Australia call up left-arm spinner Jon Holland in a like-for-like replacement on Friday after a hamstring injury all but ends Steve O'Keefe's tour of Sri Lanka.

West Indies on Wednesday call-up uncapped teenage fast bowler Alzarri Joseph to their squad for the second Test against India.

Australia remove Sri Lankan opener Kusal Perera cheaply after building up an 86-run first innings lead over their hosts.

Adam Voges remains unbeaten on a match-high 41 as Australia overcame a batting collapse to lead Sri Lanka by 29 runs at lunch on the second day of what promises to be a low-scoring first test at Pallekele.

James Anderson marks his return to international duty with three wickets as England beat Pakistan by a massive 330 runs to win the second Test at his Old Trafford home ground.

Ravichandran Ashwin completes a magnificent all-round performance with seven wickets to bowl India to a crushing victory by n innings and 92 runs on the fourth day of the first Test against the West Indies.

Australia will be looking to local legend and one-time bogeyman Muttiah Muralitharan to inspire them to success on his home patch as the world's number one Test team begin a three-match series in Sri Lanka this week.

West Indies are facing the prospect of a huge series-opening defeat at 21 for one in their second innings at stumps.

Mushtaq Ahmed, Pakistan's bowling coach, says legspinner Yasir Shah bowled too quickly on the opening day of the second Test against England at Old Trafford in Manchester, and paid the price for it.

Teenage fast bowler Asitha Fernando has been included in the Sri Lanka squad for the Test series with Australia.

England captain Alastair Cook says he is surprised by the row over the decision to omit seamer James Anderson for the first-Test defeat by Pakistan.

Devendra Bishoo snares wickets at both ends of the afternoon session but India progress to 179 for three at tea on the opening day of the first Test against the West Indies at the Sir Vivian Richards Stadium.

Legendary fast-bowler Wasim Akram says that the return of Ben Stokes and James Anderson will prove to be pivotal for the English cricket team when they face Pakistan in the second Test at Old Trafford.

Zimbabwe appoint Graeme Cremer as captain of a 16-man squad named on Thursday for the two-Test series against New Zealand starting next week.

Pakistan captain, Misbahul Haq describes the win over England at Lord's in the first Test as "special" and says he had always dreamt of seeing the team win at the home of cricket.

England captain Alastair Cook announces that the hosts had reduced their squad for the second Test against Pakistan from 14 to 12 after dropping Steven Finn and Jake Ball.

England are in a spin in more ways than one as they head into the second Test against Pakistan at Old Trafford on Friday looking to level the four-match series at 1-1.

West Indies coach Phil Simmons told his team patience will be decisive in their four-Test series against India.

England all-rounder Ben Stokes hails Pakistan's Yasir Shah on Wednesday as the best leg-spinner since Australia great Shane Warne.

West Indies and India commence a four-Test series at the Sir Vivian Richards Stadium in Antigua on Thursday with the visitors heavily favoured to extend a 14-year unbeaten run against the hosts.