New Zealand v England, 1st Test, Auckland, 1st day

Swing special prolongs England's dire summer down under

Mar 22, 2018: England have had a tough time away from home in Test cricket of late. Following Boult and Southee's masterclass in swing bowling, there's little to indicate that Auckland will be any different

New Zealand v England, 1st Test, Auckland, 1st day

England's tenth wicket out-bats other nine

Mar 22, 2018: Craig Overton and James Anderson added 31 runs for the tenth wicket while the other nine aggregated 27

New Zealand v England, 1st Test, Auckland, 1st day

How England collapsed for 58

Mar 22, 2018: Ball-by-ball descriptions of England's dismissals as they slumped to their sixth-lowest Test total

New Zealand v England, 1st Test, Auckland, 1st day

Boult, Southee and Williamson bury England

Mar 22, 2018: Trent Boult and Tim Southee combined to bowl England out for 58, their sixth-lowest Test total. Kane Williamson then led their batting charge with a delectable, unbeaten 91

'My injury layoff improved me as a leader and as a person'

Mar 22, 2018: Meg Lanning, Australia women's captain, on her legacy, her mentor Alex Blackwell, and the World T20 in West Indies in November

New Zealand v England, 1st Test, Auckland, 1st day

Broad the youngest fast bowler to 400 Test wickets

Mar 22, 2018: Stats highlights from the career of Stuart Broad, who has become the 15th bowler to take 400 Test wickets

Karachi Kings v Peshawar Zalmi, PSL 2018, Eliminator 2, Lahore

Dominant Kamran Akmal propels Peshawar into final

Mar 21, 2018: Opener's 27-ball 77 sets up huge total, before bowlers suppress Karachi's steady surge to give Peshawar an opportunity to defend their crown

Scotland v West Indies, World Cup qualifier, Super Six, Harare

'Two critical moments in two critical games have potentially cost us' - Coetzer

Mar 21, 2018: While Scotland's captain rued his team's bad luck with lbw decisions, West Indies' Jason Holder pointed out that the availability, or otherwise, of the DRS was not under his control

IPL 2018

IPL to feature DRS for the first time

Mar 21, 2018: Each team will get one review per innings, and the third umpire will have access to both ball-tracking and Ultra Edge

Scotland v West Indies, World Cup qualifier, Super Six, Harare

'We don't deserve what's happened to us'

Mar 21, 2018: An iffy lbw decision followed by rain left Scotland so near, yet so far away from achieving their World Cup dream. For an Associate side that beat Afghanistan, tied with Zimbabwe and went toe-to-toe with West Indies, it was a cruel end to their qualifying

Women's tri-series 2018

Increased interest around women's cricket has been brilliant - Perry

Mar 21, 2018: The Australia allrounder is thrilled at the attention the women's game has been getting over the last couple of years, and is all praise for the atmosphere she has experienced at Indian grounds

County news

ECB grants permission for concussion replacements

Mar 21, 2018: Medical professionals will judge whether a player is unfit to continue as the ECB takes on the thorny challenge of like-for-like replacements

Scotland v West Indies, World Cup qualifier, Super Six, Harare

Relief for West Indies, heartbreak for Scotland

Mar 21, 2018: The two-time champions sealed a berth in the 2019 World Cup when rain arrived with Scotland five runs short of the DLS par score

South Africa v Australia, 3rd Test, Cape Town

SA set to miss 2017-18 transformation target

Mar 21, 2018: Selection questions over Temba Bavuma/Theunis de Bruyn and Lungi Ngidi/Morne Morkel highlight the delicate balancing act for South Africa

South Africa news

Steyn all but out of Australia series

Mar 21, 2018: The fast bowler has recovered from the heel injury that has kept him out since the New Year's Test against India, but will not get any chance to prove his fitness in a first-class game with the Titans leaving him out of their squad for the final fixture o

South Africa v Australia, 3rd Test, Cape Town

Starc fit as Smith seeks a game-changer

Mar 21, 2018: Australia's captain, meanwhile, has looked notably assertive with the bat in net sessions this week, and reckons himself to be hitting the ball far better than at any stage during his prolific Ashes summer

South Africa v Australia, 3rd Test, Cape Town

Rabada reprieve adds spice to simmering contest

Mar 21, 2018: South Africa will be buoyed by the availability of No. 1 Test bowler Kagiso Rabada while Australia hope to have Mitchells Starc and Marsh fit

Why cricket needs to define what constitutes an offence

Mar 21, 2018: Periodically we have bouts of hand-wringing when someone steps over the line, but things need to be more cut and dried

New Zealand v England, 1st Test, Auckland

Remodelled Leach emerges stronger for the scrutiny

Mar 21, 2018: Somerset spinner in prime position to fill key England vacancy, after overcoming trauma of suspect action

County news

County players could be sent off as ECB gets tough

Mar 21, 2018: The MCC's toughened-up Law on player behaviour has been adopted across all professional competitions in England this season