The joys of India v Pakistan by proxy

Oct 3, 2014: The presence of Lahore Lions in the Champions League gave us that for a while. More's the pity that they're not pitted against an "Indian" side in the final

Matador BBQs One-Day Cup 2014-15

Queensland aim for hat-trick

Oct 3, 2014: The newly-retitled Matador BBQs One-Day Cup might just be finding its niche as a season-opening three-week campaign that mirrors international tournaments

Why Ajmal will be missed in the UAE

Oct 3, 2014: Saeed Ajmal has taken almost a third of Pakistan's wickets in the Tests he has played, and since 2011 his combined record in Tests and ODIs is unmatched among spinners

Asian Games, Incheon

The father-son trap, coin-tosses, and the baseball cricketers

Oct 3, 2014: Bizarre numbers, massive mismatches and a dose of trivia from the Asian Games 2014

'If you push 11-year-olds into T20, they will never learn to bowl spin'

Oct 3, 2014: Why has the quality of spinners in India declined? Ranji pitches? Overcoaching? The IPL? A defensive mindset? Five experts share their thoughts

County news

County ins and outs 2015

Oct 3, 2014: ESPNcricinfo keeps tabs on the movement between counties ahead of the 2014 season

Talking Cricket

The science of deception

Oct 2, 2014: Aerodynamics, biomechanics, psychology, and pitching on a length: Erapalli Prasanna and Ian Chappell on the thrill and skill of spin bowling

Kings XI v Super Kings, 2nd semi-final, CLT20, Hyderabad

Awana's almost unseen hat-trick

Oct 2, 2014: Plays of the day from the second semi-final of the Champions League T20, between Kings XI Punjab and Chennai Super Kings

Hobart Hurricanes v KKR, semi-final, CLT20, Hyderabad

Narine banned from bowling in CLT20 final

Oct 2, 2014: Kolkata Knight Riders' Sunil Narine cannot bowl in the Champions League T20 final on Saturday, after he was reported for a second time in two matches for a suspect action

Pakistan v Australia 2014

Injured Mitchell Marsh out of Pakistan T20

Oct 2, 2014: Allrounder Mitchell Marsh will miss Australia's one-off Twenty20 against Pakistan due to a hamstring injury he picked up while playing for Perth Scorchers in the Champions League T20

County news

Leicestershire could turn to Giles

Oct 2, 2014: Ashley Giles, who started the year as England's limited-overs coach, could end it in charge of the bottom team in county cricket

Kings XI v Super Kings, 2nd semi-final, CLT20, Hyderabad

Bravo, bowlers smother Kings XI

Oct 2, 2014: Kings XI Punjab were bowled out for the eighth time as Chennai Super Kings wrapped up a 65-run drubbing to reach the CLT20 final courtesy a Dwayne Bravo half-century and a ruthless bowling performance

New Zealand news

Cairns to fight perjury charge

Oct 2, 2014: Chris Cairns, the former New Zealand allrounder, appeared at Westminster Magistrates' Court on Thursday to contest a charge of perjury relating to his 2012 libel trial against Lalit Modi

Pakistan v Australia 2014-15

Afridi 'very confident' despite Ajmal absence

Oct 2, 2014: Pakistan's Twenty20 captain Shahid Afridi is not worried about his spin attack despite the absence of lead spinner Saeed Ajmal for the series against Australia, which starts with a one-off T20 on Sunday

West Indies in India 2014-15

'Retirement never crossed my mind' - Taylor

Oct 2, 2014: Four years of Jerome Taylor's international career were ravaged by injury, but the fast bowler, who has made a successful return to West Indies' Test side, says he never thought of giving up the game

Pakistan news

Hafeez defiant over legality of action

Oct 2, 2014: Mohammad Hafeez has defiantly suggested that he has no need to modify his bowling action less than a week after he was reported during a Champions League game

England news

Pietersen immune from ECB action over book

Oct 2, 2014: Kevin Pietersen is immune from potential ECB disciplinary action over his autobiography after Surrey cancelled his registration.

ICC news

Strauss fears for Test cricket

Oct 2, 2014: Andrew Strauss, the former England captain, and an increasingly influential voice in cricket administration, has issued dire warnings about the survival of Test cricket

Curtains on the pig saga

Oct 2, 2014: The case is closed on Ash the pig, who was smuggled into the Gabba during the last Ashes

Suspect actions

Chennai and Brisbane approved as testing centres

Oct 2, 2014: The ICC has accredited centres in Brisbane and Chennai as testing venues for suspected illegal bowling actions