England v India, 1st ODI, Bristol

India hope format change revives fortunes

Aug 24, 2014: ESPNcricinfo previews the first ODI between England and India

Australia v Pakistan, ICC Women's Championship, Brisbane

All-round Jonassen powers Australia win

Aug 24, 2014: Left-arm spinner Jess Jonassen capped off an all-round display by snaring four wickets and then scoring a crucial 33, as she helped Australia Women prevail by five wickets in a tense run-chase against Pakistan Women in Brisbane

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Sri Lanka news

SLC starts campaign to eradicate illegal actions

Aug 24, 2014: Sri Lanka Cricket has begun a campaign to stamp out bowlers with illegal actions from the domestic game

USA news

USACA expresses safety concerns for Uganda tour

Aug 24, 2014: USA Cricket Association administrators have expressed worries over possible safety and security risks posed by the country's scheduled tour to Uganda in late October for ICC WCL Division Three

West Indies v Bangladesh, 2nd ODI, St George's

No one fought or showed desire - Mushfiqur

Aug 24, 2014: Mushfiqur Rahim, the Bangladesh captain, has said that his batsmen hardly made an effort as they went down in a humiliating 177-run loss to West Indies in the second ODI

Zimbabwe Triangular Series 2014

Clarke could become a solo traveller

Aug 24, 2014: Michael Clarke has said he might need to consider arriving for future overseas tours ahead of his team-mates to allow himself extra time to ensure he is at full fitness

West Indies needs to develop high-level local coaches

Aug 24, 2014: The board must coordinate coaches' training across the Caribbean and offer Level 3 and Level 4 certification, so that aspirants don't have to travel overseas for them

India disgraced themselves by not competing

Aug 24, 2014: MS Dhoni and the BCCI are to blame for a touring party that became too comfortable and compliant

The joy of seeing a sledger receive his comeuppance

Aug 24, 2014: It's deeply satisfying to see a known potty mouth, especially one who has wound up your team, be defeated on the field - though it doesn't always work out that way

Zimbabwe v Australia, Tri-series, Harare

Different goals for mismatched sides

Aug 24, 2014: Zimbabwe will remain hopeful that if all three of their departments click better than they have in recent times, they can cause upsets against Australia and South Africa in the forthcoming tri-series

The sisterhood of the England captains

Aug 24, 2014: Charlotte Edwards and Clare Connor talk about captaining England, rooming together, and how they used a 15-year-old to plot the downfall of Australia

Lancashire v Birmingham, NatWest T20 Blast final, Edgbaston

Woakes denies Flintoff as Birmingham win Blast

Aug 23, 2014: Chris Woakes kept his nerve bowling to Andrew Flintoff and denied Lancashire the 14 runs they needed off the final over as Birmingham won their maiden T20 title

Lancashire v Birmingham, NatWest T20 final, Edgbaston

Flintoff almost relives the glory

Aug 23, 2014: Freddie Flintoff will always be a cricketing hero. As close as he came to conjuring up the NatWest Blast title for Lancashire, he was just a hero no longer in his time

County news

Derbyshire win race for Pujara

Aug 23, 2014: India's Test batsman Cheteshwar Pujara will seek further experience of English conditions after a disappointing series against England with a late-season deal with Derbyshire

England v India, 2nd women's ODI, Scarborough

Edwards ton gives England 2-0 lead

Aug 23, 2014: Charlotte Edwards' ninth ODI hundred led England to their second consecutive win and gave them an unassailable 2-0 lead, when they beat India by 13 runs in the second ODI in Scarborough

India in England 2014

Testing times for India ODI side

Aug 23, 2014: With no wins in South Africa or New Zealand, questions over two of their young but experienced batsmen and uncertainty over the bowling, India have plenty to sort out in their ODI side

Hampshire v Lancashire, 2nd NatWest T20 SF, Edgbaston

Lancashire dominate meeting of T20 experts

Aug 23, 2014: No counties have better records in T20 since its inception in 2003 than Hampshire and Lancashire. But it was Lancashire who dominated this semi-final to set up a clash with Birmingham in the final.

Pakistan news

Sethi named head of PCB Executive Committee

Aug 23, 2014: Najam Sethi, the veteran journalist who was PCB chairman several times over the past year, is back in an influential role in the board

5/2 for India to take one-dayers 3-2

Aug 23, 2014: Thumped in the last three Test matches, India will be gunning for revenge in the one-day series with England and they can be backed at a healthy 5/2 to win the series 3-2.