Cricket

The West Indies have taken two key wickets in the afternoon session to pull their way back into the first day of the second test against New Zealand in Hamilton.

It's really now or never time for Mitchell Santner; you can't live on potential forever, writes Matt Richens.

Yorkshire have re-signed New Zealand cricket captain Kane Williamson for a fourth spell with the county.

The New Zealand pace bowler Neil Wagner has risen two places to be number seven in the ICC Test bowling rankings.

The Ben Stokes "circus" will continue throughout England's tour of Australia, with the allrounder provisionally included in the tourists' ODI squad.

The Australian cricket captain Steve Smith admits he had a couple of rough days during the second Ashes test and needed to pop a sleeping pill on the fourth night.

Sri Lanka's Dhananjaya de Silva struck a heroic hundred and Roshen Silva made a gallant unbeaten 74 to help secure a morale-boosting draw in the final test against India.

Australia have grabbed a 2-0 lead in the Ashes with a 120-run win at Adelaide Oval, where Josh Hazlewood effectively snuffed out England's hopes of victory during his opening spell on day five of the…

A record-breaking hundred from Colin Munro has led Auckland to a comfortable seven-wicket win in their domestic one-day clash against Canterbury at Eden Park Outer Oval.

Sri Lanka's Suranga Lakmal and India's Mohammed Shami both vomited on the field as Delhi's notorious smog continued to plague the third cricket test against India.

West Indies cricket captain Jason Holder has been suspended for the second Test against New Zealand in Hamilton because of a slow over rate in the first Test in Wellington.

Jimmy Anderson continued his pink-ball masterclass but England must make history if they're to reel in an imposing target of 354 at Adelaide Oval, where Australia were rolled for 138 in their second…

Black Caps bowler Tim Southee will rejoin New Zealand squad for the second cricket Test against the West Indies in Hamilton.

England batsman Alex Hales will not face criminal charges over an incident in Bristol in September and is available for national team selection.

Delhi's notorious smog did not halt play on day three, but Sri Lanka batsman Angelo Mathews claimed the air remained as bad as his team battled for survival against India in the final Test.

The first day-night Ashes test looked like turning into the tale of two captain's decisions at the end of a third day when England finally put their hosts on the back foot at Adelaide Oval.

Australia have ramped up their push for a day-night Ashes test victory, with Joe Root and Alastair Cook folding as England crashed to 5-128 at tea on day three at Adelaide Oval.

New Zealand have gone 1-0 up in their two-test series against the West Indies with a dominant win in the first match in Wellington.

New Zealand have won the test against the West Indies in Wellington.