It's not the toss, silly

Jul 22, 2018: The way to ensure your team is competitive in Test cricket is to have players who have the technique and ability to succeed in all conditions

Essex v Hampshire, Vitality Blast, South Group, Chelmsford

Ravi Bopara falls just short as Essex tie with Hampshire off last ball

Jul 21, 2018: Ravi Bopara was run out from the last ball and the Vitality Blast match at Chelmsford ended in a tie

KSL 2018

Alex Blackwell keen to work with 'huge signing' Harmanpreet Kaur

Jul 21, 2018: Lancashire Thunder's new coach believes the arrival of Indian stars Harmanpreet Kaur and Smriti Mandhana is good for the KSL

Sri Lanka v South Africa, 2nd Test, SSC, 2nd day

'Sri Lanka, in these conditions, are too good for us' - SA coach Gibson

Jul 21, 2018: With three days still to go, and a draw or win unlikely for the visitors, the coach Ottis Gibson said that he wanted his players to compete with pride

South Africa in Sri Lanka 2018

The case for scrapping the toss

Jul 21, 2018: Could giving the away team the choice of batting or fielding first reduce the scope for overly lopsided contests on pitches heavily skewed in the home side's favour?

KSL 2018

Kia Super League: Six teams set out on the road to Hove

Jul 21, 2018: We run the rule over the sides ahead of this year's expanded competition

Australia news

David Warner confident he can force his way into World Cup reckoning

Jul 21, 2018: The opener has also said his one-year ball-tampering ban has given him time to 'reflect on myself as a human being, just be a dad and a husband'

Kia Super League 2018

Women's World T20 places up for grabs as KSL returns

Jul 21, 2018: The KSL's future may be in some doubt, but its importance in the immediate term could hardly be more relevant

West Indies v Bangladesh, 1st ODI, Providence

Bangladesh boosted by Mashrafe's presence against imperious West Indies

Jul 21, 2018: Andre Russell also returns for West Indies, and is expected to make his first ODI appearance since 2015

Future of English cricket

ECB considering 10-over cricket for domestic game?

Jul 21, 2018: ESPNcricinfo understands that talks have been held between the ECB and the owner of the inaugural T10 league in the UAE

Twenty20 Vision

Bell and Burns become unlikely Twenty20 powerhouses

Jul 21, 2018: Our snippets from the Vitality Blast include England's record run feast, Rory Burns' defunct nickname and the state of Lockie Ferguson's school trainers

Zimbabwe news

Raza learns to enjoy life and cricket again

Jul 21, 2018: Zimbabwe allrounder on fighting battles from within and how he beat them to return rejuvenated

Zimbabwe v Pakistan, 5th ODI, Bulawayo

Zimbabwe's last chance to end horror run

Jul 21, 2018: After sleepwalking through to a series win, Pakistan raised the tempo courtesy Fakhar Zaman's double century. What does Sunday have in store?

India news

Saha set for surgery as injury confusion continues

Jul 21, 2018: Under-fire NCA states team management and general manager of operations were aware of all developments

Sri Lanka v South Africa, 2nd Test, Colombo

Maharaj's nine-for: South Africa's second-best

Jul 21, 2018: The left-arm spinner now has the best bowling figures for any visiting bowler in Sri Lanka

Pakistan news

Malik to lead Guyana Amazon Warriors in CPL 2018

Jul 21, 2018: After working together at Multan Sultans, the Pakistan allrounder will team up with head coach Johan Botha at his new franchise

Sri Lanka v South Africa, 2nd Test, SSC, 2nd day

Dimuth Karunaratne builds lead after spinners rout South Africa again

Jul 21, 2018: Sri Lanka decided not to enforce the follow-on after taking a 214-run first-innings lead, which they stretched to 338 by stumps with both openers scoring fifties again

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