Atkinson feels need for more speed

England coach Brendon McCullum believes an overhauled Test side is stronger after launching their home season with a 3-0 series rout of the West Indies.

Five talking points from England-West Indies series

England completed a comprehensive 3-0 whitewash of the West Indies on Sunday. Here’s what we learned from the series …

Brathwaite looking forward to Proteas series

West Indies captain Kraigg Brathwaite is optimistic his side will be better for the experience of being whitewashed by England when they face South Africa next month.

Stokes wraps up England whitewash of Windies

Ben Stokes hit the fastest Test fifty by an England batsman as the hosts hammered the West Indies by 10 wickets to win the third Test at Edgbaston on Sunday.

McBrine shines as Ireland beat Zimbabwe

Andy McBrine starred with both bat and ball as Ireland beat Zimbabwe by four wickets in a one-off Test in Belfast on Sunday after recovering from a dramatic top-order collapse.

Smith eager to stay on the attack

Jamie Smith promised there will be no let-up in his aggressive approach after surviving a barrage of bouncers to make a dashing 95 at Edgbaston on Saturday.

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”.