No less than 17 wickets fell on Day 1 of the second Test between the West Indies and South Africa in Guyana on Thursday.

Jamie Smith has backed "independent thinker" Ollie Pope to do a great job as replacement for injured England skipper Ben Stokes during the three-match Test series with Sri Lanka.

Doug Watson has backed his Scotland team to rise to the challenge of facing Australia after naming his 17-man squad for next month's T20 series in Edinburgh.

MI Cape Town have confirmed the marquee signings of Ben Stokes and Trent Boult ahead of the third season of SA20.

South Africa opener Tony de Zorzi believes a maiden Test hundred is not far off after coming close to reaching the landmark against the West Indies in Trinidad.

England Test captain Ben Stokes has been ruled out for the remainder of the home summer and will miss the upcoming series against Sri Lanka.

Former England batter Graham Thorpe died after being struck by a train at a railway station in Surrey, the opening of an inquest into his death has heard.

James Anderson is considering an unexpected return to white-ball cricket following his England retirement and is weighing up a farewell lap on the franchise circuit.

South Africa captain Temba Bavuma says the batting unit was the big positive to take from the rain-interrupted draw against the West Indies in the first Test in Trinidad.

Graham Thorpe's wife Amanda has revealed the former England batter was suffering from depression and anxiety, leading to him committing suicide.

The Proteas were denied a chance to claim victory in the first Test against the West Indies due to inclement weather as the match ended in a draw.

The Proteas wrapped up the West Indies innings and went to work with the bat on another weather-affected day in the opening Test in Trinidad.

English and Warwickshire duo Jacob Bethell and Sam Hain have signed to play for the Paarl Royals ahead of the third season of the SA20.

The Proteas finished day two of the first Test against the West Indies on 344/8 on a slow day in Port of Spain.

Nasser Hussain believes there are not many better options than "serial winner" Andy Flower for the vacant England white-ball head coach role but has doubts over whether he will get it.

Head coach Shukri Conrad insists South Africa will have no excuses with regards to their lack of playing red-ball cricket ahead of the Test series against West Indies that starts on Wednesday.

Andrew Flintoff struggled with anxiety, experiencing "nightmares and flashbacks" and was "crying every two minutes" after being seriously hurt in a high-speed car crash while filming Top Gear.

Graham Thorpe has been hailed as one of the nation's best players as tributes were paid to the former England batter following his death at the age of 55.

Former England international cricketer Graham Thorpe has passed away at the age of 55.

England limited-overs skipper Jos Buttler has withdrawn from The Hundred due to a calf injury.

David Bedingham is pleased that the South Africa batters received some valuable time in the middle ahead of the first Test against the West Indies, starting in Trinidad on Wednesday.