Joe Denly missed his maiden Test century by just six runs in the second innings of the final Test against Australia, but hoped he had done enough to impress the selectors for a long-term spot.
Spinners gave Guyana Amazon Warriors their fourth straight win of the Caribbean Premier League as they beat St Kitts & Nevis Patriots by seven wickets at Warner Park, Basseterre.
Australia captain Tim Paine admitted he was having "a mare" after twice failing to review umpiring decisions in the fifth Ashes Test even though the challenges would have brought wickets.
South Africa will like to put pressure on India's inexperienced pace trio of Navdeep Saini, Khaleel Ahmed and Deepak Chahar during the three-match T20 International series, visiting side's assistant batting coach Lance Klusener said on Sunday.
England seized control on the third day of the fifth Ashes Test on Saturday, building a likely match-winning lead of 382 as they look to square the series.
Najibullah Zadran hit a half-century as Afghanistan beat Zimbabwe by 28 runs in their first match of the tri-nation Twenty20 International tournament.
Afghanistan batsmen Mohammed Nabi and Najibullah Zadran smashed seven consecutive sixes between them against a hapless Zimbabwe bowling attack in their T20I tri-series match on Saturday (September 14).