Australia v India, 1st Test, Adelaide, 1st day

Warner's blue sky hundred

Dec 9, 2014: No cricketer was closer to Phillip Hughes in the horrible hour between his collapse and conveyance to hospital than David Warner. The emotion of Warner's hundred in Adelaide was apparent all the way through

NSW v Queensland, Sheffield Shield, Sydney, 1st day

Abbott takes two as Queensland make 268

Dec 9, 2014: Sean Abbott returned to cricket at the SCG, bowling a bouncer in his first over and collecting two wickets as New South Wales dismissed Queensland for 268

Australia v India, 1st Test, Adelaide, 1st day

Warner most successful opener in 2014

Dec 9, 2014: Stats highlights from the first day of the first Test between Australia and India at Adelaide

ICC news

Senanayake, Williamson cleared to bowl

Dec 9, 2014: Sri Lanka offspinner Sachithra Senanayake and New Zealand's Kane Williamson have been cleared to resume bowling in international cricket by the ICC

Pakistan v New Zealand, 1st ODI, Dubai

World Cup combination the bigger goal - Misbah

Dec 9, 2014: Misbah-ul-Haq, the Pakistan captain, admitted that Mohammad Hafeez's bowling suspension had been an issue for the side but was pleased with the effort that Haris Sohail had shown as a part-time bowler in the first ODI

Australia v India, 1st Test, Adelaide, 1st day

Clarke retires hurt with back injury

Dec 9, 2014: Michael Clarke left Adelaide Oval for further treatment after retiring hurt with an apparent relapse of his chronic back condition during day one of the first Test against India

Australia v India, 1st Test, Adelaide, 1st day

The bouncer goes on

Dec 9, 2014: This Test couldn't really start until a bowler hit the middle of the pitch, until that first bouncer was bowled aggressively and handled safely. Because the bouncer belongs to cricket

Fewer batsmen hanging bats out to dry

Dec 9, 2014: Changes in technique and more in our news round-up

West Indies news

Rampaul not among World Cup probables

Dec 9, 2014: Fast bowler Ravi Rampaul has been left out of West Indies' 30-man provisional squad for the 2015 World Cup in Australia and New Zealand

Sand, surf, sixes

Dec 9, 2014: There are few things more Aussie than thwacking the tennis ball into the Indian Ocean

Second-innings triples, and debut hat-tricks

Dec 9, 2014: Also, most runs in boundaries in a Test innings, and ODI debuts in the World Cup

The school that Sehwag built

Dec 9, 2014: The plainspeaking Indian batsman is focusing on life beyond cricket, having set up an educational institution with world-class facilities for academics and sports

Why poor leadership is about followers too

Dec 9, 2014: Players blame coaches for poor leadership, but often it's just a case of them being poor followers, or there being better players available for selection

Australia v India, 1st Test, Adelaide, 1st day

India strike after swift Warner century

Dec 8, 2014: With the focus firmly on how the Australians would front up to Test cricket following Phillip Hughes' demise, David Warner scattered whatever nerves or doubts there may have been with a blazing start to the first Test

WICB Professional Cricket League 2014-15

Jacobs, Campbell seal Jamaica win

Dec 8, 2014: A round-up of the WICB Professional Cricket League matches that ended on December 8, 2014

Pakistan v New Zealand, 1st ODI, Dubai

A country for old men

Dec 8, 2014: Plays of the day from the first ODI between Pakistan and New Zealand in Dubai

Pakistan news

Hafeez's extension 'well over 15 degrees' - ICC report

Dec 8, 2014: Mohammad Hafeez's elbow extension went as far as 31 degrees under testing, according to an ICC report obtained by ESPNcricinfo

Quaid-e-Azam Trophy 2014-15, Gold League

Abid, Azam sink Lahore Lions

Dec 8, 2014: A wrap of the Quaid-e-Azam Trophy, Gold League match that finished on December 8

England in Sri Lanka 2014-15

Stokes' ride gets uncomfortable

Dec 8, 2014: Ben Stokes is slipping alarmingly from England's greatest asset to a liability they are struggling to carry

USA cricket

USA's unsung hero left everyone hoping for more

Dec 8, 2014: For a player dubbed as an "Insurance Policy" by his former coach, Aditya Thyagarajan remained USA's most under-appreciated batsman of the last decade