England news

Giles admits 'bitter disappointment'

May 4, 2014: Ashley Giles has spoken for the first time about narrowly missing out to Peter Moores as England coach, saying that the decision had left him "bitterly disappointed"

Royal Challengers v Sunrisers, IPL 2014, Bangalore

De Villiers blitz downs Sunrisers

May 4, 2014: AB de Villiers produced an unbeaten 41-ball 89 to pull Royal Challengers Bangalore out of trouble and over the line in their first home game of the season

Warwickshire v Middlesex, Div 1, Edgbaston, 1st day

Hain's maturity a lesson to Middlesex

May 4, 2014: A casual observer at Edgbaston could have been forgiven for thinking they had seen Jonathan Trott return to form as young Sam Hain stood out for Warwickshire on the first day of a game where ball dominated bat

Somerset v Notts, Div 1, Taunton, 1st day

Patel's swagger suits Notts

May 4, 2014: A swaggering century from Samit Patel at Taunton underlined his talent but he has been spurned by England too often to be obsessing over an England rec

Lancashire v Sussex, Div 1, Old Trafford, 1st day

Yardy's x-factor audition lasts the day

May 4, 2014: Wannabe entertainment stars underwent their three-minute auditions for x-factor at Old Trafford but Michael Yardy and Kyle Jarvis had an entire day to prove their worth on the square below

Kent v Surrey, Canterbury, 1st day

Young spinner can live a life of Riley

May 4, 2014: There is a dearth of young spin bowling talent in England but Kent's Adam Riley is making a decent impression

Glamorgan v Worcestershire, Cardiff, 1st day

Glamorgan can't find way past Mitchell

May 4, 2014: A defiant unbeaten century from captain Daryl Mitchell gave Worcestershire hope on the opening day of their Championship Division Two clash with Glamorgan

Essex v Leicestershire, Div 2, Chelmsford, 1st day

Depleted Essex saved by old guard

May 4, 2014: Leicestershire's tough-minded start to the season continued at Chelmsford as they made an injury-hit Essex struggle

Durham v Yorkshire, Div 1, Chester-le-Street, 1st day

Yorkshire end Riverside havoc

May 4, 2014: Victory for Yorkshire at Chester-le-Street last season did not stop Durham ultimately winning the Championship but Andrew Gale will feel there is no harm in setting down a marker again

New Zealand news

'Throwdowns dumb down preparation' - Crowe

May 4, 2014:

English club bans sixes

May 4, 2014: Britwell Salome Cricket Club in Oxfordshire has been forced to ban the hitting of sixes after an angry neighbour threatened to take it to court

Royals v Knight Riders, IPL 2014, Ahmedabad

KKR face own woes, efficient foes

May 4, 2014: Kolkata Knight Riders must be slightly relieved they are not facing Rajasthan Royals in Jaipur even though it is supposed to be a home game for the latter

ACC Premier League 2014

Steady Fayyaz steers UAE to win

May 4, 2014: A round-up of ACC Premier League matches played on May 4, 2014

South Africa news

Kallis will be there in SL - Hudson

May 4, 2014: Andrew Hudson, South Africa's convener of selectors, said that Jacques Kallis will be a part of the squad for the ODIs against Sri Lanka in July

IPL 2014 newsfile

Gavaskar hopes for controversy-free IPL in India

May 4, 2014: A round-up of IPL-related news on May 4, 2014

The sign

May 4, 2014:

Delhi Daredevils v Rajasthan Royals, IPL, Delhi

Dancing and swearing in the aisles

May 4, 2014: Plenty of action in Kotla's first game of the season

IPL 2014

How many cooks spoil the broth?

May 4, 2014: Bharat Sundaresan, writing for the Indian Express, notes the impact of coaches and mentors in cricket teams, and whether the presence of too many such people dwelling on tactics and team morale can be a hindrance to the side. A case in point being Mumbai

Sri Lanka tour of England 2014

Adapting to conditions key- Mathews

May 4, 2014: Sri Lanka captain Angelo Mathews believes that adapting to English conditions as quickly as possible will be his team's biggest challenge in their upcoming tour of England and Ireland

IPL 2014

Amit Mishra's nightmarish IPL 2014

May 4, 2014: One of the best bowlers of the last six IPL seasons, Amit Mishra has had a tough start to IPL 2014, reaching a few not-so-flattering landmarks