Cricket News

Trevor Bayliss' exit means England will head on their Test tour of New Zealand in November with a new coach - possibly an interim one - but that is unlikely to be the only change.

Joe Root has insisted he is still the right man to take England's cricket team forward despite criticism of his captaincy.

Carlos Brathwaite smashed 64 off 30 balls before taking centre stage in the Super Over with bat and ball to propel St Kitts and Nevis Patriots to a dramatic win over Trinbago Knight Riders.

Virat Kohli's unbeaten 72 guided India to a seven-wicket victory over South Africa at Mohali to put them one up in the three-game T20 series.

Kyle Abbott claimed Hampshire's best-ever bowling figures and the fourth-best in Specsavers County Championship history as Somerset's hopes of winning the title took a hefty blow at the Ageas Bowl.

Lydia Greenway and Tom Moody have been appointed as the head coaches of the Oval-based team for The Hundred next summer.

Ben Sawyer, coach of the two-time Women's Big Bash League (WBBL) winners Sydney Sixers, has been appointed as the head coach of the Birmingham Women's team in The Hundred.