De Villiers hammered Essex bowlers all around the park and he slammed 88 runs off just 43 balls to guide Middlesex to an impressive victory. read more

The 24-year-old Barbados-born all-rounder was called into a senior England squad for the first time last month after qualifying on residency grounds. read more

Six South African and six overseas players were named as marquee players at a Cricket South Africa media briefing. Six teams will be competing for their services in a draft in Johannesburg on Wednesday. read more

Even though Virat Kohli (in 36 matches as a Test captain) has never fielded the same XI in two consecutive Test matches, it’s not that easy this time around. read more

Joe Root’s fielding position has come under scrutiny and there have been voices urging him to switch to the slip cordon after England dropped four clear chances in the ring behind the batsman at Edgbaston in the first Test. read more

Virat Kohli dominated proceedings in the first Test at Edgbaston with a dominant 149, but James Anderson believes that he could have dismissed the right –hander if not for misses and dropped catches by the England fielders. read more

Ollie Pope has only 15 first-class matches under his belt but looks certain to play in the second test in place of dropped Dawid Malan. read more

Surrey’s Ollie Pope and Chris Woakes replace Dawid Malan and Ben Stokes respectively in the squad from the first Test at Edgbaston. read more

Ishant Sharma admitted to the offence and accepted the sanction proposed by Jeff Crowe of the Elite Panel of ICC Match Referees. read more

Jimmy Anderson bemoaned the poor catching, saying it’s an area where they’ve struggled for two years now. “The personnel in the team has changed quite a lot, so it’s been difficult to get a set cordon,” he said. read more

This innings will probably go down as one of the best Virat Kohli has played in whites. The conditions were overcast, the ball was hooping around corners read more

Former England skipper Alastair Cook, who was unbeaten on 154 on Monday, spent valuable time batting ahead of the Test series with India. read more

England’s Jason Roy suffered a laceration to his right hand little finger during practice on Monday. He will undergo a fitness test before the final ODI against India. read more

James Vince has been called up for England’s ODI decider against India after Dawid Malan and Sam Curran were released from the squad. read more

Dawid Malan, who made a sparkling T20 debut for England with 78 off just 44 balls against South Africa last year, will step in for the game at Old Trafford on Tuesday if all-rounder Tom Curran fails to recover from a side strain. read more