England meekly surrendered the famous urn after just 11 days of play with back-to-back eight-wicket defeats in Perth and Brisbane and an 82-run loss at Adelaide.

His most recent international appearance came at Test level against Sri Lanka in Wellington in 2023.

Shadab Khan, 27, returns after missing a significant portion of Pakistan’s cricket since June because of a shoulder injury.

Australia's Travis Head Sunday backed under-pressure opening partner Jake Weatherald to come good after an "extremely tough" start to his Test career in a wild Ashes series.

Former England captain Michael Vaughan labelled the pitch "a joke".

Dhaka Capitals began their campaign in the 12th Bangladesh Premier League (BPL) with a five-wicket victory over Rajshahi Warriors in the opening match of Saturday at the Sylhet International Cricket Stadium, played under a cloud of grief.

Bangladesh’s cricket fraternity is mourning the sudden demise of Dhaka Capitals assistant coach Mahbub Ali Zaki and are sending in their condolences for the revered local coach.

A relieved Ben Stokes hailed his team's "courage and bravery" Saturday after they finally won a Test in Australia, calling it "really special".

Dhaka Capitals assistant coach Mahbub Ali Zaki has passed away after collapsing on the field during the team’s pre-match practice session at the Sylhet International Cricket Stadium today.

A fighting England won their first Test on Australian soil in 15 years Saturday, restoring their battered pride with a gutsy four-wicket victory to clinch a chaotic fourth Ashes clash that was all over inside two days.

Chattogram Royals captain Mahedi Hasan admitted he had never experienced such instability in a franchise in the Bangladesh Premier League (BPL) after leading his side to a 65-run win over Noakhali Express at the Sylhet International Cricket Stadium on Friday.

Legends had come and gone, spells had teased, but no Englishman had managed a five-wicket haul at the venue since 1998.

The grand opening ceremony in Dhaka had already been scrapped owing to security concerns, and on Wednesday, the pre-season captain’s photoshoot with the trophy was also been canned. Even amid all this, the players remain hopeful of a vibrant BPL.

The already-soured relations between bitter rivals India and Pakistan reached a new low when the nuclear-armed neighbour engaged in a military conflict in May that nearly snowballed into a full-fledged war.

Indonesia’s Gede Priandana became the first bowler to take five wickets in an over in a T20I during his side’s match against Cambodia in Bali on Tuesday.

The presence of three Bangladeshi players in different leagues at the same time hints at a positive shift in this regard -- at least for the bowlers.

Taskin picked up two wickets against Abu Dhabi Knight Riders, playing a key role as his team, Sharjah Warriorz, secured a four-wicket victory yesterday in Abu Dhabi.

During the team's opening session in Purbachal, Noakhali Express pacer Hasan Mahmud labeled the BPL a "good platform to prove myself" as he targets a return to the national squad for the upcoming T20 World Cup.

ILT20’s league phase matches run until December 28, with playoffs and the final scheduled between December 30 and January 4.

Bazball's champions, coach Brendon 'Baz' McCullum and captain Ben Stokes, may argue otherwise and claim England's death-or-glory style can be retooled and rise again.