England v Australia, 5th Investec Test, The Oval

Harden up, Australia

Aug 20, 2013: James Faulkner will be Australia's 17th player in this Ashes - the equal most for them away from home - and it comes as no surprise that so much uncertainty surrounds selection

Bangladesh news

Mosharraf insists he is innocent

Aug 20, 2013: Mosharraf Hossain has continued to claim that his bowling figures from Dhaka Gladiators' February 2 BPL match against Chittagong Kings are enough evidence to prove his innocence

England v Australia, 1st women's ODI, Lord's

Jonassen spins Australia to victory

Aug 20, 2013: Australia Women's spin duo of Jess Jonassen and Erin Osborne shared seven wickets between them to orchestrate a batting collapse at Lord's, giving the visitors a 27-run win in the first ODI

Essex v Northamptonshire, Colchester, 1st day

Panesar finds going tough

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England v Australia, 5th Investec Test, The Oval

Cook leads England to brink of history

Aug 20, 2013: ESPNcricinfo previews the fifth Investec Ashes Test at The Oval

England Lions v Bangladesh A, 1st unofficial ODI, Bristol

Wright blows Bangladesh away

Aug 20, 2013: Luke Wright staked his case for a return to England's one-day plans with a dominating hundred in the Lions' crushing, 202-run defeat of Bangladesh A

England v Australia, 5th Investec Ashes Test, The Oval

Faulkner ready for Test elevation

Aug 20, 2013: James Faulkner said the prospect of coming in at No. 7 in a Test team was exciting, given the way his batting has improved over the past couple of years

ESPNcricinfo for Cricket Summit

'Restore Champions Trophy, restrict bilateral ODIs'

Aug 20, 2013: Nasser Hussain and Rahul Dravid, former England and India captains, have called for the restoration of the Champions Trophy and the severe restriction of bilateral limited-overs series to reinvigorate Test cricket

SA A v India A, 1st unofficial Test, Rustenburg, 4th day

India A pacers secure comprehensive win

Aug 20, 2013: Six wickets between the fast bowlers Ishwar Pandey and Mohammed Shami helped India A beat South Africa A by an innings and 13 runs in the first unofficial Test in Rustenburg

Caribbean Premier League 2013

Foreign flavour in Caribbean fest

Aug 20, 2013: For an inaugural season, the Caribbean Premier League has managed to pull in some of the biggest names in cricket and their impact on the league has been impressive

Jesse Ryder's trysts with infamy

Aug 20, 2013: New Zealand batsman Jesse Ryder was recently banned from cricket for six months following a failed drugs test, but this has not been his first transgression

CPL 2013 news

Dilshan to join Guyana Amazon Warriors

Aug 20, 2013: Tillakaratne Dilshan has become the fifth Sri Lanka player to sign up with the inaugural Caribbean Premier League. He will join Guyana Amazon Warriors as a replacement for the injured New Zealand batsman Martin Guptill

England v Australia, 5th Investec Ashes Test, The Oval

Faulkner to debut, recall for Starc

Aug 20, 2013: Allrounder James Faulkner will make his Test debut at The Oval on Wednesday and will bat at No.7 as the Australians search for a way to end their failed Ashes campaign on a high

South Africa news

Kallis commits to more ODIs for South Africa

Aug 20, 2013: Jacques Kallis has committed to playing ODIs for South Africa on a more regular basis, as he looks to stay in the team's plans in the build-up to the 2015 World Cup in Australia and New Zealand

England v Australia, 5th Investec Test, The Oval

England seek crushing final blow

Aug 20, 2013: ESPNcricinfo previews the fifth Investec Ashes Test at The Oval

Warwickshire v Worcestershire, YB40 Group A, Edgbaston

Warks mown down by Moeen

Aug 20, 2013: Moeen Ali smashed a brilliant 114 against his former county Warwickshire to help Worcestershire complete a Yorkshire Bank 40 double over their near neighbours

County news

Piolet returns to Sussex on loan

Aug 20, 2013: Steffan Piolet has joined Sussex on loan until the end of the 2013 season

ACC Emerging Teams Cup

All-round India thump Nepal

Aug 20, 2013: India Under-23s secured a 84-run victory over Nepal Under-23s, while Sri Lanka Under-23s beat UAE Under-23s by 30 runs

Indian cricket

The eternal search for the next Kapil Dev

Aug 20, 2013: India have searched everywhere for a world-class seaming allrounder. Perhaps it's time to focus on spinners who can bat

Australian cricket

The fast and the wounded

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