England v Australia News and Updates

Shaun Tait led Australia to a 42-run win over England in the fifth and final ODI as they reduced the hosts' series-winning margin to 3-2.

Australia captain Ricky Ponting won the toss and decided to bat against England in the fifth and final one-day international at Lord's on Saturday.

Australia will look for more "pace and fire" from fast bowler Shaun Tait when they face England in the fifth and final ODI at Lord's on Saturday.

Andrew Strauss made no attempt to hide his feelings after the team saw the chance to whitewash Australia disappear with a 78-run thumping defeat.

Australia captain Ricky Ponting praised his side's character after they ended a run of three straight one-day defeats by England with a 78-run win.

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Bangladesh beat Pakistan for the first time in Test cricket by completing a 10-wicket win in Rawalpindi

Captain Ben Stokes scores 24-ball fifty seals 10-wicket thrashing as England wrapped up a 3-0 series

A record 84-run stand between Lorcan Tucker and Andy McBrine helped Ireland to a four-wicket Test victory over Zimbabwe at Stormont.

England surged to a series win by blowing away West Indies in a single session on the fourth day of the second Test at Trent Bridge.

Shreyas Iyer and KL Rahul made comebacks in the ODI squad for upcoming series against Sri Lanka.

India beat Zimbabwe by 42 runs as India has won the series 4-1.

James Anderson bows out with 704 as Gus Atkinson takes 12 to rout West Indies.

Anderson, Atkinson and Stokes share six wickets after England build big lead.

Anderson nipped in to have last man Jayden Seales lbw, leaving West Indies 121 all out.

No place for Foakes or Bairstow with Smith set to make Test debut as wicketkeeper.