Cricket News

James Hildreth and Peter Trego led the way as Somerset piled up the runs on day two of their Specsavers County Championship Division One clash with Yorkshire at Taunton.

Joe Root swept the board at the England Team Awards dinner in Leeds, where there was also recognition for Sky Sports commentator David Lloyd.

Dominic Cork says Virat Kohli has the potential to be as successful as Indian great Sachin Tendulkar in one-day cricket.

Joe Denly registered a maiden double century to significantly swell Kent's total before Jake Libby and Alex Wakely provided a solid reply for Northamptonshire on day two of their Division Two match.

England begin their Test series against Sri Lanka on Thursday - and they'll probably be pretty happy they won't have to contend with Muttiah Muralitharan.

Shane Watson is the ultimate all-rounder, what with his ability to take wickets, smash sixes and pouch cracking catches in the field.

Pakistan are confident spin bowler Yasir Shah will be available for their tour of England later this summer.

England women's wicketkeeper Sarah Taylor is to take a break from domestic cricket.

The 2016 NatWest T20 Blast gets underway on Friday, with Sky Sports bringing you live coverage of Essex's game with Surrey at Chelmsford.

Don't miss a ball as England take on Sri Lanka this summer, with every match live on Sky Sports.

Alastair Cook is already England's all-time leading Test run-scorer and is set to become the first man from his country to 10,000 Test runs.