Australia vs England 1st Test Day 4: Australia draw first blood

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Australia dominated arch-rivals England to take a 1-0 lead in the five-Test series

Victory probably never tasted sweeter for Australia as left-arm pace bowler Mitchell Johnson helped his side draw first blood in the Ashes series with a five-wicket haul, which gave the baggy greens a convincing 381-run win over arch-rivals England in Brisbane.

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Plans for Pakistan to tour South Africa scrapped

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“The day I had started working on the proposal by CSA, the court suspended me and the IMC [Interim Management Committee], so the idea could not materialise”

The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) have revealed that they have scrapped their plans to send the national team to South Africa when their ongoing series against the Proteas concludes on November 15.

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India’s shortened tour of South Africa likely to be given green light

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India’s tour of South Africa is likely to consist of two Test matches and three ODIs

The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) president Narayanaswami Srinivasan has announced that he and Cricket South Africa president Chris Nenzani have “in principle agreed” for India to tour South Africa for a warm-up match, two Tests and three ODIs in December.

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Bangladesh vs New Zealand 1st Test Day 2: BJ Watling’s century keeps New Zealand in control

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Watling and Boult put New Zeland in a dominant position heading into day three

Following Kane Williamson’s century on day one, New Zealand retained control over Bangladesh in Chittagong on the second day as well thanks to a brilliant knock of 103 by wicketkeeper BJ Watling.

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5th Investec Ashes Test: England denied 4-0 series win after bad light has last laugh

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England registered a crushing 3-0 series win over Australia

England were denied the opportunity of humiliating their rivals even further after bad light stopped play on the final day at The Oval with the home team needing just 21 more runs to register a 4-0 thrashing of Australia.

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