England v Sri Lanka, 4th ODI, Lord's

Buttler not ready for Tests - Cook

May 31, 2014: Alastair Cook called Jos Buttler's record hundred "one of the best innings I've seen" as he just failed to carry England to victory but then virtually ruled him out of having a chance of making a Test debut

County news

Flintoff shows old sparkle on comeback

May 31, 2014: Andrew Flintoff took three wickets on his return for St Annes ahead of a potential Lancashire comeback in Friday's Roses T20 at Old Trafford

Northamptonshire v Yorkshire, Wantage Road, 1st day

Butler and Brooks star as wickets tumble

May 31, 2014: An opening day with echoes of the match against Lancashire in April, when 18 wickets fell, left Northamptonshire as then with a lead

Knight Riders v Kings XI, IPL 2014, final, Bangalore

Kings XI's middle-overs strength, and the Narine factor

May 31, 2014: Kings XI Punjab and Kolkata Knight Riders have met three times this season, but the IPL is yet to witness a genuinely explosive meeting between its two best sides. That might well change in Sunday's final

England v Sri Lanka, 4th ODI, Lord's

Root thinks differently to down Dilshan

May 31, 2014: ESPNcricinfo presents the plays of the day from the 4th ODI

Knight Riders v Kings XI, IPL 2014, final, Bangalore

Captains focus on the basics

May 31, 2014: Gautam Gambhir, the Knight Riders captain, termed Kings XI a "dangerous side" and said both teams would be on an equal footing when they stride out at the Chinnaswamy stadium

Zimabwbe A in Bangladesh 2014

Vermeulen picked in Zimbabwe A squad for Bangladesh

May 31, 2014: Batsman Mark Vermeulen, whose career has been troubled by off-field incidents, has been picked in Zimbabwe's A squad for the tour to Bangladesh

USA news

Indianapolis terminates agreement to host USACA Nationals

May 31, 2014: The city of Indianapolis, Indiana has terminated its agreement to host the USA Cricket Association National Championships which were scheduled for August 21-24 in the brand new, $6 million World Sports Park facility

USA news

No sponsorship, ticket sales for USACA Nationals

May 31, 2014: The 2014 USACA National Championships, already hit by Indianapolis' decision to terminate its agreement to host the tournament, also faces problems of sponsorship and negligible online ticket sales

England news

Not a time for Flintoff cynicism

May 31, 2014: Andrew Flintoff deserves a chance to try and find out if he can still hack it, for his body was broken in the service of England

England v Sri Lanka, 4th ODI, Lord's

Buttler ton in vain as Malinga holds nerve

May 31, 2014: Kumar Sangakkara ticked off one of the missing milestones of his illustrious career with his first Lord's hundred as Sri Lanka continued the unpredictable nature of this series by posting an imposing 300 for 9 just three days after being humbled for 67

Knight Riders v Kings XI, IPL 2014, final, Bangalore

The best bowling v the best batting

May 31, 2014: Kings XI Punjab and Kolkata Knight Riders have met three times this season, but the IPL is yet to witness a genuinely explosive meeting between its two best sides. That might well change in Sunday's final

Jamaica Select XI v New Zealanders, Greenfields

Wagner, Craig impress in low-scoring draw

May 31, 2014: A five-wicket haul from Neil Wagner and three wickets from Mark Craig were the New Zealanders' biggest gains from a drawn, low-scoring tour game against Jamaica Select XI at Trelawny Stadium

Chennai Super Kings IPL 2014 review

Bowling confines CSK to below-par third

May 31, 2014: Chennai Super Kings finished in bronze position for their joint-worst showing in seven seasons. Once again, it was primarily their pacers who came up short

Kings XI Punjab v Chennai Super Kings, IPL 2014, Mumbai

Vintage Viru

May 31, 2014: Sehwag showed us just how destructive he can be

England news

Botham fears for Flintoff comeback

May 31, 2014: Andrew Flintoff is hoping that his professional comeback with Lancashire is not just a brief career revival

Mumbai's missing momentum

May 31, 2014: What happened to the secret weapon that sweeps you to victory?

IPL 2014

The IPL's umpiring howlers

May 31, 2014: ESPNcricinfo picks out the umpiring errors that stood out in IPL 2014

The most compelling head-to-head battles in ODIs

May 31, 2014: Which batsmen dominated particular bowlers, and who were the bowlers who dismissed certain batsmen most often?

1994

Lara's quintuple fable

May 31, 2014: Six weeks after smashing 375, then the highest Test score, Brian Lara became the only man to pass 500 in first-class cricket