Cricket News

Jofra Archer made an immediate impact on his return to first-team cricket with two early wickets for Sussex against Kent as he aims to prove his fitness ahead of England's two-Test series against New Zealand.

England have moved above Australia into third spot in the ICC Test rankings, while South Africa have slipped to their joint-lowest spot of seventh following the latest annual update.

Australia skipper Tim Paine has thrown his support behind Steve Smith replacing him as captain of the Test team when the time comes for a leadership change.