England v Australia, 4th Investec Test, Chester-le-Street, 1st day

Lyon's simple ploy that foxed England

Aug 9, 2013: Nathan Lyon is not a "modern" offspinner but his old-school values have served him well

Eng v Aus, 4th Investec Test, Chester-le-Street, 1st day

England's self-inflicted wounds

Aug 9, 2013: England's batsmen did not appear to know whether to stick or twist on the opening day, but should have followed the lead of their captain

England v Australia, 4th Investec Test, Durham, 1st Day

Ashes Highlights: Durham, Day 1

Aug 9, 2013: Watch highlights as England won the toss and chose to bat first on the first Day of the 4th Ashes Test

Bangladesh v Pakistan, Under-19 tri-nation series, Market Harborough

Aslam century leads Pakistan to victory

Aug 9, 2013: Captain Sami Aslam almost single-handedly set up Pakistan Under-19s' eight-wicket win over Bangladesh Under-19s in the triangular series at Market Harborough.

Eng v Aus, 4th Investec Test, Chester-le-Street, 1st day

Please, Australia, stop searching for the saviour

Aug 9, 2013: Nathan Lyon is not the saviour of Australia cricket but he is a very solid offspinner who should not have been dropped. It is time to stop searching for something that doesn't exist and trust what does

Yorkshire v Bangladesh A, Leeds

Rafiq five leads Yorkshire to thrilling win

Aug 9, 2013: Offspinner Azeem Rafiq's five-wicket haul snared a seven-run win for Yorkshire over Bangladesh A at Leeds.

England v Australia, 4th Investec Test, Chester-le-Street, 1st day

Bird, Lyon, Swann - a trip to the zoo

Aug 9, 2013: Exemplary DRS usage by Shane Watson, a brisk innings from Jonathan Trott and Australian dominance - strange things happened on Day 1 at Chester-le-Street

England v Australia, 4th Investec Test, Chester-le-Street, 1st day

Polyhedral dice decide Starc's fate?

Aug 9, 2013: ESPNcricinfo presents the plays of the day from the opening day at Chester-le-Street

Namibia v Afghanistan, WCL Championship, Windhoek

Shahzad, Nabi give Afghanistan huge win

Aug 9, 2013: Mohammad Nabi's all-round performance handed Namibia a crushing 190-run loss in the WCL Championship in Windhoek, giving Afghanistan two points and keeping them at fifth place in the points table, one point behind UAE

County news

Suspended Batty to miss FLt20 Finals Day

Aug 9, 2013: Gareth Batty will miss the Friends Life t20 Finals Day after being handed a two-match suspension following the on-pitch spat with Peter Trego during Surrey's quarter-final against Somerset at The Oval

Caribbean Premier League 2013

Caribbean dilemma: club or country?

Aug 9, 2013: The inaugural edition of the Caribbean Premier League has the ingredients to make it successful, but Orville Higgins, in the Jamaica Gleaner, highlights some of the concerns he has about the format of the tournament.

South Africa A v India A, Tri-series, Pretoria

Batsmen set up comfortable win for India A

Aug 9, 2013: A day after choking from a winning position against Australia A, India A's batsmen responded with a savaging of the South Africa A attack that helped the team register its first win in the tri-series

Cricket in unusual places

Cricketing postcards from Estonia

Aug 9, 2013: In an article on Wisden India, Sara Torvald, a Finland-based cricket fan, recounts a cricket tour that began on an online commentary forum and ended with three teams on a cricket pitch in Tallinn, Estonia

Women's cricket

Women's cricket on the up

Aug 9, 2013: Greater crowds and higher television coverage tally with England captain Charlotte Edwards prediction that women's cricket could attract as many people as the men's game writes Jenny Cornish in the Telegraph

India news

Umpire Anil Chaudhary nominated for ICC international panel

Aug 9, 2013: Umpire Anil Chaudhary has been nominated to the ICC's international panel of umpires by the BCCI

England v Australia, 4th Investec Ashes Test, Durham, 1st day

Lyon leads strong Australia display

Aug 9, 2013: Nathan Lyon's remarkably incisive contribution was central to England's sharp decline from 149 for 2 to 238 for 9 on the first day at Chester-le-Street

Sri Lanka news

Won't consider Surrey option until January - Ford

Aug 9, 2013: Sri Lanka coach Graham Ford has said he will not consider a coaching position with Surrey until his contract with Sri Lanka expires in January next year

Australia news

Law named Queensland and Brisbane Heat coach

Aug 9, 2013: Stuart Law has been appointed coach of both Queensland Bulls and Brisbane Heat for the next three seasons

St Lucia v Barbados, CPL 2013, St Lucia

St Lucia implode to suffer big loss

Aug 9, 2013: St Lucia Zouks imploded in a chase of 176 to suffer an 83-run defeat against Barbados Tridents in St Lucia on Thursday

A measure for the strength of a Test team

Aug 9, 2013: Introducing a method of boiling a team's prowess down to a numerical value