Cricket News

Ravichandran Ashwin says he has experienced "nasty" behaviour from Sydney crowds in the past after allegations of abuse from spectators towards Indian players during the third Test against Australia.

Head coach Chris Silverwood said "fighter" Dan Lawrence is ready for an England Test debut after also confirming that Moeen Ali will miss the series opener against Sri Lanka after his isolation period.

Jos Buttler is ready for the "demanding" challenge of Sri Lankan conditions and the "healthy" competition for his place as England's first-choice Test wicketkeeper.

Australia's 1948 side won the second Test of their series with England's 2010 team to take a 1-0 lead in their Greatest Test Team semi-final, as India 2018 played out a high-scoring draw with Australia 2002.

Day four of Australia and India's third Test in Sydney was stopped for eight minutes on Sunday while umpires and local police responded to complaints of crowd abuse towards the tourists.

India closed on 98-2 having been set 407 to win by Australia on day four of the third Test in Sydney, leaving the hosts as favourites to take a 2-1 lead in the four-match series.