Cricket

Lance Morris has been ruled out of the Test tour to New Zealand opening the door for Michael Neser to return to the squad in what is otherwise a very settled Australia group for the two-match series. Morris picked up a side strain during the third ODI against West Indies in Canberra and won’t be

Australia Under-19s 181 for 9 (Peake 49, Raza 4-34) beat Pakistan Under-19s 179 (Awais 52, Minhas 52, Straker 6-24) by one wicket An unbeaten tenth-wicket stand of 17 between Raf MacMillan and Callum Vidler took Australia past Pakistan in a topsy-turvy second semi-final in Benoni to seal a date against India in Sunday’s final for

Former captain Dasun Shanaka has been left out of Sri Lanka’s 16-member ODI squad to face Afghanistan. Shanaka’s is one of three omissions from the squad that was named for the series against Zimbabwe last month. Shanaka’s removal from the one-day side does not come as a surprise, given his poor form in the format

Daryl Mitchell has been ruled out of the second Test against South Africa and the T20I series against Australia in an attempt to recover from a long-standing foot injury. Mitchell, who averages 53.46 in Tests, has been carrying the problem for around six or seven months and was rested from the final T20I against Pakistan

Marizanne Kapp showed she is an all weather, all-conditions and all-situations match-winner yet again with a player-of-the-match performance in Sydney that took South Africa over the line against Australia for the first time in their ODI history, and she knows the significance of this result. “It’s a proud moment,” Kapp said, “not only for me

Jasprit Bumrah has become the first India quick to reach the top spot in the ICC’s Test bowlers’ rankings. Bumrah, who climbed three places to be ranked No. 1, replaces his team-mate R Ashwin in the position. Before this, his highest ranking had been No. 3. The previous highest ranking achieved by an India fast

Lunch South Africa 162 and 62 for 2 (Hamza 31*, van Tonder 26*, Henry 1-10) need another 467 runs to beat New Zealand 511 and 179 for 4 dec (Williamson 109, Brand 2-52) After New Zealand expectedly declared their second innings overnight on 179 for 4, their bowlers immediately found assistance under overcast skies. Openers

Matthew Foster could make his international debut across formats later this month, after being named in Ireland’s Test and white-ball squads for their multi-format series against Afghanistan. Foster, a 24-year-old pace bowler who represents Northern Knights and CSNI in Ireland’s domestic competitions, is one of four uncapped players in a much-changed Test squad from the

New Zealand ended day three of the Mount Maunganui Test against South Africa in command, leading by 528 runs in the second innings. This was after South Africa were bowled out for 162 in the first innings, with Mitchell Santner picking up 3 for 34 with his left-arm spin. Santner’s effort, along with Matt Henry

Steven Smith, Pat Cummins and Mitchell Starc have been named in Australia’s full-strength T20I squad for the upcoming three-match tour of New Zealand which Mitchell Marsh will captain as the selectors declare their hand in what will be the team’s final series before the T20 World Cup in June. Chair of selectors George Bailey had