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The Board of Control for Cricket in India has given clearance for the Indian Women cricketers to take part in the overseas leagues in Australia and England provided that the contracts are approved by the board.

The England and Wales Cricket Board has appointed all-rounder Heather Knight as the captain of the women's national team in all the three formats of the game.

The Sri Lankan selectors have drafted in uncapped left-arm pacer Chaminda Bandara to replace the injured Dushmantha Chameera for the third Test against England at Lord's.

As England captain Alastair Cook becomes the 12th man to pass 10,000 Test runs, Rob Johnston asks whether he now deserves a place among the sport's great players.

England pace spearhead James Anderson has overtaken his fellow speedster Stuart Broad to become the new number one ranked bowler in Test cricket.

Sri Lankan pacer Shaminda Eranga has been reported for a suspect bowling action during the second Test against England in Chester-le-Street.

After Dinesh Chandimal notched a sublime century, England bowled Sri Lanka out for 475 runs in the second innings and chased down the target of 79 runs in 23.2 overs to secure an unassailable 2-0 series lead with a nine-wicket win in the second Test in Chester-le-Street.

Sri Lankan opening batsmen Kaushal Silva has urged his team to bat positively on the fourth day of the second Test in Durham so as to give England a target in the fourth innings.

Sri Lanka's batsmen finally managed to come to terms with English conditions, scoring 309 for five in the second innings after being made to follow on on day three of the second Test against England in Chester-le-Street.

England all-rounder Moeen Ali said that he was due a big score following a poor string of knocks with the bat, after hitting a career best unbeaten knock of 155 runs in the first innings of the second Test against Sri Lanka in Durham.

After Moeen Ali notched a career best unbeaten knock of 155 runs, the England pace bowlers rattled Sri Lanka and reduced them to 91 for eight in 40 overs on the second day of the second Test in Chester-le-Street.

England wicket-keeper batsman Jos Buttler has signed a fresh three-year contract with Lancashire which will keep him at the club until 2019.

Edgbaston and Lord's have expressed interest in hosting day-night Test matches during England's international summer in 2017.

The Indian Premier League and England’s international summer may be at completely different stages but the pressure is on everywhere you look.

Steady knocks of 83 and 80 from Alex Hales and Joe Root gave England the stability at the top while a 57-ball 48 from Jonny Bairstow pushed England to 310 for six at the end of day one of the second Test against Sri Lanka in Chester-le-Street.

New Zealand Cricket has announced the summer schedule for the 2016-17 and 2017-18 seasons and has also said that they are keen to host a day-night Test match against England in 2018.

Former England pacer Darren Gough has predicted a convincing victory for England in the second Test match against Sri Lanka in Durham.

England have taken a 1-0 lead in the Test series with a massive innings and 88-run victory in the first game at Headingley. With the second Test set to get underway, let us look at a few key statistics and facts.

The Pakistan selectors have picked a preliminary squad of 22 probable players who will have a chance to be selected for the tour of England in July.

After a crushing innings defeat in the first Test against England, Sri Lanka will be hoping for an improved performance in the second game which begins in Chester-le-Street on Friday.