Ross Taylor New Zealand 07 Jan
Cricket news round-up – January 7: Australia claim series 3-0, Taylor surpasses Fleming in Test

Australia completed whitewash against New Zealand. Dom Sibley helped England set a mammoth target for South Africa. Ross Taylor became the highest run getter for New Zealand in Test.

James Jimmy Anderson Lancashire England 05 Jan
South Africa vs England 2nd Test, Day 4 preview: Tourists on their way to level series

Stumps, Day 3: England 269 (Pope 61*; Rabada 3/68) and 218/4 (Sibley 85*, Root 61; Nortje 2/36) lead South Africa 223 (Elgar 88, van der Dussen 68; Anderson 5/40) by 264 runs.

Stuart Broad England Ashes 2019 04 Jan
South Africa vs England 2nd Test, Day 3 preview: England nose ahead but South Africa still in it

Stumps, Day 2: England 269 (Pope 61*; Rabada 3/68) lead South Africa 215/8 (Elgar 88, van der Dussen 68; Anderson 3/34) by 54 runs.

Marnus Labuschagne Steven Smith England Australia Ashes 2019 04 Jan
Cricket news round-up – January 4: Labuschagne at it again, South African seamers own Day 1 at Newlands

Labuschagne scored yet another hundred; Protean seamers had an excellent day at Cape Town; England team banned football practice during warm-ups; and India and New Zealand won their first matches in the Under-19 Quadrangular.

Keshav Maharaj India South Africa 03 Jan
South Africa vs England 2nd Test Day 2 preview: Onus on England seamers after Pope fifty

Stumps, Day 1: England 262/9 (Pope 56*, Stokes 47; Pretorius 2/26, Philander 2/46) vs South Africa.

Kagiso Rabada India South Africa 02 Jan
South Africa vs England, 2nd Test, Cape Town: Preview, likely XIs, prediction

South Africa began their new era with a bang, but England will hope to poop the party in Cape Town.

Rory Burns England 28 Dec
South Africa vs England, 1st Test Day 4 preview: England start well but still a long way to go

Stumps, Day 3: South Africa 284 (de Kock 95; Broad 4/58, Curran 4/58) and 181 (van der Dussen 51; Archer 5/102) lead England 181 (Denly 50; Philander 4/16) and 121/1 (Burns 77*; Maharaj 1/16) by 175 runs.

Kagiso Rabada India South Africa 27 Dec
England vs South Africa, 2nd Test Day 2 preview: First session crucial as South Africa take control

Stumps, Day 2: South Africa 284 (de Kock 95; Broad 4/58, Curran 4/58) and 72/4 (Elgar 22; Archer 2/37) lead England 181 (Denly 50; Philander 4/16) by 175 runs.

Marnus Labuschagne Steven Smith England Australia Ashes 2019 27 Dec
Cricket news round-up – December 27: de Kock rescues South Africa, Smith-Labuschagne juggernaut rolls on

Smith and Labuschagne got their by-now-familiar fifties against New Zealand; de Kock's onslaught helped South Africa recover against England; no Pakistani will feature in the Asia XI for the T20Is in Bangladesh next year; and Australia have included Swepson in the squad for the Sydney Test.

Sam Curran England Australia Ashes 2019 26 Dec
South Africa vs England 2nd Test Day 2 preview: Steep challenge ahead of England openers

Stumps, Day 1: South Africa 277/9 (de Kock 95; Curran 4/57, Broad 3/52) vs England.