The Ashes 2013-14

Anderson eager for pace and bounce

Oct 22, 2013: James Anderson has welcomed the suggestion that Australia will prepare relatively helpful pitches for seamers in the forthcoming Ashes series.

WI v New Zealand, Women's Tri-Nation T20, Bridgetown

Bowlers star in New Zealand win

Oct 22, 2013: Pacers Sian Ruck and Rachel Candy, and legspinner Erin Bermingham picked up two wickets each, as a sudden batting collapse from West Indies Women helped New Zealand Women secure a nine-run win in a low-scoring encounter in Bridgetown

Unbroken stands, and Jaipur records

Oct 22, 2013: Also, most number of players in a Test series, most boundaries in an innings, and batsmen dismissed most often in the nineties

County news

Toby Radford named Glamorgan coach

Oct 21, 2013: Toby Radford, the West Indies assistant coach and former Middlesex and Sussex batsman, has been named as Glamorgan's new head coach

Duleep Trophy, 2013

Is Duleep Trophy no longer relevant?

Oct 21, 2013: With tournaments like Champions League T20 nudging Duleep Trophy towards the margins of India's domestic calendar, the once-popular event is facing an identity crisis

India in South Africa 2013-14

BCCI confirms two Tests, three ODIs in South Africa

Oct 21, 2013: India's tour of South Africa later this year is confirmed, with the BCCI confirming a series of two Tests and three ODIs

Australia in India 2013-14

Bailey has settled well as leader - Maxwell

Oct 21, 2013: Glenn Maxwell has praised Australia captain George Bailey for being an upbeat and consistent leader, and said that he has settled into Michael Clarke's role at the helm quickly

Pakistan v South Africa, 2nd Test, Dubai

Pakistan focussed on timely success

Oct 21, 2013: Pakistan's Test return to the UAE brought immediate rewards with a fine victory in Abu Dhabi over the No. 1 team and a performance to match this week can earn them another notable desert scalp

Bangladesh v New Zealand, 2nd Test, Mirpur, 1st day

Tamim fails to learn his lessons

Oct 21, 2013: Tamim Iqbal, Mominul Haque and Shakib Al Hasan were happy to play away from their body whenever the bowlers offered any width, and it proved their undoing

Bangladesh v NZ, 2nd Test, Mirpur, 1st day

Want to strike early on second day - Taylor

Oct 21, 2013: Ross Taylor said that New Zealand finished the first day of the second Test in Mirpur with a slight advantage over Bangladesh and would target more wickets before the second new ball is introduced on Tuesday

Pakistan news

Court sets Nov 2 deadline for PCB election

Oct 21, 2013: The Islamabad High Court has ordered that the PCB elections must be held by November 2 to elect a chairman of the board

South Africa in UAE 2013

Younis 'shocked' at one-day exclusion

Oct 21, 2013: Younis Khan expressed surprise at his continued exclusion from the Pakistan one-day squad and contends the youngsters who have replaced him have not seized their opportunities

Sri Lanka news

New SL coach should continue Ford's work, says Jayasuriya

Oct 21, 2013: Sri Lanka Cricket would prefer a coach who is willing to continue the work Graham Ford has begun, rather than start afresh, said coach selection committee member and head selector Sanath Jayasuriya

Australia news

McDonough dies aged 95

Oct 21, 2013: Former Australia women's Test player Marie McDonough passed away on Friday aged 95

Jade Dernbach and Sergio Aguero

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Bangladesh v NZ, 2nd Test, Mirpur, 1st day

The luckless Bracewell

Oct 21, 2013: Plays of the day from the first day of the second Test in Mirpur

Pakistan v South Africa, 2nd Test, Dubai

De Villiers calls for character

Oct 21, 2013: AB de Villiers has called for a show of character from South Africa's Test side as they attempt to protect an away record that has stretched more than seven years

South Zone v North Zone, Duleep Trophy final, 5th day

Teams share trophy after final washed out

Oct 21, 2013: Overnight rain ruined the outfield at Nehru stadium in Kochi forcing the fourth day of the Duleep Trophy final between North Zone and South Zone to be abandoned without a ball being bowled

Australia in India 2013-14

New ODI rules and faulty bowling shackle Dhoni

Oct 21, 2013: The rule of having only four fielders in the deep to protect a less than incisive bowling line-up has placed limits on MS Dhoni's captaincy

West Indies tour of India 2013-14

Opportunity to see where we are as a team - Gibson

Oct 21, 2013: West Indies coach Ottis Gibson says the two Tests against India could provide a true measure of his team's current standing