Raw vision of Chris Cairns wearing a dark blue suit leaving Southwark Crown Court who stands trial on charges of perjury and perverting the course of justice.

The impact of two all-rounders being named in the 15-man squad to play three tests against Australia meant Neil Wagner slipped off the radar.

Australia's injury crisis has deepened with Nathan Coulter-Nile joining teammates David Warner and Shane Watson with injuries on the sideline.

With the loss of two stars Australia recovered against England at Lord's - in part thanks to the controversial dismissal of all rounder Ben Stokes.

Chants of "sit down if you're 3-1 down" rang out around The Oval in London as England struggled on day three of the fifth Ashes cricket test. And the locals had a point.

It is highly unlikely any Gisborne residents would have been woken up by a "severe" earthquake this morning, an expert says.

I cannot believe that before this series started I picked Australia to win 2-1.

Stuart Broad instinctively raises his game against Australia - the battle for the Ashes switches him on like nothing else.

Eighteen months after battering the confidence of English batsmen, Mitchell Johnson has been fine-tuning his preparations for tomorrow's Ashes opener by peppering his teammates in the nets.

Cricketer David Warner has revealed he attacked Joe Root in a Birmingham nightclub because he felt he was insulting Muslims.

Invercargill Mayor Tim Shadbolt is facing allegations of defamation from one of his city councillors.

Amid all the grumbling and ‘‘boys aren’t happy’’ talk over the idea of using a pink ball for the first time in a test, if it comes to fruition why not just get on with it?

The players don't want it, so why are cricket ball makers Kookaburra confident their pink ball is ready for test cricket?

Enjoy eight-runs-an-over one-day international cricket while it lasts - the 50-over format is being recalibrated to make it less of a batsman's game.

Andrew Alderson and Willy Nicholls review day four of the opening test at Lord's.

Join us for live coverage of day three of the cricket test between New Zealand and England from Lord's.

With a Kermit-green pitch unveiled at Lord's yesterday the toss stands to have a significant bearing on the Black Caps' fortunes in the first test.

Cricket legend says the way in which English cricket has been run lately amounted to a "shambles" ahead of this week's first test against New Zealand.

Fears of a rebel T20 competition, involving at least one NZ team have surfaced after the group behind the failed Indian Cricket League began registering company names.

Waugh says England need to have a plan, believe in it and stick to it. And while it mightn't work straight away, the results will come.

Zimbabwe have agreed to tour Pakistan for a five-match one-day series next month, the first test-playing nation to visit in six years.