Updated ICC Test rankings 1. Australia - 118 points (6 points gained) 2. India - 112 points (+2) 3. Pakistan - 111 points (+5) 4. England - 105 points (+3) 5. New Zealand - 98 points (+2) 6. South Africa - 92 points (-17) 7. Sri Lanka - 88 points (-1) 8. West Indies - 65 points (-11) 9. Bangladesh - 57 points (+10)
Heather Knight has been appointed as England women's captain after the retirement of Charlotte Edwards. Knight, 25, vice-captain since August 2014, has played five Tests, 55 one-day internationals and 33 Twenty20s.
West Indies beat South Africa by four wickets in the Tri-Series ODI in Providence West Indies 191 for 6 (Pollard 67*, Phangiso 3-40) - South Africa 188 (Rossouw 61, Narine 6-27)
Australia beat West Indies by six wickets in the Tri-Series ODI in Providence Australia 117 for 4 in 25.4 overs (Warner 55*, Narine 2-36) - West Indies 116 in 32.3 overs (Zampa 3-16, Lyon 3-39)
South Africa beat Australia by 47 runs in the Tri-Series ODI in Guyana South Africa 189 for 9 (Behardien 62, Maxwell 2-15, Hazlewood 2-20) - Australia 142 (Finch 72, Rabada 3-13) Each team has won one and lost one
Alastair Cook and Stuart Broad have been honoured in the Queen's Birthday Honours List. Cook has been awarded a CBE, having previously received an MBE five years ago, while Broad has been made an MBE.
Mahela Jayawardene, the former Sri Lanka captain who sits on the ICC cricket committee, has confirmed that a recommendation has been made to reduce the margin of umpire's call on the Decision Review System (DRS) which would lead to more batsmen being given out lbw.
India beat Zimbabwe by nine wickets in the 1st ODI in Harare India 173 for 1 (Rahul 100*, Rayudu 62*) - Zimbabwe 168 (Chigumbura 41, Bumrah 4-28)
Australia beat South Africa by 36 runs in the Tri-Series in St Kitts Australia 288 for 6 (Warner 109, Khawaja 59, Smith 52*) - South Africa 252 (Du Plessis 63, Amla 60, Starc 3-43, Zampa 3-52, Hazlewood 3-52)
The WICB has agreed to release captain Jason Holder, batsman Darren Bravo, all-rounder Carlos Brathwaite, leg-spinner Devendra Bishoo, and wicketkeeper-batsman Denesh Ramdin for the Caribbean Premier League, starting June 30, which is four days after the tri-series final in Barbados. They can remain with their franchises until July 11, ten days before West Indies' first Test against India in Antigua. Nearly fell off my chair - a sensible decision from the WICB!!
India beat Zimbabwe by 8 wickets in the 2nd ODI in Harare Zimbabwe 126 (Sibanda 53, Chahal 3-25) - India 129-2 (Rayudu 41*)
West Indies beat Australia by four wickets in the Tri-Series in Basseterre West Indies 266 for 6 (Samuels 92, Charles 48) - Australia 265 for 7 (Khawaja 98, Smith 74)
India beat Zimbabwe by 10 wickets in the 3rd ODI India 126 for 0 (Rahul 63*, Fazal 55*) - Zimbabwe 123 (Sibanda 38, Bumrah 4-22, Chahal 2-25) India win series 3-0
South Africa beat West Indies by 139 runs in the Tri-Series in St Kitts South Africa 343 for 4 (Amla 110, du Plessis 73*, Pollard 2-64) - West Indies 204 (Charles 49, Tahir 7-45)
Billy Bowden may have stood in his last international match, after being dropped from New Zealand Cricket's international panel of umpires. Bowden was demoted to NZC's national panel. Bowden stood in 84 Tests, 200 one-day internationals and 24 T20 internationals, his most recent appearance having been during the Chappell-Hadlee Series in Wellington in February.
Zimbabwe beat India by two runs in the 1st T20 in harare Zimbabwe 170 for 6 (Chigumbura 54*, Waller 30, Bumrah 2-24) - India 168 for 6 (Pandey 48, Chibhabha 2-13)
The ICC is pushing for the creation of a new ODI league for the world's top 13 countries to give 50-over cricket new context and relevance. Plans are well-advanced to create a new league from 2019 for 13 nations - believed to be the ten Test teams, Afghanistan, Ireland and one other Associate, with Nepal reportedly a favoured option. The league will see all countries play each other over three years, with the top two nations playing a play-off series to determine the overall winner of the ODI league.
Australia beat West Indies by six wickets in the Tri-Series in Barbados Australia 283 for 4 (Marsh 79*, Smith 78, Maxwell 46*) - West Indies 282 for 8 (Samuels 125, Ramdin 91, Starc 3-51) Australia qualify for the final
India beat Zimbabwe by three runs in the 3rd T20 in Harare India 138 for 6 (Jadhav 58, Tiripano 3-20) - Zimbabwe 135 for 6 (Sibanda 28, Moor 26, Kulkarni 2-23) India win series 2-1
A shortened version of the Indian Premier League (IPL) will be held every year from September. The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) has decided to hold a two-week competition at an overseas venue. The Twenty20 tournament will host the eight teams that already compete in the seven-week format in India. The competition will bridge the gap in India's international calendar after the Champions League Twenty20 was discontinued last year.
