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India batsman Rohit Sharma has railed against the popular perception that he isn't making best use of his abundant natural talent, saying that he has got where he is through sheer hard work

Rohit slams his 'talented' label, says it's 'unfair and wrong'

Sri Lanka interim head coach Jerome Jayaratne has slammed the team's fielding standards, describing it as "the worst in Asia"

Sri Lanka the worst fielding side in Asia - Jayaratne

Steven Smith is prepared to shelve his attacking mindset and "bore" the batsmen out if that is what is needed to succeed in his first full series as Australia's Test captain, in Bangladesh in October

Smith prepared to 'bore' Bangladesh out

Craig Overton has received an automatic two-match suspension after an ECB cricket discipline commission examined a ditsurbing disciplinary record which has brought three umpiring reports in a single season

Craig Overton banned from Somerset survival match

Peter Barrable, a former batsman and captain of Northern Transvaal, has died at the age of 72 on Thursday

Former Northern Transvaal captain Barrable dies

Writing in the Guardian, Mike Selvey, who has played at the WACA, recalls the romance of the ground and hopes it can still be maintained despite the move

In memory of the WACA

Dhoni seals Help for Heroes XI win

Moin Ashraf, Dan Hodgson and Jonny Tattersall, have been released by Yorkshire

Moin Ashraf among Yorkshire trio released

Stuart Law believes Australia may be surprised at the strength of the Bangladesh team they take on in next month's Test series in Chittagong and Dhaka

'Bangladesh could give Australia a fright' - Law

An outstanding unbeaten career-best 151 from opener Nick Browne, during which he passed 1,000 championship runs for the season, helped Essex to victory over Leicestershire at Grace Road

Browne's best leaves Foxes blue

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Stone injury concern after EPP call

Northamptonshire and Glamorgan played out a leisurely draw on the final day of their LV= County Championship Division Two match at Wantage Road

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Former umpire Barrie Meyer dies aged 83

The former Gloucestershire wicketkeeper, international umpire and professional footballer Barrie Meyer has died in Durban aged 83.

Mike Selvey, writing in The Guardian, recalls Brian Close's act of courage against Gary Sobers at The Oval, where he refused to flinch at the prospect of a full-blooded hook headed his way at short leg

The simplest, yet greatest, catch

With a tram being named after Stuart Broad in Nottingham, we take a look at a few other non-cricketing things named after cricketers

That's a cricketer's name