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Spin, seam, or both? Mystery pitch leaves SA guessing ahead of Guwahati Test
South Africa are juggling Rabada's fitness, an unpredictable pitch, and a stack of selection dilemmas as they chase a rare series win in India

news - uk cricket
Stokes returns to the source as Ashes odyssey comes full circle
England captain is back in the city of his maiden hundred in 2013, after a wild ride through a series that defines him


Australia
Cricket
Smith: If the result doesn't go our way, we can turn it around
Australia will start the Ashes without Cummins and Hazlewood and have two debutants in the XI but they aren't fretting it

Ireland tour of Bangladesh 2025/26
Mushfiqur, Litton, bowlers put Bangladesh on top
Mushfiqur and Litton scored centuries to lift Bangladesh to 476 earlier in the day


South Africa
Cricket
Botha: New ball should play a role with early start to the Test
South Africa bowling coach Piet Botha looks ahead to the second Test between India and South Africa

news - uk cricket
Bazball by the numbers: still a gap against the best
The Stokes-McCullum era has undoubtedly changed England's Test team but a big hurdle remains

England tour of Australia 2025/26
Smith mocks Panesar Mastermind stint to hit back at sandpaper jibe
Australia's stand-in captain goes 'off-topic' to respond to pre-series taunts about ball-tampering


India
Cricket
Gill set to miss Guwahati Test against South Africa; Pant to stand in as captain
India's Test captain has been advised more rest to avoid recurrence of neck spasms


Australia
Cricket
Steve Smith's strange 'Mastermind' jibe at Monty Panesar
Stand-in captain Steve Smith takes a swipe at former England spinner Monty Panesar.

England tour of Australia 2025/26
Australia's injuries fuel English optimism but task ahead is huge
The home side have handed out two debuts for the first time since 2019 while there remains much interest in the Perth pitch


Shoaib Bashir
England in Australia 2025-26
England hold off on naming final XI for Perth Test
Ben Stokes waiting for final look at pitch before making call on all-pace attack

Ranji Trophy
Auqib Nabi, Prithvi Shaw and others who have lit up the Ranji Trophy
As the Ranji Trophy hits pause after five rounds, ESPNcricinfo looks at five players who have impressed so far


India
Cricket
How do you solve a problem like Bumrah? We asked Williamson and Elgar
Two batters who have had their fair share of squaring up against the Indian fast bowler talk about what it takes to survive the test


Australia
Cricket
Lee: Give Doggett the new ball ahead of Boland
The former quick said Boland could seam it "off ice" and not having to wait could help the debutant


Australia
Cricket
Weatherald and Doggett handed debuts in first Ashes Test
Usman Khawaja will have his sixth opener partner since the retirement of David Warner


Pakistan
Cricket
Azhar Ali resigns as PCB's selector and head of youth development
It's understood Azhar felt the appointment of Sarfaraz Ahmed in a role that aligned closely with his own responsibilities led him to feel his position had become untenable


Bangladesh
Cricket
Ceremonies, speeches, felicitation - Mushfiqur soaks the attention in landmark 100th Test
The glitter went against a serious Mushfiqur's pre-match routine, and was something his team-mate Mominul had never seen before


England
Cricket
Ben Stokes yearns to join 'lucky few' in Ashes history
Skipper calls on his England side to claim their own place in series pantheon on Australian soil

Ireland tour of Bangladesh 2025/26
Mushfiqur 99* headlines Bangladesh's strong start in second Test against Ireland
Mominul Haque also scored a half-century even as Andy McBrine took all four wickets for Ireland


India
Cricket
Gambhir's India - close fights, costly calls, and a growing Test crisis
Eighteen Tests into his tenure, a world-class attack and a promising batting group haven't yet translated into results, and questions may grow louder if India lose this series


Shai Hope
West Indies in New Zealand 2025-26
Stats - Shai Hope becomes the first batter to score hundreds against 11 Full Member teams
His 109* against New Zealand in Napier propelled him to the top of the charts with 13 centuries against all international teams


Mitchell Starc
England in Australia 2025-26
Starc confident in replacements for Cummins and Hazlewood
Australia's Mitchell Starc says "injuries happen in fast bowling" as Pat Cummins and Josh Hazlewood are out of the first Ashes Test in Perth


Gus Atkinson
England in Australia 2025-26
Atkinson: A surreal experience playing in the Ashes
Gus Atkinson says he "grew up watching the Ashes" as England continue their preparations for the first Test in Perth

Women's Big Bash League
Wilson, Litchfield help Thunder register season's first win
Beaten in their first three games, Thunder remain seventh on the table but are now back in the hunt after a convincing win over Scorchers

Cricket
Conway and Santner outdo Hope's 109 to seal it for New Zealand
The hosts took an unbeatable 2-0 lead against West Indies in the three-match ODI series








