India news

Still dream of playing World Cup - Sehwag

Dec 2, 2014: Virender Sehwag has said he is hopeful of figuring in the list of India's World Cup probables and possibly, playing the tournament

UAE v Afghanistan, 3rd ODI, Dubai

Ashraf propels Afghanistan to last-gasp win

Dec 2, 2014: Afghanistan kept themselves alive in the four-match series against UAE with a last-gasp win in the third ODI at the ICC Academy

Bangladesh news

Shakib likely to get Big Bash go-ahead

Dec 2, 2014: BCB president Nazmul Hassan has said Shakib Al Hasan's participation in this season's Big Bash League is all but confirmed

Ram Slam T20 Challenge 2014-15

Gayle available for Lions in Ram Slam

Dec 2, 2014: Despite pulling out of the West Indies squad for the forthcoming Test series against South Africa, Chris Gayle will turn out for his South African franchise, the Lions, in Sunday's Ram Slam T20 competition playoff and, if they win, next week's final

Phillip Hughes 1988-2014

Hughes and the family of cricket

Dec 2, 2014:

Phillip Hughes 1988-2014

On growing disenchanted with the game, and the bouncer

Dec 2, 2014: A fan on how his appetite for cricket and excitement at witnessing a good dose of short stuff at the Gabba this December waned once news of Phillip Hughes came in

Bangladesh v Zimbabwe 2014-15

The resurgence Bangladesh waited a year for

Dec 2, 2014: Bangladesh's 8-0 victory over Zimbabwe in the Tests and ODIs represents a general sense of relief and a restoration of a cricket-mad public's trust in the team

Pakistan news

PCB asks ICC for date to test Ajmal

Dec 2, 2014: The Pakistan Cricket Board has asked the ICC for a date for the official testing of Saeed Ajmal's reworked action

West Indies in South Africa 2014-15

Peterson back in South Africa Test squad

Dec 2, 2014: Robin Peterson, the left-arm spinner, has been recalled to the South Africa Test squad for the home series against West Indies later this month

Pakistan v New Zealand 2014-15

Hesson lauds New Zealand's adaptability

Dec 2, 2014: After New Zealand drew the Test series in the UAE, coach Mike Hesson said there was a "lot of satisfaction" in playing well across different conditions

India in Australia 2014-15

Swap between first two games of Australia tri-series

Dec 2, 2014: The first two matches of the one-day tri-series in January will swap in order, as a result of the rescheduling of the Australia-India Test series that was announced late on Monday

Phillip Hughes 1988-2014

'It's going to be pretty bloody hard' - Harris

Dec 2, 2014: Ryan Harris said he will decide if he is ready to play the Adelaide Test after attending team-mate Phillip Hughes' funeral

Phillip Hughes 1988-2014

Hughes family wants big crowd at funeral

Dec 2, 2014: Phillip Hughes' family hopes as many people as possible will attend his funeral in Macksville on Wednesday. Approximately 5000 mourners are expected to attend the funeral service, which will take place at 2pm

3rd Test, Sharjah

McCullum's record double-ton sinks Pakistan

Dec 2, 2014: Brendon McCullum was the first New Zealand batsman, and fourth in history, to amass three double-centuries in a calendar year as he helped beat Pakistan in the Sharjah Test by an innings and 80 runs

WICB Professional Cricket League 2014-15

Barbados fight back from follow-on to stun Guyana

Dec 2, 2014: A roundup of the third round of matches from the West Indies four-day Professional Cricket League.

Phillip Hughes 1988-2014

No pressure on players for quick Test return

Dec 2, 2014: Cricket Australia chief executive James Sutherland has said it will be up to individual players whether they feel ready for the first Test, which begins in Adelaide next Tuesday, six days after Phillip Hughes is laid to rest in his home town of Macksville

County news

Free-to-air TV coverage 'by 2015'

Dec 2, 2014: Domestic cricket could return to free-to-air television as early as the 2015 season, according to Surrey chief executive, Richard Gould.

Zimbabwe in Bangladesh 2014-15

A new low for Zimbabwe

Dec 2, 2014: Zimbabwe have endured win-less tours before, but wouldn't have expected to slip to that level against the team they are supposed to be competitive against

New Zealand's Sharjah records, and aged debutants

Dec 2, 2014: Also, most twin fifties in Tests, and a correction about most first-class wickets in a calendar year

Yasir Shah reminiscent of Abdul Qadir and Yasir Shah

Dec 2, 2014: Also: Joe Root's Movember struggles, and the perils of slow-motion replays