County news

Mohammad Amir heads back to Essex for Vitality Blast stint

Feb 8, 2019: The Pakistan left-armer has signed for eight games in this year's English T20 competition.

Dhaka Dynamites v Comilla Victorians, BPL 2018-19 final, Dhaka

'I feel I am still dreaming' - Tamim Iqbal after BPL final heroics

Feb 8, 2019: Star batsman says he needs more time to fully grasp the enormity of his knock, which accounted for more than 70% of his side's runs

West Indies v England, 3rd Test, St Lucia

'Never say never' - Alastair Cook struggles to deny England comeback temptation

Feb 8, 2019: Is a knight in shiny padding about to ride to the team's rescue for the St Lucia Test? Err ... probably not

India in New Zealand 2018-19

'Wake up, NZC' - #MeToo posters appear at Eden Park

Feb 8, 2019: Scott Kuggeliejn, who was tried and found not guilty of rape in February 2017, is understood to be the target of the banners

Pakistan news

Will consider PSL performances to finalise World Cup squad - Arthur

Feb 8, 2019: The head coach also backed captain Sarfaraz Ahmed for his wicketkeeping form over recent months

Big Bash League 2018-19

Michael Beer announces BBL retirement

Feb 8, 2019: Left-arm spinner has been fielded only thrice by Melbourne Stars in the ongoing BBL season

New Zealand v India, 2nd T20I, Auckland

Daryl Mitchell lbw brings DRS back in the spotlight

Feb 8, 2019: HotSpot showed a mark as the ball passed the bat, but there was no spike on Snicko and as a result the batsman was ruled lbw

Australia news

Ponting named Australia assistant coach for World Cup

Feb 8, 2019: The appointment of the former Australia captain is the first of what is likely to be a number of short-term, specific roles handed to past players

Big Bash League

Lyon sees Big Bash return as World Cup springboard

Feb 8, 2019: Lyon is available for Sydney Sixers as they target a place in the BBL then he will be straight off to India

Australia

Nathan Lyon "shocked" by resignation of David Saker

Feb 8, 2019: The offspinner said that Saker had been a "massive support" to him and he was taken aback by his departure

England in West Indies 2019

Jos Buttler admits to 'hurt pride' after England's Test thrashings

Feb 7, 2019: Vice-captain says positive approach won't change, but England need better execution of plans

England in West Indies 2019

Ben Stokes misses training with bruised heel as England regroup in St Lucia

Feb 7, 2019: England resume training ahead of third Test, with Mark Wood coming into contention ahead of Sam Curran

Pakistan Super League

PCB to look into conflict-of-interest issue after PSL season

Feb 7, 2019: The dual roles of Mickey Arthur and Azhar Mahmood with the national team and Karachi Kings could come under review at the board's next governing council meeting

Jason Holder joins Northamptonshire for start of county season

Feb 7, 2019: West Indies captain to play two Championship games, plus opening one-dayers

India news

BCCI set to run women's T20 exhibition games during IPL 2019

Feb 7, 2019: Where last year's exercise was a one-off match, the board is mulling a three-match series this year, featuring a number of top Indian and international players

ICC news

'Test cricket is dying' - Shashank Manohar

Feb 7, 2019: The ICC chairman believes the World Test Championship could keep the format alive, and says there could be logistical difficulties in staging cricket at the Olympic Games

Vidarbha v Saurashtra, Ranji Tropy 2018-19, final, Nagpur

Unadkat confident of bright future despite Saurashtra's stumble at the final hurdle

Feb 7, 2019: The loss to Vidarbha was Saurashtra's third straight defeat in a Ranji Trophy final, but their captain and coach were pleased with the side's fight throughout this season

Vidarbha v Saurashtra, Ranji Trophy final, Nagpur

'If anyone thought last year was a fluke, we have proven ourselves again'

Feb 7, 2019: Faiz Fazal and Chandrakant Pandit, Vidarbha's captain and coach, speak about what it took for the team to win back-to-back Ranji Trophy titles

India domestic news

Ajinkya Rahane to lead Rest of India in Irani Cup

Feb 7, 2019: The squad includes two players from the runner-up side Saurashtra: wicketkeeper Snell Patel and left-arm spinner Dharmendrasinh Jadeja

England women in India and Sri Lanka

Sarah Taylor to make limited return for India tour

Feb 7, 2019: Katherine Brunt also back in action as England ring changes