Why Test cricket is becoming more extreme
So much for the notion that Australia’s advantage in spin bowling would prove consequential in Perth. Instead, Nathan Lyon – with 562 wickets, the seventh-highest...
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Will Jacks puts himself in frame for first Test with Brook and Root wickets
Will Jacks dismissed Harry Brook and Joe Root to emerge as a surprise option for England in the first Ashes Test. Jacks, a member of...
Who is your favourite cricketer in the history of the men’s Ashes?
It had to be one or the other: the man who has scored the most runs in Ashes history or the man who has taken...
Saim, Abrar star in Pakistan’s ODI series win over South Africa
Saim Ayub hit a half century and spinner Abrar Ahmed took four wickets as Pakistan beat South Africa by seven wickets in the third one-day...
Pakistan edge South Africa in tense ODI finish in Faisalabad
Pakistan overcame a late South African fightback to win the first one-day international by two wickets in a tense last over finish in Faisalabad on...
Sri Lanka survive Hong Kong scare for four wicket Asia Cup win
Sri Lanka were made to sweat before edging Hong Kong by four wickets in the Asia Cup on Monday, as Wanindu Hasaranga’s late cameo spared...
Josh Tongue haunts former club Worcestershire to put Nottinghamshire in control
England seamer Josh Tongue continued to make hay against his former club, pushing Rothesay County Championship hopefuls Nottinghamshire towards a winning position against Worcestershire. Tongue...
Tom Lawes helps Surrey fight back against Warwickshire
Rothesay County Championship Division One leaders Surrey fought back with the ball to stem Warwickshire’s momentum on the opening day at The Oval. The champions...
Social Circle defeat opens the door again for Read
The Anthony Axford North West Cricket League’s Premiership title race is proving to be somewhat of a hot potato, with leading pair Farnworth Social Circle...
Waddilove Cup champions fall to defeat in Aire-Wharfe thriller
SIX days after winning the Waddilove Cup, Addingham were involved in a thriller in the Aire-Wharfe League Premier Division. They lost the toss at Roberts...