5/1 Stokes to charge back for England

Jul 7, 2014: There were several raised eyebrows when Ben Stokes was left out of the England squad for the first Test series of the summer but he is back to face India and can be backed at 5/1 to be England's top bowler at Trent Bridge.

NatWest T20 Blast countdown

Flintoff hoopla benefits everyone

Jul 7, 2014: The long-awaited Freddie Flintoff comeback leads this week's countdown of the things that mattered in the NatWest T20 Blast

Bangladesh news

Shakib Al Hasan suspended for six months by BCB

Jul 7, 2014: Shakib Al Hasan has been suspended by the BCB from all cricket for six months and will not be granted an NOC to play in overseas competitions until the end of 2015

England v India, 1st Investec Test, Trent Bridge

Anderson's favourite venue, and England's batting woes

Jul 7, 2014: Trent Bridge has been one of the very best grounds for fast bowlers over the last decade, with James Anderson taking 49 wickets at 17.34. It is also a venue where England have won each of their last five Tests

Miscellaneous

A lying father

Jul 7, 2014: Indian fathers can watch all the matches they want to only if their sons grow up liking cricket as much as they do

Australia A v India A, Brisbane, 2nd day

India A in command after Naman Ojha double ton

Jul 7, 2014: A breathtaking double-century from Naman Ojha and three wickets from Jasprit Bumrah took India A to a commanding position at the end of the second day's play against Australia A in Brisbane

India in England 2014

India look for their Indian summer

Jul 7, 2014: Billboards are calling the series England's Indian Summer, but it is India who are looking for that period of warmth, redemption after the last whitewash, for they have seen how bleak the winter that can follow is

Indian cricket

Inside the mind of MS Dhoni

Jul 7, 2014: MS Dhoni talks to bcci.tv about the experience of playing with seniors in the side, handling a team in transition and a post-retirement plan that involves tagging his collection of stumps to their respective matches

Indian cricket

'This is not about Sachin, is it?'

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West Indies v New Zealand, 2nd T20I, Dominica

Captaincy change with eye on World Cup - Hesson

Jul 7, 2014: Mike Hesson, the New Zealand coach, has said that the decision to make Kane Williamson captain in the second Twenty20 international against West Indies was done with an eye on next year's World Cup

Eighteen Indians to figure in first Test

Jul 7, 2014: And other recent cricket news you may have missed because you were outraging about Sharapova. Or something

Vinoo beyond the Mankad

Jul 7, 2014: One of India's greatest allrounders is today unfortunately mostly remembered for a mode of dismissal that, though legitimate, is seen by many to be unfair

The beard that's feared

Jul 7, 2014: There's something about Moeen Ali's long, dark beard

'We know we are capable of performing anywhere'

Jul 7, 2014: Cheteshwar Pujara talks about his preparation for the England tour, lessons learnt from T20, and Duncan Fletcher's contribution

Hampshire v Somerset, NatWest t20 Blasat, Ageas Bowl

Kieswetter still gives Somerset hope

Jul 6, 2014: Craig Kieswetter continued his sparking form to keep alive Somerset's slim hopes of a quarterfinal spot with an excellent win against high-flying Hampshire

West Indies v New Zealand, 2nd T20, Dominica

Boult's boundary blinder

Jul 6, 2014: Plays of the day for the second T20I between West Indies and New Zealand in Dominica

West Indies v New Zealand, 2nd T20, Dominica

Fletcher, bowlers help WI draw level

Jul 6, 2014: Following their demoralising Test series defeat, West Indies found solace in the format they relish the most by squaring the T20s 1-1 with an all-round performance in Roseau

Worcestershire v Lancashire, NatWest t20 Blast, Worcester

Flintoff turns up a crock of gold

Jul 6, 2014: Andrew Flintoff's first professional match for nearly five years coincided with a day of Lancashire records on the banks of the Severn

Derbyshire v Leicestershire, NatWest t20 Blast, Chesterfield

Ireland strikes in astonishing final over

Jul 6, 2014: Anthony Ireland took three wickets in a final over that also included a banned bowler and a run out as Leicestershire kept Derbyshire rooted to the bottom of North Group

Sussex v Northamptonshire, Hove, 1st day

Wright no longer just sees it, hits it

Jul 6, 2014: Luke Wright is maturing as a Championship batsman since getting more opportunities to play the longer form of the game