Former Australia coach Mickey Arthur has been named to take the reins from Waqar Younis as Pakistan coach.

A major MCG makeover could see parks, pop-up bars and fan zones built between Australia's the 'G and Melbourne Park.

Middlesex captain Adam Voges is receiving treatment in hospital after being struck a nasty blow on the head by a ball thrown from the boundary.

"We've listened to the fans here. We've made tickets accessible and affordable," Cricket Australia chief James Sutherland said.

Expect New Zealand to play their second pink ball cricket test in India in October.

NZ Cricket officials were caught short by the comment from the Indian board secretary, Anurag Thakur, that a pink Kookaburra will be used in one of the three tests this year.

South Africa's resistance to playing a pink-ball test in Australia in November may also be a grim pointer of hopes of playing a day-night test in NZ next year.

Of all the names in all the languages, you had to go and choose this one. Allegedly. Please, Chris. Say it's all a joke.

West Indies fast-bowler Tino Best has an outrageous claim to have "slept with 500-650 women" while on tour with the West Indies between 2003 and 2014.

Famine to feast; New Zealand are now enjoying a cosy relationship with Australia.

He may be Wisden's top cricketer but we're not sure if Kane Williamson has a future as a model.