Cricket

Embed from Getty Images With victory in the final game before Christmas, the Sydney Sixers took top spot in the BBL05 table over the festive period. The Scorchers finally played their first game of the tournament as well, but it ended in defeat in Game 6 against the Strikers. With ...

Embed from Getty Images The Big Bash League (BBL05) started on Thursday, with the Perch Scorchers coming in as defending Champions. They will be looking for their third straight title, after winning BBL03 and BBL04. Last year’s final against the Sydney Sixers went down to the final ball as Brett Lee ...

Embed from Getty Images Chris Silverwood has been appointed the new Head Coach of Essex. The position had been left vacant after Paul Grayson stood down at the end of the season after eight years in the role. Silverwood, a former England bowler, will be aiming for Essex to improve ...

Embed from Getty Images Australia have completed an emphatic victory in the First Test against the West Indies. The result is further evidence that Australia are rebuilding strongly following their Ashes defeat, while the West Indies have now lost seven of their nine Tests in 2015. Australia’s batsmen proved too ...

View image | gettyimages.com In an era where an away series victory in Test cricket is becoming more and more rare, England will find themselves as rank outsiders when they tour South Africa this month. England look like an impressive side at home, having not lost a Test series in ...

The future looks good for England in the limited overs format of the game, especially in T20s, the newest and most exciting version of cricket. England have just won a three-match series away to Pakistan 3-0, including a fantastic super over in the final encounter. Is this the perfect time ...

View image | gettyimages.com Chris Cairns has been found not guilty of perjury and cleared of match fixing. The former New Zealand all-rounder had been accused of trying to fix matches by former team mates Lou Vincent and Brenden McCullum, but a jury have found him innocent. After maintaining his ...

View image | gettyimages.com West Indies off-spin bowler Sunil Narine has been suspended from bowling in all forms of international cricket after it became apparent that his bowling action was illegal. The 27-year-old from Trinidad is currently the number one ranked bowler in both One-Day Internationals and Twenty20 formats. Narine was ...

Over the years there have been many cricket players that were born in land’s that they chose not represent as a cricketer, with a high number of players, particularly from South Africa choosing to ply their trade due to quota systems or apartheid issues. Of course it doesn’t just affect ...

View image | gettyimages.com England got off to a winning start in the t20 series against Pakistan after a brilliant batting display by Sam Billings. After winning the toss and batting first, they almost lost Alex Hales in the first over after thinking the ball had gone past the bowler ...