Derbyshire v Leicestershire, Specsavers Championship Division Two, Derby

Paul Horton leads response after Wayne Madsen underpins Derbyshire effort

Jun 25, 2018: Wayne Madsen reached a batting milestone for Derbyshire but it was Leicestershire who took the honours on the opening day of the floodlight Division Two match

Glamorgan v Northants, Specsavers Championship Division Two, Cardiff

Glamorgan strike back through Timm van der Gugten five-for

Jun 25, 2018: Timm van der Gugten claimed four wickets in 12 deliveries with the second new ball as Glamorgan came back strongly in the evening on day one against Northamptonshire

Nottinghamshire v Worcestershire, Specsavers Championship Division One, Trent Bridge

Stand-in captain Chris Nash leads way with first Notts ton

Jun 25, 2018: Chris Nash registered his first century for Nottinghamshire to put them in a strong position on the opening day of their Specsavers County Championship match against Worcestershire

Essex v Somerset, Specsavers Championship Division One, Chelmsford

'You can't live on burgers and chips' - A fan view on the floodlit Championship

Jun 25, 2018: Floodlit Championship cricket halved the average crowd at Chelmsford as Essex supporters shunned the attraction of a gorgeous summer's evening

Lancashire v Hampshire, Specsavers Championship Division One, Old Trafford

Vince's hundred adds a touch of quality

Jun 25, 2018: James Vince tuned up for the Royal London Cup final with a cultured century at Old Trafford but Hampshire's position near the foot of the table was a more immediate problem

Yorkshire v Surrey, Specsavers Championship Division One, Scarborough

Jonny Tattersall toughs it out as Scarborough lies back and thinks of England

Jun 25, 2018: Johnny Tattersall played his second impressive innings in quick succession as Yorkshire spectators wilted in the heat at Scarborough

FIFA World Cup 2018

Cricketers on FIFA World Cup: A message to the ICC, false team sheets, and Neymar memes

Jun 25, 2018: This week, our FIFA World Cup round-up from across the cricket world features cricketers promising to bowl in their underpants and your regular dose of English over-optimism

Australia news

Tennis deal puts Australia Tests back in HD

Jun 25, 2018: Channel Nine has paid AUD 48.5 million to air the 2019 Australian Open, leaving Seven free to air Tests and BBL matches in high definition on their main channel

England v Australia, 5th ODI, Old Trafford

'Good to see England on the right side of 5-0'

Jun 25, 2018: England were only chasing 206, but it looked like they were out of it until a spectacular century from Jos Buttler

In Case You Missed It: 481, the Test Championship, and Messi v Ronaldo in cricket

Jun 25, 2018: Our best content from the week

West Indies v Sri Lanka, 3rd Test, Barbados, 2nd day

Gabriel, Roach give West Indies honours on rain-hit day

Jun 25, 2018: Sri Lanka failed to build on Lahiru Kumara's four-for on a truncated second day in which only 59 overs were possible

A dinner in 1946

Jun 25, 2018: It was the last tour by undivided India to Britain. It was the summer of Merchant and Mankad, and independence was around the corner

England v Australia, 5th ODI, Old Trafford

Jos Buttler earns 'best in the world' tag after immense century

Jun 24, 2018: The series was long-since won, but the most thrilling passage of play was left for the end as an incredible innings unfolded at Old Trafford

Pakistan news

PCB serves Umar Akmal notice over spot-fixing claims

Jun 24, 2018: The batsman had said in a TV interview on Sunday that he had been approached to leave to balls alone during the 2015 World Cup match against India

England v Australia, 5th ODI, Old Trafford

Tim Paine's agony after Jos Buttler special: 'That one stung'

Jun 24, 2018: Australia's captain admitted his own position will come under scrutiny after the 5-0 defeat but retained belief in the future of the one-day side

England v Australia, 5th ODI, Old Trafford

England and Australia get their second 5-0

Jun 24, 2018: A round-up of the key numbers from the final ODI at Old Trafford as England's spinners again come to the fore

England v Australia, 5th ODI, Old Trafford

Australia must find a way to stop one-day rot

Jun 24, 2018: The defending World Cup champions have a mountain to climb over the next year and even the return of key names is no guarantee they will turn things around

India news

'Who made the yo-yo test a pre-requisite for selection?'

Jun 24, 2018: This is what BCCI treasurer Anirudh Chaudhry wants to know, even as coach Ravi Shastri says the yo-yo test as a measure of fitness is 'not going to go anywhere'

England v Australia, 5th ODI, Old Trafford

Breathtaking Buttler secures England their whitewash in one-wicket thriller

Jun 24, 2018: Billy Stanlake's pace knocked over England's top order, and when Adil Rashid arrived at No. 10 they still needed 92 but Buttler produced a great innings

Tim Paine should have stamped his authority, not Justin Langer's, on Australia

Jun 24, 2018: The new Australian captain needed to establish that he was the one in charge