Sheffield Shield 2019-20

Peter Nevill and Sean Abbott put NSW in command

Dec 9, 2019: Pair shared a 159-run partnership to build a significant lead before Usman Khawaja made an unbeaten half-century

Sheffield Shield 2019-20

Ben McDermott's 88* holds South Australia at bay

Dec 9, 2019: Key partnerships with Jake Doran and Lawrence Neil-Smith frustrate South Australia after Wes Agar made three early strikes

BCB-run teams disregard board's own rules for BPL squad composition

Dec 9, 2019: Every team had been asked to pick a 140kph-plus fast bowler and a legspinner in their line-ups

BCB hoping to gain clarity on Pakistan tour this week

Dec 9, 2019: The decision to tour hinges on security assessments which will be partly determined by the government

Gary Kirsten might mentor Enoch Nkwe during England series

Dec 9, 2019: The proposal sent to CSA makes nine recommendations to restructure the board after its current crisis

'A sense of unknown' as Steven Smith gets ready for Perth day-night Test

Dec 9, 2019: The Australia batsman was serving a ban when the new centre hosted its maiden Test last year

The Buzz

The Buzz: SRT's encounter with the knowledgeable Chennai fan

Dec 9, 2019: All the bantz, the jousts, and little bit of eavesdropping from the social media playground and beyond

In Case You Missed It: Farewell to Bob Willis, chaos at Cricket South Africa

Dec 9, 2019: Our best content from last week

Melbourne Cricket Club go it alone on improved drop-in pitches

Dec 9, 2019: The club will attempt to produce quality pitches from concrete pitch trays

Lendl Simmons does an RKO on India, out of nowhere

Dec 9, 2019: His return to international cricket was low key, but the opening batsman certainly made a mark in Hyderabad

Ranji Trophy 2019-20

Live Report - Ranji Trophy, 1st round

Dec 9, 2019: ESPNcricinfo's live updates on all the action as Ranji Trophy 2019-20 gets underway

Ranji Trophy 2019-20

When you come back and play domestic cricket in India, it challenges you - Mayank Agarwal

Dec 9, 2019: The India and Karnataka opener talks about a glorious 2019 and how he aims to take forward the confidence into the new season

Best XI

Zed, Viv, Marty and the rest of that '80s gang

Dec 9, 2019: Mike Whitney picks a team from among the best red-ball cricketers he played against

India v West Indies, 2nd T20I, Thiruvananthapuram

No total big enough if you field like that - Virat Kohli

Dec 8, 2019: India captain unhappy with slew of dropped catches in first two T20Is, says fielding is something they need to be more 'brave' about

Playing again would 'almost be like a debut' - Fawad Alam

Dec 8, 2019: Returning batsman confident of performing despite decade-long Test absence

Suranga Lakmal out of Sri Lanka's tour of Pakistan with dengue

Dec 8, 2019: His spot has been taken by Asitha Fernando, who has spent the last few months playing for Sri Lanka's Under-23 and Emerging teams

New Zealand's great chance to defy history in Australia

Dec 8, 2019: New Zealand arrive in Australia as the higher ranked side and have been granted the Boxing Day and New Year Tests

South Africa news

Time to make South African cricket 'great again' after off-field problems - Faf du Plessis

Dec 8, 2019: Time to move past "all this crap that's been happening behind the scenes" says captain

India v West Indies, 2nd T20I, Thiruvananthapuram

Simmons leads batting charge as West Indies level series

Dec 8, 2019: The bowlers restricted India, and with dew kicking in, the Caribbean top order cantered to an eventually comfortable win

Durban Heat face nervous wait on weather after Tshwane Spartans-Cape Town Blitz washed out

Dec 8, 2019: Heat need to beat Jozi Stars on Tuesday to pip Spartans into third