's cricket Test against India.
India made England follow-on after gaining a 208-run first innings lead in the second women's Test.
He also hit 15 runs off 6 balls as Middlesex beat Worcestershire by 32 runs in the one-day National League Division One match on Monday.
Responding to England Under-19's 392 in the first innings, the Indians were 230 for 3 at stumps on day 2 of the four-day match.
India under-19 beat their English counterparts by 41 runs in the opening ODI at Derbyshire.
The Indian cricket fraternity has lauded the women's national team for starting its campaign in the ICC Women's World Cup on a winning note in the United Kingdom.
Reader Satish Umadi sent us this picture from Hove.
India batsman Cheteshwar Pujara has been issued a British work permit and is set to join Derbyshire County Cricket Club this week for the remainder of the English County Championship.
Bangladesh's pursuit of West Indies' big total was bold, brash and brilliant. Led first by Tamim Iqbal and then taken up by the in-form talisman Shakib Al Hasan, who also picked up two wickets with his left-arm spin.
Neesham, a batting all-rounder, rocked the Afghanistan innings by his incisive bowling and in the process returned with his career-best figures of 5/31 from his 10 overs. His earlier best was 4/42.
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