Reaction after Ben Stokes's unbeaten 135 earned England a thrilling one-wicket victory in the third Ashes Test to level the series against Australia at 1-1 on Sunday.
England captain Joe Root:
"Ben Stokes is a freak, he's incredible. The message at (...)
Jofra Archer's first five-wicket haul in test cricket put England in command on a weather-affected opening day of the third Ashes test at Headingley on Thursday as they bowled Australia out for 179.
Only four overs were possible in the morning (...)
The absence through injury of leading Australia batsman Steve Smith gives England a golden chance to level the Ashes series in the third Test at Headingley, but the hosts must resolve their own batting problems first.
Smith, who averages 126 in the (...)
Sri Lanka captain Dimuth Karunaratne lamented his team's failure to give pace spearhead Lasith Malinga a fitting World Cup farewell after their comprehensive defeat in their final group match against India on Saturday.
Sri Lanka overcame a top-order (...)
India's run-machine Rohit Sharma shared the secret of his red-hot form in the Cricket World Cup on Saturday, saying he approaches every match as if it was his first.
Sharma became the first player to smash five centuries in a World Cup after his 103 (...)
Geopolitics resurfaced at the Cricket World Cup on Saturday when a plane towing a "Justice for Kashmir" message flew over Headingley during India's final group game against Sri Lanka.
The Sri Lankan innings was into its first hour when the plane (...)
Afghanistan captain Gulbadin Naib apologized to his team's fans after their winless campaign in the Cricket World Cup, saying the side's big guns had let them down.
Few had expected Afghanistan to make it through to the semifinal stage in only their (...)
West Indies should follow England's example to return stronger in the next World Cup, all-rounder Carlos Brathwaite said after the two-time champions exited the tournament with only two victories from nine matches.
Jason Holder and his men entered (...)
For someone as flamboyant off the pitch as on it, it is fitting that Hardik Pandya's transformation into India's reliable fifth bowler has been nothing less than spectacular at this year's Cricket World Cup.
The 25-year-old, known for his flash (...)
England pacer Chris Woakes claimed five wickets while batsmen Joe Root and Eoin Morgan hit half-centuries to help the hosts defeat Pakistan by 54 runs in the fifth and final one-day international (ODI) at Headingley on Sunday.
Root made 84 and (...)
Derby County moved a step closer to the Premier League after reaching the Championship playoff final with a 4-2 win over Leeds United on Wednesday, as they roared back from a two-goal aggregate deficit to win 4-3 over two legs.
Jack Marriott came (...)
Resolute half-centuries by Ben Stokes and Jonny Bairstow led England to a four-wicket victory against Pakistan and a 4-0 lead in the five-match one-day international series on Thursday.
Stokes stroked a nearly run-a-ball 69 and Bairstow, included at (...)
Andrew Flintoff's fitness for the fourth Ashes Test was still in doubt on Thursday after the England all-rounder struggled with the ball in a net session.
“He bowled this morning and it didn't look like he was quite 100 percent,” captain Andrew (...)