England v India, 2nd ODI, Cardiff

Root rebuffs England criticism

Aug 26, 2014: It does not seem two minutes since Joe Root was making his first steps in the England side and reading so many descriptions of how childlike he still looked that he might have been preparing for the Primary School prom

Bangladesh news

BCB ponders split captaincy

Aug 26, 2014: The Bangladesh Cricket Board is likely to introduce split captaincy after BCB president Nazmul Hassan suggested that it was the way forward

Pakistan news

PCB seeks to weed out suspect actions in domestic game

Aug 26, 2014: In the wake of Saeed Ajmal being reported for a suspect action, the PCB has decided to clamp down on the problem of questionable actions right from the domestic level

Bangladesh news

BCB reduces Shakib suspension

Aug 26, 2014: The Bangladesh Cricket Board has reduced Shakib Al Hasan's six-month suspension by three-and-a-half months.

County news

Northants release Hall and Spriegel

Aug 26, 2014: Andrew Hall and Matthew Spriegel will leave Northamptonshire at the end of the season after not being offered new contracts as the county prepares for life back in Division Two of the Championship

England v India, 2nd ODI, Cardiff

Cook, Dhoni look for on-field statements

Aug 26, 2014: As countdowns for the World Cup go, neither England nor India can claim to have started in the best shape

Australia v South Africa, Tri-series, Harare

ODI equals seek bragging rights

Aug 26, 2014: With Zimbabwe faring feebly in the one-dayers, South Africa and Australia could provide the tri-series with some much-needed competition

Sri Lanka v Pakistan, 2nd ODI, Hambantota

Don't lap sweep when Sangakkara keeps

Aug 26, 2014: Plays of the day from the second ODI between Sri Lanka and Pakistan, in Hambantota

Sri Lanka v Pakistan, 2nd ODI, Hambantota

Sri Lanka defend 310 to square series

Aug 26, 2014: After half-centuries from Angelo Mathews, Mahela Jayawardene and Thisara Perera lifted Sri Lanka to 310, the spinners throttled Pakistan's chase

Australia v Pakistan, ICC Women's Championship, Brisbane

Lanning, Bolton lead Australia to 3-0

Aug 26, 2014: Nicole Bolton and captain Meg Lanning made fifties as Australia made it 3-0 against Pakistan in the women's ODI series in Brisbane with a game to go

West Indies v Bangladesh, 3rd ODI, St Kitts

Ramdin creates West Indies' home records

Aug 26, 2014: Stats highlights from West Indies' clean sweep of the three-match ODI series against Bangladesh, after their win in St Kitts

The parts of cricket that language forgot

Aug 26, 2014: There are feelings and situations in cricket that all of us are familiar with but can't describe succinctly

Starting and ending with half-centuries, and 99 on debut

Aug 26, 2014: Also, Tamim's share of Bangladesh's runs, run out for a duck on debut, most Test wickets against Pakistan, and 40-year-old captains

India's medium-pace tradition must not be allowed to decay

Aug 26, 2014: It's shameful that aspiring young Indian cricketers idolise Ambrose and Waqar rather than Binny and Solkar

'I couldn't bring myself to set a batsman up by giving him runs'

Aug 26, 2014: Glenn McGrath talks about the method behind his metronomic consistency, visualisation, and why aggression isn't about sledging

West Indies v Bangladesh, 3rd ODI, St Kitts

Another Mushfiqur miss, another Ramdin six

Aug 25, 2014: Plays of the day from the third ODI between West Indies and Bangladesh

ICC news

Namibia to host ICC WCL Division Two

Aug 25, 2014: The ICC has announced that Namibia will host ICC World Cricket League Division Two from January 17-24. The host side will be joined by Canada, Kenya, Netherlands and the top two teams promoted from Division Three.

India domestic news

Decision on Rajasthan's domestic participation likely within a week

Aug 25, 2014: The decision over whether Rajasthan teams will feature in the upcoming domestic season is likely to be made within a week

West Indies v Bangladesh, 3rd ODI, St Kitts

Ramdin, Bravo centuries flay Bangladesh

Aug 25, 2014: Centuries from Denesh Ramdin and Darren Bravo damaged what remained of Bangladesh's confidence and sealed a 3-0 whitewash

Zimbabwe v Australia, Tri-series, Harare

Marsh looks to build on 'special' knock

Aug 25, 2014: It remains to be seen whether Marsh's top-order promotion will continue in the long term and he can emulate his cricketing hero, Jacques Kallis, but his productive start in the position will not have hurt his efforts.