
Sloppy Australia stay on top in WTC final
Australia remained in command of the World Test Championship final despite an error-strewn display at The Oval on Friday.
Australia remained in command of the World Test Championship final despite an error-strewn display at The Oval on Friday.
Australia established a sizeable first-innings lead of 173 over India in the World Test Championship final at The Oval on Friday but only after Ajinkya Rahane led a tailend rally.
Steve Smith insists he is looking forward to England continuing with their ‘Bazball’ style during the Ashes, saying “they haven’t come up against us yet”.
Gerald Coetzee’s five-wicket haul and Tristan Stubbs’ half-century set up South Africa A’s series-clinching five-wicket win against Sri Lanka in Pallekele on Thursday.
Watch the one-day series decider at Pallekele International Cricket Stadium.
Fast bowler bowler Lutho Sipamla has been ruled out of the third one-day match against Sri Lanka on Thursday.
Travis Head says batting alongside Australia star Steve Smith at The Oval on Wednesday enabled him to “sneak under the radar”.
Travis Head’s dashing century was the centrepiece of an Australia fightback against India on the opening day of the World Test Championship final at The Oval.
Get live text commentary and score updates from the Test between Australia and India at The Oval.
All-rounder Moeen Ali has come out of Test retirement to bolster the England squad for the first two Tests of the Ashes.
Australia captain Pat Cummins says the World Test Championship final against India and the subsequent Ashes tour of England will define his side’s place in cricket history.
Fighting knocks from Tristan Stubbs and Gerald Coetzee were not enough for South Africa A in the second one-day match against Sri Lanka A in Pallekele on Tuesday.
Former Proteas Women’s captain DanĂ© van Niekerk says she feels “uncomfortable” wearing cricket clothes.
The World Test Championship final between Australia and India at The Oval starts Wednesday against a backdrop of fears for the long format given the growth of T20 franchise leagues.
India coach Rahul Dravid says there is more to dismissing Australia’s David Warner than employing the tactics England’s Stuart Broad used so successfully during the 2019 Ashes.