Steven Smith was part of Australia’s squad on their last tour of New Zealand, in 2009-10, but did not get to play a Test match © Getty Images Australia’s captain Steven Smith believes his men will have adequate preparation for their Trans-Tasman Trophy defence in New Zealand despite there being no warm-up match ahead of the first Test. The two Tests in Wellington and Christchurch are preceded by three ODIs,…

India Women 0 for 69 (Raj 37*, Mandhana 22*) beat Australia Women 8 for 125 (Lanning 49, Goswami 2-16) by 10 wickets (by D/L method)Scorecard and ball-by-ball details It was another strong performance from India in the field © Getty Images India Women created history at the MCG on Friday, where their ten-wicket win resulted in their first series victory over Australia Women in any format. In a rain-affected T20…

Dimitri Mascarenhas has a month left with the New Zealand team © Getty Images New Zealand are set to lose their second bowling coach in as many years, after Dimitri Mascarenhas announced he will quit at the end of the home series against Australia in February. Mascarenhas had begun the role after Shane Bond quit as bowling coach following the 2015 World Cup, but cited family reasons for his decision…

Cameron Bancroft played nine of his ten T20s this summer for Perth Scorchers © Getty Images Cameron Bancroft will make his international debut in Sunday’s third and final Twenty20 against India in Sydney after being called in to replace Matthew Wade as wicketkeeper. Wade is one of five players in Australia’s T20 squad for the India series who will be unavailable for the final game as they fly to New…

Under Graham Ford, Surrey returned to the top tier of county cricket in England © Getty Images Graham Ford is set to begin his second stint as Sri Lanka’s new head coach after Surrey announced he was leaving the county to take up the position. Ford had already coached Sri Lanka for two years, beginning in early 2012. He had been linked to the Sri Lanka job since the middle…

File photo: More rain prevented Hong Kong and Scotland from taking the field at Mission Road © Getty Images The second ODI between Hong Kong and Scotland at Mission Road has been abandoned without a ball bowled due to consistent rain across the city. The match had been pushed into a reserve day but that mattered little as wet weather continued from Thursday into Friday and with no chance of…

Pakistan A set up the second decider of the winter against England Lions with a six-wicket victory in Dubai to square the 50-over series at 2-2. The Lions came from behind to win the T20 series between the teams before Christmas, with Tom Curran holding his nerve in a tense Super Over finish. Now it is the Pakistanis who will go into Saturday’s decider with confidence after coming back from…

Graham Ford has left Surrey after two years at the Kia Oval to rejoin Sri Lanka as head coach. The 55-year-old South African previously coached Sri Lanka from 2012 until 2014, before taking over the reins at Surrey. Ford was instrumental in bringing Kumar Sangakkara to the club, and last season guided Surrey to the Division Two title in the County Championship and the Royal London One-Day Cup final, where…

England started 2016 in fine style by knocking South Africa off their perch as the world’s top-ranked Test team. After winning back the Ashes last summer expectations are starting to rise around a blossoming England team and even Proteas skipper AB de Villiers has suggested Alastair Cook’s men could be “the team to beat” in Tests over the next couple of years. It is worth noting that England hold seven of…