India women news

Powar to continue as Indian women's coach till World T20

Aug 14, 2018: Powar's term will include the Sri Lanka tour in September, followed by a T20I series and the World T20 in the West Indies

Pakistan news

Berry declines Pakistan fielding coach role

Aug 14, 2018: The Australian cited "personal reasons" but it is understood that delays in finalising the deal between him and the PCB may have played a part

Ben Stokes trial

Jury set to consider verdict as Ben Stokes awaits fate

Aug 13, 2018: The jury in the trial of Ben Stokes will retire to consider their verdict on Tuesday morning

England v India, 2nd Test, Lord's

James Anderson 'could play until he is 40' - Trevor Bayliss

Aug 13, 2018: Aged 36, fast bowler cements place at the top of the ICC World Rankings with match haul of 9 for 43

South Africa news

CSA could be forced to reconsider SuperSport equity deal

Aug 13, 2018: CSA officals' meetings with the Global T20 owners in Dubai and Mumbai haven't produced concrete results, with the owners saying their statuses have still not been clarified

England news

England leave door open for Ben Stokes recall

Aug 13, 2018: Stokes missed the second Test at Lord's this week due to his appearance at Bristol Crown Court, and was omitted from an unchanged 13-man squad for the Trent Bridge Test

Ben Stokes trial

Alex Hales' involvement in nightclub brawl comes under scrutiny in closing statements

Aug 13, 2018: Ben Stokes' defence draws attention to team-mates' actions outside Mbargo nightclub on September 25

ICC rankings

James Anderson reaches England's highest bowling ranking in 38 years

Aug 13, 2018: Virat Kohli cedes his top spot one week after gaining it, slipping below the suspended Steven Smith

Australia news

Khawaja drops seven kilos "since South Africa" in fitness bid

Aug 13, 2018: Usman Khawaja has gotten leaner and fitter in the past few months as he looks to get into the best physical shape ahead of Australia's tour of the UAE later this year

County news

Lees seeks Durham revival as Yorkshire regret what might have been

Aug 13, 2018: Alex Lees was once hailed as the most exciting young batsman in the country, a captain at 22. Now he hopes Durham will rescue a career in free-fall

Zimbabwe news

Zimbabwe Cricket decides not to renew staff contracts as restructure begins

Aug 13, 2018: In a release, the board said that "tough decisions" were required to preserve cricket in Zimbabwe

India A v South Africa A, 2nd unofficial Test, Alur, 4th day

'Need to use your brain more in red-ball cricket' - Chahal

Aug 13, 2018: Returning to red-ball cricket after almost two years, Yuzvendra Chahal puts his lack of game-time in the longer format down to a time crunch rather than a disinterest in days' cricket

England v India, 2nd Test, Lord's

Virat Kohli highlights the mental challenge for 'outplayed' India

Aug 12, 2018: After four innings of the Test series no one other than the India captain has scored more than 33 and the tour risks becoming a nightmare

England v India, 2nd Test, Lord's

Joe Root cautions against complacency despite India's disarray

Aug 12, 2018: The performance of Chris Woakes, on his return to side was a huge boost for England as he absence of Ben Stokes was barely noticed

Sri Lanka v South Africa, 5th ODI, Colombo

'He's made of steel' - Mathews on Akila

Aug 12, 2018: Sri Lanka's captain was impressed with his lead spinner's ability to bounce back from tough outings in the fifth ODI

England v India, 2nd Test, Lord's

Joe Root "chuffed to bits" for Chris Woakes after stunning comeback

Aug 12, 2018: Despite an innings-and-159-run margin, the England captain said it was exciting that the team still had areas they could improve on

Ben Stokes trial

Week One: How the Ben Stokes trial unfolded

Aug 12, 2018: Ben Stokes' trial resumes at Bristol Crown Court on Monday. ESPNcricinfo gives a run-down on the first week's developments

England v India, 2nd Test, Lord's 4th day

Kohli 'confident' of recovering in time for Trent Bridge

Aug 12, 2018: The India captain suffered from back issues during the Lord's Test, which India lost by an innings and 159 runs

India A Team Quadrangular Series, 2018

Injured Vijay Shankar out of quadrangular series

Aug 12, 2018: The selectors decided not to name any replacement for the allrounder for the series which starts on August 17

Sri Lanka news

Sri Lanka coach Hathurusingha open to returns of Gunathilaka, Vandersay and Malinga

Aug 11, 2018: Sri Lanka's coach also held the selection door open for Lasith Malinga, provided he plays domestic cricket and proves he can still bowl and field at the top level