The Latest Breaking News from Mike Atherton

There was controversy in Melbourne as Victorian paceman Scott Boland blasted out the NSW lower order to seal their Sheffield Shield win.

Lancashire and England opening bowler who played in the victorious England Ashes side of 1971

West Indies great’s Test and county records in 1994 are recalled by opponents, some of whom had rooms in Lara’s house named after them

England batter is more spontaneous than most top sportspeople and reaching 100 caps is a magnificent milestone

The 37-year-old has taken 602 wickets in 167 Tests.

Australia closed the second day on 116 for four, leading by 142 runs at Headingley.

The duo will walk out with England 195 behind on 68 for three.

Four years ago, Ben Stokes produced one of the greatest-ever Test innings to propel England to an extraordinary one-wicket victory in the third Ashes Test at Headingley, said Mike Atherton in The Times. And for a while at Lord’s on Sunday, a similar “miracle looked on the cards”. 

The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) is unhappy with the proposed new revenue distribution model for international cricket although it accepts that India, the game's financial engine, should get the biggest share, chairman Najam Sethi told Reuters.