Pakistan v Australia 2018-19

Talent crisis gives Aaron Finch his Test-match chance

Sep 17, 2018: Like George Bailey five years ago, Finch has won his spot primarily for his leadership attributes and white-ball form. Can he make it count in the UAE?

In Case You Missed It: Tamim's break, Maxwell's mystery, and Moeen's revelation

Sep 17, 2018: Our best content from last week

West Indies v South Africa, 1st Women's ODI, Bridgetown

Marizanne Kapp bowls South Africa to 40-run win over West Indies

Sep 17, 2018: The seamer became the third South Africa women's bowler to claim 100 wickets in ODIs. She finished with figures of 9-2-14-3 as West Indies were bowled out for 161 while chasing 202

CPL 2018

Colin Munro's 68* seals Trinbago Knight Riders' third CPL title

Sep 17, 2018: Trinbago Knight Riders became the first back-to-back champions in the CPL, and the first three-time winners in the tournament's history

County news

Wayne Parnell takes up Kolpak deal with Worcestershire

Sep 17, 2018: The left-arm seamer has effectively ended his South Africa career in favour of the county deal and the chance to explore T20 leagues

What should India's Asia Cup line-up be?

Sep 17, 2018: The absence of Kohli has thrown up some room for experimentation with an eye on the World Cup

What we remember # 10

The Oval forfeit

Sep 17, 2018: How accusations of ball-tampering led to a first in Test cricket

Pakistan v Hong Kong, Asia Cup 2018, Group A, Dubai

Do one-sided affairs like Sunday's benefit anyone?

Sep 16, 2018: As a team that plays four club fixtures in three months back home, Hong Kong's meek submission to Pakistan was hardly a surprise

Bangladesh v Sri Lanka, Asia Cup 2018, Dubai

'Felt very brave' - Tamim on batting with fractured wrist

Sep 16, 2018: Exclusive: The Bangladesh batsman on how the plan for him to return to bat in the Asia Cup opener, bandaged hand and all, came about

Afghanistan v Sri Lanka, Asia Cup 2018, Abu Dhabi

Sri Lanka have the edge, but not by much

Sep 16, 2018: Afghanistan's spinners, led by Mujeeb and Rashid, could pose interesting questions to a batting order that's proven to be brittle

T20 Blast Finals Day

Pat Brown "very close" to England after memorable T20 campaign

Sep 16, 2018: Worcestershire captain Moeen Ali heaped praise on his young bowler after a masterful display of skill on Finals Day

Asia Cup 2018

Simmons wants Afghanistan's batsmen to follow bowlers' lead

Sep 16, 2018: The Afghanistan coach wants his batsmen to rise to the level where they can shine at the IPL, and thereby compete with the best on the world stage

Sri Lanka Women v India Women, Katunayake, 3rd ODI

Chamari Atapattu trumps Mithali Raj as Sri Lanka win last-over thriller

Sep 16, 2018: They broke a sequence of ten successive ODI losses against India, winning with one ball to spare in a high-scoring game

Ashes tensions

Moeen Ali did not want 'Osama' claims escalated - Trevor Bayliss

Sep 16, 2018: The England coach raised the issue with Darren Lehmann during 2015 Cardiff Test but some of Moeen's team-mates wanted it taken further

Hong Kong v Pakistan, 2nd ODI, Asia Cup 2018, Dubai

Pakistan overpower Hong Kong to open Asia Cup campaign

Sep 16, 2018: Usman Khan and Shadab Khan dismantled Hong Kong's batting before Imam-ul-Haq's fifty guided them to an eight-wicket win

T20 Blast Finals Day

Frolics of Finals Day a lesson in the value of enjoyment

Sep 16, 2018: The climax to English cricket's T20 competition is like no other day in the calendar - and for that there is much to admire

Queensland v Victoria, JLT One-day Cup, Townsville

Glenn Maxwell finishes his losing week a winner

Sep 16, 2018: After being dumped from the Test squad, he responded with 80 in seam-friendly conditions to set up Victoria's slim victory

Asia Cup 2018

Hardened by tough choices, Anshuman Rath ready for captaincy challenge

Sep 16, 2018: UK visa policy and the ECB's restrictions on Associate players forced him to give up an economics degree and forego a place in Middlesex's first XI, but Anshuman Rath, Hong Kong captain at just 20, has still done pretty well for himself

Bangladesh v Sri Lanka, Asia Cup, Group B, Dubai

Bangladesh pull off their biggest ODI win away from home

Sep 16, 2018: Mushfiqur Rahim, meanwhile, made the second-highest score in Asia Cup history

Why England and India need to watch out against Australia

Sep 16, 2018: India's batting looks disappointing on current form, and England have issues with their opening batsmen and spin bowling