India A v Australia A, 1st unofficial Test, Bengaluru, 2nd day

India A pick up slim lead after Bawne's rescue act

Sep 3, 2018: The Maharashtra batsman shepherded a lower-order resistance to help India to a lead of 31 runs in the first innings

Alastair Cook retires

Alastair Cook announces England retirement after India series

Sep 3, 2018: England's record-breaking opener to bow out after 161 Tests and more than 12,000 runs

Australia news

Tim Paine in doubt for pre-season camp ahead of UAE tour

Sep 3, 2018: The wicketkeeper-batsman is likely to miss out as he awaits the birth of his second child, but could be available to lead Australia against Pakistan

Australia news

New South Wales won't challenge Smith, Warner bans

Sep 3, 2018: The incoming chairman of the association says they support the 12-month bans imposed by Cricket Australia following the Newlands ball-tampering row

St Kitts and Nevis Patriots v Jamaica Tallawahs, CPL 2018, Basseterre

Gayle, van der Dussen, Mahmudullah raze Tallawahs to lead Patriots into playoffs

Sep 3, 2018: Having started off chasing 207, Patriots were left with 53 to get in 4.3 overs following a second rain delay, and they cantered home with five balls to spare

County news

Ben Raine joins Durham in significant boost to club's rebuilding

Sep 3, 2018: Raine, a seam-bowling allrounder, started his career at Durham but left in search of greater opportunity in 2013

Alastair Cook retires

'No player has given more to the England cricket shirt'

Sep 3, 2018: Tributes poured in on Twitter following the announcement of Alastair Cook's retirement from international cricket

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What we remember # 7

The first T20 season

Sep 3, 2018: How cricket's darling format was conceived and launched

Barbados Tridents v St Lucia Stars, CPL 2018, Bridgetown

Lamont, Warner ensure Stars finish season on a high

Sep 2, 2018: Tridents finished their home stretch with their fifth straight loss, and their fate for a semi-final spot now depends on results from other matches

England v India, 4th Test, Ageas Bowl

How England clung on to topple the No. 1 Test team

Sep 2, 2018: A day-by-day recap of how Joe Root's team dug deep and India let a golden chance slip away

England v India, 4th Test, Ageas Bowl

England's all-round riches prove priceless as Moeen and Curran make the difference

Sep 2, 2018: In a tightly-fought contest, the depth of England's options proved telling even though the side retains a number of holes

England v India, 4th Test, Ageas Bowl

England 'braver in tough situations' admits Virat Kohli

Sep 2, 2018: The margins of defeat at Edgbaston and the Ageas Bowl will leave India wondering what could have been

CPL 2018

Smith out for rest of CPL with abdominal strain

Sep 2, 2018: The 29-year-old had fared modestly for Barbados Tridents before the injury, scoring 185 runs in seven innings

England v India, 4th Test, Ageas Bowl

The best Moeen Ali has ever bowled - Joe Root

Sep 2, 2018: Moeen, who was named Man of the Match, took four wickets in the second innings, including the key scalp of Virat Kohli

India A v Australia A, 1st unofficial Test, Bengaluru, 1st day

Reticent Siraj extends red-hot streak by 'not trying anything new'

Sep 2, 2018: Overcoming a poor start in international cricket and an unimpressive IPL season earlier this year, the fast bowler is churning out one memorable performance after another with the red ball

County news

Jimmy Adams to retire at end of the season

Sep 2, 2018: Adams made his debut in 2002 and has scored more than 14,000 first-class runs

India v Australia, 1st unofficial Test, Bengaluru, 1st day

Siraj 8 for 59 spoils Australia's day despite Khawaja's 127

Sep 2, 2018: The fast bowler delivered yorkers in his eight-for, his career-best figures and third five-wicket haul in his last four first-class innings

Zimbabwe news

Knee surgery rules Zimbabwe's Cremer out for eight weeks

Sep 2, 2018: The former captain will miss the team's tour of South Africa in September and also the one to Bangladesh in October

England v India, 4th Test, Ageas Bowl

Joe Root moved himself back to No.4 for 'good of the team'

Sep 2, 2018: Root has batted at No. 3 throughout the English summer but says he made a "spur of the moment decision"