England in Sri Lanka 2014-15

Moeen to replace Hales for first warm-up

Nov 20, 2014: England are set to tinker with their top three again by dropping opener Alex Hales for the first warm-up match of their Sri Lanka tour

South Africa in Australia 2014-15

Hazlewood timing his emergence right

Nov 20, 2014: Josh Hazlewood has been emerging for the best part of five years, but he seems to be timing his latest emergence to perfection

Australia v South Africa, 3rd ODI, Canberra

Action, atmosphere and Souvlaki

Nov 20, 2014: Non-stop action, atmosphere and Souvlaki. The perfect Canberra evening

Must-dos

A taste of Tassie

Nov 20, 2014: Art, oysters, wine and whales - you'll have a smashing time in Hobart

Georgie Pie Super Smash

Canterbury top order smashes Otago

Nov 20, 2014: Canterbury's top-three batsmen pulverised Otago to set up a 69-run victory in Dunedin

Bangladesh news

Bangladesh could participate in World Cup preparatory tournament

Nov 20, 2014: Bangladesh are likely to play a preparation tournament organised by the ICC before the 2015 World Cup, along with Zimbabwe and the four Associate qualifiers - Afghanistan, Ireland, Scotland and the UAE - in January in Dubai

Pakistan v New Zealand, 2nd Test, Dubai, 4th day

Sarfraz ton, Taylor fifty set up final day

Nov 20, 2014: Pakistan were nine down and 91 runs behind but Sarfraz Ahmed made his third Test century in the company of last man Rahat Ali to nearly wipe out the deficit. Ross Taylor cut his way to an unbeaten 77 to give his side an overall lead of 177

Australia v South Africa, 4th ODI, Melbourne

Australia look to close out series at MCG

Nov 20, 2014: Australia will relish the chance to seal the series win with a victory over South Africa in the fourth ODI in Melbourne on Friday

Australia news

Hamstrung Clarke's Gabba window closing

Nov 20, 2014: Michael Clarke's chances of playing the first Test at the Gabba appear extremely slim, after the Cricket Australia physio Alex Kountouris revealed the captain will be unable to run or bat until at most a week before the match

Australia news

Michael Hussey to captain Prime Minister's XI

Nov 20, 2014: Michael Hussey will captain the Prime Minister's XI this summer when the team takes on England at Canberra's Manuka Oval on January 14

Give cricket's best brains a say in the game's future

Nov 20, 2014: What if commentators, former players, broadcasters, match referees and journalists pool their ideas and present them to the ICC?

Twitter round-up

'Watching Bopara tie a tie is laborious and painful'

Nov 20, 2014: Speaking of excruciating, this week's round-up has more Michael Vaughan than you can shake a stick at

Fix the West Indies problem once and for all

Nov 20, 2014: Enough has been said about West Indies' countless player-board sagas. Just find a solution already

India v South Africa, only Women's Test, Mysore

Kamini 192 and Kaur's nine flay South Africa

Nov 19, 2014: Centuries from Thirush Kamini and Poonam Raut was underpinned by Harmanpreet Kaur's nine wickets as India Women beat South Africa Women by an innings and 34-run win in the only Test in Mysore

World Cup No. 2: the big story

1979 was ODI cricket's year zero

Nov 19, 2014: The second World Cup was played in the immediate aftermath of the Packer revolution, when administrators had been awakened to the market potential of ODI cricket

England news

ECB hit by fall in participation numbers

Nov 19, 2014: Participation levels in recreational cricket across England and Wales have fallen over the last year according to figures released by the ECB

Corruption in cricket

PCB writes to ICC about Amir ban

Nov 19, 2014: The PCB has written a letter to the ICC requesting that the governing body review the conditions of Mohammad Amir's spot-fixing ban

England in Sri Lanka 2014

Gurney keen to make World Cup pitch

Nov 19, 2014: Opportunity for knocks for several members of England's ODI squad in Sri Lanka, with plans to be finalised and places to be won ahead of the World Cup

Pakistan v New Zealand, 2nd Test, Dubai, 3rd day

Boult sets sight on 200-plus target

Nov 19, 2014: The wear on the Dubai pitch and how it will only increase makes Trent Boult believe setting a target in excess of 200 is optimum

South Africa in Australia 2014-15

Steven Smith a 'captain's nightmare'

Nov 19, 2014: Steven Smith has come in for high praise after his sparkling 73 in Canberra, with AB de Villiers dubbing him "a captain's nightmare", and Aaron Finch going one further by naming Smith in the same breath as de Villiers himself