Cricket News

England Women's captain Heather Knight hopes she and her team can encourage more young girls to take up sport by sharing their story.

Paceman Mitchell Starc took 4-31 as Australia turned up the heat on New Zealand on day two of the first Test, at Perth.

Pakistan's first Test at home in over a decade is heading for a draw after rain and bad light wiped out almost the entire third day's play against Sri Lanka at Rawalpindi.

Joe Root has been left out of England's Twenty20 squad for the tour of South Africa despite a number of his 50-over team-mates earning recalls.

Somerset have announced that they will not be appealing against the decision to dock them 12 points for preparing a "poor" pitch.