The Latest Breaking News from T20 World Cup

The England all-rounder tells Donald McRae about his excitement at his Test call-up, fun with franchises and his T20 World Cup hopes

More than 600,000 tickets have been sold for the Twenty20 World Cup in Australia, officials said Friday, hailing big demand for a host of sell-out blockbuster games. The global showpiece starts on Sunday at the preliminary stage, before the big guns join in from October 22.

Women's Indian Premier League (WIPL) is set to start as a five-team tournament next year immediately after the conclusion of the ICC Women's T20 World Cup on February 26. Read further on Dynamite News:

The England Test captain’s place in the T20 side is under scrutiny after a run of indifferent form

Stokes has had a couple of scratchy innings since returning to the T20 fold.

Moeen Ali has dismissed concerns about Ben Stokes’ form with the bat in the run-up to T20 World Cup

Before England's dramatic 50-over World Cup win in 2019, they won their first international trophy back in 2010 when Paul Collingwood led them to victory at the T20 World Cup

Australia fast bowler Josh Hazlewood is backing X-factor batter Glenn Maxwell to get over a lean run of form before the T20 World Cup kicks off.

England have laid down a marker ahead of the T20 World Cup with an excellent victory over a full-strength Australia side, who are the current defending champions