Ollie Pope embraced the challenge of captaining his country to a Test win at the first time of asking, conquering Sri Lanka.

Joe Root and England put their 'Bazball' instincts to one side as they ground out a five-wicket victory over Sri Lanka in the first Test at Old Trafford.

The West Indies won the first T20 International against the Proteas by seven wickets after a stellar batting performance from their top three in Trinidad.

Chris Woakes praised Ollie Pope's debut as England's Test captain, commending him for his strong leadership on the first day against Sri Lanka.

Ollie Pope's first day as England captain started with a flurry of Sri Lankan wickets before lower-order resistance brought the tourists back into the contest on day one of the first Test.

English cricket will pay tribute to Graham Thorpe at Old Trafford on Wednesday, with new Test captain Ollie Pope leading the way.

The Women's T20 World Cup has been moved to the United Arab Emirates from Bangladesh following violent protests in the scheduled host nation.

Sri Lanka captain Dhananjaya De Silva believes Ben Stokes' injury has given the tourists fresh hope of springing a surprise against England.

Former Australia captain Steve Smith is tempted to extend his career to coincide with cricket's return to the Olympics at Los Angeles 2028.

Ollie Pope is preparing to embrace the honour of becoming England's Test captain but admits it is still Ben Stokes' team.

A review into cricket's "broken and unsustainable" schedule has been launched by the global players' union.

Jonny Bairstow will make his Yorkshire comeback this week with his first County Championship appearance since being dropped by England.

Dan Lawrence is confident he "fits the mould" of an England Test opener in 2024, despite taking up the role just a handful of times in his first-class career.

South Africa coach Shukri Conrad is eyeing a place in next year's World Test Championship (WTC) final after his team secured a series victory against West Indies.

London Spirit successfully chased down 115 to beat Welsh Fire and claim the women's Hundred title in front of a record 22,008 fans at Lord's.

Oval Invincibles became back-to-back champions of the men's Hundred competition with a resounding 17-run victory over Southern Brave at Lord's.

England will face perennial rivals Australia to commemorate the 150th anniversary of the sport's first Test match, contested by the two sides in 1877.

South Africa managed to eke out victory in the second Test against the West Indies in Guyana on Saturday, securing the series 1-0.

The Proteas are in a strong position after day two of the second Test against the West Indies, led by a quality opening stand from Tony de Zorzi and Aiden Markram.

The loss of Ben Stokes for the rest of the summer will "mess up" the balance of the England Test side – but stand-in captain Ollie Pope will keep calm and carry on, according to Moeen Ali.

No less than 17 wickets fell on Day 1 of the second Test between the West Indies and South Africa in Guyana on Thursday.