Ngarava puts Zimbabwe on top

Richard Ngarava took four Ireland top-order wickets as Zimbabwe hit back in dramatic style to take charge of a one-off Test in Belfast on Saturday.

Smith stars after Root leads England recovery

Jamie Smith fell agonisingly short of a maiden Test hundred as England fought back from a top-order collapse to eye a series clean sweep of the West Indies at Edgbaston on Saturday.

Sloppy Zimbabwe trail Ireland

Zimbabwe wicketkeeper Clive Madande broke a 90-year unwanted record against Ireland on Friday.

West Indies’ treble strike rocks England

The West Indies took three late wickets, including both England openers with successive deliveries, in a stirring fightback on Friday’s opening day of the third Test at Edgbaston.

Ireland fight back in Zimbabwe Test

Barry McCarthy took three wickets as Ireland recovered to dismiss Zimbabwe for 210 on the opening day of an historic one-off Test in Belfast on Thursday.

West Indies’ Sinclair out of third Test

West Indies all-rounder Kevin Sinclair has been ruled out of the series finale against England at Edgbaston after having his forearm fractured by fast bowler Mark Wood in the second Test.

Proteas call up uncapped quick

Proteas fast bowler Gerald Coetzee has been ruled out of next month’s two-match Test series against the West Indies.

Pope: 600 runs in a day within England’s reach

Ollie Pope believes England could yet score 600 runs in a single day of Test cricket in the right circumstances for Ben Stokes’ men.

England rising star enjoying every moment

Shoaib Bashir may already be a Test-match winning bowler but the 20-year-old off-spinner insists he’s still learning “the tricks of the trade”.

England win series after West Indies collapse

England thrashed the West Indies by 241 runs in the second Test at Trent Bridge on Sunday to take an unassailable 2-0 lead in a three-match series.

Piedt’s new outlook on game gives him joy

Dane Piedt says he doesn’t “give a f**k what people say about me anymore”.

Brook puts England back in charge

Harry Brook’s unbeaten fifty guided England into a strong position at stumps on the third day of the second Test against the West Indies at Trent Bridge.

Hodge glad to survive ‘brutal’ Wood battle

Kavem Hodge was proud to have emerged with a maiden Test hundred following a “brutal” encounter with Mark Wood at Trent Bridge on Friday after reminding the England fast bowler he had a “wife and kids at home”.

Hodge stars for West Indies as England toil

Kavem Hodge scored his maiden Test hundred as the West Indies made life tough for England in Nottingham on Friday.

England’s hundred hero happy to ride his luck

England’s Ollie Pope insists the good fortune he enjoyed while compiling a hundred in the second Test against the West Indies on Thursday makes up for a lean start to the county season.