Ireland v Pakistan, Only Test, Malahide

Mohammad Amir's fitness just one part of Pakistan's puzzle

May 14, 2018: The Test against Ireland has posed some familiar questions for Pakistan which they need to answer before facing England

Ireland v Pakistan, only Test, Malahide

'Bangalore century still No.1' says Kevin O'Brien after another slice of Ireland history

May 14, 2018: Despite the emotion of becoming Ireland's maiden Test centurion, batsman believes his finest hour has already happened

Ireland v Pakistan, only Test, Malahide

Kevin O'Brien joins a rare club

May 14, 2018: Kevin O'Brien became the fourth batsman to hit a hundred in his team's first Test match

Kevin O'Brien, history maker

May 14, 2018: Reactions after Kevin O'Brien's landmark Test hundred on Ireland's debut

England news

Dobell: Ed Smith must have an eye on future in his first England Test squad

May 14, 2018: A double century from James Vince, an injury to Jack Leach and questions of succession planning make for a fascinating announcement on Tuesday

Kings XI Punjab v Royal Challengers Bangalore, IPL 2018, Indore

Umesh rocks Kings XI with the short stuff

May 14, 2018: The Royal Challengers Bangalore quick dismissed KL Rahul and Chris Gayle in the same over to set up Kings XI Punjab for a meltdown

Kings XI Punjab v Royal Challengers Bangalore, IPL 2018, Indore

Talking Points: Have bowlers cracked the Gayle-Rahul puzzle?

May 14, 2018: Royal Challengers Bangalore crippled the Kings XI line-up with a flurry of short balls, taking out their most prolific pair inside the Powerplay

Somerset v Hampshire, Taunton, 4th day

James Vince's longest innings makes case for England selection

May 14, 2018: Jack Leach had the misfortune to break a thumb before start of play at Taunton, while James Vince's unbeaten double century raised a finger to his critics

Middlesex v Gloucestershire, Lord's, 4th day

Middlesex find the favourites tag hard to bear

May 14, 2018: Middlesex were overwhelmingly fancied to return to Division One at the first time of asking but thanks to an unbeaten hundred by James Bracey they lie uneasily in fifth

Made in 1993

'Get rid of the free hit'

May 14, 2018: Megan Schutt talks about rules she'd change, what she watches on Youtube, and her favourite cricketer

Derbyshire v Durham, Derby, 4th day

Wood's career-best gives selectors something to ponder

May 14, 2018: Mark Wood's return from IPL was rewarded with a career-best six wickets in front of England selector Mick Newell as Durham made Derbyshire sweat

Australia news

Bancroft cleared to play by Perth clubs

May 14, 2018: Western Australia club cricket regulations state that any player suspended from playing for the state side is also barred from club cricket, but the clubs turned this around with a vote

South Africa v Bangladesh, 5th ODI, Bloemfontein

Dominant South Africa complete 5-0 sweep

May 14, 2018: For the fifth time in as many matches, South Africa cantered to victory with the help of several performances all through their line-up

Kings XI Punjab v Royal Challengers Bangalore, IPL 2018, Indore

Umesh Yadav leads RCB's rout of Kings XI

May 14, 2018: A mix of short balls and run-outs helped skittle Kings XI for 88. Royal Challengers knocked those runs off with almost 12 overs to spare

Kolkata Knight Riders v Rajasthan Royals, IPL 2018, Kolkata

KKR bank on Eden's spin to edge ahead in playoffs race

May 14, 2018: Two points separate the five teams vying for the final two playoff spots. KKR and Royals are part of this mid-table muddle. Neither will want to let the other get ahead

County Championship Division One, Taunton

Jack Leach ruled out of Pakistan Tests after breaking left thumb

May 14, 2018: Jack Leach's hopes of a home Test debut at Lord's next week are over, after he sustained a broken left thumb during Somerset's warm-ups at Taunton

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IPL analysis

Why Royal Challengers' fielders are their sixth bowler

May 14, 2018: A look at fielding and decision review system metrics as we head into the final stages of IPL 2018

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Surrey v Yorkshire, Kia Oval, 4th day

Yorkshire humbled as Curran's ten in match brings quick end

May 14, 2018: Surrey have the look of Championship challengers after an innings victory against a Yorkshire side stocked with England pair Joe Root and Jonny Bairstow