Mark Stoneman

Yorkshire County Cricket Club (YCCC) on Saturday confirmed the signing of Mark Stoneman on loan for the T20 Blast following Dawid Malan's call-up in the England squad for ODIs against Sri Lanka.

England's Mark Stoneman said the pressure of a tense clash against the West Indies meant there was no room in his head for Ashes thoughts after compiling a maiden Test fifty at Headingley on Sunday.

Surrey cricketers Mark Stoneman and Ryan Patel on Sunday experienced something no other sportsmen in England have enjoyed since March when they strode to the wicket at The Oval - applause from a crowd desperate to witness live action in the flesh after the coronavirus lockdown.

Australia were confident rain would not deny them the Ashes despite play being abandoned early on the fourth day of the third Test against England in Perth on Sunday.

England paceman Jake Ball has beaten out Craig Overton to be the touring side's fourth seamer in the series-opening Ashes test against Australia starting in Brisbane on Thursday.

Pujara, who has already scored two double hundreds and a hundred, batted with an attacking intent, completing his three-figure mark in 133 balls with 13 boundaries and two sixes.

The 29-year-old Virat Kohli had a total of 912 points, 17 points behind Australia's Steve Smith, who is comfortably placed at the top of the Test player ranking. Cheteshwar Pujara, on the other hand, had 810 points.