Invitational XI v England XI, Tour match, SCG

Pietersen fit for final warm-up

Nov 12, 2013: Kevin Pietersen has been passed fit to play England's final warm-up match against an Invitational XI in Sydney following the cortisone injection he received to his right knee on Sunday

India v West Indies, 2nd Test, Mumbai

Work ethic pays off for diligent Chanderpaul

Nov 12, 2013: Discipline, rigour, hard work have been Shivnarine Chanderpaul's pillars of success, attributes that have contributed to his longevity, as he prepares to join an elite club of Test cricketers to have played 150 Tests

Pakistan v South Africa, 1st Twenty20, Dubai

World T20 prep begins for South Africa, Pakistan

Nov 12, 2013: For both Pakistan and South Africa, this is the first of seven T20 matches before the 2014 World Twenty20, and they will be looking to finalise and fine tune their combinations

South Africa in the UAE 2013-14

SA check the boxes in comprehensive series win

Nov 12, 2013: With improvements in batting, and the development of allrounders, the side is on track for its preparations for 2015 World Cup

County news

Warwickshire confirm Jones deal

Nov 12, 2013: Warwickshire have stepped up their efforts to strengthen their fast-bowling resources by signing Richard Jones from Worcestershire on a one-year contract.

The Ashes 2013-14

Bailey, the safe choice

Nov 12, 2013: One-day form does not make George Bailey certain of Test success, but a decade of solid state cricket means he is a viable Ashes campaigner.

India v West Indies, 2nd Test, Mumbai

India's worst batting venue

Nov 12, 2013: The Wankhede Stadium has been India's most result-oriented Test venue, but in the last 13 years it hasn't been kind to the home batsmen

Sri Lanka v New Zealand, 2nd ODI, Hambantota

Latham, Ronchi power incredible NZ chase

Nov 12, 2013: Striking a scintillating 86 off 68 deliveries, Tom Latham carried New Zealand most of the distance of their 8.6-an-over, rain-shortened chase, before an ebullient Nathan McCullum hit the required 20 off the final over to seal a win in the second ODI

India-Windies double-centurions

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The Ashes 2013-14

Australia bet the house on Johnson

Nov 12, 2013: The fate of the Ashes, and the jobs of numerous senior figures at Cricket Australia, may now hinge on the enigma that is Mitchell Johnson

Pakistan cricket

The PCB's legal mess

Nov 12, 2013: An explainer of the legal issues surrounding the leadership of the PCB over the last few months

Warne, Watson, and the importance of emotional intelligence

Nov 12, 2013: A certain famous legspinner has shown he does not quite get leadership - in contrast to the two captains in the upcoming Ashes series

Pakistan cricket

Maqsood makes it despite brittle body

Nov 12, 2013: Sohaib Maqsood could have made it to Pakistan's international team earlier, had it not been for a spate of injuries

A time for defiance and flair

Nov 12, 2013: There was a time when Pakistan masked ordinariness with defiance and flair. Now they are humbled and demoralised

Australia news

Victoria drop David Hussey from Shield side

Nov 12, 2013: Veteran batsman David Hussey has been dropped from Victoria's Sheffield Shield side to take on Tasmania this week, with Glenn Maxwell preferred for a middle-order batting and offspin role

The buzz

Sachin's British family connection

Nov 12, 2013: Meet the distinguished English social worker who didn't "really know anything" about Tendulkar before he became her son-in-law

Rohit's record, and Ashwin's feat

Nov 12, 2013: Also, lowest "missing scores", a hundredth ODI on one's birthday, and West Indians with 20,000 international runs

The Ashes 2013-14

Bailey named in Test squad

Nov 12, 2013: George Bailey is set to become Australia's 435th Test cricketer after beating his fellow Tasmanian Alex Doolan for the final batting place in the squad for the first Ashes Test at the Gabba

An SMS to treasure, and a walk in Adelaide

Nov 12, 2013: Veteran journalist Lokendra Pratap Sahi chats about the thrills and challenges of interviewing Tendulkar

Diary

Notes from Kolkata's 'Sachin festival'

Nov 12, 2013: Eager administrators, grateful artists, and irate fans: a peek into a one-man industrial complex