Alex Hales' broken hand has cost him a place in England's one-day series in the West Indies next month but the selectors have resisted the temptation to tinker with the bowling attack.
Eoin Morgan praised England's control in Kanpur as the tourists kicked off the Twenty20 series with a rare day of dominance in India.
Bernie Ecclestone's four-decade reign as the ruler of Formula One is over after American company Liberty Media completed its £6billion purchase of the sport.
The Desert T20 final proved a game too far as Ireland followed their biggest victory, in the semi-final against Scotland, with their first ever 10-wicket defeat, to Afghanistan.
Ireland came badly unstuck against Afghanistan's spinners as their Desert T20 Challenge campaign ended in frustrating anti-climax with a 10-wicket humbling in the final.
Ireland will meet Scotland in the second semi-final of the Desert T20 tournament today (10.30 GMT) after Afghanistan confirmed top place in Group A with a 54-run victory against Namibia yesterday.
Matthew Cross and Calum MacLeod's stand of 71 helped Scotland get over the line against Oman to set up a Desert T20 semi-final against Ireland.
The perfect bowling performance ensured Ireland qualified for tomorrow's finals day at the inaugural Desert T20 tournament with a comfortable 24-run victory over UAE.
Tributes have poured in for former England women's cricket captain Rachael Heyhoe-Flint, who has died at the age of 77.
Ireland surged into the semi-finals of the Desert T20 Challenge, alongside Scotland, with a 24-run victory over hosts United Arab Emirates in Dubai.
Boyd Rankin is expected to be fit to return to the Ireland side for this morning's winner-take-all Desert T20 game against UAE in Dubai after being ruled out of yesterday's five-wicket victory over Namibia with a back problem.
Not for the first time in the last couple of years, Ireland are in must-win territory to keep alive their hopes of progressing in a tournament.
Ireland suffered a five-wicket defeat to Afghanistan in their opening Desert T20 match in Abu Dhabi on Saturday.
When Cricket Ireland agreed to Boyd Rankin staying with his county Warwickshire last July, thereby missing the five-match one-day international series against Afghanistan, they did not expect to be without him for the next seven months.
Stuart Poynter and Lorcan Tucker are flying out to Dubai after Ireland suffered a double injury blow on the eve of the Desert T20 tournament.
The Ireland squad travelled to Abu Dhabi today for an afternoon net session ahead of their opening game tomorrow in the Desert T20 tournament, under the lights of the Shekh Zayed Stadium.
Ireland captain William Porterfield is hoping that the good pitches in the UAE will ensure a promising start to 2017.
Eoin Morgan has revealed his family were "very offended" by suggestions he let England down by declining to tour Bangladesh on safety grounds.
Ireland have been drawn in the same group as Afghanistan, Namibia and hosts UAE in the inaugural Desert T20 tournament next month. It will be Ireland's first match action of the winter and a chance for the squad to improve their form in the shortest format which saw them win...
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Ed Joyce is the latest big name to commit full-time to Ireland and will play in the Inter-provincial Championship for Leinster Lightning next year.
England insist they want Alastair Cook to stay on as captain up to and including next winter's Ashes. The clamour for change from outside the England camp has become deafening, but assistant coach Paul Farbrace is voicing unequivocal backing on behalf of all the players and...
Cricket Ireland has announced that former England batsman Ed Joyce has accepted a central contract.
Alastair Cook has admitted he is no longer sure he is the right man to captain England after his side suffered their second successive innings loss to India to slump to a 4-0 series defeat.
Trevor Bayliss admits England's concession of the highest Test total ever scored against them may yet have a bearing on whether Alastair Cook decides to stay on as captain.
England batsman Joe Root regrets his "childish" reaction at being given out on day one of the fifth Test.
Boyd Rankin will return to the Ireland squad next month for the eight-team Desert Cup Twenty20 tournament in the UAE.
James Anderson believes Alastair Cook will remain as captain beyond the present series despite England slipping to the verge of defeat in the fourth Test in Mumbai.
Waringstown, last year's beaten finalists, and Instonians have been given byes into the second round of next year's competition with four fewer teams taking part.
Keaton Jennings' parents, eagerly watching their son make his England debut on TV, missed seeing him complete his sensational century due to a power cut.
A red-card penalty is set to be introduced into the Laws of Cricket for the first time. The MCC will receive a recommendation from the World Cricket committee to give umpires the power to send off a player in the most extreme cases of on-field breaches of discipline.
England must come to terms with India’s unassailable 2-0 series lead after their defeat in Mohali and the loss for the rest of the campaign of a young player who appears born to be a Test opener.
Ireland will get an early chance to improve their form in the shortest format when they take part in a seven-team tournament in Dubai in January.
Civil Service North will start their defence of the AJG Challenge Cup with an away game against Carrickfergus, last year's beaten semi-finalists and runners-up in the NCU Premier League.
Ben Duckett is facing the axe after England captain Alastair Cook gave a strong indication Jos Buttler will be recalled following the 246-run defeat by India in the Second Test.
Stuart Broad believes the Second Test against India can still be saved despite the late loss yesterday of Alastair Cook - as long as England's other batsmen follow the lead of their captain.
England's batsmen are under orders to show more "fight" after a costly session put them in big trouble against India on day two in the second Test.
It will be all change in the North West next season with bonus points introduced and 20 points for a win throughout the leagues.
James Anderson spoke of his relief and joy at taking three wickets on his return to the England team on the opening day of the Second Test against India.
Alastair Cook believes England's "brilliant performance" in Rajkot proves they have a realistic chance of winning a second successive series in India.
England believe they richly deserved their two-wicket 'bonus' after a day of hard graft and discipline in Rajkot. India's Murali Vijay (126) and Cheteshwar Pujara (124) made England toil without reward during a near five-hour stand of 209.
Alastair Cook's England Test team will wear a poppy on the collar of their shirts on day three of the first Test against India in Rajkot. There has been none of the consternation here that has raged before England's football World Cup qualifying match with Scotland at Wembley...
Joe Root provided the template for England's batsmen in India - and then for good measure threw in some close-of-play spin.
Alastair Cook appears uncertain how much longer he will remain England captain, but he is ready for one new chapter when teenager Haseeb Hameed makes his debut as his latest opening partner in Rajkot.
Tim Murtagh has agreed a two-year contract extension to remain with county champions Middlesex until 2018.
Brigade and CIYMS are happy to swap players for the 2017 season with Ireland 'A' all-rounder Johnny Thompson heading home to the North West and Warriors batsman Ryan Hunter moving in the opposite direction.
Stuart Broad's 100th Test cap will be one of his proudest moments - and also a chance to prove what he can do in one of his final frontiers.
No-one was to blame for the death of Australian batsman Phillip Hughes, an inquest has found. Hughes died two days after being struck on the back of the head by a bouncer in a Sheffield Shield game between New South Wales and South Australia in November 2014.
Niall O'Brien has confirmed he has retired from county cricket but although he will not be returning home, he hopes to continue his international career.
Mehedi Hasan ruthlessly exploited England's top-order deficiencies against spin to inspire Bangladesh to the most famous Test victory in their history.
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