England news

Downton never the man to revive English cricket

Apr 8, 2015: The ECB have found a scapegoat for the World Cup debacle but whether sacking individuals will fix the broken system within English cricket remains doubtful

Knight Riders v Mumbai Indians, IPL 2015, Kolkata

Knight Riders' intent foils Mumbai's defence

Apr 8, 2015: The tone for Kolkata Knight Riders' confident chase was set by Gautam Gambhir, whose domineering mindset negated Mumbai's spinners and forced the opposition to rethink its plans

USA news

Nisarg Patel, Jasdeep Singh get USA call-ups

Apr 8, 2015: Nisarg Patel, who finished as Most Valuable Player in the recent USACA T20 National Championship, and 22-year-old fast bowler Jasdeep Singh have been picked in USA's 14-man squad for next month's ICC Americas Division One T20 tournament in Indianapolis

Kolkata Knight Riders v Mumbai Indians, IPL 2015, Kolkata

Gambhir, Morkel lead Knight Riders in opening win

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Bangladesh news

Improved Talukdar rewarded for consistency

Apr 8, 2015: Bangladesh's search for a stable opening partnership has given Rony Talukdar a place in the ODI squad for the matches against Pakistan, and the batsman wants to grab the opportunity with both hands

England news

Downton departs as England managing director

Apr 8, 2015: Paul Downton has left his job as managing director of England cricket after 15 months in the job and leaves after a disastrous World Cup campaign where England failed to make the knockout stage.

Australia in West Indies 2015

WICB reschedules Australia Tests

Apr 8, 2015: The WICB has announced changes to the dates for the two-Test series between West Indies and Australia, with the matches being advanced by two days

Bangladesh v South Africa, 1st Youth ODI, Mirpur

Bangladesh blank South Africa by five wickets

Apr 8, 2015: Bangladesh Under-19s beat South Africa Under-19s by five wickets in the first Youth ODI in Mirpur

Kolkata Knight Riders v Mumbai Indians, IPL 2015, Kolkata

Breaking bat, and Rayudu's brief return

Apr 8, 2015: Plays of the day from the opening match of IPL 2015 between Kolkata Knight Riders and Mumbai Indians

Kolkata Knight Riders v Mumbai Indians, IPL 2015, Kolkata

KKR begin title defence with win at home

Apr 8, 2015: Kolkata Knight Riders dropped three catches, Mumbai Indians outdid them by one, and fittingly the defending champions got their campaign off to a victorious start

Bangladesh news

Talukdar, Abul picked for Pakistan ODIs; Imrul dropped

Apr 8, 2015: Bangladesh have left out Imrul Kayes, Taijul Islam and Shaiful Islam from the ODI squad for the first two matches against Pakistan to be played at home

IPL 2015

The many teams of Parthiv Patel

Apr 8, 2015:

Australia U-19s v England U-19s, Youth Test, Perth, 3rd day

Hameed leads strong England reply

Apr 8, 2015: Fifties from Joe Weatherley, Haseeb Hameed and Callum Taylor led England Under-19s' strong reply as they converted a 245-run deficit into a 59-run lead by the end of the third day of the Youth Test in Perth

Chennai Super Kings v Delhi Daredevils, IPL 2015, Chennai

New-look Daredevils land in deep end

Apr 8, 2015: Chennai Super Kings in Chennai is one of the hardest tests for any team, and more so for a team trying to reinvent itself

Offbeat

Biker Dhoni cops a fine

Apr 8, 2015: MS Dhoni likes to ride his motorbikes around his hometown Ranchi but his latest joyride brought an unexpected visitor to his house. A traffic cop

Sri Lanka news

Wijegunawardene replaces Jayasuriya as chief selector

Apr 8, 2015: Former Sri Lanka fast bowler Kapila Wijegunawardene was named the new chairman of cricket selectors replacing Sanath Jayasuriya

After the party, the nap

Apr 8, 2015: Exhausted by the World Cup? Worry not, we have just the competition for you

Warwickshire 2015 preview

Battle-hardened Bears eye more success

Apr 8, 2015: ESPNcricinfo assesses Warwickshire's prospects for 2015

Sussex 2015 preview

Extra excitement but Sussex need substance

Apr 8, 2015: ESPNcricinfo previews Sussex's chances ahead of the 2015 season

Wisden 2015

English cricket 'losing touch'

Apr 8, 2015: If it was not already abundantly clear that cricket in England has endured a difficult 18 months, then the publication of the 2015 Wisden Almanack this week hammers the point home with a resounding thud