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

Australia top-order lose battle of the crease

Mar 1, 2018: Australia's hopes of setting a dominant agenda were stymied by an attitrional South Africa bowling effort led by Vernon Philander

West Indies v UAE, World Cup Qualifier Warm-up

Spinners, Roach help West Indies defend 115

Mar 1, 2018: A 32-run win against UAE, however, will not mask the team's worries over their batting leading into the tournament proper

England in New Zealand

Root to discuss Stokes' Test vice-captaincy

Mar 1, 2018: James Anderson took over the role for the Ashes in Stokes' absence, but the allrounder's return to the fold for the New Zealand tour means it is a situation that needs to be addressed

BPL news

Rajshahi Kings appoint Vettori as head coach

Mar 1, 2018: The BPL franchise has signed the former New Zealand captain for the 2018 and 2019 seasons

New Zealand v England, 3rd ODI, Wellington

NZ hinge hopes on Taylor, Williamson injury shake-off

Mar 1, 2018: Kane Williamson's prognosis remains uncertain, with him requiring further assessment on his hamstring injury, while Ross Taylor still faces a fitness test on Friday

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

Warner, Smith fifties underpin close-fought day

Mar 1, 2018: A low-key opening day of the series finished early and without a runaway winner, though South Africa were probably slightly the happier after keeping Australia to 225 for 5

Australia news

Australia women's Under-19 to play after 15-year hiatus

Mar 1, 2018: Australia U-19 will feature in a tri-series alongside hosts South Africa and England, this April, for their first overseas tour

USA news

Finding a middle-order finisher priority - Dassanayake

Mar 1, 2018: Pubudu Dassanayake was confident about his fast-bowling unit but said they were looking for a good finisher who could bat with the tail

New Zealand news

Fleming shows interest in New Zealand T20 role

Mar 1, 2018: Fleming also put forward the name of Daniel Vettori - who also works in the T20 format - but made clear he remained impressed by Mike Hesson's achievements

The briefing

How much dying can Test cricket do?

Mar 1, 2018: Plenty, and then some more, as we found out in February

Islamabad United v Quetta Gladiators, PSL 2018, Sharjah

Bowlers, Pietersen dazzle in Quetta win

Feb 28, 2018: Rumaan Raees' knee injury adds to Islamabad United's woes as they slump to their second loss in three matches

County news

Hampshire bring in Amla for first half of season

Feb 28, 2018: Hampshire have signed South Africa batsman Hashim Amla as their overseas player for the first three months of the 2018 domestic season

Ireland news

Ireland to build new stadium to meet needs of Test era

Feb 28, 2018: Malahide is set to lose its status as Ireland's premier cricket venue as board look for future-proofing

Representation in the game

English cricket coaching needs more diversity - Wasim Khan

Feb 28, 2018: Wasim Khan has questioned whether the game in England and Wales can do more to encourage coaches and administrators from South Asian and Afro-Caribbean backgrounds

India news

Mayank Agarwal 'in the queue' for national call-up - chief selector

Feb 28, 2018: MSK Prasad also assessed India's recent tour of South Africa and said Jasprit Bumrah's emergence as a "Test match bowler" was a big gain

India domestic news

'Niggling issue' rules Ashwin out of Deodhar Trophy

Feb 28, 2018: Shahbaz Nadeem will take his place in the India A squad, which will now be led by Ankit Bawne

South Africa v Australia, 1st Test, Durban

Expectations high for de Villiers' final duel with Australia

Feb 28, 2018: AB de Villiers has not made any official announcement about his Test future but this is probably the last 'big' series he will play for South Africa in the format

Australia in South Africa 2017-18

Dangerous nostalgia at heart of rivalry

Feb 28, 2018: South Africa's Test battles with Australia have been reliably hard-fought. But an overdue victory on home soil is important to the hosts for numerous reasons

Bangladesh news

BCB appeals against ICC's 'below average' rating for Mirpur pitch

Feb 28, 2018: The appeal will be heard by March 14 as per the period stipulated in the pitch monitoring process and will be determined by Geoff Allardice, ICC's general manager (cricket), and Anil Kumble, the chairperson of the cricket committee

Nidahas T20 Tri-series

Lakmal, Pradeep return to bolster SL T20 pace ranks

Feb 28, 2018: The two fast bowlers recovered from injuries, but wicketkeeper-batsman Niroshan Dickwella was omitted in favour of Dhananjaya de Silva