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Any news is good for England - and the Lions provided it by becoming the first team to win at the Perth Stadium

Mahmood stars as Lions spoil Perth opening

England's Under-19 World Cup record is poor and raising perceptions of English cricket would certainly be timely

Brook tasked with World Cup mood swing

It's not over til it's over. But the odds of England Ashes glory are currently stretched to breaking point.

Australia closing in on Ashes glory

Visitors want to have training sessions instead, says CSA

India opt out of warm-up game ahead of SA Tests

A round-up of the WICB Regional 4 Day Tournament games played between December 7-10, 2017

T&T, Leeward scramble to draw in thrilling final-day finish

Tri-series finals, must-win games, losing-streak-enders. India cover all bases when it comes to batting collapses against Sri Lanka. Which of these was the worst?

Sharjah 2000 to Dharamsala 2017: Ranking India's batting shockers against Sri Lanka

Ross Taylor became the joint-highest Test-hundred scorer for New Zealand on day three in Hamilton, something he never saw coming as a "white-ball player" growing up

Record-setting Taylor catches up with mentor Crowe

With six runs to defend, Shane Shillingford sniped out the last three Guyana wickets in the space of seven balls to force a rare tie in first-class cricket

Shillingford five-for as Windward tie with Guyana in low-scoring thriller

Half-centuries from Harpreet Singh and Puneet Datey proved insufficient in setting Delhi a target beyond 217, especially in light of Madhya Pradesh having earlier conceded a first-innings lead

Delhi hold advantage in 217 chase

With a first-innings lead already under their belt, declaration wasn't a priority for the Vidarbha batsmen who piled on 277 runs in 94 overs on the penultimate day to put their side on course to securing a semi-final berth.

Vidarbha eye semi-final berth with Fazal, Wankhade tons

The stand-in India captain also spoke about why Ajinkya Rahane was left out, and what MS Dhoni's innings meant

'It is an eye-opener, we will learn from it' - Rohit

Despite a lead of 613 at the end of the fourth day, Bengal don't necessarily have to declare in a bid for an outright win - they are set to advance to semi-finals by virtue of their first innings-innings lead

Chatterjee, Easwaran keep Bengal on course for semi-finals

K Gowtham's six-for consigned Mumbai to only their fifth innings defeat in the Ranji Trophy

Gowtham six-for as Karnataka cruise into semis with innings win

On a day when he paired with Tim Southee to ensure New Zealand's domination, Trent Boult said better pitches would help solve the problem of making Test cricket appealing

Boult backs five-day Tests, wants better pitches

Kedar Jadhav suffered a hamstring injury while training on the eve of the ODI series opener against Sri Lanka

Washington Sundar replaces injured Jadhav in ODI squad

Rohit, who has led Mumbai Indians to three titles in the IPL, will lead India for the first time in the ODI series opener against Sri Lanka in Dharamsala

'I do understand team's strengths and weaknesses' - Rohit

The Bengal seamers did most of the damage before Abhimanyu Easwaran piled on Gujarat's troubles, nearing his second century of the match by stumps on day three

Defending champions Gujarat concede lead

Rajneesh Gurbani's 5 for 38 gave Vidarbha a 70-run first-innings lead, and Faiz Fazal built on it with an unbeaten 51 against Kerala in Surat

Gurbani, Fazal put Vidarbha in command

Madhya Pradesh finished the third day at 47 for 2, still trailing Delhi by 20 runs after they were bowled out for 405

Chandela, Himmat fifties secure Delhi's first-innings lead