SYDNEY: Former Test opening batsman Chris Rogers was Wednesday appointed as Cricket Australia´s new high-performance coach, tasked with helping develop the country´s next generation of stars. The 40-year-old called time on his 25-Test career after the end of the 2015 Ashes series and has been involved in multiple coaching roles …

COLOMBO: Paceman Shardul Thakur picked four key wickets to set up a comfortable six-wicket win for India in a tri-series Twenty20 international against Sri Lanka on Monday. The 26-year-old Thakur, playing his fifth T20 international, impressed with his pace and guile to help India dismiss the hosts for 152-9. In …

CAPE TOWN: Australia are considering calling up an extra all-rounder as cover for Mitchell Marsh who suffered a groin strain in the second Test in South Africa, coach Darren Lehmann said on Tuesday. Marsh has more than a week to prove his fitness before the third test begins in Cape …