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Australia A v India A, 2nd unofficial Test, Brisbane, 1st day

India A hit back after Faulkner-Forrest stand

Jul 13, 2014: Fifties from James Faulkner and Peter Forrest helped Australia A put up 7 for 288 on the opening day of the second four-day game against India in Brisbane

Dhoni wins the first round in the captaincy battle

Jul 13, 2014: India's and England's captains have both taken some inexplicable decisions in the first Test at Trent Bridge. But Dhoni managed to take advantage of the hosts' frail line-up

Do you get a kick out of that?

Jul 13, 2014: On World Cup final day we recall the cricketers who have paid the penalty for warming up with a game of football

TV contracts dictate daytime scheduling of Caribbean matches

Jul 13, 2014: Whether day-night Tests will be a success or not is yet to be seen, but it's unlikely that fans in West Indies will ever get to enjoy five-day cricket in the evening

St Lucia Zouks v Jamaica Tallawahs, CPL 2014, Grenada

Gayle strikes maiden CPL ton in Tallawahs win

Jul 12, 2014: Chris Gayle feasted on a tame St. Lucia Zouks bowling attack for an unbeaten 111 in a seven-wicket win for the Jamaica Tallawahs, the first century in Caribbean Premier League history

England v India, 1st Investec Test, Trent Bridge, 4th day

England could turn to Kerrigan at Lord's

Jul 12, 2014: After a hard slog on a lifeless wicket and similarly docile conditions expected at Lord's, England may recall the Lancashire spinner to inject a bit of bite into their bowling attack

England v India, 1st Investec Test, Trent Bridge, 4th day

Pujara concerned at plans for tail

Jul 12, 2014: Cheteshwar Pujara expressed concern that England's last three wickets added 294 runs after the bowlers had done all the work to have the hosts down at 202 for 3.

Northamptonshire v Somerset, Wantage Road, 1st day

Trescothick returns with century

Jul 12, 2014: Marcus Trescothick responded to be dropped from the Somerset T20 side to score his fourth century in eight first-class innings as Somerset marginally had the better of day one with Northamptonshire at Wantage Road.

England news

The footage that makes Steve Finn believe

Jul 12, 2014: Steve Finn has told of the gradual rebuilding of his cricketing career in his first interview for the written media since his traumatic tour of Australia

Red Steel v Barbados Tridents, CPL 2014, Grenada

Darren Bravo, Ross Taylor guide Red Steel home

Jul 12, 2014: Fifties from Darren Bravo and Ross Taylor helped the Red Steel overcome a shaky start and chase down 125 against Barbados Tridents to begin their CPL campaign on a winning note in Grenada

England news

Collier to leave role as ECB chief executive

Jul 12, 2014: David Collier is leaving the ECB after a decade as chief executive. Appointed in October 2004, he is expected to remain in place until the end of the season though an interim appointment is expected to be made shortly.

England v India, 1st Investec Test, Trent Bridge, 4th day

Anderson shines in era of the No. 11

Jul 12, 2014: There are few endeavors as silly as No. 11s batting. Anderson's innings was another piece of history for cricket's most comical and undervalued batting position

England v India, 1st Investec Test, Trent Bridge, 4th day

Dhoni's instincts fail him

Jul 12, 2014: Like George Costanza once did, India's captain went against his normal ahead of the first Test but on the fourth day, with a match still winnable for India, he went back to a familiar game plan

Sri Lanka v South Africa, 3rd ODI, Hambantota

Mathews bemoans 'awful cricket'

Jul 12, 2014: Sri Lanka captain Angelo Mathews has slammed his team for playing "awful cricket" during their 82-run defeat to South Africa in the third ODI

Sri Lanka v South Africa, 3rd ODI, Hambantota

South Africa beat the Sri Lankan bogey

Jul 12, 2014: South Africa's maiden ODI series win in Sri Lanka showcased the lessons they had learned from a chastening 1-4 drubbing the last time they visited - An improved top-order and a better spin attack

Sri Lanka v South Africa, 3rd ODI, Hambantota

'A statement of what we can achieve' - de Villiers

Jul 12, 2014: AB de Villiers said the series victory in Sri Lanka was "a statement of what we can achieve as a team"

Eng v Ind, 1st Investec Test, Trent Bridge, 4th day

Tail-enders overshadow top order

Jul 12, 2014: James Anderson and Joe Root put together 198 runs and picked up a slew of records along the way, including the most runs made by a final-wicket pair

Sri Lanka v South Africa, ODI series

A series win set up by the batsmen

Jul 12, 2014: In 16 previous ODIs against Sri Lanka in Sri Lanka, there'd been only one century for South Africa; in three matches in this series, there were four

Canada news

Scandal-struck Canadian Premier League eyes new stadium

Jul 12, 2014: Organisers for a proposed professional T20 league in Canada announced this week that they are seeking a location in the greater Toronto area for a planned $700m, 35000-strong stadium

Essex v Kent, NatWest T20, Colchester

Westley ton solidifies Essex position

Jul 12, 2014: Tom Westley destroyed the Kent attack with a magnificent century, his first in the competition, to help table-topping Essex claim a 63-run victory at Colchester.