Sri Lanka news

New schedule relief for Sri Lanka

Jul 8, 2014: Sri Lanka Cricket's strained finances are headed for significant relief, thanks to the stream of incoming tours from cricket's Big Three prescribed by the latest draft of the FTP

Bangladesh news

New FTP eases Bangladesh concerns

Jul 8, 2014: Bangladesh are likely to play 64 Test matches in the period between October this year and December 2022, according to the latest version of the 2015-2023 FTP

Sussex v Northamptonshire, Hove, 3rd day

Crook rallies but can't halt Sussex mismatch

Jul 8, 2014: For those spectators that were feeling somewhat short-changed from a match that lasted just ten sessions, they ought to have stuck around for the afternoon session - after all, the games of Kwik-Cricket were more of a contest

South Africa news

Four-Test rubbers for SA in next FTP cycle

Jul 8, 2014: South Africa could play four-Test series against India, Australia and England, both home and away, in the next eight-year FTP cycle

Sri Lanka v South Africa, 2nd ODI, Pallekele

Series at stake for jolted hosts

Jul 8, 2014: Sri Lanka's middle order will come under the scanner in a match they must win to keep the series alive

India news

NCA chief to meet English experts

Jul 8, 2014: A team of BCCI experts is set to meet their England counterparts next week to discuss the details of a tie-up between the NCA and the National Cricket Performance Centre in Loughborough, England

England v India, 1st Investec Test, Trent Bridge

A test for two rebuilding teams

Jul 8, 2014: Coming a fortnight after the series loss to Sri Lanka, five Tests in the next six weeks will test England's character as severely as India's

India news

Rajesh Chauhan suffers cardiac arrest

Jul 8, 2014: Rajesh Chauhan, the former India offspinner, has been hospitalised after he suffered a cardiac arrest on Monday

India in England 2014

India's bowling leader conundrum

Jul 8, 2014: The present Indian bowling line-up will tackle its first five-Test series without the proven guidance of Zaheer Khan, their bowling captain. India had unravelled without him in 2011. Will they do better this time around?

Glum as they come

Jul 8, 2014:

England v India, 1st Investec Test, Trent Bridge

Cook confident over Prior fitness

Jul 8, 2014: Jos Buttler has been called into England's squad for the first Investec Test as cover for Matt Prior who reported some mild tightness in his right thigh

Australia A v India A, Brisbane, 3rd day

Marsh, Whiteman flatten India A with huge stand

Jul 8, 2014: It was only one innings of one match in the middle of winter, but it is just possible that Australian cricket will look back on this as the day it found successors to Brad Haddin and Shane Watson. At the very least, it was the day that Mitchell Marsh and

All about Alastair

Jul 8, 2014: Cook averages much more against spin than he does against pace. Whatever could it mean?

Indian cricket

The Praveen Kumar guide to bowling in England

Jul 8, 2014: Praveen Kumar explains to Sandeep Dwivedi of the Indian Express how India's seamers should concentrate on having specific plans and not bank on conditions always being bowler-friendly

Take the bypass on the road to victory

Jul 8, 2014: England have got stuck in a contraflow but that doesn't mean they can't turn things around in time for the India series

Packed tours, and Shiv's late stumping

Jul 8, 2014: Also, best post-war win/loss record, most runs in two calendar years, most ducks in a Test, and brothers with similar numbers

India in England 2014

ECB profit could be England's loss

Jul 7, 2014: The visit of India will swell the coffers of English cricket but there could be a greater cost in the long term

India in England 2014

Five key head-to-heads

Jul 7, 2014: From two embattled captains to the challenge for India's openers against the new ball, ESPNcricinfo picks five contests that could determine the series

Bangladesh cricket

Shakib puts on brave face after suspension

Jul 7, 2014: Shakib Al Hasan trained with his team-mates as the BCB directors held their meeting in Mirpur, unaware of the massive punishment he was about to be hit with

Leicestershire v Kent, Grace Road, 1st day

Claydon takes five as 15 wickets fall

Jul 7, 2014: Mitchell Claydon claimed his best figures for Kent as Leicestershire were bowled out for 217 on a day when 15 wickets fell at Grace Road.