David Warner has kept his place in Australia's XI for the fourth Ashes Test at Old Trafford despite the opener's ongoing struggles against England paceman Stuart Broad.

Ben Stokes said Tuesday that forecast bad weather in Manchester could make England even more aggressive as they bid to keep their Ashes hopes alive with victory in the fourth Test at Old Trafford.

Bangladesh batter Liton Das left Bangladesh on Tuesday to play in the Global T20 League in Canada, the 28-year-old revealed on his social media handle.

Saud Shakeel hit his maiden double century in Tests as Pakistan stretched their lead to a dominant 149 against Sri Lanka on day three of the rain-hit opening match on Tuesday.

Bangladesh A beat Afghanistan A by 21 runs in their final Group A fixture to confirm a spot in the semifinal of the ongoing ACC Emerging Asia Cup at the P.Sara Oval in Colombo. Sri Lanka on Tuesday.

Pakistan has postponed a two-match home Test series against the West Indies until 2025 to better prepare for next year's Twenty20 World Cup, officials said Tuesday.

Joy scored 100 off 114 deliveries, striking 12 fours and two sixes, while left-hander Zakir Hasan added 62 off 72 deliveries with the help of six fours and two sixes. Soumya Sarkar scored 48 off 42 while Sheikh Mahedi smashed a quick-fire 36 off just 19 balls with six fours and a six.

Saud Shakeel hit an attacking century and, along with overnight partner Agha Salman, helped Pakistan take the lead against Sri Lanka on the third day of the rain-hit first Test on Tuesday.

The Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) has appointed Tony Hemming as a curator on a two-year contract.

West Indies reinforced their spin department by bringing in uncapped all-rounder Kevin Sinclair in place of Raymon Reifer for the second and final test against India beginning in Port of Spain on Thursday.

As part of the ICC’s Future Tour Programme (FTP) Bangladesh will tour New Zealand to take part in three match ODI and three match T20I series in December this year, confirmed New Zealand Cricket (NZC) on Wednesday.

Bangladesh's woes in the T20I format are well-known but under Shakib Al Hasan, the team have revitalised their performances in the recent few series, culminating in their latest series win against Afghanistan.

Bangladesh A face a must-win contest against their Afghan counterparts in Colombo today, with a spot in the semifinals of the Asian Cricket Council (ACC) Emerging Asia Cup 2023 on the line.

An unbeaten century stand between Saud Shakeel and Agha Salman rescued Pakistan from a precarious 101-5 on the second day of the rain-hit opening Test on Monday.

Afghanistan’s head coach, Jonathan Trott and all-rounder, Azmatullah Omarzai have been fined 15 per cent of their respective match fees for breaching Level 1 of the ICC Code of Conduct during the second T20I against Bangladesh in Sylhet, Bangladesh.

Australia opener Usman Khawaja said on Monday he had approached the International Cricket Council (ICC) about reducing penalties for slow over-rates in test matches after the governing body announced earlier this month it had decided to soften sanctions.

Bangladesh U-19s clinched the series against South Africa U-19s 3-2 with a three-wicket win in the series-deciding fifth one-dayer at Shahid Kamruzzaman Stadium in Rajshahi today.

England have recalled 40-year-old James Anderson for the fourth Ashes Test against Australia, which begins at Old Trafford on Wednesday.

Pacer Taskin Ahmed and wicketkeeper-batter Mushfiqur Rahim will fly for Zimbabwe to take part in the Zim-Afro T10 League tonight.

From a statistical vantage point, the winning streaks of then and now might seem similar – or some might keep the streak of 2021 ahead as it involved the Aussies and the Kiwis, two giants of the game -- but in reality there lies a stark difference.