India in West Indies 2019

India's selection dilemmas: Six batsmen? Saha or Pant? One spinner or two?

Aug 20, 2019: It will be India's first Test match in eight months, and while quite a few players select themselves, some spots remain up for grabs

Zimbabwe cricket

The troubled history of Zimbabwe player unions

Aug 20, 2019: Former pillars of the Zimbabwe team, Tatenda Taibu and Henry Olonga, rally calls to re-establish the body to help the cricketers out of the current crisis

Afghanistan news

Rashid Khan to lead new-look Afghanistan in Bangladesh Test

Aug 20, 2019: Ibrahim Zadran and Qais Ahmad the new names in the long-format squad, while the T20I set-up also includes some fresh faces

England v Australia, The Ashes, 3rd Test, Leeds

Concussed Steven Smith out of Headingley Test

Aug 20, 2019: The Australia batsman went to the ground with the rest of the team two days out from the Test, but did not train

West Indies news

Jason Holder, Deandra Dottin dominate CWI awards

Aug 20, 2019: Oshane Thomas named Emerging Player of the Year while the T20 Player of the Year award goes to Keemo Paul

The Ashes 2019

Travis Head brings out the stem guard after blow to Steven Smith

Aug 20, 2019: Some Australia players added the stem guard - which will likely be made mandatory by CA in the next 12 months - to their helmets mid-way through the Lord's Test

New Zealand news

Amy Satterthwaite to take break from cricket to have her first child

Aug 20, 2019: The New Zealand captain will continue to be contracted during her indefinite break under the board's new Women's Master Agreement

Akila Dananjaya risks suspension after being reported for suspect action again

Aug 20, 2019: This is the second time the offspinner has been reported in ten months, so if he fails his assessment, he stands to be suspended for a year

'It's exciting' to fight for a spot in the Test XI - Umesh Yadav

Aug 20, 2019: It has been a lean phase for the Indian pacer, but he believes he has rectified his mistakes and is in the right rhythm for the West Indies Tests

New Zealand in Sri Lanka 2019-20

Fernando: Sri Lanka are winning, but it's in spite of the system

Aug 20, 2019: From the national coaches' unending job insecurity to a bloated domestic competition, there's a lot that's not right with Sri Lankan cricket. When will this change?

West Indies A v Indians, Coolidge, 3rd day

Ajinkya Rahane, Hanuma Vihari tune up for West Indies Tests with fifties

Aug 20, 2019: R Ashwin, who didn't bowl in the first innings, bowled eight overs in the second, taking 1 for 18

New Zealand in Sri Lanka 2019-20

Kane Williamson, Trent Boult rested for Sri Lanka T20Is; Tim Southee to lead

Aug 20, 2019: Squad includes fit-again big-hitting keeper-batsman Tim Seifert and three spin options in Mitchell Santner, Todd Astle and Ish Sodhi

Darren Lehmann, Danielle Hazell confirmed as Leeds coaches for The Hundred

Aug 20, 2019: Lehmann confirmed for his second job since resigning as Australia coach in the aftermath of the ball-tampering scandal

The Ashes

Jofra Archer or ... which was the most impactful Test debut in recent memory?

Aug 20, 2019: Take part in our poll and tell us which you think has been the most impactful Test debut in the last 20 years

County Diary

How Tim Bresnan turned down Steven Smith as rain rules the roost in the Blast

Aug 20, 2019: The latest snippets from the county circuit, including Delray Rawlins' Bermuda return and Middlesex's quarter-final preparations

What is the yellow symbol the Australian players have on their shirt collars in this Ashes series?

Aug 20, 2019: Also, what's the longest spell by a fast bowler in a Test?

Mohammad Amir's four wickets provide a reminder of what first-class game will miss

Aug 19, 2019: On what could well be his final first-class appearance, Pakistan seamer takes four wickets to evoke memories of his up-and-down red-ball career

FICA recommends protection for players over lost contracts

Aug 19, 2019: Their survey of 400 current men's and women's players conducted in 2018-19 suggests 34% of them have experienced late payment or non-payment of wages

'The sky is the limit' for Jofra Archer - Ben Stokes

Aug 19, 2019: Vice-captain says Archer's fifth spell in the first innings was "one of the best" spells of fast bowling he has seen as a player

Ben Stokes 'just finds a way' as his rediscovered authority takes on a new significance

Aug 19, 2019: Allrounder's hundred and Steven Smith's concussion means his could be the most prized wicket on either side at Headingley