Australia break new ground to thump West Indies in first women’s ODI
Australia beat West Indies by 103 runs in St Kitts as Phoebe Litchfield top scores for the tourists before Stafanie Taylor hits unbeaten ton
Buttler looks for form as IPL returns with riches, political rancour and aftermath of tragedy
Jos Butler is seeking inspiration from the pioneering Kevin Pietersen as he heads a 12-strong contingent of compatriots in 2026’s tournament
Cricket’s Tetris calendar is a recipe for player burnout and fan apathy
T20 series between South Africa and New Zealand highlights schedule that is increasingly hard to keep up with
‘I wanted the rollercoaster of being emotionally invested’: Ian Bell on coaching, England and the 2005 Ashes WhatsApp
Five-times Ashes winner has since had a varied coaching career and believes the red ball is still fundamental to the modern player
Crammed Test cricket schedule risks leaving Australian summers unrecognisable
Four matches in four weeks for the men’s team compromises the quality of the sport – and makes the Test season a contradiction in terms
ECB has taken a risk keeping McCullum and Key, who must now placate the public
Anger remains after England’s heavy Ashes defeat and whatever happens next is on the ECB’s chiefs
‘It may not be popular’: England stand by McCullum and Key despite Ashes debacle
The ECB’s review into England’s grisly Ashes defeat has spared head coach Brendon McCullum and managing director of cricket Rob Key
‘It was a crazy time’: why big auction paychecks don’t always equal superstardom
Graham Napier’s IPL career amounted to a solitary game but the all-rounder has no regrets about how things turned out
Father and son amateur cricketers combine for mammoth partnership of 590
‘He just went bang,’ said Darren Cheek of his son Sam, who scored 402 off 137 balls after being dropped on a duck in a suburban Adelaide league match
Ashes gagging orders and a storm over a teacup: it must be the new cricket season
The revamped Hundred will bring us the awkward spectacle of men in chinos struggling to keep the lid on a Pandora’s box of political volatility
Pakistan’s Abrar Ahmed defies talk of ‘shadow ban’ with Sunrisers deal in Hundred
The leg-spinner was signed by Sunrisers Leeds for £190,000, after fears the four Indian-owned sides would operate a ‘shadow ban’ on picking Pakistani players
Pakistan’s Abrar signed by IPL-linked team at Hundred men’s auction – as it happened
London Spirit made uncapped all-rounder James Coles the most expensive signing at £390,000