Sri Lanka v South Africa, 2nd Test, SSC, 5th day

South Africa block their way to No. 1

Jul 28, 2014: After a riveting, un-Youtubeable day of cricket, South Africa are back at the top of the Test rankings

ICC World Cup 2015 news

ICC arranges World Cup prep for Qualifiers

Jul 28, 2014: The ICC has arranged a familiarisation tour in Australia for the four qualifying teams to aid their preparation for the 2015 World Cup

BBL news

Pietersen joins Melbourne Stars

Jul 28, 2014: Kevin Pietersen will make his BBL debut this season after signing a two-year deal with the Melbourne Stars

Australia news

Jaques joins NSW as assistant coach

Jul 28, 2014: Former Test opener Phil Jaques has joined Cricket New South Wales as an assistant coach

Australia cricket

Which brother will rule House Starc?

Jul 28, 2014: There is no cricket at the Commonwealth Games this year, but Mitchell Starc's attention is firmly on the Glasgow event all the same. His 20-year-old brother Brandon Starc is competing for Australia in the high jump

Red Steel v Zouks, CPL 2014, Port-of-Spain

Lewis targets WI spot

Jul 28, 2014: Evin Lewis, the Trinidad & Tobago Red Steel opener, has hopes that his performances in CPL 2014 will help him make a case for his selection in the West Indies side

Prior to use time off to wash cap

Jul 28, 2014: Shocking revelations and dirty laundry in our news round-up

When Jesse went pongo

Jul 28, 2014: The boys discuss the throbbing excitement that is 200 days to go till the World Cup, spot the slow Bodyline in England, and attack the TV coverage's technology. The News or Ruse is riddled with possibilities, and the Cleckheaton Calling is short and sweet

Have England lost their new-found identity?

Jul 28, 2014: Cook and his boys seem to have fallen out of touch with the relentlessness that took them to No. 1

How we misunderstand risk in sport

Jul 28, 2014: Aggression, defence, success, failure, innovation - they are all about our willingness to take risks and how we judge them

No repeats

Jul 28, 2014: Grounds that have hosted only one Test

Red Steel v St Lucia Zouks, CPL 2014, Port of Spain

Red Steel romp to nine-wicket win over Zouks

Jul 27, 2014: Evin Lewis and Kevin O'Brien flayed a hapless St Lucia Zouks bowling unit as the Trinidad & Tobago Red Steel recorded a nine-wicket win at Queen's Park Oval in Port of Spain.

England v India, third Investec Test, Ageas Bowl

Loyal crowd wills Cook forward

Jul 27, 2014: Alastair Cook was under the greatest pressure of his career, but the Southampton crowd was determined to will him forward

India in England 2014

India hopeful on Ishant fitness for Old Trafford

Jul 27, 2014: India's bowling coach, Joe Dawes, is confident Ishant Sharma will be fit by the time the fourth Test begins, in Manchester on August 7

England v India, 3rd Investec Test, Ageas Bowl, 1st day

India's slipshod slips

Jul 27, 2014: Ravindra Jadeja's drop of Alastair Cook was indicative of the challenge India face in establishing a reliable cordon

England v India, 3rd Investec Test, Ageas Bowl, 1st day

Ugly runs but still they swoon

Jul 27, 2014: Alastair Cook did not bat like a leading man but the crowd applauded him for simply not failing

India news

Ganguly elected CAB joint secretary

Jul 27, 2014: Former India captain Sourav Ganguly has been elected joint secretary of the Cricket Association of Bengal (CAB) while Jagmohan Dalmiya was re-elected unopposed as the association's president

Eng v Ind, 3rd Investec Test, Ageas Bowl, 1st day

Ballance extends purple patch

Jul 27, 2014: Stats highlights from the first day of the third Investec Test at Ageas Bowl

Zimbabwe A v Afghanistan, 1st unofficial Test, 1st day

Zimbabwe A inch ahead on bowlers' day

Jul 27, 2014: Sixteen wickets tumbled on the first day - all to the seamers - at the Country Club in Harare but it was the hosts Zimbabwe A who had their noses in front

Lancashire v Hampshire, Royal London Cup, Group A, Old Trafford

Maxwell's brutal assault sets records galore

Jul 27, 2014: Glenn Maxwell struck his career-best one-day score as Hampshire relished a record-breaking day against Lancashire at Old Trafford in the Royal London Cup