Sri Lanka won the Asia Cup for the fifth time with a five-wicket victory over defending champions Pakistan in Mirpur. Lahiru Thirimanne struck 101 and Mahela Jayawardene added 71, before skipper Angelo Mathews and Chaturanga de Silva saw their side over the line with 3.4 overs to spare. Pakistan recovered from a shaky start to record […]
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England batsman Jonathan Trott, who returned home from the Ashes tour with a stress-related illness, is due to be back in action for Warwickshire at the start of the domestic season. Trott has not played since November’s opening Ashes Test in Brisbane but is set to feature in his county’s friendly with Gloucestershire at Edgbaston
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Stuart Broad has taken pole position in the England FTI MVP Winter rankings after helping secure a tight win in the second one-day international with West Indies. A fine bowling performance saw him claim 1-25, before an unbeaten 28 helped set up a win and lift his overall points tally to 191. Broad, who also
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Hampshire have appointed England Lions batsman James Vince as their vice-captain for the 2014 season. Vince, players’ player of the year last term at the Ageas bowl, will work alongside skipper Jimmy Adams. The 22-year-old signed a three-year contract extension last summer and has spent the winter with the England Performance Programme in Australia before
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England took control after opting to bowl in the second one-day international against West Indies in Antigua. One-nil down in the three-match rubber, the tourists require victory to keep their hopes alive. And they made the dream start as Joe Root ousted Dwayne Smith and Kirk Edwards either side of fellow off-spinner Moeen Ali getting
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