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All the FAQs for the 2023-31 cycle and its bidding process answered here

As long as the essentials of the contest are preserved, shedding some traditions is a small price to pay

Also: how concussions are different from say, a broken arm, and why even the possibility of one should require strict action

Also, has there ever been a Test innings in which both openers made double-centuries?

Even as the ICC mulls four-day Tests to make the longest version of the game more popular among its fans, the format itself seems to be shrinking organically

No side has won a Test after being bowled out for as little as 85 in the first innings since 1907

They were dismissed in 23.4 overs, making it their fifth-shortest completed innings overall in Tests

Fast bowler shows a hint of the talents that have brought him to England recognition, but he'll need more in the coming days

Having made his Ireland debut as a 16-year-old and then been dropped, Josh Little is back on an upward trajectory

Also: what's the highest Test score to include a duck, and the lowest without one?

There might never be a World Cup appearance for the veteran Irish paceman, but he's having the time of his life as a Test cricketer

In the second Test for both sides, only one will win and for some, it could be the sole Test triumph of their career

A selection of some of our best articles on the two newest Test nations, who are set to play each other in their teams' second Tests

It will be the first time the two sides meet each other in Test cricket, but it's far from the first occasion that they will be in a red-ball clash

Here's a look at the records that tumbled during the second T20I between Afghanistan and Ireland in Dehradun

Four players to watch on the road to T20 World Cup Qualifiers

Ireland are yet to win a game in the tournament's history, and it's hard to see them breaking the duck in the Caribbean

A student of Economics, and defender at University College Dublin (UCD) club, legspinner Elena Tice has more than a hundred international caps split across the two sports

Ireland have Test status and will play 13 matches over the next five years. What will their priorities be?

And how many players have made their first-class debut in their first Test?