Nathan McSweeney’s second call in three weeks from chair of selectors George Bailey was much better than the first one. After being ruthlessly cut from the Test side against India following the Brisbane match, paving for the way for Sam Konstas’ momentum-shifting debut, McSweeney is back in the fold for the Sri Lanka series having […]

South Africa’s sports minister, Gayton McKenzie, has added his voice to the growing backlash at Afghanistan’s participation in next month’s ICC Champions Trophy, after comparing the Taliban regime’s treatment of women in the country to Apartheid, and saying it would be “hypocritical and immoral to look the other way”. McKenzie’s intervention comes with South Africa

Fast-bowling all-rounder Cherry-Ann Fraser and uncapped quick Jannillea Glasgow have earned call-ups to the 15-member West Indies’ squad for the six white-ball fixtures against Bangladesh at home. The series will begin with a first of three ODIs on January 19 and conclude with the last of three T20Is on January 30, with St Kitts hosting

Nurul was on 2 from one ball after walking out in the 18th over of Rangpur’s chase of Barishal’s 197 for 5. First, he saw Shaheen Shah Afridi and Jahandad Khan send four batters back by the end of the 19th over – including Mahedi Hasan given out obstructing the field. Then, up against Kyle

Australia hope to have Cameron Green back available for the World Test Championship final, while preparing for him to return as a batter only. Green posted a video of himself running on social media on Wednesday, almost three months after undergoing season-ending surgery on his back. Chief selector George Bailey confirmed on Thursday he was

Matt Kuhnemann and Todd Murphy will join Nathan Lyon to provide three frontline spinners for what are expected to be favourable conditions in Galle which will host both Tests. However, the Test career of Mitchell Marsh is now in significant doubt after he couldn’t find a place among the 16 names following his omission for

Shastri’s suggestion comes on the back of India’s 3-1 series loss in Australia. Rohit opted out of the final Test in Sydney citing poor form having tallied 31 runs in five innings, while Kohli tapered off after starting the series with a century in India’s 295-run win in Perth. All his dismissals were either caught

Bangladesh’s selectors are waiting for Tamim Iqbal to make up his mind about a possible comeback to international cricket ahead of the Champions Trophy next month. The deadline for announcing squads is January 12, and the BCB is willing to wait till the last minute to see if Tamim wants to play. Chief selector Gazi

Martin Guptill has officially confirmed his retirement from international cricket, having last played for New Zealand in October 2022. Guptill, 38, will continue to feature in T20 leagues around the world. Guptill is currently in action for Auckland in the Super Smash, New Zealand’s domestic T20 competition, and has also signed up for the PSL

Archie Vaughan, son of former England captain Michael, is set to follow in his father’s footsteps later this month, after being asked to lead England Under-19s on their tour of South Africa. England’s Young Lions are due to play three youth one-day internationals and two youth Tests against South Africa Under-19s, from January 17. It