Captain Ben Stokes will return to the England test side after missing this month’s series victory against Sri Lanka, the country’s cricket board (ECB) said on Tuesday after they announced a 17-member squad for October’s tour of Pakistan.

England seamer Gus Atkinson will be rested for this month’s One-Day International series against Australia, with Olly Stone coming in as his replacement, the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) said.

Sri Lanka completed a rare test victory in England on Monday as they reached their target of 219 with untroubled ease on the fourth day at The Oval, with Pathum Nissanka’s unbeaten 127 leading them to a consolation win in a 2-1 series defeat.

Sri Lanka romped to 94-1 before bad light stopped play, needing 125 more runs to secure a well-deserved turnaround victory in the third test against England and avoid a 3-0 series whitewash.

Jamie Smith’s pulsating 67 breathed life into England but could not stop Sri Lanka from moving into pole position to win the final Test at The Oval.

England allrounder Moeen Ali has retired from international cricket at age 37, the player told the Daily Mail in an interview published.

Australia opener Travis Head set a powerplay record with the bat as he blasted a 25-ball 80 in a Twenty20 International in Edinburgh as the visitors delivered a chastening seven-wicket win over Scotland.

Cricket Fiji has announced National Under 19 coach Sanjiv Dubey has been appointed as the new Talent Manager for the organization.

Gus Atkinson’s five-wicket haul eventually broke Sri Lanka’s resistance to give England victory in the second Test and the series with a match to spare.

Moce Secondary School is the champions of the Fiji Secondary Schools Men’s Under-19 after being Cicia Secondary School in the final at Albert Park this afternoon.

Despite beating Cicia Secondary School in their pool game earlier this week, Moce secondary School coach Roko Dreu says they will be vigilant when they face them this afternoon in the finals of the Fiji Secondary School Under-19 Men’s Cricket tournament.

Ba Provincial Freebird Institute Under 19 cricket team bowler Jovesa Tanikorolevu is hoping to learn as much as he can from the Fiji Secondary School National Men’s Under 19 Cricket Tournament.