Features

Remember when Ireland played their first Test?

May 9, 2018: No, you don't, so let's rewind back to it

India news

Kohli needs to be in two places at once on June 27

May 8, 2018: Five talking points from India's selections for the Test match against Afghanistan and the limited-overs series in England

Rajasthan Royals v Kings XI Punjab, IPL 2018, Jaipur

Talking Points - Ashwin's tit-for-tat move fails

May 8, 2018: A duck for R Ashwin at No.3? He was just keeping his promise of being unpredictable this IPL

Royal London Cup

Steven Finn named as Middlesex captain for Royal London campaign

May 8, 2018: Fast bowler named as stand-in for Dawid Malan, who is expected to be on England duty

India news

Prithvi Shaw, Shubman Gill in India A squads for England tour

May 8, 2018: M Vijay, Mohammed Shami and Wriddhiman Saha will play for India A in their third and final four-day match to prepare for the first Test against England

Bangladesh in West Indies 2018

Yeasin Arafat called up to Bangladesh's preliminary squad

May 8, 2018: The 19-year-old fast bowler is one of 31 players called up to the camp ahead of a two-Test, three-ODI and three-T20I tour of the West Indies

Reaction to The Hundred

PCA warns on The Hundred: 'There's no competition without players' as format comes under question

May 8, 2018: Daryl Mitchell, chairman of the Professional Cricketers Association, insisted that the 100-ball format is "not set in stone" after a meeting between the ECB and a players' delegation at Edgbaston

Rajasthan Royals v Kings XI Punjab, IPL 2018, Jaipur

When Ish Sodhi impressed Shane Warne

May 8, 2018: The New Zealand legspinner had a smart economy rate of 0.74 and strangled Kings XI Punjab's chase of 159 to keep Rajasthan Royals alive

Rajasthan Royals v Kings XI Punjab, IPL 2018, Jaipur

KL Rahul unbeaten, but Royals beat rest of Kings XI

May 8, 2018: Jos Buttler's 82 had set Rajasthan Royals up for a bigger total than 158, but a dry pitch became progressively slower and kept Kings XI Punjab from coming anywhere close

Pakistan in England 2018

England fast bowler Mark Wood ends IPL stint early to prepare for Pakistan Test series

May 8, 2018:

MLB comes to London

London's Olympic Stadium to host Major League Baseball during marquee Cricket World Cup fixtures

May 8, 2018: Boston Red Sox and New York Yankees to play two matches in London next June, clashing with Australia-New Zealand and England-India

Kolkata Knight Riders v Mumbai Indians, IPL 2018, Kolkata

Advantage Mumbai at home away from home

May 8, 2018: They have won nine of their 11 games at the Eden Gardens, and another could catapult them above KKR, into fourth place

India in Ireland and England 2018

Rahul, Rayudu picked for ODIs in England

May 8, 2018: The two batsmen were rewarded for their excellent form during the 2018 IPL season

India v Afghanistan, only Test, Bengaluru

Rahane to lead against Afghanistan, Rohit left out

May 8, 2018: Virat Kohli, Jasprit Bumrah, Rohit Sharma and Bhuvneshwar Kumar are missing from India's Test squad to play Afghanistan

IPL 2018

BBL hit, IPL miss?

May 8, 2018: How have stars from other T20 leagues fared in IPL 2018?

County diary

'Is it Phillip Schofield?' - The enduring mystery of James Anderson's silver-fox barnet

May 8, 2018: News from around the circuit, including a 'Charmed' visit to Edgbaston, and the man whose drop kick-started Jonathan Trott's career

Pakistan news

Mushtaq Ahmed to coach West Indies spinners for a month

May 8, 2018: The former Pakistan legspinner signed a one-month contract with Cricket West Indies, after which he is likely to return as head coach at the NCA in Lahore

IPL 2018

'A masterclass in death bowling'

May 8, 2018: The cricketing world reacts to Sunrisers Hyderabad's stunning win over Royal Challengers Bangalore

India in Australia 2018-19

India say no to day-night Adelaide Test

May 8, 2018: Adelaide's annual Test match will be an all-day affair for the first time since 2014 after Cricket Australia conceded that the BCCI would not accept a pink-ball fixture

Australia in England 2018

Paine and Finch to lead; Shaun Marsh and Lyon recalled

May 8, 2018: Alex Carey has been promoted to the Twenty20 vice-captaincy for Australia's upcoming limited-overs tour of England