England face daunting task Down Under

Australia and England resume Ashes hostilities on Friday in Perth with the hosts weakened by injuries but favourites to inflict more pain on a side with a dire record Down Under.

Boland the best 'spare' fast bowler around

Australia may be without star quicks Pat Cummins and Josh Hazlewood when the Ashes begin against England on Friday, but they have the luxury of calling on Scott Boland.

Harbhajan blasts 'embarrassing' pitch

The storm over the sub-standard Eden Gardens pitch for India’s 30-run defeat to South Africa in the first Test shows no sign of abating.

England bank on fast bowling barrage in Australia

England go into the first Test against Australia on Friday with arguably their most hostile attack in decades.

Aussies ready to show experience counts in Ashes

Australia head into the Ashes with an ageing “Dad’s Army” group of players and concerns about a lack of depth to follow in their footsteps.

India A clinch one-day series

South Africa A suffered a nine-wicket loss against India A in game two of their three-match one-day series in Rajkot on Sunday.

T20 Challenge wrap: WP defeat Dolphins, Boland still unbeaten

Western Province beat the KZN Dolphins by five wickets on Sunday, while Boland remain top of the T20 Challenge log.

Conrad: One of our greatest wins

Proteas coach Shukri Conrad says their 30-run triumph over India in Kolkata ranks alongside the finest Test victories of his tenure.

Bavuma: I’ll always back my defence

Proteas captain Temba Bavuma says his match-defining half-century at Eden Gardens was built on old-fashioned patience and trust in his defence.

Harmer stars in famous Proteas win

Spinner Simon Harmer claimed a match haul of eight wickets to lead South Africa to a thrilling 30-run win over India inside three days of a low-scoring first Test.

Mitchell ton steers Black Caps to victory

A fighting Daryl Mitchell century set up a tense seven-run win for New Zealand over the West Indies in the first ODI in Christchurch on Sunday.

Root chases elusive century in Australia

Joe Root heads into the Ashes ranked as the world’s best batsman with a colossal 39 Test hundreds to his name, but still waiting for his first ton in Australia.

India close in on win after Jadeja heroics

Veteran spinner Ravindra Jadeja took four wickets to put India in sight of victory on a manic day two of a low-scoring first Test on Saturday.

Harmer leads Proteas fightback

Spinner Simon Harmer took four wickets as South Africa bowled out India for 189 on day two of the first Test at Kolkata’s Eden Gardens.

Hazlewood ruled out of first Ashes Test

Australia was dealt a huge blow on Saturday with pace spearhead Josh Hazlewood ruled out of the first Ashes Test against England with a hamstring strain.