County news

Yorkshire bank on Headingley development

Jun 5, 2014: Yorkshire have unveiled an ambitious development plan to ensure that Headingley remains a viable international venue

India in Bangladesh 2014

Mithun, Taskin picked for India ODIs

Jun 5, 2014: Bangladesh have included uncapped players Mohammad Mithun and Taskin Ahmed in the 15-man squad for the three ODIs at home against India

KP back to blast Surrey to win 4/5

Jun 5, 2014: Surrey have been in superb form at the start of the NatWest T20 Blast and have Kevin Pietersen returning for their next game against Essex. 4/5 is a tight price but Surrey are a strong gamble to take this one.

Pakistan news

Malik, Kamran Akmal denied central contracts

Jun 5, 2014: Shoaib Malik and Kamran Akmal have been axed from the PCB's central contracts list for 2014, while senior batsman Younis Khan has been demoted from Category A to Category B

India news

We're done with such felicitations - Gambhir

Jun 5, 2014: Gautam Gambhir, the Kolkata Knight Riders captain, has said he was disappointed by the problems the felicitation ceremony for his team at Eden Gardens caused for the public

Spin in cricket

Where are the spinners?

Jun 5, 2014: It's ironic that the emergence of the shortest format has put a question mark on their future in the five-day format, while they are thriving in T20s

Women's cricket

Women's T20 League struck down by boards

Jun 5, 2014: England and Australia have pulled the rug out from underneath the proposal for a two-week Women's International Cricket League in Singapore

Sri Lanka in England 2014

Moeen, Robson, Jordan get Test calls

Jun 5, 2014: England have named three uncapped players - Sam Robson, Moeen Ali and Chris Jordan - in a 12-man squad for the first Test against Sri Lanka.

Sri Lanka in England 2014

England should apologise for mankading, not SL

Jun 5, 2014: An editorial in the Guardian says Sri Lanka's mankading of Jos Buttler was well within the rule books, and so it should be England who apologise for the incident, not the visitors

India Women news

Mithali Raj wants more Tests, central contracts

Jun 5, 2014: India Women captain Mithali Raj has urged the BCCI to organise more Test matches for the national women's team, which is set to play its first five-day match in eight years when it tours England in August

Jamaica Select XI v New Zealanders, 3rd day, Jamaica

Craig stakes claim with four-wicket haul

Jun 5, 2014: New Zealanders bowled Jamaica Select XI out for 90 in just 32.5 overs to wrap up a 123-run win in their final warm-up game at the Trelawny Stadium

What the spirit of cricket says

Jun 5, 2014: The mysterious entity is taking a very dim view of English cricket right now

Nepal news

Nepal coach Dassanayake runs into contract issues

Jun 5, 2014: Pubudu Dassanayake left Nepal on Wednesday, with his future as the national team's coach in doubt

Australia Women news

Hunter, Ferling recovering from injury

Jun 5, 2014: Australia Women pacers Julie Hunter and Holly Ferling are undergoing rehabilitation for injuries picked up at the Women's World T20 in March-April in Bangladesh

Australia news

Pomersbach quits due to mental health issues

Jun 5, 2014: Queensland batsman Luke Pomersbach has walked away from cricket due to mental health issues

South Africa news

De Villiers rakes in four CSA awards

Jun 5, 2014: AB de Villiers missed out on being appointed South Africa's Test captain but received some consolation by scooping four awards at CSA's annual prize-giving

Fifty-over cricket shouldn't become an afterthought

Jun 5, 2014: One-day internationals are the filling in cricket's sandwich, but the game's rulers are giving it a dull taste

Who would be a player-umpire?

Jun 5, 2014: The pros have to deal with the pressure of high stakes and being shown up by technology, but the village ump's job isn't any easier

Saqlain Mushtaq interview

The forgotten man of Pakistan cricket

Jun 5, 2014: With over 200 Test wickets, including 50 in his last tenTests,Saqlain Mushtaq can rightly claim to be among the most successful, as well as revolutionary, offspinners of the modern era -yet he continues to be ignored

India in Bangladesh 2014

Bangladesh selectors limit their choices

Jun 4, 2014: The Bangladesh selectors have left themselves little choice but to persist with a team which is very similar to the one that played in the World T20 for the three-match ODI series against India