One lucky punter who believed 14 years ago that Josh Tongue would one day play for England and placed a cheeky bet will win 50,000 pounds ($63,000) when the fast bowler makes his international debut against Ireland on Thursday.

“You wonder whether or not you’ll be able to walk again, jog again, run again, play cricket again. Absolutely, those things do go through your mind,” he was quoted as saying by ESPNcricinfo.

The 40-year-old left the field on Thursday after sustaining the injury during the first day of the match against Somerset at Old Trafford and a "mild groin strain" was diagnosed

Former England Test batter Gary Ballance has announced his retirement from cricket, just three months after resuming his international career with Zimbabwe.

A new-look Bangladesh side managed to outplay the reigning T20 World Cup champions England in the first T20I of the three-match series at the Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium in Chattogram on Thursday.

While a well-rounded team effort ensured this memorable victory over the reigning T20 World Cup champions, three key performances managed to give the Tigers the upper hand in the contest.

Bangladesh’s spin bowling coach Rangana Herath came out in support of Tigers’ pacer Mustafizur Rahman after the left-arm pacer received criticisms for his underwhelming display in the first two ODIs against England at the Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium.

Brendon McCullum has promised that England will keep faith with their attacking game during the Ashes despite Tuesday's extraordinary one-run loss to New Zealand in Wellington.

Bangladesh's first-ever ODI captain Gazi Ashraf Hossain Lipu opined that the Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) president Nazmul Hassan Papon could have waited till the end of the upcoming England series to give rise to the new talk of the town, relating to the previously assumed strained relationship between two Bangladesh stalwarts -- Shakib Al Hasan and Tamim Iqbal. 

Bangladesh Cricket Board was humbled by a silly mistake they committed on Tuesday when they couldn't figure out the difference between the flags of the United Kingdom and England.

Like a fine wine England bowler James Anderson appears to be improving with age and the 40-year-old seamer is back on top of the International Cricket Council test rankings for the sixth time in his illustrious career.

Gary Ballance became only the second Test batsman after Kepler Wessels to score a century for two countries, reaching an unbeaten 107 at tea for Zimbabwe against the West Indies in Bulawayo on Tuesday.

There were a lot of speculations about possible first-team absences for the tour of Bangladesh but England, in the end, named strong squads led by Jos Buttler for the white-ball series against Bangladesh on Thursday.

Former England captain Andrew Strauss forecast Wednesday the Indian Premier League would eclipse American football's NFL to become "the biggest domestic sporting event in the world" as he praised it for sparking one of cricket's "great steps forward".

Jos Buttler and Dawid Malan struck superb centuries and Jofra Archer took six wickets as a resurgent England secured a 59-run victory over hosts South Africa in the third and final one-day International in Kimberley on Wednesday.

The England Cricket Team face a dilemma announcing their squad later this week for the upcoming Bangladesh tour as several key players have reportedly opted out of the tour citing franchise commitments specifically due to a scheduling clash with the Pakistan Super League, while English daily The Telegraph reported on Wednesday.

As per routine inspection, a two-member England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) delegation is currently in Bangladesh ahead of their tour next month.

Zimbabwe won the toss and opted to field in the first of three Twenty20 internationals against Ireland at Harare Sports Club on Thursday.

Ben Stokes will now be considered for England selection again despite being charged with affray, the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) announces.

Alastair Cook has stepped down from his role after 59 Tests as England Test captain