Queensland v Tasmania, Sheffield Shield, Brisbane

Bailey survives after Silk hundred

Nov 6, 2013: Test aspirant George Bailey survived an unnerving spell from his potential Australia team-mate Ryan Harris late on the first day at Allan Border Field, where Tasmania dominated thanks to a century from young opener Jordan Silk

Bangladesh v New Zealand, only T20I, Mirpur

Batsmen help New Zealand seal first win on tour

Nov 6, 2013: More than four weeks after arriving in Bangladesh, New Zealand finally won a game

Victoria v NSW, Sheffield Shield, Melbourne

Rogers top scores in Victoria's 236

Nov 6, 2013: Chris Rogers prepared for the first Ashes Test with a solid 88 on the first day at the MCG, but New South Wales took the honours by dismissing Victoria late in the day for 236

Ignorance is the worst crime in commentary

Nov 6, 2013: And you get plenty of it in women's cricket these days. Why must we listen to those who have little knowledge of the players and care less?

Australia A v England XI, Tour match, Hobart

Helmet fits Carberry in big stand with Cook

Nov 6, 2013: Michael Carberry and Alastair Cook impressed as an alternative opening combination for England on the first day against Australia A in Hobart

West Indies in India 2013-14

Tendulkar gets his game face on for the final lap

Nov 6, 2013: Despite all the festive chaos in Kolkata, Sachin Tendulkar has kept his customary focus coming into his final ten days of cricket

The buzz

Hysteria in Kolkata

Nov 6, 2013: We round up of the buzz from Kolkata, where it's Sachin, Sachin and more Sachin

India v West Indies, 1st Test, Kolkata, 1st day

Debutant Shami puts India ahead

Nov 6, 2013: Mohammed Shami's reverse swing and West Indies' self-destruction led to the visitors crumbling after lunch from the promising advantage of 138 for 2

When kiwis flew and tigers roared

Nov 6, 2013: How Bangladesh's batsmen made a mockery of a big total and the commentators

The Ashes 2013-14

Watson not yet ruled out of Gabba Test

Nov 6, 2013: Shane Watson may yet play in the opening Ashes Test after scans showed his hamstring injury was only a low-grade strain, but his chances depend on how he responds to "intense treatment and rehabilitation" over the coming days

Spare a thought for Vinay Kumar

Nov 6, 2013: Having suffered against belligerent batsmen at the club level, the writer empathises with a bowler who conceded 102 runs in nine overs

'It took some time to shake off the nerves'

Nov 6, 2013: In less than two years, Ish Sodhi has gone from being a net bowler to a Test cricketer. He talks about his progress through the ranks and his surreal Test debut

Star-struck in Mumbai

Nov 6, 2013: A school-mate and former state team-mate talks about how he was in awe of a young Tendulkar

Harder to get to the top or to stay there?

Nov 6, 2013: And what are we to make of the inimitable Mitchell Johnson then?

The Ashes 2013-14

Warne's barbs rebound

Nov 5, 2013: Shane Warne's comments about Ricky Ponting and Alastair Cook - among other subjects - have predictably stirred up various responses in the media

India news

Former Madras seamer Mohan Rai dies

Nov 5, 2013: Mohan Rai, the former Madras and South Zone fast bowler, died on Monday in Mangalore aged 80, after a brief illness

Pakistan in South Africa 2013-14

A superficial face-saver

Nov 5, 2013: CSA were left with a significant hole - fixture-wise and financially - after the reduced India visit and while Pakistan's tour will help in some respects it is another series without much meaning

New Zealand news

NZ players need better coaching - Siddons

Nov 5, 2013: Jamie Siddons, the former Bangladesh coach who is now in charge of Wellington, has questioned whether coaching standards in New Zealand are up to providing players, particularly batsmen, for the national side who can cope in alien conditions

One-Day Cup 2013-14

All-round Peshawar thump Sialkot

Nov 5, 2013: A round-up of One-Day Cup matches played on November 5

West Indies in India 2013-14

Opening contests could shape India-WI series

Nov 5, 2013: Bhuvneshwar v Gayle, and Roach v Dhawan - these are two face-offs that could prove decisive on the opener-friendly Indian tracks