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Australia captain Pat Cummins has confirmed that opener Usman Khawaja will not wear any written messages on his shoes in the first Test against Pakistan starting on Thursday in Perth due to ICC regulations. Khawaja had “all lives are equal” and “freedom is a human right” written on his batting spikes at training on Tuesday.

West Indies won the toss and chose to bowl first vs England West Indies won the toss and chose to bowl first in the first T20I in Barbados, with the hosts welcoming back Andre Russell for his first international appearance in more than two years. England also welcome back a number of veterans, with Adil

Punjab batter Uday Saharan will lead India’s title defence at the 2024 ICC Under-19 World Cup in South Africa in January and February. India are the most successful side in the tournament’s history, having won it five times in 2000, 2008, 2012, 2018 and 2022. Saharan, who is currently captaining India at the Under-19 Asia

Zimbabwe will tour Sri Lanka for a series of three ODIs and three T20Is in January. It will be the first bilateral T20I series featuring the two teams in Sri Lanka, and also the first ODI series between them in the island since January 2022. Sri Lanka are currently No. 7 in the ICC ODI

Big picture – T20 World Cup countdown begins And now for something completely different. Or at least a slight change of pace after three months solid of ODI cricket. England have had their fill for 2023 and even if West Indies’ appetite for the 50-over format has been sharpened by a 2-1 series win, having

Chris Woakes has said that he is “at ease” with being left out of England’s Test squad for India, with the all-rounder describing it as “a fair decision”. After spending a decade fighting the reputation of being a home specialist, Woakes has given in and joined the groupthink. Woakes at home, good. Woakes away, bad.

Pakistan team director Mohammad Hafeez has criticised the pitch and conditions laid out for Pakistan’s warm-up game in Canberra, saying he was “really surprised and disappointed by the arrangements.” Speaking to reporters at the WACA ground following Pakistan’s morning training session, Hafeez said Pakistan were excited by the challenge, but appeared particularly irked by the

India 130 for 5 (Mandhana 48, Rodrigues 29, Kemp 2-24) beat England 126 (Knight 52, Patil 3-19, Ishaque 3-22) by five wickets India’s new spin pair of Shreyanka Patil and Saika Ishaque and an improved batting performance led them to a consolation victory in the third and final T20I against England at the Wankhede Stadium.

Matthew Mott has called for patience with England’s new-era white-ball team as a work in progress, stressing that they’ve only had three opportunities to play together. England succumbed to a four-wicket defeat in Barbados to lose their first series following a difficult World Cup campaign 2-1. A group which featured just four players to have

Melbourne Renegades’ Big Bash League clash with Perth Scorchers has been abandoned after 6.5 overs because of safety concerns over a water-damaged pitch. The ground staff in Geelong worked feverishly on Sunday to dry the pitch after heavy rain crept under the covers overnight. Renegades captain Nic Maddinson declared the pitch still “absolutely drenched” at