Australia news

Matthew Hayden 'dodges bullet' in surfing accident

Oct 8, 2018: The former Australia opener suffered a fractured spine and torn ligaments in an accident while surfing in Queensland

West Indies in India 2018-19

Gayle says no, but Darren Bravo and Pollard back in West Indies T20I squad

Oct 8, 2018: Fabian Allen and Oshane Thomas feature among a handful of new faces selected for limited-overs series in India

Pakistan v Australia, 1st Test, Dubai, 1st day

Shoaib Akhtar talked Mohammad Hafeez out of retiring

Oct 7, 2018: After scoring a comeback century on the first day of the Dubai Test, Hafeez revealed that his wife and Akhtar convinced him against taking 'drastic steps'

England in Sri Lanka 2018-19

Want to become one of the first bowlers on the teamsheet - Tom Curran

Oct 7, 2018: Injury kept Tom Curran out of England's one-day side throughout the home season and he is desperate to make up for lost time with the World Cup looming

West Indies tour of India 2018-19

Dwayne Bravo unlikely for India ODIs

Oct 7, 2018: The team is yet to be announced but board has moved ahead with visa paperwork for its longlist of players

West Indies news

Gayle signs off from Jamaica List-A career with century

Oct 7, 2018: The 39-year-old hopes to play one four-day fixture before retiring from all formats for Jamaica

South Africa v Zimbabwe, 3rd ODI, Paarl

Sean Williams still haunted by World Cup Qualifiers failure

Oct 7, 2018: The Zimbabwe allrounder says he and the team are still in anguish over the three-run loss against UAE at home that ended their World Cup dreams

Pakistan v Australia, 1st Test, Dubai

Batsmen need to take greater responsibility - Sarfraz Ahmed

Oct 6, 2018: The Pakistan captain hoped that they could execute their plans against a vastly-improved Nathan Lyon

Quaid-e-Azam Trophy

National Bank fold for 44, Mohammad Asif takes another five-for

Oct 6, 2018: Misbah-ul-Haq continued to struggle for form, meanwhile, but the two Lahore teams finally had reason to cheer

Australia tour of UAE 2018/19

(Hand)shaken, not stirred?

Oct 6, 2018: One of the first things Tim Paine did after finding himself cleaning up the mess post-Newlands was to make it a point for his team to shake hands with the opposition

India v West Indies, 1st Test, Rajkot, 3rd day

Kuldeep Yadav craves red-ball success

Oct 6, 2018: The left-arm wristspinner, who became the seventh bowler to pick up a five-wicket haul in all three formats, says Test cricket is "very close to my heart"

India v West Indies, 1st Test, Rajkot, 3rd day

Kraigg Brathwaite wants West Indies batsmen to trust their defence

Oct 6, 2018: R Ashwin said he was "surprised" by the visitors' high-risk shots against the spinners

Pakistan v Australia, 1st Test, Dubai

Bowlers take ownership of reverse swing after Newlands

Oct 6, 2018: Taking care of the ball, this time by legal means, will no longer be the purview of Australia's batsmen

England in Sri Lanka 2018-19

Washout leaves England short of acclimatisation in demanding conditions

Oct 6, 2018: The remaining players in England's squad had hoped for a run out, but the P Sara ground was left saturated by heavy rain

India v West Indies, 1st Test, Rajkot, 3rd day

Kohli wants more water breaks in extreme heat

Oct 6, 2018: The umpires cracked down on unscheduled drinks breaks in Rajkot, where temperatures touched 40 degrees celsius

Vijay Hazare Trophy 2018-19

Karn Veer Kaushal hits first Vijay Hazare double-century

Oct 6, 2018: Uttarakhand opener made 202 against Sikkim, eclipsing the 187 Ajinkya Rahane had made in 2007-08

Australia news

Warne slams Ponting's decision to bowl first at Edgbaston 2005

Oct 6, 2018: The legspinner called it "the worst decision made by any captain I've played under" and said it was based on past numbers rather than current reality

USA news

Sacked USA captain Khaleel slams management's unprofessionalism

Oct 6, 2018: He said team officials had failed to mediate a simmering dispute between him and other senior players that boiled during the recent ICC World T20 Sub Regional Americas Qualifier

Pakistan v Australia, 1st Test, Dubai

Spearhead Starc faces new reality in the desert

Oct 6, 2018: Well rested and injury free, the fast bowler says he'll be looking at playing more of a support role to the spinners in the UAE

Sri Lanka Board XI v England XI, Tour match, Colombo

Moeen Ali ready to embrace expectation in Sri Lanka

Oct 5, 2018: Spin is likely to play a key part of the one-day series and Moeen Ali settled into his work nicely with a three-wicket haul