Travis Head has looked every inch the world’s best white-ball batter as he guided an ailing Australian team to a seven-wicket stroll in the first ODI against England with a dazzling, record-breaking century at Trent Bridge.

Rising numbers of cricketers are spurning the international game to focus on lucrative franchise deals across the globe but Adam Zampa’s heart remains set on winning more matches for Australia.

The decisive Twenty20 clash of the three-match series between England and Australia was abandoned without a ball being bowled due to persistent rain at Old Trafford on Sunday.

Afghanistan’s one-off Test against New Zealand has become just the eighth match in the format’s history to be abandoned without a ball being bowled.

Australia’s fine start to their series of white-ball clashes against England has been soured by another injury concern for one of their pace bowlers.

Captain Ben Stokes will return to the England test side after missing this month’s series victory against Sri Lanka, the country’s cricket board (ECB) said on Tuesday after they announced a 17-member squad for October’s tour of Pakistan.

England seamer Gus Atkinson will be rested for this month’s One-Day International series against Australia, with Olly Stone coming in as his replacement, the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) said.

Sri Lanka completed a rare test victory in England on Monday as they reached their target of 219 with untroubled ease on the fourth day at The Oval, with Pathum Nissanka’s unbeaten 127 leading them to a consolation win in a 2-1 series defeat.

Sri Lanka romped to 94-1 before bad light stopped play, needing 125 more runs to secure a well-deserved turnaround victory in the third test against England and avoid a 3-0 series whitewash.

Jamie Smith’s pulsating 67 breathed life into England but could not stop Sri Lanka from moving into pole position to win the final Test at The Oval.

England allrounder Moeen Ali has retired from international cricket at age 37, the player told the Daily Mail in an interview published.

Australia opener Travis Head set a powerplay record with the bat as he blasted a 25-ball 80 in a Twenty20 International in Edinburgh as the visitors delivered a chastening seven-wicket win over Scotland.