County news

Jerome Taylor joins Somerset for Vitality Blast

Jul 20, 2018: Taylor is expected to be available for nine games, as well as the knockout stage if Somerset qualify

Zimbabwe v Pakistan, 4th ODI, Bulawayo

Fakhar Zaman - from king of Katlang to pride of Pakistan

Jul 20, 2018: From being a 17-year-old who joined the navy, Fakhar Zaman had to travel thousands of miles - both literally and figuratively - before breaking a new record for Pakistan

Fakhar Zaman goes past Saeed Anwar

Before #Fakhar210, there was #Anwar194. How well do #YouRemember it all?

Jul 20, 2018: Look away, India fans. Hello, Pakistan fans. Welcome on board for some sweet nostalgia. See how well you remember Saeed Anwar's 194 all those years ago

Sri Lanka v South Africa, 2nd Test, Colombo, 1st day

'Really surprised' SA picked only one spinner - Samaraweera

Jul 20, 2018: Sri Lanka's batting coach expresses surprise at the composition of South Africa's attack, and says that as the Test goes on, the pitch will turn even more

Bangladesh news

Bangladesh senior players reluctant to play Tests - BCB president

Jul 20, 2018: Even though Nazmul Hassan, the board chief, didn't explain why exactly the players felt so, he said it was linked to the worldwide trend of declining interest in Test cricket shown by other boards, broadcasters and players

Vitality Blast

Ed Pollock: I'm not really a risk-taker says T20's fastest gun

Jul 20, 2018: He has one of the highest T20 strike rates of all time but Birmingham Bears opener Ed Pollock is enjoying his anonymity - at least for now

Sri Lanka v South Africa, 2nd Test, Colombo

Maharaj buries ghosts of centuries of South Africa's spinners

Jul 20, 2018: The left-arm spinner did what no other South African spinner has managed in Sri Lanka - not get punished in spin-friendly conditions

Kent v Surrey, Vitality Blast, South Group, Canterbury

Finch powers Surrey to fourth highest score before rain intervenes

Jul 20, 2018: Aaron Finch has been in devastating form for Surrey but Kent escaped with a point as rain prevented a pursuit of 251 to win

Birmingham v Northants, Vitality Blast, North Group, Edgbaston

Bell hammers first T20 hundred as record stand salvages tie

Jul 20, 2018: Ian Bell's rejuvenation continued with his first T20 hundred as Birmingham escaped a third successive defeat in a high-scoring tie against winless Northants

Glamorgan v Somerset, Vitality Blast, South Group, Cardiff

James Hildreth. Corey Anderson fire Somerset beyond Glamorgan

Jul 20, 2018: A fifth-wicket partnership of 97 between James Hildreth and Corey Anderson set the foundations for Somerset as they beat Glamorgan by 30 runs

Durham v Worcestershire, Vitality Blast, North Group, Chester-le-Street

Stokes' super show keeps Durham flying

Jul 20, 2018: Durham, once bereft in North Group, added leaders Worcestershire to their victims as they continued to transform their season

Nottinghamshire v Leicestershire, Vitality Blast, North Group, Trent Bridge

Raine's blitz extends Notts' Trent Bridge agony

Jul 20, 2018: Notts Outlaws pulled in their third 10,000+ crowd at Trent Bridge but they have yet to reward them with a victory as North Group becomes ever more unpredictable

Sri Lanka news

Vandersay handed one-year suspended sentence by SLC

Jul 20, 2018: The legspinner has been put on probation with a one-year suspension sentence from all forms of international cricket and also fined 20% of his annual contract fee

Sri Lanka v South Africa, 2nd Test, Colombo

Maharaj bags best figures by a visiting bowler in Sri Lanka

Jul 20, 2018: The left-arm spinner's 8 for 116 saw him set new benchmarks for his team, and for a bowler against Sri Lanka

Zimbabwe v Pakistan, 4th ODI, Bulawayo

'To break Saeed's record needed a special knock'

Jul 20, 2018:

Zimbabwe v Pakistan, 4th ODI, Bulawayo

Fakhar Zaman and Imam-ul-Haq smash records in Bulawayo

Jul 20, 2018: Fakhar Zaman became Pakistan's first double-centurion while putting on the highest ever opening stand by any team

Bangladesh news

Neil McKenzie named Bangladesh batting consultant

Jul 20, 2018: Former South Africa batsmen has been given the role till the 2019 World Cup

Zimbabwe v Pakistan, 4th ODI, Bulawayo

Fakhar's 210* secures Pakistan's 244-run win

Jul 20, 2018: Pakistan smashed their highest-ever ODI score and then won by the second-biggest margin in terms of runs

Sri Lanka v South Africa, 2nd Test, SSC

South Africa roar back with Maharaj's eight-for

Jul 20, 2018: Sri Lanka ended the first day on 277 for 9 with the left-arm South Africa spinner leading the fightback; Dale Steyn's wait for his record-breaking wicket to overtake Shaun Pollock continued

'If you haven't played a lot, it's pretty hard to fake confidence'

Jul 20, 2018: Pat Cummins talks about becoming a fixture in the Australian side, and his part in the review of the team's culture.