England v Sri Lanka, 2nd Investec Test, Headingley, 4th day

Jayawardene turns up heat on Cook

Jun 23, 2014: Mahela Jayawardene shot barbs at England's tactics at Headingley and questioned their embattled captain's public comments, after Sri Lanka finished day four with a famous away win in sight

England v Sri Lanka, 2nd Investec Test, Headingley, 4th day

Mathews record invites comparisons with The Don

Jun 23, 2014: One of the great Test innings by Angelo Mathews, typical of his outstanding record as captain, has put Sri Lanka on the brink of a famous win

USA news

Former USACA board member Verity dies

Jun 23, 2014: Tony Verity, a former USA player and longtime administrator who served as the first executive secretary of the USA Cricket Association, has died in California at the age of 83

Warwickshire v Yorkshire, Edgbaston, 2nd day

Finch ton bolsters Yorkshire

Jun 23, 2014: Yorkshire's deprivations again were comfortably overcome as Warwickshire conceded a lead just big enough to raise the uncomfortable possibility of a third consecutive innings defeat in matches between these sides

Nottinghamshire v Somerset, Trent Bridge, 2nd day

Patel form flows as Notts dominate

Jun 23, 2014: Samit Patel might be remembered in years to come as a man who could have done it for England, but didn't quite manage it, or wasn't given the opportunity to. He's already a Nottinghamshire stalwart, though

Lancashire v Northamptonshire, Old Trafford, 2nd day

Day for a dark room for Northants

Jun 23, 2014: So mighty were the records Lancashire eclipsed on day two that one or two statisticians may need a day's rest in a darkened room at the end of this match. Northant's players and supporters might require similar care

Durham v Sussex, Chester-le-Street, 2nd day

Stokes seven has Durham sensing win

Jun 23, 2014: Career best figures of 7 for 67 for Ben Stokes put Durham on course for a second successive County Championship win, while Sussex's slide into relegation trouble looks set to continue.

Kent v Derbyshire, Canterbury, 2nd day

Derbs follow-on after Riley four

Jun 23, 2014: Adam Riley and Darren Stevens put Kent on course for their second Division Two victory of the season by demolishing Derbyshire's batting and forcing them to follow on

Surrey v Leicestershire, The Oval, 2nd day

Wilson thrives as Surrey captain

Jun 23, 2014: The supplementary responsibilities captaincy brings can often deflect away from a foremost discipline but for Gary Wilson, the recently appointed Surrey skipper, his term in office may just be the making of him.

Gloucestershire v Glamorgan, Bristol, 3rd day

Wright puts Glamorgan well ahead

Jun 23, 2014: Ben Wright hit a sparkling 125-ball century to give Glamorgan a chance of pulling off an unlikely victory over Gloucestershire at Bristol.

Eng v SL, 2nd Investec Test, Headingley, 4th day

Captaincy no burden for Mathews

Jun 23, 2014: Angelo Mathews' flourishing batting during his stint as Sri Lanka Test captain features in the stats highlights from the fourth day at Headingley

India news

BCCI's opposition to Olympics cricket 'disappointing'

Jun 23, 2014: The Secretary General of the Olympic Council of Asia has said cricket is giving up on the chance for "global expansion" by staying out of the Olympics

NatWest T20 Blast countdown

From pen pusher to six hitter

Jun 23, 2014: A record-equalling run by Steven Croft and Riki Wessels' form lead ESPNcricinfo's countdown of the things that mattered in the latest round of the NatWest T20 Blast

England v Sri Lanka, 2nd Investec Test, Headingley, 4th day

Mathews, Prasad set up Sri Lanka for famous win

Jun 23, 2014: Sri Lanka have never won a Test series in England, but they are closing in on a magnificent achievement after their captain, Angelo Mathews, with a brilliant domineering hundred

Sri Lanka news

Former Sri Lankan seamer dies at 57

Jun 23, 2014: Former Sri Lankan fast bowler Lantra Fernando died at the age of 57 on Monday during his morning jog in his hometown in Moratuwa

Swanny's 'spinsters'

Jun 23, 2014: The former England offie's guide to how the team's young spinners can be more like him

24-carat Tendulkar

Jun 23, 2014: The London-based East India Company has released a limited-edition legal tender coin commemorating the career of Sachin Tendulkar

MCC v Rest of the World XI 2014

It's the build-up, silly

Jun 23, 2014: The entire cricket-watching public will have their eyes peeled when MCC takes on Rest of the World on July 5. It isn't difficult to see why

ICC annual conference 2014

Ten-team World Cup a concern for Associates

Jun 23, 2014: The Associate nations have expressed "pressing concern" over the 2019 World Cup being a 10-team event

ICC annual conference 2014

Cricket to become a private club

Jun 23, 2014: At its annual conference this week, the ICC is set to shed much of the inclusiveness it has strived for at the global level in recent years, with India, England and Australia firmly at the helm