Ballance retires soon after Zimbabwe switch
Former England Test batsman Gary Ballance has retired from cricket just three months after resuming his international career with Zimbabwe.
Former England Test batsman Gary Ballance has retired from cricket just three months after resuming his international career with Zimbabwe.
Out-of-form David Warner has been included in Australia’s squad for the World Test Championship final and the first two Ashes Tests.
Ten wickets from Prabath Jayasuriya helped Sri Lanka thrash Ireland by an innings and 280 runs on Tuesday.
England star Ben Stokes was named the Wisden Almanack’s leading men’s cricketer in the world for the third time in four years on Monday.
Sri Lanka put Ireland to the sword on the second day of the first Test in Galle.
Centurions Dimuth Karunaratne and Kusal Mendis put Sri Lanka in a commanding position on day one of the first Test against Ireland in Galle.
Ireland captain Andrew Balbirnie believes his team can go the distance in their maiden Test series in Sri Lanka.
England captain Ben Stokes has warned Australia that he has asked for “fast, flat wickets” to take the attack to the Ashes holders later this year.
Mushfiqur Rahim shrugged off Bangladesh’s mid-innings jitters to hit a quickfire half-century on Friday and seal a seven-wicket victory over Ireland in their one-off Dhaka Test.
Debutant Lorcan Tucker became only the second Irishman to hit a Test century to lead a tenacious fightback against Bangladesh in Dhaka.
Bangladeshi left-arm spin duo Shakib Al Hasan and Taijul Islam made quick work of Ireland’s top order on Wednesday.
Left-arm spinner Taijul Islam claimed 5-58 for Bangladesh on Tuesday to help bowl out Ireland for 214 but two early strikes left the one-off Dhaka Test in the balance.
Captain Andrew Balbirnie says Ireland are excited but aware of the challenges ahead of their fourth-ever Test match beginning in Bangladesh this week.
CSA is trying to organise more Test cricket for the Proteas this year.
CSA CEO Pholetsi Moseki says a lack of fan support is one of the reasons why the Proteas will play so little Test cricket in the current four-year cycle.