England v Sri Lanka, 1st Investec Test, Lord's, 3rd day

Jayawardene still living by instinct

Jun 14, 2014: Mahela Jayawardene will forever be a free spirit no matter how much he seeks to eradicate the riskier elements of his game

England v Sri Lanka, 1st Investec Test, Lord's, 3rd day

Positive England avoid falling flat

Jun 14, 2014: The pitch has not been the seam-friendly surface Alastair Cook might have anticipated but it stretched his captaincy as England's bowlers strived to find a way through

England v Sri Lanka, 1st Investec Test, Lord's, 3rd day

Sangakkara breaks jinx, and Lord's run-fests

Jun 14, 2014: Stats highlights from the third day at Lord's, which was dominated by Kumar Sangakkara's maiden Test century at the ground

Nottinghamshire v Middlesex, Trent Bridge, 1st day

Middlesex ride on Rogers, Morgan tons

Jun 14, 2014: This was a day dominated by two batsmen but Middlesex need only cast an eye over Nottinghamshire's statistics so far to be reminded that the key to success in Championship cricket lies with the bowlers

England v Sri Lanka, 1st Investec Test, Lord's, 3rd day

Sri Lanka's brothers in arms

Jun 14, 2014: The hug Kumar Sangakkara received from Mahela Jayawardene after completing a century at Lord's was just another chapter in their bromance

India in Bangladesh 2014

Star to broadcast Bangladesh ODIs

Jun 14, 2014: The uncertainty over whether the India-Bangladesh series will be broadcast in India ended a day before the first ODI when the Bangladesh board announced that Star Sports will telecast the matches

Bangladesh v India, 1st ODI, Mirpur

Need to try players before World Cup - Raina

Jun 14, 2014: Suresh Raina, the India captain, was swift to defend the squad he has been charged with for the three ODIs against Bangladesh

Bangladesh v India, 1st ODI, Mirpur

Mushfiqur demands better body language from team

Jun 14, 2014: Mushfiqur Rahim, the Bangladesh captain, wants his team to display better body language on the field in the three ODIs against India, as they look to break a seven-match losing streak

West Indies v New Zealand, 2nd Test, Trinidad

West Indies axe Samuels and Powell

Jun 14, 2014: West Indies have dropped allrounder Marlon Samuels and opener Kieran Powell from their squad for the second Test against New Zealand in Trinidad

England v Sri Lanka, 1st Investec Test, Lord's, 3rd day

Sangakkara milestone leads Sri Lanka reply

Jun 14, 2014: Kumar Sangakkara had never made a Test century at Lord's; he has now and judging by his reaction he will cherish it forever

Bangladesh v India, 1st ODI, Mirpur

Bangladesh's chance to make statement

Jun 14, 2014: Bangladesh cannot go in any with any expectation less ambitious than winning the series against a second-string India side

'India have missed out on a match-winner'

Jun 14, 2014: Murali Kartik was a complete bowler for every format and should have ended up with more than 300 Test wickets

India news

Murali Kartik retires from cricket

Jun 14, 2014: Murali Kartik, the former India left-arm spinner, has announced his retirement from all forms of cricket

The utterly expected tale of the Kiwi Calypso

Jun 14, 2014: The only thing to raise an eyebrow at in the Sabina Park Test was Chris Gayle's vow of abstinence

Gibson on thin ice

Jun 14, 2014: West Indies' coach has proved to be quite the survivor, but he may be running out of rope

Consistency of Test batsmen - Part 1

Jun 14, 2014: Which batsmen have been the most consistent in Test cricket?

England v SL, 1st Investec Test, Lord's, 2nd day

Karunaratne's light flickers

Jun 13, 2014: Dimuth Karunaratne does not want for talent but a career-defining innings continues to elude him

England v Sri Lanka, 1st Investec Test, Lord's, 2nd day

Prior grateful for lucky break

Jun 13, 2014: Matt Prior had his heart in his mouth when Sri Lanka reviewed a second-ball lbw appeal against him on the first afternoon at Lord's

England v SL, 1st Investec Test, Lord's, 2nd day

England encounter the pleasure and the pain

Jun 13, 2014: England's future was revealed as they took to the field against Sri Lanka and it proved as expected to be a mixed bag

England v Sri Lanka, 1st Investec Test, Lord's, 2nd day

Moeen, Jordan make bright beginnings

Jun 13, 2014: Much was new about England at Lord's - from personnel, to batting order, to slip catchers - but not everything is clear about their thinking