County news

Kim Barnett steps down as Derbyshire cricket advisor

Jul 2, 2018: Barnett returned to his former club in 2016 as Head of Cricket following a coaching restructure, but the side are languishing at sixth in Division Two

England v India, 1st T20I, Old Trafford

Can England-India match up to England-Colombia?

Jul 2, 2018: A bilateral T20I surely cannot compete with a World Cup knockout game, but two fearsome batting line-ups could well provide a feast for the ages at Old Trafford

ICC news

World Test Championship points system values match wins over series triumphs

Jul 2, 2018: By awarding points for every Test match, the ICC cricket committee hopes to incentivise playing for wins and discourage teams from sitting on series leads and playing for draws

County news

Richard Scott leaves Middlesex head coach role

Jul 2, 2018: Richard Johnson will take on Scott's role for the remainder of the Championship campaign with Daniel Vettori already in position to be coach for T20 Blast

Zimbabwe T20I tri-series

Donald Tiripano replaces injured Kyle Jarvis

Jul 2, 2018: The seamer was part of Zimbabwe's preparations ahead of the tri-series, playing for the Zimbabwe Select XI against Kenya and Zimbabwe Chairman's XI

Betting news

Challenge about to get stiffer as India take on England

Jul 2, 2018: After a one-sided start to England's white-ball summer, the challenge is about to get ramped up rather higher with the arrival of Virat Kohli's India

Australia v Pakistan, T20I tri-series, Harare

Stanlake credits Langer for aggression

Jul 2, 2018: Nicknamed 'camel', the fast bowler recorded the most economical spell - 4-0-8-4 - by an Australian in T20Is

Attend Sourav Ganguly's book launch in London!

Jul 2, 2018: Answer the questions and win an invite to the London launch of Sourav Ganguly's biography A Century is Not Enough

ICC news

Quiz - Which of these cricketers play for three or more T20 teams?

Jul 2, 2018: With the possibility of players being limited to three T20 leagues a year, test your knowledge on which cricketers the restriction might affect

FIFA World Cup 2018

Cricketers on FIFA World Cup: An underwear wager, and VAR in cricket?

Jul 2, 2018: What cricketers are saying about the 2018 FIFA World Cup

Australia v Pakistan, T20 tri-series, Harare

Shoaib Malik - the first to play 100 T20Is

Jul 2, 2018: The highlights of a T20 international career that has surged since 2016

County news

Ben Slater closes in on Nottinghamshire move

Jul 2, 2018: Slater, the 26-year-old opening batsman, is in the middle of a productive season for Derbyshire

India News

Rajat Sharma beats Madan Lal to become DDCA president

Jul 2, 2018: Madan Lal and Surinder Khanna both lose out; Shashi Khanna, the wife of the BCCI acting president, was also unsuccessful in the elections

India News

Shrikant Wagh takes 10 for 39 in ECB Premier Division

Jul 2, 2018: The left-arm seamer also hit 41 off 28 in a 135-run win for Stokesley Cricket Club against Middlesbrough Cricket Club

Australia v Pakistan, T20I tri-series, Harare

Stanlake and Finch lead rout of Pakistan

Jul 2, 2018: Australia bounced back from a terrible tour of England with a resounding victory in Harare

India A tour of England

Can Krunal Pandya and Deepak Chahar break into the India XI?

Jul 2, 2018: Deepak Chahar and Krunal Pandya have earned call-ups to the national team already, while Agarwal, Shaw and Gill have advanced their cases

Ball-tampering fallout

Hardest days still ahead of Smith, Warner - Taylor

Jul 2, 2018: The former captain believes the trio banned for ball-tampering will find it particularly tough to watch Australia play series at home

ICC news

ICC to limit players to three T20 leagues a year?

Jul 2, 2018: The ICC's Full Members are on the verge of clamping down on player participation in domestic T20 leagues, and may well also stop sanctioning such leagues in Associate countries

ICC news

Ponting, Dravid, Claire Taylor inducted into ICC Hall of Fame

Jul 2, 2018: It was made official at a gala ceremony in Dublin on Sunday

Vitality T20 Blast

T20 Blast South Group: Afghanistan's spinners the talk of the town

Jul 2, 2018: ESPNcricinfo previews the teams in the South Group for the Vitality T20 Blast