Stokes back from injury for second Test

Captain Ben Stokes has been named in the England team for the second Test against Pakistan starting in Multan on Tuesday after recovering from a hamstring injury.

Smith experiment as Test opener over

Steve Smith’s short-lived stint as a Test opener has come to an end with confirmation he will drop down the Australia batting order against India next month

Pakistan axe out-of-form Azam

Babar Azam was dropped on Sunday as Pakistan shook up their squad for the second Test against England, following their innings and 47-run defeat in the first.

Proteas face Bangladesh spin threat

Former Bangladesh batting coach Ashwell Prince says he expects the Proteas to face a lot of spin bowling when they take on the Tigers in a two-match Test series.

Bavuma ruled out, Brevis called up

Proteas captain Temba Bavuma has been ruled out of the first Test against Bangladesh.

England defeat ‘a harsh reality’ for Pakistan

Pakistan captain Shan Masood admitted England taught his team a “harsh reality” on how to win a Test with their massive innings-and-47-run victory in Multan.

Leach leads England’s rout of Pakistan

England’s bowlers, led by spinner Jack Leach, tore through Pakistan to secure victory in the first Test in Multan on Friday.

England in sight of victory after Brook’s triple hundred

England’s bowlers sparked a Pakistan batting collapse after a brilliant triple century by Harry Brook and Joe Root’s double hundred had them closing in on victory in the first Test in Multan on Thursday.

Record-breaking Root helps England dominate

Joe Root went past Alastair Cook as England’s highest Test run-scorer with an unconquered hundred against Pakistan, anchoring his team to 492-3 in the first Test in Multan on Wednesday.

Cook tips Root to break Tendulkar’s record

Former England captain Alastair Cook believes record-breaking Joe Root will go past Sachin Tendulkar’s all-time leading Test runs total.

England make solid reply after Salman century

England finished the second day of the first Test in Multan on a solid 96-1 in reply to Pakistan’s mammoth 556 that was boosted by a fiery century from Agha Salman.

Masood, Abdullah centuries lift Pakistan

Captain Shan Masood and opener Abdullah Shafique both hit centuries as Pakistan scored an impressive 328-4 on the opening day of the first Test against England in Multan.

Jayasuriya named full-time Sri Lanka coach

Sanath Jayasuriya has been appointed Sri Lanka head coach, replacing Chris Silverwood who quit following the country’s early exit from the T20 World Cup.

Struggling Pakistan look to thwart England

Pakistan play England in a three-Test series starting on Monday in Multan with the visitors favourites to inflict more damage on a team mired in a painful losing streak.

Stokes ruled out of first Pakistan Test

England captain Ben Stokes says he will miss the first Test against Pakistan starting next week.