Sri Lanka beat Zimbabwe by 8 wickets in the Tri-Series ODI Zimbabwe 154 (Moor 47, Gunaratne 3-21) - Sri Lanka 155-2 (De Silva 78*)
South Africa beat Australia by an innings and 80 runs in the 2nd Test at Hobart South Africa 326 (De Kock 104, Bavuma 74, Hazlewood 6-89, Starc 3-79) - Australia 85 (Smith 48*, Philander 5-21, Abbott 3-41) and 161 (Khawaja 64, Abbott 6-77, Rabada 4-34) South Africa lead 3 match series 2-0
South Africa's Test captaincy is not up for discussion and will return to AB de Villiers once he is match fit. De Villiers has been sidelined since July with an elbow injury and has been replaced by Faf du Plessis, who has yet to lose a match in his stand-in stint, but will have to hand the job back when de Villiers returns. "At the moment it's clear to us that Faf is stand-in captain and AB is the current captain when he comes back, looking at his fitness and so on," Linda Zondi, South Africa's convener of selectors, said after the Hobart Test.
West Indies beat Sri Lanka by 62 runs in the Tri-series in Harare West Indies 227 (Carter 54, Hope 47, Powell 44, Kulasekara 2-37) - Sri Lanka 165 (Pathirana 45, Gabriel 3-31, Nurse 3-46, Holder 2-16)
Faf du Plessis will find out by Sunday if he will face a charge for breaching the ICC Code of Conduct after South Africa's stand-in captain was shown on camera shining the ball with what appeared to be a sweet in his mouth
New Zealand beat Pakistan by eight wickets in the 1st Test in Christchurch New Zealand 200 (Raval 55, Rahat 4-62) and 108 for 2 (Williamson 61) beat Pakistan 133 (Misbah 31, de Grandhomme 6-41) and 171 (Sohail 40, Wagner 3-34, Boult 3-37)
He was called "the voice of cricket" and now legendary commentator Richie Benaud will be the face of a 50 cent coin in Australia.
The International Cricket Council (ICC) says it is "disappointed" South Africa captain Faf du Plessis has appealed against his fine for ball-tampering. Television footage appeared to show the 32-year-old licking a finger and shining the ball while eating a sweet in the second Test against Australia. Du Plessis pleaded not guilty to the charge and denied wrongdoing, claiming he had been made a "scapegoat".
New Zealand beat Bangladesh by 77 runs in the 1st ODI at Christchurch New Zealand 341 for 7 (Latham 137, Munro 87, Shakib 3-69) - Bangladesh 264 for 9 (Shakib 59, Neesham 3-36, Ferguson 3-59)
England international Jade Dernbach and Australia's Evan Gulbis were released from their contracts by Wellington following a late night out on the eve of the match against Central Districts in Nelson on December 18. The pair were not considered for selection for Thursday's match against Auckland.
Adelaide Oval will host the first-ever day/night Ashes Test next year, following the announcement of the 2017-18 Australian summer schedule. However, the WACA ground in Perth could be set to miss out of hosting the third Test, in favour of the new purpose-built Perth Stadium, subject to ongoing discussions with the Western Australia government. The series will begin, once again, at the Gabba in Brisbane, on November 23, and will conclude with back-to-back Tests at Melbourne and Sydney over the Christmas and New Year period. The fifth Test, at the SCG, begins slightly later than usual, on January 4.
Umpire Paul Reiffel has dismissed the idea of wearing a helmet while officiating in Test matches, despite suffering a concussion after being hit by a fielder's throw on the first day of the fourth Test of the ongoing India-England series. Reiffel is currently home in Melbourne, after the ICC deemed him unfit to take the field in the final Test in Chennai
Andre Russell has been cleared to use his black bat in Australia's Big Bash after making modifications to it
India spinner Ravichandran Ashwin has been named the International Cricket Council's world player of the year. The 30-year-old is the third Indian to win the Sir Garfield Sobers trophy and is also ICC Test cricketer of the year
ICC Test Team of the year 2016 please log in to view this image David Warner please log in to view this image Alastair Cook (c) please log in to view this image Kane Williamson please log in to view this image Joe Root please log in to view this image Ben Stokes please log in to view this image Adam Voges please log in to view this image Jonny Bairstow (wk) please log in to view this image Ravichandran Ashwin please log in to view this image Rangana Herath please log in to view this image Mitchell Starc please log in to view this image Dale Steyn 12th Man please log in to view this image Steve Smith I have to say that I would have Steve Smith in my side (possibly for Voges)
Australia beat Pakistan by an innings and 18 runs in the 2nd test at Melbourne Australia 8 for 624 dec (Smith 165*, Warner 144, Khawaja 97) - Pakistan 9 for 443 dec (Azhar 205, Sohail 65, Hazlewood 3-50) and 163 (Azhar 43, Starc 4-36, Lyon 3-33)
New Zealand beat Bangladesh by 67 runs in the 2nd ODI in Nelson New Zealand 251 (Broom 109, Mashrafe 3-49) - Bangladesh 184 (Kayes 59, Williamson 3-12)
South Africa beat Sri Lanka by 206 runs in the 1st Test at Port Elizabeth South Africa 286 (Duminy 63, Elgar 59, Lakmal 5-63) and 406 for 6 dec (Cook 117, de Kock 69, du Plessis 67*, Elgar 52) - Sri Lanka 205 (Philander 5-45) and 281 (Mathews 59, Mendis 58, Rabada 3-77, Maharaj 3-86)
New Zealand beat Bangladesh by eight wickets in the 3rd ODI in Nelson New Zealand 239 for 2 (Broom 97, Williamson 95*) - Bangladesh 236 for 9 (Tamim 59, Nurul 44, Santner 2-38) New Zealand win series 3-0
