Joe Root said England were "well and truly" still in the day-night second Ashes Test despite Australia seizing a 44-run lead on day two Friday in Brisbane.

Taijul Islam’s outstanding performances headline the ICC Men’s Player of the Month shortlist for November, where the Bangladesh left-arm spinner is joined by South Africa’s Simon Harmer and Pakistan all-rounder Mohammad Nawaz.

A relentless Australia took a 44-run lead over England in the day-night second Ashes Test in Brisbane on Friday, with aggressive opener Jake Weatherald and Steve Smith leading the charge.

Hope was 116 not out and Greaves 55 with the pair putting on 140 for the fifth wicket after the West Indies were in dire straits at 72-4.

The Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) is focusing on ensuring stability in the national team's coaching panel ahead of the upcoming ICC T20 World Cup, having resolved its issues with senior assistant coach Mohammad Salahuddin, and planning to continue with Mohammad Ashraful as the batting coach.

Australia spinner Nathan Lyon made no secret of his disappointment with being dropped for the second Ashes Test in Brisbane, saying he had not yet been able to bring himself to speak to selectors about the decision.

Joe Root has waited a long time to tick off one particular item on his bucket list -- a Test century in Australia. More than a decade, in fact. But on Thursday at the Gabba, under lights in the second Ashes Test – a pink-ball one, the world’s top-ranked Test batter finally ended a 15-Test drought that had stretched all the way back to 2013.

The Cricket Committee of Dhaka Metropolis (CCDM) will reopen the players' transfer window till December 6 for the upcoming edition of the Dhaka First Division Cricket League, confirmed an official.

Bangladesh women’s team players began a week-long fitness camp on Thursday, eyeing the upcoming Women’s Bangladesh Cricket League (WBCL), which starts on December 15 in Rajshahi.

Australia pace bowler Mitchell Starc said Thursday he could not be compared with Wasim Akram after he surpassed the Pakistani great as the leading left-arm pace bowler in Test history.

Sri Lanka U-17s thrashed Bangladesh U-17s by nine wickets in the second three-day match at Bashundhara Sports Complex on Thursday to tie the two-match series 1-1.

England's Joe Root conquered his final frontier with a first Ashes century in Australia as the tourists pushed past 300 on day one of the second Test in Brisbane on Thursday despite a six-wicket haul from pace spearhead Mitchell Starc.

Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) has granted NOCs to Mominul Haque, Mustafizur Rahman and Taskin Ahmed till December 23 for separate stints in foreign leagues.

Starc became the most prolific left-arm paceman in Test history on Thursday.

The BCB had earlier on November 5 announced that Salahuddin submitted his resignation to the board CEO and was expected to leave after the Test and T20I series against Ireland.

Thanks to their batting exploits, the home side finished day three on a commanding 417-4 for an overall lead of 481 and looked on course for a comprehensive victory.

Australia's Mitchell Starc claimed his third first-over wicket of the Ashes on Thursday, by dismissing England opener Ben Duckett for a first-ball duck on day one of the second Test in Brisbane.

Amite Hasan had already acquired the trait of perseverance, evidenced by the bulk of runs he has scored across various domestic tournaments, and in the ongoing National Cricket League (NCL), the Sylhet Division batter is putting in a conscious effort to balance his game by adding an attacking dimension.

Four years on, Bazball is now in the firing line, with former players and pundits decrying the high-risk game on Australia's spicy pitches.

Virat Kohli's second successive century went in vain as South Africa rode on a 110 by Aiden Markram to chase down 359 for a series-levelling win over India on Wednesday.