Bangladesh suffered a crushing innings-and-38-run defeat against Cricket Australia XI in the lone three-day warm-up game in Darwin today, just days before the start of their two-match Test series against Australia.

Bangladesh pacers started the morning session on the second day of their three-day warm-up against Cricket Australia XI on the front foot, with Hasan Mahmud castling Josh Phillipe with just his second delivery of the day at the DXC Arena in Darwin yesterday.

The three ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup 2027 hosts will participate in a historic T20I tri-series later this month.

Bangladesh emerging team reached the final of the ongoing tri-series in South Africa after defeating University Sport South Africa (USSA) by seven wickets in their third match at Irene Country Club in Centurion on Friday.

"(I felt) very privileged and honoured to have 'AB' (Border) in the room; that's the difference (from last year's presentation in Sri Lanka), is having him there to present it," Head said afterwards.

Bangladesh said on that Friday former star cricketer Shakib Al Hasan had no prospect of returning to play after he joined a media event with ousted former prime minister Sheikh Hasina, a convicted fugitive.

Brendon McCullum has hailed his successor Stephen Fleming as "like me, but better", after England appointed his former New Zealand teammate as Test coach.

Former Bangladesh captain Shakib Al Hasan, an ally of ousted Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, said he is ready to return from a two-year exile, face trial on charges including murder, and play a farewell series if the government guarantees his safety

Bangladesh’s injury woes ahead of their two-Test series against Australia have taken another turn, with left-arm spinner Taijul Islam picking up a finger injury during the ongoing three-day warm-up game against Cricket Australia XI in Darwin.

Bangladesh’s bowling attack offered little reassurance ahead of their two-Test series against Australia as Cricket Australia XI took control of the ongoing three-day warm-up game against the Tigers in Darwin today.

India have been dealt a blow with news that skipper Shubman Gill is nursing a finger injury ahead of the first Test against Sri Lanka.

Labuschagne hasn't scored a Test century in more than three years despite some good contributions during Australia's 4-1 Ashes series triumph over England at the start of the year, but the former No.1 ranked Test batter believes he is not far away from regaining his touch and is targeting a strong showing during the upcoming home series with Bangladesh.

BCB sources, speaking on condition of anonymity, said they were very hopeful about the series before Wednesday’s developments.

Bangladesh women’s Emerging team’s disappointing tour of South Africa continued as they suffered an emphatic eight-wicket defeat to their South African counterparts in the opening T20 of the three-match series at Pietermaritzburg Oval on Thursday.

All matches will be played under lights at the Dubai International Cricket Stadium.

With over 400 games of professional cricket under his belt, Josh Hazlewood has a vast knowledge about the strengths and weaknesses of many of the world's best batters.

England have recalled Dan Lawrence from two years of Test exile to face Pakistan, with the batsman pencilled in to fill the middle-order vacancy created by the retirement of captain Ben Stokes.

Wicketkeeper Tom Blundell believes his standing up to the stumps in England -- a move that helped kill off the "Bazball" era -- was a case of New Zealand shelving their egos for the good of the team.

Mehidy Hasan Miraz struck a fighting century to rescue Bangladesh on the opening day of their three-day practice match against a Cricket Australia XI in Darwin on Thursday.

Pakistan captain Babar Azam was ecstatic after his side broke a three-year drought away from home with a victory over Pakistan in the second match of their ICC World Test Championship series in Trinidad.