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Jackson Bird returned to Tasmania's XI for the Shield match and had an impact with a five-for and a crucial 26 that boosted the side's first-innings total

Bird's all-round show bolsters Tasmania

The pair added an unbroken 209-run partnership as Lahore Whites thumped Islamabad by 109 runs

Kamran Akmal, Butt blitz record opening stand in Lahore win

Having lost his place in the squad for the first two Ashes Tests, Glenn Maxwell built a case for himself with a rapid double-century

Victoria in charge after Maxwell hammers rapid double-ton

Mark Stoneman, James Vince and Dawid Malan took the first step to justifying their much questioned Ashes selections

England's "weak links" respond

India's T20I captain had an impressive WBBL debut with the Sydney Thunder last season

Harmanpreet extends stint at Sydney Thunder by two seasons

Tom Blundell is in line for a Test debut after BJ Watling was unable to prove his fitness to keep wicket in the opening match of New Zealand's season

Watling not fit to keep in first Test against West Indies

A bite-size breakdown of the key action from day one of the first Test in Brisbane

Digested Ashes: England stand firm

The win took them to the semi-finals, even as Lahore Blues moved to the top of the points table

Khalid heroics takes Faisalabad home

Ben Stokes, England's absent allrounder, sent a message via social media on the eve of the first Ashes Test wishing his team-mates well in their attempts to retain the urn in Australia

Stokes tweets England Ashes message

The allrounder, who was in remarkable form for Nottinghamshire in the county season, will join the team after completing his stint in the BPL

Wellington sign Samit Patel for Super Smash T20

A newsfile of all the developments from India's Ranji Trophy ahead of the seventh round of matches beginning November 25, 2017

Mumbai drop Nayar for final Ranji game

Three centuries were scored on a frenetic day in the National T20 Cup as Lahore Blues sealed their spot in the semifinals

FATA triumph in run fest, Lahore Blues beat Islamabad

The 33-year old will leave his former team Melbourne Renegades, with whom he spent three seasons

Ferguson joins Sydney Thunder on three-year contract

Can you crack this quiz and be as dominant as the Aussies at the Gabba? Go on, take a stab and find out

Ashes Quiz #1: All things Gabba

England's Ashes tour gets underway at a venue where Australia have not lost since 1988-89

Australia remain favourites despite squad doubts

Salman Butt's unbeaten 85 carried Lahore Whites into the final four on a day that saw Peshawar and Rawalpindi eliminated

Butt takes Lahore Whites into semi-final

Mahmudullah top-scored with a 44-ball 56 to help Khulna ace their 167 chase, consigning Rajshahi Kings to their fifth loss in seven games this season

Ariful scores Khulna's last 36 runs to pull off heist

Matt Prior, the former England wicketkeeper, has stepped up his war of words with Australia's Nathan Lyon

'It could be your career that ends': Prior steps up war of words with Lyon