Dhaka Premier League 2013

Rubel's six-for sets up Gazi Tank win

Sep 10, 2013: A round-up of the opening day's matches of the Dhaka Premier League 2013

England news

Kerrigan motivated by tough Test debut

Sep 10, 2013: Simon Kerrigan is determined to use the chastening experience of his Test debut to make himself into a better cricketer and earn another chance in the England team

India A v New Zealand A, 2nd unofficial ODI, Visakhapatnam

Menaria five-for gives India A the series

Sep 10, 2013: Ashok Menaria's all-round efforts took India A to a series win against New Zealand A in the three-match unofficial ODI series

West Indies A in India

Sehwag, Gambhir, Zaheer to play West Indies A

Sep 10, 2013: Virender Sehwag, Gautam Gambhir and Zaheer Khan have been picked to represent India A in two four-day games against West Indies A

England v Australia, 3rd NatWest ODI, Edgbaston

England experiment continues

Sep 10, 2013: ESPNcricinfo previews the third ODI between England and Australia

Bangladesh news

Coach wants Bangladesh to acclimatise for World Cup

Sep 10, 2013: Shane Jurgensen, the Bangladesh coach, wants most of his players to get accustomed to conditions in Australia and New Zealand well before the 2015 World Cup

Pakistan v South Africa 2013-14

Smith and Steyn return for Pakistan series

Sep 10, 2013: Graeme Smith, who has been out of competitive cricket since May, will lead South Africa against Pakistan in the Test series in the UAE, which begins on October 14

Zimbabwe v Pakistan, 2nd Test, Harare, 1st day

Late wickets allow Pakistan a way back

Sep 10, 2013: Zimbabwe allowed Pakistan to claw back into the match in the third session of the second Test in Harare after keeping the bowlers at bay for two-thirds of the day

India in New Zealand 2013-14

Napier to host India-tour opener

Sep 10, 2013: India will kick off their New Zealand tour in January with an ODI in Napier. Auckland and Wellington will host the two Tests later in February and have also been given an ODI each

Does size matter?

Sep 10, 2013: Not all sports have been able to withstand the forward march of human advancement, but cricket continues to accommodate players of all sizes

Jacques Kallis and 12 other Great South African All-rounders

Celebrating South Africa's two-in-ones

Sep 10, 2013: A new book looks at a baker's dozen of the country's finest allrounders

South Africa news

SA has produced the best allrounders - Bacher

Sep 10, 2013: South Africa is home to more world-class allrounders than any other nation, according to former Test captain and administrator Ali Bacher

England's enviable perfect balance

Sep 10, 2013: How did the Ashes holders get their side just right?

An Irish riddle, and the percentage game

Sep 10, 2013: Also, ten individual wickets in a Test, low highest totals in series wins, all openers trapped leg before, and the oldest T20 debutant

Nottinghamshire v Somerset, YB40 semi-final, Trent Bridge

Nottinghamshire have a Ball to reach final

Sep 9, 2013: In a contest trimmed to 35-overs per side, Somerset batted for only a little over 25 overs as they were soundly thrashed by Nottinghamshire

Australia in England 2013

Less gym, more swim helps Rankin

Sep 9, 2013: England think they might have found a new fast bowler in Boyd Rankin; now the task is to keep him on the field

South Africa news

Amla, de Villiers dominate CSA awards

Sep 9, 2013: Hashim Amla became the third South African to win the CSA Cricketer of the Year award on two separate occasions, and picked up four awards on the night

County news

Gambhir to return to Essex

Sep 9, 2013: India batsman Gautam Gambhir will return to Essex to play the remainder of the county season

Dhaka Premier League 2013-14

No restriction on Pakistan players in DPL

Sep 9, 2013: Pakistan cricketers are welcome to play in the 2013-14 Dhaka Premier Division Cricket League, but have to provide no-objection certificates (NOC) from the PCB

Zimbabwe v Pakistan, 2nd Test, Harare

Taylor wants to sign off series on a high-note

Sep 9, 2013: Brendan Taylor hopes that Zimbabwe can put in a better performance against Pakistan in the second Test, mindful of the fact that they potentially won't be in whites again till July next year