Lancashire news

Glenn Maxwell, Joe Burns sign for Lancashire

Dec 7, 2018: Maxwell will turn out in all three formats in the 2019 season, enabling him to acclimatise to English conditions before the World Cup and also further his Test ambitions

Cricket Discipline Committee

Ben Stokes and Alex Hales cleared for West Indies tour after CDC verdict

Dec 7, 2018: Ben Stokes and Alex Hales will both be available for selection for the full itinerary of England's tour of the Caribbean

Ranji Trophy 2018-19

Rohera to Dhapola - of double centuries and hat-tricks

Dec 7, 2018: Yusuf Pathan's hundred hauled Baroda to safety, but there were failures for Yuvraj Singh, Suresh Raina and Irfan Pathan

Pakistan v New Zealand, 3rd Test, Abu Dhabi

Under-fire Sarfraz Ahmed sees possibility of giving up captaincy

Dec 7, 2018: 'If I make mistakes, or it is because of me that the team is losing then I will definitely think about it, and if there is someone better than me to do the Test captaincy, then he should'

Pakistan v New Zealand, 3rd Test, Abu Dhabi, 5th day

Four hours and 49 minutes of same old Pakistan

Dec 7, 2018: Edgbaston, the MCG, Hamilton. Abu Dhabi, Abu Dhabi, Abu Dhabi. A litany of final-day meltdowns just grew a little longer

New Zealand A v India A, 1st unofficial ODI, Mount Maunganui

Shankar, Iyer steer India A home in high-scoring slugfest

Dec 7, 2018: Ishan Kishan also contributed handily to the victory after fifties from Hamish Rutherford and James Neesham had helped New Zealand A post 308

Durham news

Jon Lewis steps away from Durham role

Dec 7, 2018: A restructuring of the club's cricket operations has left no obvious role for a permanent head coach, and Lewis is understood to have declined the opportunity to apply for a new role

Pakistan v New Zealand, 3rd Test, Abu Dhabi

Pakistan's misfortunes since MisYou's farewell

Dec 7, 2018: Williamson's 228 runs were the most by a New Zealand batsman in a Test against Pakistan

ECB news

Ashley Giles in line to replace Andrew Strauss as England men's team director

Dec 7, 2018: Despite reports to the contrary elsewhere, Andy Flower, Martyn Moxon and Tom Moody have all informed ESPNcricinfo they are not pursuing an interest in the role

Pakistan in South Africa 2018-19

Mohammad Amir and Shadab Khan back in Pakistan's Test squad

Dec 7, 2018: Bilal Asif misses out, while Shan Masood replaces the retired Mohammad Hafeez. Fakhar Zaman is expected to recover from his knee injury in time to play the Boxing Day Test

Australia v India, 1st Test, Adelaide, day 2

Ashwin reminds the world of his worth

Dec 7, 2018: If he takes 11 more wickets by the time Perth is done, he will be the joint-fastest to the 350 mark. Yet Ashwin's Test record bears a big asterisk, only because of perceptions around his work away from home

Australia v India, 1st Test, Adelaide, 2nd day

The day Kim and Marcus Harris were always waiting for

Dec 7, 2018: There was nerves, pride and joy for the Harris family at the Adelaide Oval as the 26-year old Marcus finally got to walk out and bat for Australia

Australia v India, 1st Test, Adelaide, 2nd day

Australia's day reflects slim resources, slender confidence

Dec 7, 2018: Despite Travis Head's resourcefulness, the hosts' modest batting resources stood exposed in the absence of Steven Smith and David Warner

New South Wales v South Australia, Sheffield Shield 2018-19, Sydney, 1st day

Tom Cooper and Alex Carey fifties shore up South Australia

Dec 7, 2018: New South Wales had the chance to put the Redbacks under significant pressure when Jake Lehmann fell with the score at 5 for 185. Except they couldn't

Tasmania v Queensland, Sheffield Shield 2018-19, 1st day

Alex Pyecroft five-for scythes through Queensland

Dec 7, 2018: Within a space of ten overs, Tasmania seamer Alex Pycroft induced five outside edges to dismantle Queensland's middle order

Victoria v Western Australia, Sheffield Shield 2018-19, Melbourne, 1st day

Maddinson's unbeaten 159 sets up Victoria's first-day dominance

Dec 7, 2018: Glenn Maxwell and Cameron White also piled on the misery for Western Australia at the MCG

Australia v India, Day 2, 1st Test, Adelaide

New television era in Australia fails to crack 1 million mark

Dec 7, 2018: Australia's first day of Test cricket on the new broadcasters, Seven and Fox Sports, recorded a combined average of fewer than 1 million viewers nationally at peak time in the final session

Pakistan v New Zealand, 3rd day, Abu Dhabi, 5th day

After 49 years, New Zealand conquer Pakistan away

Dec 7, 2018: William Somerville and Ajaz Patel took three wickets each to help bowl Pakistan out for 156 and seal the series 2-1

'Yasir Shah does a Usain Bolt'

Dec 7, 2018: Praise from former and current Pakistan players after Yasir Shah became the fastest to 200 Test wickets

Bradmania in Adelaide

Dec 7, 2018: Make your way to the suburb of Kensington to see where the Don made his home for six decades