Sri Lanka news

SLC temporarily brought under the Sri Lankan government

Jun 1, 2018: "Competent Authority" appointed by sports ministry to oversee day-to-day affairs of the board, even as elections continue to be pushed back due to procedural violations

Alastair Cook retires

Cooky's monster 158* and others: How well do you know your Test streaks?

Jun 1, 2018:

Why India will rely heavily on Jasprit Bumrah in the coming season

Jun 1, 2018: His subtle variations and lengths trouble even the batsmen who have got used to his unusual bowling action

England v Pakistan, 2nd Test, Headingley

Test debut or long-service reward? Usman Salahuddin finally gets his big break

May 31, 2018: Chance for veteran of Pakistan domestic scene to make the grade, seven years after his last flirtation with international cricket

Australia news

CA parts ways with Newlands investigator Iain Roy

May 31, 2018: The development adds to a state of instability in Australian cricket the midst of concurrent reviews into CA: one into the culture of the organisation and another tackling the behaviour of the men's national team

West Indies v World XI, Lord's

West Indies turn on the power as World XI are outclassed in Hurricane Relief T20

May 31, 2018: A star-studded West Indies line-up proved too powerful for their World XI counterparts on an entertaining if one-sided evening at Lord's

England v Pakistan, 2nd Test, Headingley

Joe Root defends Trevor Bayliss as vultures begin to circle around Test coach

May 31, 2018: England captain insists that a change of coach would be a 'knee-jerk' reaction, and says it's up to the team to improve

England v Pakistan, 2nd Test, Headingley

Pakistan challenge themselves to improve on perfection

May 31, 2018: Sarfraz Ahmed says team must forget their wins at Malahide and Lord's and start again from scratch at Headingley

England v Pakistan, 2nd Test, Headingley

Rattled England seek calm heads in bid to pull themselves out of Test nosedive

May 31, 2018: Another defeat would condemn England to No.7 in the Test rankings, and surely spell the end of Trevor Bayliss's tenure as Test coach

Leicestershire v Lancashire, RL Cup, North Group, Oakham School

Matt Parkinson's fine form continues before Liam Livingstone cuts loose

May 31, 2018: Lancashire completed a supremely comfortable nine-wicket victory over struggling Leicestershire to rekindle their hopes of qualifying for the knock-out stages

IPL 2018

Vote for your IPL 2018 team of the tournament

May 31, 2018: Who will our readers pick in their team of IPL 2018? Make your choices now

England v Pakistan, 1st Test, Lord's

Chastened England wait on Stokes as Pakistan target series win

May 31, 2018: Pakistan aim for repeat performance as England seek a response to Lord's humiliation

Betting news

Abbas offers value but Pakistan remain outsiders to wrap up series win

May 31, 2018: After England's shocking performance in the first Test against Pakistan at Lord's, they need to regroup strongly

A look back at 50-plus years of cricket's super-teams

May 31, 2018: The World XI to take on West Indies at Lord's is the latest in cricket's long history of super-teams, most of whom were formed for important causes that went far beyond the game

Alastair Cook's discarded dozen

May 31, 2018: He is going through a bit of a rough patch, but the men opening with him have done far worse

India news

India's umpires to receive higher match fees than domestic players

May 31, 2018: The top 20 umpires in India will earn INR 40,000 for a day's work. A domestic player receives INR 35,000 per day but they, unlike match officials, are also awarded a share of the BCCI's profits

Australia news

Voges new WA coach in 'natural progression' from Langer

May 31, 2018: He will also take over as Perth Scorchers' coach in the Big Bash League, having previously served as state and Scorchers captain in an effective partnership with Justin Langer since 2012

USA news

USA Cricket elections remain on hold

May 31, 2018: USA Cricket's inaugural elections have been pushed back for a second time as the new national governing body looks to curb ineligible voting members

Hurricane Relief T20

Did he play for a World XI?

May 31, 2018: The latest version will take on on West Indies in the hurricane relief T20 at Lord's, but do you remember other World XIs down the years?

The last battles of Lasith Malinga

May 31, 2018: All through his career he has defied convention, and authority. And as the greatest T20 bowler the world has seen reluctantly winds down, he does so his own way