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Will refurbished Giants finally become title contenders?
They have brought in some big names, like Sophie Devine and Renuka Singh and Danni Wyatt-Hodge, but striking the right team balance will be crucial
BCCI
Harry Brook
England in Australia 2025-26
Brook's happy hooking is a sign of Test cricket's modern Waugh-fare
Batter's compulsive streak may cause him to leave runs on the table, but there's method to his madness
Australia
Cricket
The slow fade of spin in Australian Tests
Australia's decision to field no specialist spinner at the SCG underlined how far spin has slipped from relevance in home Test conditions
Mumbai Indians Women
Cricket
Well-rounded Mumbai Indians remain the team to beat
With their core mostly intact, MI have squad depth as well as a wealth of match-winning allrounders in their roster
Australia
Cricket
Doctors hopeful of moving Damien Martyn out of ICU after 'miraculous' turnaround
"There is still some treatment and monitoring to go but it's looking positive," Adam Gilchrist says of Damien Martyn's condition
England tour of Australia 2025/26
Player safety vs entertainment debate at SCG: Vaughan leads calls for change in 'mindset'
"Our game shoots itself in the foot time and time and time again," Jason Gillespie says, while Harry Brook "just sat around waiting for it to be called off"
Bangladesh
Cricket
Bangladesh bring back Taskin, drop Jaker from T20 World Cup squad
Bangladesh are scheduled to play their first three matches in Kolkata and the last one in Mumbai, but are expected to write to the ICC to switch their matches to Sri Lanka
England tour of Australia 2025/26
Root and Brook shine before afternoon gloom ends play early
Joe Root and Harry Brook shared an unbeaten 154-run stand before bad weather halted play with only 45 overs possible as Australia struggled in the absence of a spinner
Cricket
A year in fast-forward: shorter games, quicker results, Starc contrasts
A stats overview of 2025, when breakneck speed was the default
Mustafizur Rahman
IPL
Bangladesh look to move T20 World Cup matches from India amid Mustafizur row
BCB cites safety concerns with Sri Lanka a potential alternative host
International League T20
Serial winners MI stand between well-rested Vipers and a maiden ILT20 title
An MI franchise - men or women - has never lost a T20 final since 2010, when CSK toppled Mumbai Indians in the IPL
England tour of Australia 2025/26
Fast-forward Ashes reaches its final instalment with WTC points at stake
There is debate about what a 3-2 series result would mean for England while Usman Khawaja ends his Test career
Mustafizur Rahman
IPL
KKR release Mustafizur from IPL 2026 squad following BCCI instructions
BCCI secretary says KKR will be allowed to bring in a replacement player for Mustafizur Rahman
Big Bash League
Ward 90 trumps Warner 130* as Hurricanes top table
Sams gave Thunder a sniff in the chase before Chaudhary took the game away
Bangladesh Premier League
BPL round-up: Shanto's form, Ripon's Super Over heroics, and familiar controversies
All the highlights from the first week of the 2025-26 season of the Bangladesh Premier League
Sikandar Raza
SA20
Bereaved Raza makes a statement as first Zimbabwe player in SA20
The veteran has had to put aside the pain of losing his brother earlier this week
India
Cricket
Shreyas Iyer, Gill back in India's ODI squad for NZ series
Siraj also returns to the ODI set-up, having last played the format in October 2025 in Australia
ICC Men's T20 World Cup
Injury setback for Ferguson ahead of T20 WC; Milne back with a bang
Ferguson suffered a calf injury while playing for Desert Vipers in the ILT20
Steven Smith
England in Australia 2025-26
Smith: Winning series 4-1 the target for Australia
Steven Smith looks ahead to the final Test match of the Ashes series amid discussions about the pitch at the Sydney Cricket Ground.
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Namibia
Cricket
Erasmus to lead young-looking Namibia at T20 World Cup
The squad of 15 has a host of players with very little international experience, and will have Gary Kirsten collaborating with Craig Williams in the back room
Ben Stokes
England in Australia 2025-26
Stokes reveals uncertainty over SCG pitch
England captain Ben Stokes looks ahead to the fifth and final Test match of the Ashes series.
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Cricket
Australia's big wins and near misses, Zimbabwe's year of plenty, West Indies' continuing spiral
In our second batch of team report cards for 2024: Australia, England, New Zealand, Bangladesh, West Indies, Zimbabwe and Afghanistan
England
Cricket
For England, if the message has gone too far, what about the messenger?
On the eve of the final Test in Sydney, England nurse a result not as bad as that 4-0 four years ago, but are theoretically worse off
news - uk cricket
Frontline spinners in focus for SCG encounter
Andrew McGlashan previews the 5th Ashes Test and sheds light on why the Test result is still relevant for both sides
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Punjab
Cricket
Gill's return to Vijay Hazare Trophy delayed due to food poisoning
He is understood to be recovering well and is likely to play Punjab's match on January 6, against Goa
