After retaining the Ashes, Australia skipper Tim Paine said that the team can be extremely proud of what they have achieved on the English soil. His remarks came after the loss in the fifth and final Test by 135 runs against England.

We can be proud of our effort, says Tim Paine after retaining Ashes

England closed in on a series-levelling victory in the fifth Test at the Oval on Sunday as Australia slipped to 68-3 at lunch on the fourth day. Joe Root's side set the tourists an unlikely 399 to win in London after adding just 16 runs to their overnight total.

England close in on Ashes-levelling win after Broad double

Rashid Khan claimed 6-49 and completed his maiden 10-wicket haul in Test cricket as Afghanistan overcame rain and fading light to crush Bangladesh by 224 runs in the one-off Test in Chittagong on Monday.

Afghanistan thrash Bangladesh by 224 runs in one-off Test

Ahead of India's first Test match of a two-match Test series against West Indies, Indian cricket captain Virat Kohli got an opportunity to interview former Windies cricketer Vivian Richards.

I see same passion in you, says Vivian Richards to Virat Kohli

New Zealand captain Kane Williamson praised Sri Lanka skipper Dimuth Karunaratne's brilliant match-winning ton saying that it was a 'fantastic hundred'. "I think in a last-innings chase, a lot of credit goes to the way Sri Lanka batted.

It was a fantastic hundred by Dimuth: Kane Williamson

Australia have announced the 12-member squad for the second Test of a five-match Ashes series, which is scheduled to begin on August 14 at Lord's cricket stadium.

Ashes 2019: Mitchell Starc, Josh Hazlewood named in Australia's 12-man squad for Lord's Test

Is Steve Smith the next Donald Bradman?

South African Dale Steyn, one of the great fast bowlers of the modern era, on Monday announced his retirement from Test cricket in a bid to extend his longevity in the shorter forms of the game.

South African pacer Dale Steyn retires from Test cricket

Former New Zealand all-rounder Daniel Vettori's jersey number 11 has been retired, the cricketing board for Kiwi players announced on Monday. New Zealand's BlackCaps in a tweet said Kiwi players who have represented the country in 200 ODIs have their shirt numbers retired.

Daniel Vettori's jersey number 11 retired

Pakistan fast bowler Mohammad Amir on Friday announced his retirement from Test matches with immediate effect, but reaffirmed his commitment to playing white-ball cricket.

Pakistan's Mohammad Amir announces retirement from Test cricket

Test cricket is all set to undergo a major change as Australia and England will lineup with names and jersey numbers on their Test whites in the upcoming Ashes series.

In a first in Test cricket, Ashes jerseys to have players' names, numbers

India and England managed to retain top spots in the Test and ODI team rankings respectively, following the annual update of the ICC rankings on Thursday. The rankings were updated after series results from 2015-16 were removed, and outcomes from 2016-17 and 2017-18 are weighted at 50 per cent, an ICC statement read.

India, England top Test and ODI rankings after annual update

VVS Laxman, popular as the God of fourth innings, established himself as one of the best middle order batsmen of all times. Although, Laxman always had the pressure of proving himself to fixate his place in the Indian national team but his contribution to the Indian cricket team will be remembered by his several match-winning knocks and for the same he received India's fourth highest civilian award, the Padma Shri in 2011.

Guess how many sixes VVS Laxman hit in his career, you will be shocked to know

India have finished at the top of the International Cricket Council (ICC) Test rankings and taken home the purse of $1 million for a third consecutive year, the governing body said on Monday.

India top Test rankings for third straight year

Spinner Rashid Khan claimed five wickets to put Afghanistan in sight of their maiden Test victory after bowling out Ireland for 288 on day three of the one-off game on Sunday.

Rashid Khan takes five, Afghanistan set 147 to win maiden Test

Bangladesh's cricket team left New Zealand on Saturday, less than 24 hours after narrowly avoiding being involved in the worst mass shooting in the country, which now had to accept that sporting events were likely to have been changed forever.

Bangladesh cricket team leave New Zealand after mosque shootings

An overwhelming 86 per cent of fans prefer watching Tests compared to limited-overs cricket, announced the Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC) Saturday, shattering fears that the longest format of the game is dying.

86 % of fans prefer watching Tests compared to limited-overs cricket: MCC

New Zealand's captain Kane Williamson closed in on his Indian counterpart Virat Kohli, having narrowed the gap with the table topper by reaching a career-best 915 rating points in the ICC rankings for batsmen in Tests.

ICC Test rankings: Virat Kohli still on top but Kane Williamson narrows gap

Sri Lanka's historic 2-0 Test series victory over South Africa had seemed somewhat fanciful when they arrived in some disarray and on a long losing streak, but leave as the first Asian side to win a series in the country.

Sri Lanka defy the odds to claim historic Test series win

West Indies fast bowler Shannon Gabriel has been charged for a language used during the third Test against England on Monday, the International Cricket Council (ICC) has said.

Windies' Shannon Gabriel charged for language used in England Test

England wrapped up a comprehensive 232-run victory over West Indies in the third Test in St Lucia on Tuesday after home batsman Roston Chase made a century but got little help.

England beat West Indies by 232 runs in final Test

Australia's Pat Cummins breathed a sigh of relief after hearing Dimuth Karunaratne was not in any danger after one of his vicious bouncers struck the Sri Lanka batsman on the back of the neck and left him crumpled in a heap at Manuka Oval on Saturday.

Pat Cummins relieved as Sri Lanka's Karunaratne 'in no danger' after bouncer hit

Joe Burns and Travis Head plundered Australia's first centuries of the home summer Friday in a stirring fightback as they ruthlessly exposed Sri Lanka's inexperienced attack in the second Test at Canberra.

AUSvsSL, 2nd Test: Joe Burns, Travis Head put Australia in control against Sri Lanka

Part-time off-spinner Roston Chase took eight wickets as West Indies crushed England by 381 runs in the first test in Barbados on Saturday. Chase seized his chance to shine in the absence of any specialist spinner in the team, picking up a test-best eight for 60 at Kensington Oval in Bridgetown.

ENGvsWI: Part-time spinner Roston Chase stars as Windies beat England

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