Five years after his international debut, New Zealand fast bowler Neil Wagner could be in line to play his first ODI in the Ireland tri-nation series, which starts from Thursday. A relatively inexperienced New Zealand…
Fast bowler Mohammad Irfan has been banned from all forms of cricket for a year after he pleaded guilty to failing to report details of two approaches to corrupt the game. He can return, however,…
The Afghanistan Cricket Board (ACB) has roped in former West Indies coach Phil Simmons as consultant for the next three series, against Zimbabwe, Ireland and West Indies. According to the ACB, he will assist head…
Match factsThursday, January 19, 2017Start time 1330 local (0800 GMT)Big pictureWith so much cricket happening these days, you don't get to savour incredible performances for long. Two days later, you are again staring at the…
Jonathan Agnew, the BBC's cricket correspondent and commentator, has been awarded an MBE in the New Year Honours List for services to broadcasting.Agnew, who played three Tests and three ODIs for England, had a 12-year…
Nic Maddinson is in fine company. Prior to Maddinson, only a dozen Australian top-six batsmen had fallen for a duck in their first Test innings on debut. Victor Trumper was one of them, also Joe…
David Warner admits that Australia's batsmen have fallen into a debilitating pattern of middle-order batting collapses that are wasting decent starts, and also says he does not know how the problem will be rectified.Having made…
Sheffield Shield squadsQueensland Joe Burns, Marnus Labuschagne, Usman Khawaja (capt), Charlie Hemphrey, Peter Forrest, Jason Floros, Chris Hartley, Michael Neser, Ben Cutting, Luke Feldman, Mitch Swepson, Peter George.New South Wales David Warner, Ed Cowan, Kurtis…
ScorecardJoe Clarke scored his sixth first-class hundred of 2016•Getty ImagesJoe Clarke gave another example of his blossoming potential with a sixth first-class hundred of the season for Worcestershire on day one of the Specsavers County…
The BCB has asked Ruwan Kalpage, the Bangladesh assistant coach, to report to work in Dhaka immediately, according to chief executive Nizamuddin Chowdhury.Kalpage is the only member of the Bangladesh support staff not to have…