A painfully familiar crisis

Oct 12, 2014: West Indies players are warring with officials again, though this time it's with their own representatives, that too just before two major Test tours and the World Cup

The visceral beauty of fandom

Oct 12, 2014: It is the fans' money and attention, and the players' skills and efforts that are indispensable to sport. Investors and broadcasters merely market the show

Sri Lanka A v West Indies A, Hambantota, 1st day

Karunaratne ton powers Sri Lanka A

Oct 11, 2014: Dimuth Karunaratne's 18th first-class century lifted Sri Lanka A to a strong position at the end of the first day against West Indies A in Hambantota

India v West Indies, 2nd ODI, Delhi

Smith's low high score and the Kotla fortress

Oct 11, 2014: A stats review at the end of the second ODI between India and West Indies in Delhi

India v West Indies, 2nd ODI, Delhi

Strike-rotating shenanigans

Oct 11, 2014: Plays of the day from the second ODI between India and West Indies

England news

KP has tarnished golden era - Cook

Oct 11, 2014: Alastair Cook said Kevin Pietersen's revelations have tarnished the most successful era in English cricket and dismissed claims that there was a bullying culture inside the dressing room.

India domestic news

Lalit Modi's status as RCA chief in doubt

Oct 11, 2014: There is confusion over Lalit Modi's status as president of the Rajasthan Cricket Association, with reports of him being voted out by the association's members coming in, even while RCA deputy-president Mehmood Abdi rubbished claims of his ouster

Bangladesh news

Gazi confident of quick return to bowling

Oct 11, 2014: Sohag Gazi is confident of returning to international cricket quickly after remodelling his bowling action, which was deemed illegal by the ICC last week

Pakistan v Australia, 3rd ODI, Abu Dhabi

Shaky Pakistan seek confidence boost

Oct 11, 2014: Struggling with their batting performances, Pakistan will be looking for a win against Australia in the third ODI to ensure they go into the Test series with some confidence

West Indies news

Players call for WICB to intervene, WIPA board to resign

Oct 11, 2014: Dwayne Bravo has written WICB president Whycliffe 'Dave' Cameron, "on behalf of the West Indies team", seeking the president's "urgent intervention" over the payments issue

India v West Indies, 2nd ODI, Delhi

India level series after West Indies implode

Oct 11, 2014: Coasting in their chase of 264, West Indies imploded against India's bowlers on a two-paced Feroz Shah Kotla pitch and sunk to a 48-run loss in the second ODI

A search-and-cajole mission

Oct 11, 2014: In which detectives Tuk Tuk and Boom Boom go to find a miffed colleague

Tasmania v Western Australia, Matador BBQs Cup, Brisbane

Paris and Behrendorff rout Tasmania

Oct 11, 2014: Western Australia's pacemen obliterated Tasmania on the way to a double bonus-point victory in the domestic limited-overs match at the Gabba

Titans v Dolphins, Momentum One Day Cup, Centurion

Van Wyk ton helps Dolphins win rain-hit game

Oct 11, 2014: A century from Morne van Wyk helped Dolphins chase down a revised target of 301 within 42 overs against Titans, giving them a five-wicket victory in the opening game of the Momentum One Day Cup

Pakistan v Australia 2014

James Faulkner added to Test squad

Oct 11, 2014: Allrounder James Faulkner has been included in Australia's Test squad for the two-match series against Pakistan in UAE

The backpacking cricket addict and cricket widow

Oct 11, 2014: Leaving behind a cushy life to go on a tour of the cricket world has so far been a journey of self-discovery and learning

ODI overs analysis using ball-by-ball data: Part 1

Oct 11, 2014: An analysis using ball-by-ball data to identify scoring and wicket-taking patterns through the 50-over innings in ODIs

1974

Shell-shocked and bloodied

Oct 10, 2014: England arrived in Australia full of hope... and left routed, battered and bewildered

Pakistan v Australia, 2nd ODI, Dubai

Smith's double-jump grab

Oct 10, 2014: Plays of the day from the second ODI between Pakistan and Australia in Dubai

England cricket

KP: England's last big star of a bygone era

Oct 10, 2014: Barney Ronay examines what the reaction to Kevin Pietersen's autobiography means for the game in England as a whole