England Women in SL 2016-17

Shrubsole, Ecclestone miss Sri Lanka tour

Oct 28, 2016: England need just one victory from their Women's Championship ODIs in Sri Lanka to secure their place in next year's World Cup

Australia news

Bird's wings clipped for batting failures

Oct 28, 2016: Australia have named a 12-man squad for the first Test against South Africa at the WACA

Pakistan news

Umar Akmal, Ahmed Shehzad demoted in PCB's contract list

Oct 27, 2016: Umar Akmal and Ahmed Shehzad have dropped to Category D, the lowest level of PCB contracts, while Shahid Afridi, Junaid Khan and Fawad Alam were cut from the list entirely

Bangladesh news

CA security chief in Dhaka to examine England tour arrangements

Oct 27, 2016: The arrival of Cricket Australia's head of security in Dhaka is seen as a positive consequence of England's willingness to tour Bangladesh

Bangladesh v England, 2nd Test, Mirpur

'Challenge is to perform consistently' - Mushfiqur

Oct 27, 2016: Bangladesh captain Mushfiqur Rahim has said that consistency will be their main target in the second Test against England

Australia news

Projected $68m loss for CA makes TV deals crucial

Oct 27, 2016: Cricket Australia gained a significant surplus in the previous two financial years, but the projections for the current year aren't too positive, with the board standing to suffer big losses for the home series against South Africa and Pakistan

Australia news

New structures to reduce international volume

Oct 27, 2016: Cricket Australia's CEO James Sutherland has outlined plans for league structures in ODIs and T20 internationals, which would reduce the amount of cricket played by major nations

Women's cricket

WI women recall Chedean Nation after seven years

Oct 27, 2016: West Indies women have recalled Jamaican allrounder Chedean Nation after a gap of nearly seven years, for the ODIs and T20s in India next month

India v New Zealand, 4th ODI, Ranchi

Dhoni calls for patience with India's inexperienced middle order

Oct 26, 2016: Following India's 19-run loss in Ranchi, India captain MS Dhoni has said patience must be shown with India's new-look middle order, especially given it's not easy to finish games on tricky tracks like the one used in this ODI

South Africa in Australia 2016-17

South Africa remain guarded against 'quality' Australia attack

Oct 26, 2016: Neil McKenzie, South Africa's batting coach, said that South Africa would be wary of what is a quality Australian bowling attack, but they will not be intimidated

India news

State associations follow fund order from Supreme Court

Oct 26, 2016: The BCCI has submitted an affidavit with the Supreme Court saying that 12 state associations have transferred funds received from the board between September 26 and October 1, 2016 to a term deposit

Ranji Trophy 2016-17, 4th round

KL Rahul unavailable for Assam match

Oct 26, 2016: Also: Vijay Shankar returns for Tamil Nadu, and Delhi coach KP Bhaskar urges Rishabh Pant to show match awareness

England in Bangladesh 2016-17

Ansari set for Test debut in Dhaka

Oct 26, 2016: Despite having a decent County Championship season at best, Zafar Ansari has impressed the England management with his temperament and all-round skills, and is in line to play his maiden Test

England in Bangladesh 2016-17

Unwell Sabbir declared fit for second Test

Oct 26, 2016: Sabbir Rahman will be fit for the second Test against England, which begins on October 28, according to Bangladesh physio Bayjidul Islam

Bangladesh news

Rain-hit National Cricket League postponed to December

Oct 26, 2016: Bangladesh's first-class competition, the National Cricket League, has been postponed till the end of the Bangladesh Premier League T20 tournament, which ends on December 9

England in Bangladesh 2016-17

We cannot be so happy with so little - Tamim

Oct 26, 2016: Tamim Iqbal has said Bangladesh have to shake off any satisfaction of having been competitive in Chittagong against England in order to focus on the second Test in Mirpur

Sri Lanka news

Hemantha Devapriya to coach Sri Lanka women

Oct 26, 2016: The former first-class wicketkeeper Hemantha Devapriya will take charge of the team ahead of the ICC Women's Championship Qualifiers in November

Sri Lanka in Zimbabwe 2016

Chatara, Panyangara unfit for Sri Lanka Tests

Oct 26, 2016: Zimbabwe quicks Tendai Chatara and Tinashe Panyangara are unfit, and hence have not been picked for the upcoming home Tests against Sri Lanka

Pakistan news

Younis Khan climbs to No. 2 in Test rankings

Oct 26, 2016: Several Pakistan players have risen in the ICC's Test rankings after they beat West Indies in Abu Dhabi to claim the three-Test series 2-0

South Africa news

Domingo's contract extended till August 2017

Oct 26, 2016: Russell Domingo has been given the safety of a contract extension until the end of South Africa's England tour next August