Pakistan v Australia, 2nd Test, Abu Dhabi, 2nd day

All-conditions Abbas confident of not fading away

Oct 17, 2018: Quite a few rare talents from Pakistan have disappeared after record-breaking starts. But Abbas is here to stay

Glamorgan cricket

Robert Croft sacked as coach to end 30-year association with Glamorgan

Oct 17, 2018: Welsh legend pays price for county's flat-lining performances on all fronts

Pakistan v Australia, 2nd Test, Abu Dhabi, 2nd day

How'd you like a bit of Fakhar Zaman then?

Oct 17, 2018: In a country that is used to seeing openers who build by attrition rather than fire, Fakhar Zaman is a raging strokemaker who doesn't allow himself to get tied down by circumstances

Pakistan v Australia, 2nd Test, Abu Dhabi, 2nd day

Tim Paine seeks clarification on 3-metre rule

Oct 17, 2018: Azhar Ali was ruled not out on referral, despite ball-tracking showing the ball hitting middle and off stumps halfway up, since the point of impact with his pad was more than 3m from the stumps

Mzansi Super League 2018

Brandon Mavuta, Sikandar Raza, Sean Williams get Mzansi Super League gigs

Oct 17, 2018: Surprisingly, Brendan Taylor went unpicked but he will be part of the Abu Dhabi T10 League that overlaps with the MSL

Sri Lanka v England, 3rd ODI, Pallekele

Eoin Morgan guides chase in shortened game as England go 2-0 up

Oct 17, 2018: England have taken a 2-0 series lead over Sri Lanka after victory in another rain-affected match in Pallekele

ICC news

'We are investigating several people in Sri Lanka' - ACU head Alex Marshall

Oct 17, 2018: Alex Marshall explains why the ICC's efforts have been heightened in an attempt to fight corruption in Sri Lankan cricket

Pakistan v Australia, 2nd Test, Abu Dhabi, 2nd day

Australia undone by familiar challenges

Oct 17, 2018: Yet another abject first-innings performance against top-class opposition has left the team management with more headaches

Sri Lanka v England, 3rd ODI, Pallekele

ECB defends tour scheduling amid washout threat

Oct 17, 2018: Each of England's five matches on their tour of Sri Lanka has been affected by monsoonal weather

West Indies in India 2018-19

Evin Lewis pulls out of limited-overs leg of India tour

Oct 17, 2018: The opener has withdrawn citing personal reasons, and has been replaced by Kieran Powell and Nicholas Pooran in the ODI and T20I squads respectively

England in Sri Lanka 2018-19

Kusal Mendis called up as replacement for Kusal Perera

Oct 17, 2018: Replacement named after incumbent is ruled out of series with a quad strain

Western Australia v Victoria, Sheffield Shield, WACA, 2nd day

Will Pucovski's 243 flattens Western Australia

Oct 17, 2018: At 20 years and 257 days, he became the eighth youngest to hit a double-hundred in the Sheffield Shield

South Australia v New South Wales, Sheffield Shield 2018-19, Adelaide, 2nd day

Mennie rips through NSW middle order with 5 for 39

Oct 17, 2018: South Australia were 2 for 24 before stand-in captain Jake Lehmann and Callum Ferguson consolidated with an unbroken 89-run stand

Queensland v Tasmania, Sheffield Shield 2018-19, Brisbane, 2nd day

Wade, seamers put Tasmania in control on rain-hit day

Oct 17, 2018: After the wicketkeeper-batsman's 72* swelled their total to 355, Queensland slid to 74 for 5

Vijay Hazare Trophy 2018-19

Shaw v Siraj the highlight in Mumbai's march to final

Oct 17, 2018: After impressing in his first Test series, Prithvi Shaw presented a case to be considered for the shorter formats but not without some luck

Mzansi Super League 2018

Chris Gayle, Eoin Morgan, Rashid Khan among overseas marquee picks for Mzansi Super League

Oct 17, 2018: Chris Morris, Lungi Ngidi, Andile Phehlukwayo, Tabraiz Shamsi, Dane Vilas and David Miller, meanwhile, have secured million-rand contracts in the player draft

Leicestershire news

Michael Carberry leaves Leicestershire by mutual consent after stand-off

Oct 17, 2018: Michael Carberry's stand-off with Leicestershire has come to an end by "mutual consent", with the former England opener now set to leave the club

Pakistan v Australia, 2nd Test, Abu Dhabi, 2nd day

Mohammad Abbas, Fakhar Zaman and Azhar Ali extend Pakistan's dominance

Oct 17, 2018: Pakistan tightened their grip on the second Test match after they increased their lead to 281 runs with eight wickets still in hand

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South Africa in Australia 2018-19

Morris, Behardien, Pretorius picked for Australia ODIs, T20I

Oct 17, 2018: Heinrich Klaasen and Aiden Markram have also been included in a squad that has been shorn of experience by injuries to Hashim Amla and JP Duminy