Hampshire v Kent, Ageas Bowl, 2nd day

Nervy Hampshire face promotion fight

Sep 16, 2014: Hampshire are set for another test of temperament to gain promotion back to Division One of the County Championship after their advantage slipped on the second day of the penultimate round

Offbeat

The nature v nurture debate in cricket

Sep 16, 2014: In an article for Aeon magazine, David Papineau explores the idea of nature v nurture in cricket by comparing it with other sports

Bangladesh A v Zimbabwe A, 1st unofficial Test, Cox's Bazar, 3rd day

Sajib six-for takes Bangladesh A close to win

Sep 16, 2014: Saqlain Sajib took 6 for 50 in Zimbabwe A's second innings to put Bangladesh A in a winning position on the third day of the first unofficial Test in Cox's Bazar

West Indies v Bangladesh, 2nd Test, St. Lucia, 4th day

Benn's five blanks Bangladesh

Sep 16, 2014: Sulieman Benn snuffed out Bangladesh's resistance with his sixth five-for to ensure West Indies won their 500th Test emphatically. and complete a 2-0 series whitewash

Champions League T20 2014

Champions League qualification still a three-way race

Sep 16, 2014: Northern Knights have won the toss and elected to bowl. With Mumbai Indians batting first, here is what each team needs to do in order to qualify

Express v Lions, CLT20 qualifier, Raipur

Cheema's odd hat-trick, and a Dilshan doppelganger

Sep 16, 2014: Plays of the day from the qualifying game between Southern Express and Lahore Lions

Champions League T20 2014

Champions League T20 still battling for meaning

Sep 16, 2014: The thrills are rather low-octane, the skills are a bit lightweight, and the tournament overly India-centric

Mumbai Indians v Northern Knights, CLT20 qualifier, Raipur

Knights traverse the fielding spectrum

Sep 16, 2014: Plays of the day from the CLT20 qualifier between Mumbai Indians and Northern Knights in Raipur

Mumbai Indians v Northern Knights, CLT20 qualifier, Raipur

Clinical Knights knock out Mumbai

Sep 16, 2014: A substandard batting performance from defending champions Mumbai Indians led to their elimination from the Champions League as Northern Knights won their third qualification game in a row

County news

Chopra named Troughton successor

Sep 16, 2014: Varun Chopra has been appointed Warwickshire's new club captain after the retirement of Jim Troughton

Pakistan v Australia 2014

Michael Clarke to miss UAE ODIs

Sep 16, 2014: Michael Clarke has been ruled out of the ODI series against Pakistan in the UAE in October because of the hamstring injury he sustained during the tri-series in Zimbabwe

The underutilised, and the ergonomically unpleasing

Sep 16, 2014: The boys discuss odd bowling actions, the Onehunga Cricket Association, commentary doyens, and Mystery Morrison's Test wickets

Southern Express v Lahore Lions, CLT20 qualifier, Raipur

Lions crush Express, move into main league

Sep 16, 2014: A comprehensive win over Southern Express and Northern Knights' win over Mumbai Indians lifted Lahore Lions into the main draw of the Champions League T20

Pakistan news

Afridi to lead Pakistan in Twenty20s again

Sep 16, 2014: Shahid Afridi has been appointed Pakistan's Twenty20 captain until the ICC World T20 in 2016

New Zealand domestic news

Kruger van Wyk to captain Central Districts

Sep 16, 2014: New Zealand wicketkeeper Kruger van Wyk has been appointed captain of Central Districts for the 2014-15 domestic season

The great British moan-off (feat Shoaib)

Sep 16, 2014: An all-star cast of whingers face-off, to impress Boycs and Athers

Australia news

Australia to train on spinning pitch

Sep 16, 2014: Cricket Australia's plans to import Indian soil to create subcontinent-style practice pitches might not yet have eventuated, but they hope an artificial surface in Brisbane might do the job for now

Champions League T20 2014

High-profile absentees hurt Knight Riders' chances

Sep 16, 2014: With Shakib Al Hasan and Morne Morkel unavailable for selection, Kolkata Knight Riders might struggle for squad depth

'My kind of bowling style is gone now'

Sep 16, 2014: Former New Zealand seamer Gavin Larsen talks about wobbly seam-up bowling, the 1992 World Cup, and his role in the next tournament

Busy keepers, and Waqar's bowleds

Sep 16, 2014: Also, high scores and low averages, most ducks in international cricket, and the 12-year-old Test player