Birmingham Bears sign Chris Green as replacement for injured Ashton Agar

Aug 9, 2019: Offspinning allrounder to fly in from Global T20 Canada in time for tonight's game against Nottinghamshire

AB de Villiers set for early return to Blast action with Middlesex

Aug 9, 2019: Batsman will return for final two South Group fixtures if Middlesex are in line for knock-outs qualification

Brendon McCullum set to be Trinbago coach, KKR assistant coach

Aug 9, 2019: The appearance in the Global T20 Canada eliminator for Toronto Nationals on August 8 was his last in representative cricket

Universities set to lose first-class status

Aug 9, 2019: Early-season games against counties and the Oxford v Cambridge fixture will lose their status after 2020

South Africa news

Enoch Nkwe named South Africa's interim team director

Aug 9, 2019: Former Gauteng batsman to take charge ahead of South Africa's tour of India in September

Hashim Amla career stats

Amla: An all-format, all-weather force

Aug 9, 2019: South Africa's rock at one-down, unstoppable as an opener, and a giant in India - he racked up runs for fun at home and away, and across formats

The Mighty #

Aug 9, 2019: Hashim Amla leaves the international stage having made a mark on not just his fellow cricketers, but on athletes across the globe.

New Zealand tour of Sri Lanka 2019-20

Dinesh Chandimal, Angelo Mathews return for first Test against New Zealand

Aug 9, 2019: Three frontline spinners - Lasith Embuldeniya, Lakshan Sandakan and Akila Dananjaya - have been named in the 15-man party

West Indies v India, 1st ODI, Providence

Swingin' in the rain - why cricket can't be baseball

Aug 9, 2019: You really go off for bad light when you've got floodlights? Also, can you re-evaluate your safety rules at the slightest hint of a drizzle?

Josh Hazlewood dares England to dish out greentops

Aug 9, 2019: The quick bowler is eager to get back into the Test side for Lord's where he expects there to be a bit more life in the surface

Best XI

English with a hint of Aussie

Aug 9, 2019: Nick Compton picks a team from among the best cricketers he played with

Eoin Morgan and AB de Villiers prove too hot for Surrey to handle

Aug 8, 2019: Century stand between seasoned internationals sets up Middlesex to do the double in London derby

Netherlands v UAE, 4th T20I, The Hague

Ashfaq Ahmed, Ghulam Shabber hand UAE series sweep

Aug 8, 2019: Career-best scores by both top-order batsmen steered the visiting side to victory in the fourth T20I after the bowlers had restricted Netherlands

Southern Vipers hold nerve for two-wicket win after Danni Wyatt's 40

Aug 8, 2019: Chasing team lose 4 for 17 but Lightning's target ultimately proves under-par

ICC news

Danger of revenue cut from ICC pushes BCCI to contact British law firm

Aug 8, 2019: The ICC continues to find ways to recoup the money it lost as a result of the tax paid during the 2016 World T20 held in India

Lower-order resistance leaves Australia pondering pace options

Aug 8, 2019: Mitchell Starc and Josh Hazlewood manage two wickets in the day as Worcestershire recover from 75 for 8

Dane van Niekerk, Lizelle Lee upstage Harmanpreet Kaur in big Stars win

Aug 8, 2019: Legspinner claims 3 for 20 before fellow South African international blasts 66 from 44 balls

Let Williamson eat cake

Aug 8, 2019: The fans wanted to indulge him on his 29th birthday. The New Zealand captain ended up indulging fans instead

South Africa news

Hashim Amla retires from international cricket

Aug 8, 2019: He will continue to be available for domestic cricket as well as the Mzansi Super League

Sri Lanka Board President's XI v New Zealanders, 1st Day

Ajaz takes five after Gunathilaka-Samarawickrama push their claims

Aug 8, 2019: Both openers hit substantial fifties at rapid pace, while none of the New Zealand pacemen found success on the first day