Bangladesh news

Imrul Kayes, Mohammad Saifuddin handed central contracts

Feb 2, 2019: Khaled Ahmed, Nayeem Hasan and Abu Jayed are the other newcomers in the 17-man list for a period between 1st January to 31st December 2019

West Indies v England, 2nd Test, Antigua

Jason Holder dedicates Test triumph to Alzarri Joseph after death of mother

Feb 2, 2019: Fast bowler played full part with bat and ball on historic third day despite overnight bereavement

Big Bash League 2018-19

Michael Klinger announces BBL retirement

Feb 2, 2019: The 38-year-old is committed to play another T20 Blast season with Gloucestershire in the UK this year

Australia news

Selector Greg Chappell set to retire from CA

Feb 2, 2019: In the midst of extensive debate about the selection panel's role, Chappell has informed colleagues of his intention to depart CA, ending an association of more than 30 years

Australia v Sri Lanka, 2nd Test, Canberra, 2nd day

Dimuth Karunaratne cleared to bat again after being discharged from hospital

Feb 2, 2019: The opener was hit by a short delivery from Pat Cummins and stretched off the ground before going to hospital for tests which came back all clear

Australia v Sri Lanka, 2nd Test, Canberra

CA consider extended family time for England trip

Feb 2, 2019: The board are conscious of the amount of time some players will spend away from home in the World Cup and Ashes

West Indies v England, 2nd Test, Antigua

England can defend 140 but might need 'knock that goes down in history' - Broad

Feb 1, 2019: Broad believes batting last could prove deeply problematic and says England are not yet out of the game

South Africa news

De Kock and du Plessis out of Pakistan T20Is

Feb 1, 2019: The wicketkeeper is suffering from an injured groin while the captain has decided to take some time off

ICC news

Lauren Agenbag, the first SA woman to umpire in a T20I

Feb 1, 2019: At just 22 years old, she may well also be the youngest ever umpire to stand in an international since George Coulthard in 1878-79

West Indies v England, 2nd Test, Antigua

Ben Foakes expected to bat after hand X-ray reveals no fracture

Feb 1, 2019: Wicketkeeper injured after being struck during dismissal on first day in Antigua

South Africa women news

Lizelle Lee withdrawn from SA's squad over 'fitness standards'

Feb 1, 2019: Andrie Steyn has been named as replacement, although she will join the squad only before the 2nd T20I against Sri Lanka

County news

Surrey's Tom Curran, Sam Curran, Ben Foakes sign contract extensions with club

Feb 1, 2019: Sam Curran, Tom Curran and Ben Foakes all commit to The Oval after prominent seasons for England

Australia news

Will Pucovski opts out of Australia squad for mental health reasons

Feb 1, 2019: The 20-year old batsman is expected to return to cricket for Victoria when the Shield resumes after the end of the Big Bash League in the second half of February

West Indies v England, 2nd Test, Antigua

Kemar Roach praises 'on it' team-mates as West Indies take command again

Feb 1, 2019: Fast bowler proud of first-innings efforts as England come a cropper on lively first day

India news

'KL Rahul has proven he can succeed in all three formats' - Rahul Dravid

Feb 1, 2019: The India A coach isn't unduly worried by the opener's poor form over the last few months. He also feels India will go into the 2019 World Cup as favourites

Australia v Sri Lanka, 2nd Test, Canberra, 1st day

Travis Head's maiden Test century a tearful tribute to Phillip Hughes

Feb 1, 2019: For Joe Burns, too, it was an emotional occasion as his fourth Test century came after a roller-coaster couple of seasons

World Cup 2019

India to play New Zealand and Bangladesh in 2019 World Cup warm-ups

Feb 1, 2019: The ten participating teams will play two warm-ups each

New Zealand v India, 5th ODI, Wellington

Nicholls ready for role as opener after summer-long prep

Feb 1, 2019: Colin Munro, who averages only 22.15 since January 2018, was replaced by Henry Nicholls at the top for the 4th ODI against India and it's likely to be the same for the 5th game too

Pakistan tour of South Africa, 2018-19

'Bureaucracy over common sense' - Mani lashes out at Sarfaraz's ban

Feb 1, 2019: The PCB chairman held that, "because ICC couldn't get the two players in a room together, they said let's charge him. And that to my mind is utter nonsense."

West Indies v England, 2nd Test, Antigua

Two-paced pitch keeps England in contention - Jonny Bairstow

Jan 31, 2019: England No. 3 backs bowlers to exploit awkward patch that was responsible for some difficult deliveries