Sri Lanka v South Africa, 1st Test, Galle, 3rd day

Did overthinking Sri Lanka's spin tricks hurt South Africa?

Jul 14, 2018: The Galle pitch might not have been as bad as South Africa feared - it has happened before - and in such a situation they did not seem to know how to respond

Sri Lanka v South Africa, 1st Test, Galle, 3rd day

Karunaratne reveals strategy to tackle spinners

Jul 14, 2018: Karunaratne scored 218 runs on a Galle surface in which no other batsman could manage so much as a half-century, and this is not even his most impressive hundred in tough conditions

Sri Lanka v South Africa, 1st Test, Galle, 3rd day

'I'm a big fan of taking away the toss' - Du Plessis

Jul 14, 2018: The South Africa captain thinks allowing the visiting team to always decide on whether they want to bat or bowl will bring back some balance to Test cricket

Sri Lanka v South Africa, 1st Test, Galle, 3rd day

South Africa's attempt to put pressure back on spinners backfired - du Plessis

Jul 14, 2018: The South Africa captain explains what else went wrong for his team in Galle, such as the absence of reverse swing

English cricket

Big-name England players including Jos Buttler and Ben Stokes likely to feature in The 100

Jul 14, 2018: A clash with the Test schedule was expected to rule players out of the new tournament but ESPNcricinfo understands space will be made

Sri Lanka v South Africa, 1st Test, Galle, 3rd day

Dimuth Karunaratne 218, South Africa 199

Jul 14, 2018: South Africa's second-innings 73 was their lowest total since readmission, while Dilruwan Perera picked up his career-best innings and match figures

England v India, 2nd ODI, Lord's

England spinners turn tables on limp India

Jul 14, 2018: Joe Root set the stage for England to draw level in the ODIs, and Moeen Ali and Adil Rashid finished the job

Sri Lanka v South Africa, 1st Test, 3rd day, Galle

Dilruwan, Herath rout South Africa in three days

Jul 14, 2018: Sri Lanka's spinners shot South Africa out for 73, their lowest total since readmission and lowest in Sri Lanka, just a day after their previous lowest in the country - 126 - to condemn them to one of their worst defeats in the subcontinent

25 Questions

'No way can I beat Mashrafe in a swimming race'

Jul 14, 2018: Tamim Iqbal answers 25 questions for us: from his favourite restaurant in Chittagong, street cricket rules in Bangladesh, to how Taskin reacts when a catch goes up off his bowling

England v New Zealand, Leicester

Sophie Devine delivers New Zealand consolation win after Leigh Kasperek takes five wickets

Jul 13, 2018: Leigh Kasperek takes five wickets to finish campaign on a high at Grace Road

USA news

USA Cricket elections rescheduled for July 20

Jul 13, 2018: The inaugural elections of the new board, initially slated for May 18, has gone through a series of delays

West Indies v Bangladesh, 2nd Test, Jamaica, 2nd day

Holder takes five as hapless Bangladesh crumble again

Jul 13, 2018: Jason Holder's second five-wicket haul in three Tests consigned Bangladesh to another embarrassing meltdown

Sri Lanka v South Africa, 1st Test, Galle, 2nd day

Thoughts from a fictitious South Africa batsman: This isn't how it was supposed to be in Sri Lanka

Jul 13, 2018: A fictitious voice from the South African camp shares his thoughts on the state of affairs after a horrendous second day in Galle

Essex v Glamorgan, Vitality Blast, South Group, Chelmsford

Cooke's flying finish punishes Essex collapse

Jul 13, 2018: Australian legspinner Adam Zampa did not disguise the fact that Essex's Twenty20 season needs to improve - and fast- after a home defeat against Glamorgan

Derbyshire v Nottinghamshire, Vitality Blast, North Group, Derby

All-round Dan Christian too much for Derbyshire

Jul 13, 2018: The Outlaws skipper made 62 from 40 balls and then took three wickets to condemn the Falcons to a 39-run defeat

Sussex v Surrey, Vitality Blast, South Group, Hove

Finch, dropped on one, hits 131* to destroy leaders Sussex

Jul 13, 2018: According to the ICC rankings, it was the world's best batsman vs the world's best bowler in front of a sell-out Hove crowd - and the batsman came out on top

Gloucestershire v Somerset, Vitality Blast, South Group, Bristol

Tye strikes back after Australia nightmare

Jul 13, 2018: Somerset outdid Gloucestershire a week ago but on a rain-hit return in Bristol they ran into Australian Andrew Tye with a point to prove after a horrific ODI series against England

Durham v Yorkshire, Vitality Blast, North Group, Chester-le-Street

Bresnan's all-round show sneaks it for Yorkshire

Jul 13, 2018: Durham looked well in control in their pursuit of 158 but then Tim Bresnan completed a solid display with bat and ball to bring Yorkshire victory

Worcestershire v Northants, Vitality Blast, North Group, Worcester

Pennington's debut week: four wickets in two overs

Jul 13, 2018: Worcestershire's Matthew Pennington only made his Twenty20 debut on Sunday but 4 for 9 in two overs in a nine-over match suggested he could handle it

Kent v Hampshire, Vitality Blast, South Group, Beckenham

Billings seals it for Kent - but it's Claydon who is soaking up the last-ball nerves

Jul 13, 2018: Sam Billings is back in form, but spare a though for Mitch Claydon as he faces last-ball pressure in 48 hours with bat and ball