Feature

Who's missing at the World Cup qualifiers?

Mar 3, 2018: Some of the finest Associate players in the business, that's who. Here is why

Dhaka Premier League 2018

Shoriful four-for ends Abahani's six-match winning streak

Mar 2, 2018: Mohammad Azim's six-for helped Mohammedan tie with Prime Doleshwar while Shykat Ali's century helped Dhanmondi beat Gazi Group

South Africa v Australia, 1st Test, Durban, 2nd day

Marsh and Lyon script their Second Act

Mar 2, 2018: A little over 12 months ago, neither man was certain of his place in the Australian Test XI. Now, they have become immensely vital cogs

South Africa v Australia, 1st Test, Durban, 2nd day

Can South Africa defer de Villiers' break-up with Test cricket?

Mar 2, 2018: AB de Villiers proved yet again how much South Africa needs him and how much Test cricket needs him. But does the batsman still need South Africa and Test cricket?

South Africa v Australia, 1st Test, Durban, 2nd day

De Villiers rallies around team-mates after 'softies'

Mar 2, 2018: The South Africa batsman put some of the side's problems down to conditions, which he expects to become more difficult to bat on as the game goes on

South Africa v Australia, 1st Test, Durban

Australians give a XXXX as they ambush stump microphone

Mar 2, 2018: Australia close fielders talk up virtues of rival ICC and CSA sponsors in a bid to silence the eavesdropping stump mics

India news

Prasad resigns as chairman of India's junior selection committee

Mar 2, 2018: The former India seamer has stepped down with immediate effect to avoid a potential conflict of interest as he is likely to take up a coaching role in the IPL

England news

Anderson adds voice to Test fears

Mar 2, 2018: James Anderson has admitted he fears for the future of Test cricket as players and spectators favour the shorter formats

From the archive

'The 300th would stand out as it was the first time it ever happened'

Mar 2, 2018: Fred Trueman chats with readers and answers questions about his best spells, the great batsmen he bowled to, intimidatory bowling, and modern-day cricket

Zimbabwe news

Zimbabwe Cricket at a financial crossroads

Mar 2, 2018: April promises to be a decisive month for not only will Zimbabwe know whether they will play the 2019 World Cup but also whether their request for financial assistance with the ICC has been accepted

West Indies A v England Lions, 3rd unofficial Test, Antigua

Flower 'disappointed' as Lions spin issues exposed in whitewash

Mar 2, 2018: West Indies A completed a 3-0 whitewash over England Lions in the unofficial Tests as Jomel Warrican capped an impressive personal series with a haul of 11 for 88

From the archive

The lure of Lord's

Mar 2, 2018: HQ still has an atmosphere no cricket ground can equal. The idea of it may irritate, but the actuality placates and uplifts, never disappoints

Islamabad United v Lahore Qalandars, PSL 2018, Sharjah

Lahore Qalandars blow it in Super Over finish

Mar 2, 2018: With the equation reading 45 off 52 balls with eight wickets in hand, Lahore Qalandars should have won this game easily; but they didn't, and Andre Russell's hitting downed them in the PSL's first ever Super Over

South Africa v Australia, 1st Test, Durban, 2nd day

Five-star Starc builds on M Marsh 96 to secure big lead

Mar 2, 2018: Mitchell Starc and Nathan Lyon systematically dismantled South Africa's batting order on the second day in Durban to give Australia a 189-run lead

Plunket Shield 2017-18

Double trouble: one hour, two hat-tricks

Mar 2, 2018: Logan van Beek and Matt McEwan in the record books as the Plunket Shield witnesses its first set of twin hat-tricks

Australia news

Michael Klinger to retire from first-class cricket

Mar 2, 2018: Veteran batsman calls time on first-class career spanning nearly two decades but will continue to play in T20s

England in New Zealand, 2017-18

'You get remembered for how many Tests you've played' - Bairstow

Mar 2, 2018: England's Test wicketkeeper says the format mush be cherished amid the growth of the T20 game

New Zealand v England, 3rd ODI, Wellington

England look to end their Wellington woe

Mar 2, 2018: If there was any venue in the country where New Zealand could go to try and wrestle back to the advantage, it would probably be the Westpac

World Cup Qualifier 2018

Test-nation gravitas spices up World Cup Qualifier

Mar 2, 2018: This tournament will ask existential questions of almost every team: what would it mean for West Indies, winners of the inaugural World Cup in England more than 40 years ago, to miss out?

World Cup Qualifier 2018

What is the World Cup Qualifier?

Mar 2, 2018: The tournament begins in Zimbabwe on Sunday and will continue across Harare, Bulawayo and Kwekwe until March 25. Here is everything you need to know about it