Australia were too good for England once again as they took a 2-0 lead in the three-match Ashes series after winning the second Test by eight wickets. England had their moments, like the first Test, but Australia were a better team in all three departments and stayed unbeaten in the new WTC cycle.
Rashid Khan, who last played in the ILT20 in the inaugural edition for the MI Emirates, will be returning to the tournament after three years. Since Rashid leads the MI Cape Town outfit in SA20, he hasn't been available in the league in the Emirates due to a clash in schedule.
Josh Inglis was released by the Punjab Kings ahead of the IPL auction because of his availability issues. Inglis will be getting married in the March-April period; however, despite being released, the wicketkeeper-batter registered for the upcoming player auction.
Sunil Narine was thrown into the captaincy duty once again for the Abu Dhabi Knight Riders in the franchise’s opening game in the 2025-26 ILT20 against the Sharjah Warriorz. Not only did the Knight Riders get off to a winning start, but Narine also got to a huge milestone in T20 cricket.
Mitchell Starc continued to make the ball talk despite England coming up with a much better performance with the bat in the second Ashes Test in Brisbane. Starc struck in the first over again, but half-centuries from Zak Crawley and Joe Root meant that England were fighting fire with fire.
The second Ashes Test kicked off in Brisbane on Thursday, December 4, with a minute's silence and both teams sporting black armbands. England skipper Ben Stokes won the toss again and opted to bat first, while making a change. Australia made a couple of changes to their line-up.
Australia vs England Live: England opted to bat first again after winning the toss, but the visitors ran into a rampaging Mitchell Starc, not for the first time. There were positive signs for England on the first morning of the Gabba Test and they will be keen to turn one around in the day-nighter.
The Oval Invincibles will be known as the MI London from the 2026 edition of The Hundred onwards, after the last of the eight investment deals was finally finalised between Surrey Cricket County and the owners of the Mumbai Indians franchises across the world, Reliance Industries Limited.
New Zealand suffered a huge blow during the ongoing first Test against the West Indies, having lost Tom Blundell for the rest of the Christchurch game and the second Test in Wellington. New Zealand named a replacement for the second Test while skipper Tom Latham took the gloves in Christchurch.
England will be keen to level the Ashes series in Brisbane as they take on Australia in the second of the five Test matches at the Gabba. It will be a day-night Test and England will hope to repeat what the West Indies did nearly two years ago at the same venue in the pink-ball clash.
Virat Kohli gained a spot after his smashing knock in the ODI series opener against South Africa in the latest ICC rankings. India won the opening game in Ranchi, riding on a Kohli special and will be keen to seal the series in the second game on Wednesday in Raipur.
Harshit Rana was the pick of the bowlers for India in the first ODI against South Africa in Ranchi. As usual, he didn't shy away from celebrating all three of his wickets with equal delight and aggression. South Africa threatened India, falling just 17 runs short of chasing down the target.
Former India captain Rohit Sharma was slow to get off the blocks in the ODI series opener against South Africa, but recovered well to score a well-made half-century. As India look to seal the series on Wednesday, Rohit will be keen to go big again.
Australian all-rounder Glenn Maxwell was the latest high-profile name to be added to list of players not part of the IPL 2026 auction for a variety of reasons. While a couple of them have announced retirement from the IPL, a few have kept things open-ended. Take a look at the full list-
Vaibhav Suryavanshi slammed his maiden century in the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy, India's premier domestic T20 tournament, for Bihar, and his third overall as he handed a pasting to Maharashtra bowlers in Kolkata on Tuesday. Maharashtra, however, won the game, chasing down 177 in the final over.
Virat Kohli blazed away to his 52nd ODI century and 83rd overall in the first ODI against South Africa in Ranchi and laid the foundation of India's win. The series opener was also a welcome return to captaincy for KL Rahul, who last led the Indian team in December 2023.
England will be keen to level the Ashes series in the day-night Test in Brisbane after Australia took a 1-0 lead, following an impressive eight-wicket win in Perth. England have made just one change for the second Test, with pacer Mark Wood ruled out.
The fourth edition of the International League T20 will kick off on Tuesday, December 2. After the first-ever auction, the league is expanding a lot from the fourth season onwards, featuring players from Kuwait and Saudi Arabia and there is some Indian participation as well in the 2025-26 edition.
Australian all-rounder Glenn Maxwell has pulled out of the IPL 2026 auction and it seems like the 37-year-old has played his last in the league after 13 seasons. Maxwell, alongside Cameron Green, was expected to be one of the in-demand players, and him not registering was definitely a surprise.