Tom Latham's century and 91 from Kane Williamson put New Zealand firmly in the driving seat with a 151-run lead over Zimbabwe on the second day of the first Test on Friday.

West Indies on Wednesday call-up uncapped teenage fast bowler Alzarri Joseph to their squad for the second Test against India.

Left-arm seamer Neil Wagner's raw pace and aggression proves too much for an out-of-touch Zimbabwean batting lineup.

Australia remove Sri Lankan opener Kusal Perera cheaply after building up an 86-run first innings lead over their hosts.

Muttiah Muralidaran who was rated the greatest Test match bowler ever by Wisden Cricketers' Almanack in 2002 becomes the first cricketer from Sri Lanka to be inducted in the International Cricket Council’s Hall of Fame.

Adam Voges remains unbeaten on a match-high 41 as Australia overcame a batting collapse to lead Sri Lanka by 29 runs at lunch on the second day of what promises to be a low-scoring first test at Pallekele.

Ravichandran Ashwin completes a magnificent all-round performance with seven wickets to bowl India to a crushing victory by n innings and 92 runs on the fourth day of the first Test against the West Indies.

James Anderson marks his return to international duty with three wickets as England beat Pakistan by a massive 330 runs to win the second Test at his Old Trafford home ground.

Australia will be looking to local legend and one-time bogeyman Muttiah Muralitharan to inspire them to success on his home patch as the world's number one Test team begin a three-match series in Sri Lanka this week.

India captain Virat Kohli acclaim a "complete performance" by his team after they thrash West Indies by an innings and 92 runs inside four days in the first test in Antigua on Sunday.

West Indies are facing the prospect of a huge series-opening defeat at 21 for one in their second innings at stumps.

Mushtaq Ahmed, Pakistan's bowling coach, says legspinner Yasir Shah bowled too quickly on the opening day of the second Test against England at Old Trafford in Manchester, and paid the price for it.

Virat Kohli becomes the first Indian captain to post a Test double century overseas as the tourists play their way into a virtually unbeatable position on the second day of the first Test against West Indies.

Teenage fast bowler Asitha Fernando has been included in the Sri Lanka squad for the Test series with Australia.

A further 45 athletes test positive for banned substances after a second set of samples were re-analysed from the London and Beijing Olympics.

England captain Alastair Cook says he is surprised by the row over the decision to omit seamer James Anderson for the first-Test defeat by Pakistan.

Legendary fast-bowler Wasim Akram says that the return of Ben Stokes and James Anderson will prove to be pivotal for the English cricket team when they face Pakistan in the second Test at Old Trafford.

Pakistan captain, Misbahul Haq describes the win over England at Lord's in the first Test as "special" and says he had always dreamt of seeing the team win at the home of cricket.

England captain Alastair Cook announces that the hosts had reduced their squad for the second Test against Pakistan from 14 to 12 after dropping Steven Finn and Jake Ball.

England are in a spin in more ways than one as they head into the second Test against Pakistan at Old Trafford on Friday looking to level the four-match series at 1-1.