Sledging has always been a part of cricket, and Australia and England have been pioneers in this field. But of late with ICC coming into action, there are more stringent punishments under ICC Code of ...

The Ashes were born in a cauldron of rage and resentment, otherwise known as the Oval Cricket Ground, on August 29, 1882. In what was only the ninth Test match ever played, that notorious cad and ...

Sledging has been a hot topic of late—and not just because of the recent arrival of snow in Britain. The recent series between Australia and India saw tensions rise in the middle. Some found it ...

With on-field wars of words it is often a fine line between a genuinely pithy one-liner and cringeworthy stag-do bore “Fat slob?” Well that’s not very nice. But ...

Once again the Ashes are upon us – and once again the focus is on the on-field relations between the two teams. After a superbly exciting (and all-too short) early season tour by Brendan McCullum’s ...

Sourav Ganguly showed vintage touch again, playing elegant strokes and effortless boundaries in a fluent, fearless batting ...

Mohammad Rizwan was brutally mocked by Bangladesh players on stump mic during his fighting knock in Sylhet Test.

At a recent social event I bumped into a fast bowler who I'd played against many times. It was the first time I'd seen him since my retirement, and at first I couldn't work out what was odd about the ...

A day before his final Test series began, Kumar Sangakkara reflected on a 15-year international career, and spoke on a variety of subjects, ranging from the next generation of great batsmen, to the ...

Gentlemanly pursuit … also played by Australians. Anthony Devlin/PA Wire. “Bring it on” says Thommo my Brisbane host, “your WG Grace started it. And if hurting people is the issue remember there was ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. LONDON, Feb 15 (Reuters) - England all-rounder Moeen Ali differs with coach Trevor Bayliss and believes turning up the stump ...