Cricket

Joe Root jokes with Jonathan Agnew about a world record for conceding the most runs off an over in Test matches.

England's youngsters "stood up to be counted" in the side's third-Test victory over South Africa in Port Elizabeth, says coach Chris Silverwood.

South Africa captain Faf du Plessis denies reports that he will retire after the Test series against England.

England seal their biggest away win in more than nine years in the third Test against South Africa to move 2-1 up with one match to play.

West Indies secure a 1-1 draw with Ireland in the Twenty20 series after a crushing nine-wicket victory in St Kitts.

Rohit Sharma's century helps India secure a 2-1 series win over Australia with a seven-wicket victory in the third one-day international.

Captain Joe Root takes four wickets to push England closer to victory on the fourth day of the third Test against South Africa in Port Elizabeth.

The second Twenty20 match between West Indies and Ireland is curtailed by rain in St Kitts with the tourists remaining 1-0 up in the series.

England's Dom Bess said he felt it was "time to pull my finger out" before he took five wickets on the third day of the third Test against South Africa.

Dom Bess takes his maiden Test five-wicket haul to tighten England's grip on the third Test against South Africa on a weather-hit third day in Port Elizabeth.

Ollie Pope's maiden Test century shows he is the "real deal" as a Test batsman, says Jonathan Agnew.

Shikhar Dhawan produces another strong batting display as India bounce back from Tuesday's humiliation to beat Australia by 36 runs and level the one-day series.

All-rounder Georgia Elwiss is recalled to the England squad for the Women's Twenty20 World Cup in Australia in February and March.

Newly appointed England women's head coach Lisa Keightley says she hopes that more women can get into coaching.

Ollie Pope scores his first Test century and Ben Stokes 120 to put England in a dominant position on day two of the third Test against South Africa.

Nottinghamshire sign former Middlesex and Hampshire pace bowler Tom Barber on a one-year deal.

World Cup-winning spinner Adil Rashid is set to sign a new deal with Yorkshire, BBC Radio Leeds reports.

South Africa pace bowler Kagiso Rabada is banned for the final Test of the series against England following his celebration of Joe Root's dismissal in the third Test.

Lancashire County Cricket Club says it will be "one of the largest cricket stadiums in the country".

An unbroken stand of 76 between Ben Stokes and Ollie Pope gives England a slight edge over South Africa at the end of a fluctuating first day of the third Test in Port Elizabeth.