Middlesex v Nottinghamshire, Royal London Cup, Group A, Lord's

Hales, Taylor score dazzling tons in Notts win

Aug 14, 2014: Alex Hales and James Taylor helped Nottinghamshire to a convincing 77-run victory under the Duckworth-Lewis method in their Royal London Cup match against Middlesex

Leicestershire v Worcestershire, Royal London Cup, Group A, Grace Road

Thakor best helps set up victory

Aug 14, 2014: Leicestershire kept alive their hopes of a quarter-final place with a 16-run Duckworth-Lewis method victory over Worcestershire in the Royal London Cup Group A game

County news

Surrey tempt Foakes from Essex

Aug 14, 2014: Surrey have signed Ben Foakes in the first major transfer in county cricket's late-season shuffle - the second young wicketkeeper lost by Essex in two years

England v India, 5th Investec Test, The Oval

More questions than answers for India

Aug 14, 2014: MS Dhoni maintains that India have made progress in England and will continue to focus on processes rather than results. But they might ask 'Did we give it our all?' at the end of the Oval Test

Sri Lanka v Pakistan, 2nd Test, SSC, 1st day

Junaid and Wahab defy flat track

Aug 14, 2014: The SSC is usually a batting paradise, but Pakistan's fast bowlers flourished despite the challenging conditions

Sri Lanka v Pakistan, 2nd Test, SSC, 1st day

Tharanga, Hitchcock horror or Eastwood western?

Aug 14, 2014: There are very few batsmen in international cricket who play each ball so differently from the next like Upul Tharanga, who continues to polarise fans with such an approach

South Africa in Zimbabwe 2014

Vitori returns to Zimbabwe ODI squad

Aug 14, 2014: Fast bowler Brian Vitori, who last played top-level cricket for Zimbabwe almost a year ago due to injury, makes a return to their ODI squad for the three home games against South Africa

USACA T20 National Championship

Favourites New York bank on experience

Aug 14, 2014: ESPNcricinfo previews the teams participating in the USACA T20 National Championship

England v India, 5th Investec Test, The Oval

India hope for final twist

Aug 14, 2014: ESPNcricinfo previews the fifth and final Test between England and India

West Indies in India 2014-15

West Indies' India tour to begin on October 8

Aug 14, 2014: The BCCI has confirmed the dates for West Indies' tour of India later this year

Women's news

SA expand women's contract pool

Aug 14, 2014: South Africa have handed out contracts to 14 women cricketers, expanding the pool from six

Australia A v South Africa A, 1st day, Townsville

Sandhu, O'Keefe keep South Africa A in check

Aug 14, 2014: The South Africa A captain Justin Ontong fell short of a century on the first day of the second match against Australia A in Townsville, where it was slow going for the visitors after they chose to bat

Should MS Dhoni quit Test captaincy?

Aug 14, 2014:

The True Fan

Aug 14, 2014: Is it ok to want to watch only when your team is winning? Is it ok to want to watch only when the watching is easy? asks Devanshu Mehta

Jamaica Tallawahs v Trinidad & Tobago Red Steel, CPL, St Kitts

Russell scripts dramatic turnaround for Tallawahs

Aug 14, 2014: Chasing 159 in the first semi-final against Trinidad & Tobago Red Steel, Jamaica Tallawahs were 76 for 6 in 13.3 overs, when Andre Russell launched a remarkable assault that won the game with two balls to spare

Bangladesh news

Hard work nothing new to Al-Amin

Aug 14, 2014: When Al-Amin Hossain, part of Bangladesh's current seam attack, decided to take up cricket seriously five years ago, his mother reminded him that his education should not stop

Sri Lanka v Pakistan, 2nd Test, SSC, 1st day

Seamers make it Pakistan's day

Aug 14, 2014: The Pakistan bowlers gatecrashed Mahela Jayawardene's farewell party with a disciplined display on an unresponsive pitch at the SSC

Twitter round-up

'Feels good to wake up sober for once'

Aug 14, 2014: Party animals, teaspoon ninjas, an avalanche of philosophy and Kemar Roach telling you what your job is in this week's Twitter round-up.

Australia news

Blewett joins Australia as fielding consultant

Aug 14, 2014: Former Test batsman Greg Blewett has joined the growing list of ex-players called upon to help coach Australia, having been named as a fielding consultant for their next two tours

South Africa in Zimbabwe 2014

New South Africa begin on solid footing

Aug 14, 2014: South Africa's performance in Sri Lanka and Zimbabwe was not the tip-toeing or trepidation of a team in the throes of a transformation. It was the swagger of a side that had already settled