Sri Lanka news

SLC appoints short-term bowling consultants from Australia

May 10, 2018: Former Australia legspinner Peter Sleep will be working with spinners, while Timothy McCaskill will be a consultant for the fast-bowling unit

Ireland v Pakistan, only Test, Malahide

Ireland prepare to be judged like never before

May 10, 2018: But you get the feeling for most of the players, and the coaching staff, they just want the game to start

Bangladesh news

Bangladesh upset by Australia's snub

May 10, 2018: The BCB was disappointed that Cricket Australia cancelled their bilateral series in Australia later this year because it was not commercially viable

India news

Twelve states agree to implement Lodha reforms

May 10, 2018: All but four of the Lodha Committee recommendations are acceptable to these associations, but some of those four are crucial

Why is the BCCI still being asked for its objections to the Lodha recommendations?

May 10, 2018: Eight reports and many months later, it is clear that there is no hope of real reform in sight

Bangladesh news

Mushfiqur wary of Rashid, Mujeeb threat

May 10, 2018: The Bangladesh batsman acknowledged the presence of world-class bowlers in the Afghanistan side, but hoped his team could draw confidence from their performance in the Nidahas Trophy

Ireland v Pakistan, only Test, Malahide

Ireland's golden generation reach the promised land of a maiden Test match

May 10, 2018: ESPNcricinfo previews Ireland's historic inaugural Test match against Pakistan at Malahide

Australia news

Paine denies Warner relationship is broken

May 10, 2018: The Australia captain disagrees that Warner has been ostracised, says banned trio will be welcomed back if they conform to "new brand of cricket"

ICC news

Former Sharjah cricket official Ansari charged for corruption

May 10, 2018: ESPNcricinfo understands that he is the same person who had allegedly made a corrupt approach on Pakistan captain Sarfraz Ahmed in October 2017

Rajasthan Royals v Chennai Super Kings, IPL 2018, Jaipur

Royals run into in-form CSK with time running out

May 10, 2018: Another win for MS Dhoni's men will take them a step closer to making the knockouts for the ninth time in as many seasons

IPL 2018

Should spinners bowl in the death in IPL?

May 10, 2018: Depending on the pitch, outfield size and batsmen at the crease, spin could be a good alternative to the traditional death-over tricks by pace bowlers

No one in Iceland watches Game of Thrones. But they do watch cricket

May 10, 2018: We had a Twitter exchange with Iceland Cricket. And now we know that it's the real birthplace of the game

Teams of 1993-2017

Pick your men's Test XI of the last 25 years

May 10, 2018: Who will make it to your dream team?

South Asian Communities Action Plan

ECB introduce 'Rooney Rule' to build bridges to British Asian communities

May 9, 2018: South Asian communities make up more than 30% of the recreational cricketers in England and Wales

Kolkata Knight Riders v Mumbai Indians, IPL 2018, Kolkata

Kishan takes a leaf out of Sehwag's book

May 9, 2018: He's made three ducks this season, but the team management's faith hasn't shaken. On Wednesday, he justified why he was worth the big bucks

Ireland v Pakistan, only Test, Dublin

Imam-ul-Haq set for 'dream' Pakistan Test debut

May 9, 2018: Growing up and hoping to emulate his famous uncle, Inzamam-ul-Haq, Imam wanted to play Tests for his country - even if he did not expect his first to be in Ireland

Kolkata Knight Riders v Mumbai Indians, IPL 2018, Kolkata

Talking Points - Should Piyush Chawla have bowled the last over?

May 9, 2018: Piyush Chawla conceded 22 in the last over, even though the batsman on strike, Ben Cutting, usually struggles against spin

Afghanistan news

Afghanistan to host Bangladesh for T20Is in India

May 9, 2018: The games will be played in Dehradun, a north Indian city that has not hosted international cricket before

Ireland v Pakistan, only Test, Dublin

Alan Lewis, Irish cricket's unknown hero

May 9, 2018: Better known as a rugby referee and the man who spotted Ed Joyce as a 10-year-old, Alan Lewis was also one of the best cricketers of his generation

County news

Dwayne Bravo joins Middlesex for six Vitality Blast games

May 9, 2018: Middlesex are hoping to improve on a record that has seen the club reach one T20 quarter-final in the last ten years