South Africa news

Shabnim Ismail, Trisha Chetty out of West Indies tour

Sep 9, 2018: Ismail flies home to be with ill father, while Chetty has been withdrawn because of a back injury

England v India, 5th Test, The Oval, 2nd day

Anderson gets demerit point for dissent after Kohli lbw shout

Sep 9, 2018: The England fast bowler had words with Kumar Dharmasena after a review was unsuccessful on umpire's call

India A v Australia A, 2nd unofficial Test, Alur, 1st day

Kurtis Patterson 'frustrated' at not converting starts

Sep 8, 2018: The opener has looked Australia A's best batsman in India, but hasn't pushed onto make substantial contributions

Bangladesh news

Can't keep chopping and changing fast bowlers - Courtney Walsh

Sep 8, 2018: Bangladesh's bowling coach wants the team to have faith in their young fast bowlers and give them a run of matches to gain experience and build their skillsets

Zimbabwe news

Sikandar Raza not given Zimbabwe contract

Sep 8, 2018: The board claimed the batsman had breached terms of their previous agreement and that he was not deserving of a contract

South Africa news

CSA members' council votes to launch T20 league

Sep 8, 2018: The six-team tournament, which replaces the aborted T20 Global League, will be played from November 9 to December 16

Auty Cup 2018

USA-Canada Auty Cup scrapped for 2018

Sep 8, 2018: Administrators from both countries fail to reach an agreement to stage matches

County news

M Vijay joins Essex for end of Championship season

Sep 8, 2018: Vijay bagged a pair at Lord's to follow scores of 20 and 6 at Edgbaston which led to his omission

Alastair Cook retires

Alastair Cook in talks for swift move to commentary box

Sep 8, 2018: ESPNcricinfo understands that Cook is in discussion with TalkSport to join their commentary team for England's tour of the Caribbean

Pakistan news

New PCB chief removes four advisors including Shoaib Akhtar

Sep 8, 2018: Ehsan Mani is keen on revamping the board's structure, constitution and the pattern of day to day functioning

County news

Lancashire win the race for Richard Gleeson

Sep 8, 2018: Richard Gleeson is one of the fastest bowlers around - and next season he will be around Old Trafford

Australia women's news

New Zealand T20 team a 'huge test' - Australia women's coach

Sep 8, 2018: Ahead of a three-match T20 series later this month, Matthew Mott believes New Zealand have been 'the most consistent side in the format in the past couple of years'

County news

Essex hand Peter Siddle two-year contract

Sep 7, 2018: The experienced Australia seamer has just completed the second of two successful spells at Chelmsford this summer

County news

Zimbabwe quick Blessing Muzarabani signs for Northamptonshire

Sep 7, 2018: Blessing Muzarabani has joined Northamptonshire on a three-year Kolpak deal after quitting international duty

England v India, 5th Test, The Oval, 1st day

Sunil Gavaskar slams Karun Nair omission from Oval Test

Sep 7, 2018: The former India captain said no argument was going to satisfy him for Hanuma Vihari being preferred over Nair for The Oval Test

Pakistan news

AB de Villiers set to feature in PSL 2019

Sep 7, 2018: Lahore Qalandars, who have the first pick by dint of finishing bottom last season, are likely to snap up the South African batsman in the player draft

England v India, 5th Test, The Oval

Alastair Cook given guard of honour to mark final Test

Sep 7, 2018: Retiring England opener was also given a sustained standing ovation from a full-house Oval crowd

County news

John Manners, former Hampshire batsman, becomes oldest living first-class cricketer

Sep 7, 2018: Former Hampshire player went past previous record of 103 years and 345 days on Wednesday

BBL 2018-19

Cameron Bancroft named in Scorchers' squad, Mitchell Marsh to lead

Sep 7, 2018: With Bancroft's nine-month suspension expiring in December, he is expected to turn up against the Hobart Hurricanes on December 30 in the eighth edition of the Big Bash League

Australia news

Ricky Ponting injured; Australia coaching role under a cloud

Sep 7, 2018: The former captain picked up a serious Achilles injury while shooting a commercial