The future will be at Lord's

Jun 9, 2014: The proposed revamp of HQ: paradise for those who wish to play football, eat whole grains, and relieve themselves in the KP Memorial fountain

'People might not remember me if not for the underarm'

Jun 9, 2014: The youngest of the Chappell brothers talks about growing up in a cricketing household, how baseball and football helped his fielding, and coaching youngsters

Sri Lanka in England 2014

The morals of mankading

Jun 8, 2014: A blog post on the Economist website explores how the recent mankading controversy in the ODI between England and Sri Lanka has brought to the fore the issue of guarding ethical norms in sport

Sri Lanka tour of England 2014

Senanayake's action to be tested in Cardiff

Jun 8, 2014: Offspinner Sachithra Senanayake is set to return to the UK, days after he arrived in Sri Lanka, following SLC's decision to send him to the newly-accredited Cardiff Metropolitan University for the biomechanical testing of his action

India news

Holding in talks with Baroda for bowling role

Jun 8, 2014: Michael Holding, the former West Indies fast bowler, has said that he is in talks with Baroda Cricket Association (BCA) for the role of bowling consultant

Northants v Sri Lankans, Tour match, Wantage Road, 4th day

SL buoyant despite Keogh resistance

Jun 8, 2014: Sri Lanka will head into the first Test at Lord's generally fortified in their hopes of scalping England at home for the third series in a row and a little wiser about their starting line-up

Lancashire v Warwickshire, Edgbaston, 1st day

Smith, Davies provide Lancs grit

Jun 8, 2014: Alex Davies made a half-century and Tom Smith battled for more than 100 balls to be unbeaten on 21 before the rain arrived at Edgbaston

Somerset v Sussex, Taunton, 1st day

Joyce punishes Kieswetter's slip

Jun 8, 2014: Ed Joyce took advantage of being dropped before he had scored to hold the Sussex innings together with an unbeaten 99 against Somerset

West Indies v New Zealand, 1st Test, Kingston, 1st day

Williamson ton builds strong platform

Jun 8, 2014: New Zealand consolidated on a slow start, with Kane Williamson making his sixth Test hundred and Tom Latham his maiden half-century, to end the first day in a strong position

Yorkshire v Nottinghamshire, Headingley, 1st day

Yorkshire optimism continues to surge

Jun 8, 2014: Optimism abounds in the Broad Acres. Yorkshire began this game five points adrift of Middlesex at the top of the Championship, once again sensing that this could be their year

Leicestershire v Derbyshire, Grace Road, 1st day

O'Brien staves off Footitt threat

Jun 8, 2014: Derbyshire's seamer Tim Groenewald chose the rearranged match against Leicestershire, postponed after the death of Tim Poynton's father in a car accident, to announce that he would be leaving the county at the end of the season

Worcestershire v Hampshire, New Road, 1st day

Kervezee fights Moeen, Mitchell deficit

Jun 8, 2014: A Moeen Ali-less Worcestershire is a lesser team, but it was the early loss of Daryl Mitchell - the country's leading Championship run-scorer - that was a bigger blow in the context of the game

Kent v Essex, Canterbury, 2nd day

Bopara, Westley answer coach's call

Jun 8, 2014: Ravi Bopara and Tom Westley both recorded unbeaten centuries as Essex made a strong statement in reply to Kent's first-innings 387

India news

Sourav Ganguly to join Mudgal probe panel

Jun 8, 2014: Sourav Ganguly will join the Mukul Mudgal-led committee that is probing allegations of corruption in the Indian Premier League

Sri Lanka in England 2014

Battle with England seamers pivotal, says Adams

Jun 8, 2014: Chris Adams, consultant to the Sri Lanka team, has said the key to Sri Lanka winning a Test series in England for the first time will be for their experienced batsmen to come out on top against England's seamers

Officiating the doosra

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West Indies v New Zealand, 1st Test, Kingston

Gayle eyes 'huge performance' in landmark Test

Jun 8, 2014: Chris Gayle has said that he is targeting a "huge performance" on his 100th Test, as West Indies look to begin their home series against New Zealand with a win

India news

Sunil Dev appointed India manager

Jun 8, 2014: Delhi and Districts Cricket Association Secretary Sunil Dev was today named manager of the Indian cricket team for the upcoming tour of England starting June 26

Bangladesh news

BPL tribunal hands over findings to ICC, BCB

Jun 8, 2014: The "reason judgement" from the BPL anti-corruption tribunal has been received by the the ICC and the Bangladesh Cricket Board

Cricket's twin towers of evil

Jun 8, 2014: If the game's custodians are serious about stamping out fixing and chucking they must empower umpires and encourage respected players to speak out and share information about wrongdoing