England v India, 5th Investec Test, The Oval

England wait on Broad availability

Aug 13, 2014: Stuart Broad did not train at The Oval on Wednesday but England said that was always the plan and insisted he remains on course to be available for the final Investec Test against India

England v India, 5th Investec Test, The Oval

Role model Moeen setting high standard

Aug 13, 2014: His rapid improvement with the ball has been integral to England coming from behind to lead the series - but that is just one area where Moeen Ali continues to impress

India in England 2014

Ishant a chance to play at The Oval

Aug 13, 2014: After being ruled out of the last two Tests with a leg injury, India's premier seamer could return in place of Pankaj Singh, while Gautam Gambhir looks set to keep the opening slot at The Oval

England v India, 5th Investec Test, The Oval

Anderson's Oval jinx and India's five-Test jinx

Aug 13, 2014: A stats preview to the fifth Test between England and India at The Oval

The game that takes people for who they are

Aug 13, 2014: Cate McGregor, who is transgender, tells Mike Selvey about the acceptance the cricket community has shown her

Worcestershire v Gloucestershire, Royal London Cup, Group A, New Road

Cockbain leads Gloucs into knockouts

Aug 13, 2014: Ian Cockbain booked Gloucestershire's place in the Royal London One-Day Cup quarter-finals as his unbeaten 98 saw them to a five-wicket win

Yorkshire v Derbyshire, Royal London Cup, Group A, Scarborough

Yorkshire reach quarters with thumping win

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Magnetic Mahela

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Sri Lanka v Pakistan, 2nd Test, SSC

'Have to be on our toes every session' - Misbah

Aug 13, 2014: Misbah-ul-Haq has said Pakistan are ready to square off against Sri Lanka and insisted that his team is capable of bouncing back hard

Jayawardene retires from Test cricket

'Mahela an unbelievable team man' - Mathews

Aug 13, 2014: Angelo Mathews hailed Mahela Jayawardene's influence on Sri Lanka's dressing room on the eve of his farewell Test

West Indies cricket

The world of Chris Gayle

Aug 13, 2014: The Telegraph's Oliver Brown travels to Jamaica to meet Chris Gayle and discovers that behind the laidback attitude is a cricketer disappointed at the lack of recognition for his performances on the field

Zimbabwe v South Africa, only Test, Harare

Elgar reprimanded for hitting stump with bat

Aug 13, 2014: Dean Elgar, the South Africa batsman, has been reprimanded after pleading guilty to a Level 1 breach of the ICC code of conduct during the fourth day's play in the one-off Test against Zimbabwe in Harare

India Women in England 2014

Reliving the triumph of 2006

Aug 13, 2014: India Women's cricketer Snehal Pradhan reminisces about the last time the women's team played a Test in England, a historic win made all the more memorable by Jhulan Goswami's bowling

Australian cricket

Are Australia selectors scared of Phil Hughes?

Aug 13, 2014: Geoff Lemon, in the Guardian, wonders why the Australia selectors continue to ignore Phillip Hughes despite the batsman's strong show of form on the domestic circuit

Sri Lanka v Pakistan, 2nd Test, Colombo

Pakistan hope to spoil Jayawardene's farewell

Aug 13, 2014: Pakistan will slip from third to sixth in the ICC Test rankings if they lose the series, and squaring it will be a difficult ask against a Sri Lanka side determined to give Mahela Jayawardene a winning farewell

South Africa in Zimbabwe 2014

Injured Hendricks out of Zimbabwe ODIs

Aug 13, 2014: South Africa pacer Beuran Hendricks has been ruled out of the Zimbabwe ODI series after sustaining a back injury while playing for South Africa A in Australia

Australia news

Hughes 'a 100-Test player' - Clarke

Aug 13, 2014: Phillip Hughes is used to getting bad news from Australia's selectors, having been dropped from the Test team three times, but captain Michael Clarke believes Hughes will become a permanent fixture in Australia's side over the next decade

West Indies cricket

Caribbean cricket tipping overboard

Aug 13, 2014: Players, selectors, captains and coaches aren't to blame for the systematic decline of West Indies cricket. The WICB is responsible

The complex art of picking openers

Aug 13, 2014: An opening pair requires good form and a happy blend of personalities to succeed. Perhaps Cook needs a new partner in the Strauss mould

Words cricket needs to ban

Aug 13, 2014: We can start with the hideous Moeenalitharan