Pakistan pace ace quits Test cricket
Pakistan fast bowler Mohammad Amir has retired from Test cricket. He will remain available for ODI and T20I selection.
Pakistan fast bowler Mohammad Amir has retired from Test cricket. He will remain available for ODI and T20I selection.
Opening batsman Jason Roy has joined a long line of South African-born Test cricketers with his debut in the longest format of the international game against Ireland at Lord’s on Wednesday.
Test captain Joe Root is confident England’s solid stretch of form during the World Cup will yield positive results during the Ashes series later this year.
Relive some of Dale Steyn’s greatest moments that led him to becoming South Africa’s all-time highest wicket-taker in Test cricket.
Cricket South Africa has announced a bumper programme of home international fixtures for the 2019-20 summer against England and Australia.
Afghanistan have won their first Test match after a convincing seven-wicket victory over Ireland on the fourth morning of their one-off Test against newcomers Ireland at Dehra Dun on Monday, writes SIMON LEWIS.
Rashid Khan has bowled Afghanistan to the brink of their first-ever Test victory against fellow Test newcomers Ireland at Dehra Dun on Sunday, writes SIMON LEWIS.
In a vital Test for two nations, each seeking a golden opportunity for a first Test match victory, Afghanistan had Ireland on the ropes at 85-9 before the tail more than doubled their score, writes SIMON LEWIS.
The introduction of a ‘shot clock’ for Test cricket has been tabled by the MCC World Cricket Council in a bid to speed up play in the five-day game.
The Pink ODI and New Year’s Test could be set to move from the Wanderers and Newlands respectively.
New Zealand skipper Kane Williamson is set to topple Indian skipper Virat Kohli as the world’s No 1-ranked Test batsman after his unbeaten 200 against Bangladesh shot his points ranking up to a career high of 915 points.
It’s not often a bowler gets hit for 100 runs in an innings, but 200 runs is a rarity indeed. So Mehidy Hasan Miraz’s monster spell against a dominant New Zealand side at Hamilton deserves credit for the bowler’s ability to keep plugging away.
Three big centuries from New Zealand’s top three took the hosts to their highest Test score as the home side ended day three of the first Test against Bangladesh in Hamilton in the driving seat.
With Brexit threatening to end the opportunity for cricketers to sign Kolpak deals that allow them access to lucrative county contracts (and invaluable playing opportunities), Duanne Olivier’s timing appears to be just right.
That classic ending to one of the Hollywood’s most iconic movies is filled with bitter irony for South African cricket fans confused by the sudden loss of in-form paceman Duanne Olivier, writes SIMON LEWIS.