Australia's pace attack their one saving grace

Aug 9, 2013: England have dominated most aspects of the Ashes so far, but the one area where Australia have trumped them is fast bowling

Send Jadeja in higher

Aug 9, 2013: India will be best served in Test cricket if their two allrounders bat either side of Dhoni

BCCI tries to take the positives

Aug 9, 2013: Also, Kohli explains Rasool omission, and Monty blames poor coaching

Nottinghamshire v Essex, FLT20 quarter-final, Trent Bridge

Ten Doeschate, Tait stun Notts

Aug 8, 2013: Nottinghamshire suffered a third consecutive quarter-final defeat after Shaun Tait stole the spotlight from Ryan ten Doeschate with a stunning hat-trick

Time for some positive thinking

Aug 8, 2013: Leicestershire are bottom of Championship Division Two and out of the T20 competition but there are one or two reasons to be encouraged

The Investec Ashes 2013

ICC confirms Hot Spot inventor concerns

Aug 8, 2013: The ICC has confirmed that the inventor of Hot Spot, Warren Brennan, raised concerns with them this week over the effect of bat coatings on the technology

South Africa in Sri Lanka 2013

'Sri Lanka is a hell of a tough place to tour' - Domingo

Aug 8, 2013: Sri Lanka was Russell Domingo's fact-finding mission and he seems to have discovered how much South Africa has to do to become contenders for the forthcoming ICC tournaments

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

Lyon seeks turn in fortunes

Aug 8, 2013: With the identity of Australia's specialist spinner still undecided, Nathan Lyon has much to gain - or lose - in the next two Tests

India news

'Not surprised by Jadeja's rise' - Kohli

Aug 8, 2013: Virat Kohli, India's captain during the ODI series in Zimbabwe, has said he is "not surprised" by Ravindra Jadeja's rise in the ICC ODI bowlers' rankings after the left-arm spinner jumped up four places to be joint No. 1 with West Indies offspinner Sunil

England v Australa, 4th Investec Test, Chester-le-Street

Cook rubbishes Hot Spot cheating claims

Aug 8, 2013: Alastair Cook has dismissed accusations that England's batsmen have tried to cheat Hot Spot as "blatantly not true"

Green shoots for Surrey?

Aug 8, 2013: Qualification for FLt20 Finals Day is less important than avoiding Championship relegation - but hopefully one might inspire the other

South Africa news

Tsotsobe initally not part of SL tour

Aug 8, 2013: Russell Domingo admitted that Lonwabo Tsotsobe was not initially in his plans for the Sri Lanka tour, as he had concerns over his form, fitness and work ethic

Bangladesh A in England

Wright to lead Lions against Bangladesh A

Aug 8, 2013: Luke Wright will get the chance to press his case for an return to England's ODI team when he leads the Lions in three 50-over matches against Bangladesh A later this month

Pakistan cricket

Why not audition the youngsters?

Aug 8, 2013: After Pakistan announced the squads for the upcoming tour of Zimbabwe, Hassan Cheema in Dawn questions the players chosen by the selectors for the Tests

Australia A v India A, Tri-series, Pretoria

India A choke, Coulter-Nile steals narrow win

Aug 8, 2013: Needing 23 from the last four overs with six wickets in hand, India A choked against Nathan Coulter-Nile and Josh Hazlewood to lose by seven runs

The Investec Ashes 2013

Hot Spot to continue for rest of Ashes series

Aug 8, 2013: Hot Spot will be used for the remainder of the Ashes series despite tests reportedly showing that silicone tape on bats can disguise faint edges

Sri Lanka v India, 3rd Youth ODI, Dambulla

Sarfaraz, Samson complete series win

Aug 8, 2013: Sarfaraz Khan's four-wicket haul, along with Sanju Samson's unbeaten 31, ensured India U-19 completed a series win over Sri Lanka U-19 by beating them by seven wickets in Dambulla

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

Australia restored or England refreshed?

Aug 8, 2013: ESPNcricinfo previews the third Investec Ashes Test at Durham

World Twenty20 Qualifiers, 2013, UAE

UAE to host ICC qualifiers in November

Aug 8, 2013: The World Twenty20 Qualifiers, from which six of the 16 teams will progress to the main tournament in Bangladesh next year, is scheduled to take place between 15 and 30 November in the UAE

Caribbean Premier League 2013

'Desperate to score runs' - Shakib

Aug 8, 2013: Shakib Al Hasan, the Bangladesh allrounder, has said he is enjoying the success with the ball, but he is "desperate to score some runs"