Cricket news

Australia coach Andrew McDonald defended the longer term record of his side after they were bundled out for 99

Spotlight back on Labuschagne's Test spot after twin failures put Australia on the brink

Jansen has already made an 85 in the first innings, taken a five-for, and effected a third-innings run out in the second Test as South Africa look to level series

Jansen has already made an 85 in the first innings, taken a five-for, and effected a third-innings run out in Gqeberha as South Africa look to level series

Meanwhile, defending champions Rangpur's difficult season continued, as they lost to Sylhet by 37 runs

Decision could prompt England's leading Test wicket-taker to finally retire aged 44

Elsewhere, Essex sign George Bell while Ben Mike moves to Glamorgan

His shift from recklessness to restraint offers Pakistan hope, as he learns to balance his explosive strokeplay with the patience needed to build an innings

The decision was driven by the need to focus resources in New Zealand's high performance programme

South Africa could potentially play the rest of the game one bowler down as they look to enforce the follow-on against Australia

Fingerspinner Aliss Al Islam made his debut for Bangladesh, while Afghanistan made two changes

At 36, the Baroda left-arm spinner is still wheeling away, still improving himself, and still taking bagfuls of wickets in the Ranji Trophy

England will also play three ODIs in Sri Lanka in March after the inaugural Champions Trophy in India

Chattogram is set to host both semi-finals on February 4 as well as the final on February 6

England will also play three ODIs in Sri Lanka in March after the inaugural Champions Trophy in India

Shreyas Iyer's captaincy will be in the spotlight once again, while New Zealand fans look forward to a rare glimpse of Finn Allen at home

The New Zealand captain was also wary of the threat of India's top order, and Vaibhav Sooryavanshi, ahead of the T20I series-opener in Christchurch