England respond to Champions Trophy setback by crushing South Africa
England were excellent with the ball in Southampton, before Jonny Bairstow and Alex Hales steered the hosts to a dominant nine-wicket win against South Africa
England were excellent with the ball in Southampton, before Jonny Bairstow and Alex Hales steered the hosts to a dominant nine-wicket win against South Africa
Former South Africa captain Graeme Smith will be writing exclusively for The Independent as the Proteas visit England this summer. In his first column, he previews the upcoming T20 series
Exclusive: Under the plans, the top nine Test nations in the world would each play three home and away series over a two-year cycle
If you look past the captivating storybook redemption of Mohammad Amir’s deadly opening spell in the final against India, then the paw prints of the PSL are all over Pakistan's triumph
After his first call-up for England’s T20 series against South Africa, he’s looking to put that experience to good use
Pakistan upset the odds to beat their rivals India and claim a first-ever Champions Trophy title
A fortnight ago, Pakistan were a ragtag cricket team. Today, Sarfraz Ahmed's men powered their way past their fierce rivals to win by 180 runs and lift the Champions Trophy
The great foes meet once more at The Oval with everything to play for in what is the latest instalment of one of sports great rivalries
Exclusive: The ball will be used when the MCC meet Afghanistan at Lords next month and will have the backing of bowlers the world over
Kohli was superb as India beat brave Bangladesh by nine wickets to set up a mouthwatering Champions Trophy final against bitter rivals Pakistan
Morgan stopped short of criticising the surface but was less than impressed
England can have few complaints: Eoin Morgan's side should have risen better to the cerebral challenge posed by conditions like these
With the prize of a first major 50-over title tantalisingly within their grasp, England look set to drop Jason Roy for tomorrow’s semi-final against Pakistan and bring in Bairstow
A return to the Welsh capital in under 48 hours' time was secured thanks to the efforts of captain Sarfraz Ahmed and opening bowler Mohammad Amir
Joe Root is one of a number of Test players who will miss out to play in a day-night round of County Championship matches which follows the South Africa series at the end of this month
Smith offered Stokes some advice when the pair were playing together for Rising Pune Supergiant in the Indian Premier League, only to see the Englishman annihilate Australia
The Durham all-rounder’s third – and undoubtedly best – ODI hundred helped Eoin Morgan’s team to a 40-run Duckworth-Lewis victory
Bangladesh produced a historic batting performance to beat the Black Caps by five wickets and keep their Champions Trophy hopes alive
The tournament hosts and favourites will return to Cardiff a week on Wednesday after a second successive win ensured they will finish top of Group A
Outside Edge: Adil Rashid’s career is evidence – if it were needed – that leg-spin is not an art perfected overnight. Nonetheless, he has proved to the likes of Crane that it can be effective
England 310 all out (49.3 overs), New Zealand 223 all out (44.3 overs), England won by 87 runs: Another impressive win means the hosts currently look like justifying their favourite’s tag