WA v Tasmania, Sheffield Shield, Perth, 1st day

Hogan helps keep Tasmania in check

Feb 12, 2014: Michael Hogan and Nathan Coulter-Nile kept Tasmania in check on the first day of the Sheffield Shield match in Perth, where Western Australia were on top at stumps

Bangladesh v Sri Lanka, 1st Twenty20, Chittagong

Kusal fifty sets up last-ball thriller

Feb 12, 2014: Sri Lanka secured a two-run victory over Bangladesh by virtue of a belligerent half-century from Kusal Perera. Though Bangladesh were set to steal it courtesy Anamul Haque's 45-ball 58

India cricket

IPL clean-up needs hard evidence

Feb 12, 2014: Writing in the Hindustan Times, Kadambari Murali Wade, the former editor of Sports Illustrated India shares her experience of meeting with the Mudgal Committee that was probing the spot-fixing and corruption charges in IPL 2013

India tour of New Zealand 2013-14

Latham in 'tricky' spot for Test debut

Feb 12, 2014: Jesse Ryder's latest indiscretion has given Tom Latham a spot in the New Zealand Test squad. And if Ross Taylor's second child does not arrive by tomorrow, Latham will make his Test debut in Wellington against India

New Zealand news

Former first-class player Gary Giles dies

Feb 12, 2014: Gary Giles, a former first-class cricketer from New Zealand, died in Hamilton on February 5, aged 74

NSW v Victoria, Sheffield Shield, Sydney, 1st day

Maxwell misses ton as Victoria struggle

Feb 12, 2014: Glenn Maxwell fell just short of a century but many of his Victoria team-mates appeared still to be in BBL mode as they struggled on the first day of their Sheffield Shield match against New South Wales in Sydney

Qld v SA, Sheffield Shield, Brisbane, 1st day

Cooper ton puts South Australia on top

Feb 12, 2014: An unbeaten century from Tom Cooper put South Australia in control on the first day of their Sheffield Shield match against Queensland at the Gabba

India in New Zealand 2013-14

Southee praises 'unnoticed' Wagner

Feb 12, 2014: Tim Southee has heaped praise on New Zealand's fast bowlers, particularly Neil Wagner, whose contribution, according to Southee, has often gone unnoticed

The comfort Haddin brings

Feb 12, 2014: A year ago if he had announced his retirement, it would have raised few eyebrows; had he done so after the latest Ashes, it would have been wrenching

South Africa v Australia, 1st Test, Centurion, 1st day

Marsh and Smith put Australia on top

Feb 12, 2014: Shaun Marsh and Steven Smith demoralised the South Africans and in particular Graeme Smith, who had sent Australia in after vacillating over the decision in the lead-up to the toss

India in New Zealand 2013-14

More grass and pace awaits India

Feb 12, 2014: You had to squint to make out the pitch from the boundary. It was the slightly thinner grass rectangle amid all the green

IPL auction 2014

Yuvraj hits the jackpot on day of smart spending

Feb 12, 2014: Yuvraj Singh and Dinesh Karthik were the two most expensive buys while the value of the Pathan brothers - Yusuf and Irfan - depleted considerably at half time on the first day of the seventh IPL in Bangalore

Karnataka v Rest of India, Irani Cup, 4th day

Shreyas, Vinay seal title for Karnataka

Feb 12, 2014: Karnataka claimed their fifth Irani Trophy after comprehensively beating Rest of India by an innings an 222 runs

Sri Lanka in Bangladesh 2013-14

Injured Jayawardene out of Bangladesh tour

Feb 12, 2014: Mahela Jayawardene has been ruled out of the limited-overs leg of the Bangladesh tour after suffering an injury to his hand

New Zealand cricket

Meet the McGlashans

Feb 12, 2014: Daksh Panwar, writing for the Indian Express, talks to the McGlashan siblings Peter and Sara about their rise through the ranks, their cricketing careers, and their new life in coaching

South Africa batting to prevail at 9/2

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Why is it always about the team?

Feb 12, 2014: Insiders consider Kevin Pietersen's lack of "teamliness" his biggest flaw but spectators love to watch him play. So who matters more?

Cricket's great board game

Feb 12, 2014: It's called IPLopoly. And it's televised

County news

Yorkshire sign Finch for T20 blast

Feb 12, 2014: Yorkshire have pulled off arguably English cricket's most high-profile overseas signing for the relaunched NatWest T20 Blast by agreeing terms with the destructive Australian opening batsman Aaron Finch

IPL 2014

The player auction as it happens

Feb 12, 2014: ESPNcricinfo's blow-by-blow coverage of the 2014 IPL player auction in Bangalore