Sri Lanka v Pakistan, 1st Test, Galle, 5th day

SL beat rain to win after Herath's six

Aug 10, 2014: Rangana Herath conjured six wickets on a day-five pitch that carried little threat and Sri Lanka hunted down 99 in a dramatic chase under the constant threat of rain and fading light

Sri Lanka news

Arthur, Jennings among SL coach applicants

Aug 10, 2014: Sri Lanka's hunt for a head coach has gained momentum following applications from heavyweights like Mickey Arthur and Ray Jennings

Sri Lanka news

Senanayake heads to Perth to sort out action

Aug 10, 2014: Sachitra Senanayake, the Sri Lanka offspinner who was banned from bowling last month due to an illegal action, has left for Perth to undergo a remediation programme

Hawksbills v Red Steel, CPL 2014, St Kitts

Hawksbills stun Red Steel for first win

Aug 10, 2014: Hawksbills pulled off their first win of the season to prevent Trinidad & Tobago Red Steel from going clear at the top

West Indies face clubs v country dilemma again

Aug 10, 2014: The board's "West Indies First" policy is likely to cause conflict with the players, but it's an effective way of strengthening their regional and national cricket

Agony Aunt

The Jadeja-Anderson summer blockbuster

Aug 10, 2014: And what Gary Ballance's shirtless dance says about a post-KP England

The un-English flair of Denis Compton

Aug 10, 2014: The antithesis of the dour English batting stereotype, Compton wowed fans and peers with his ability to play all the shots in the textbook and several outside of it

Poor basics have brought down the standard of cricket

Aug 10, 2014: Test teams are more competitive these days, but it's probably because the fundamentals of backing up, running between the wickets and catching are being ignored

England v India, 4th Investec Test, Old Trafford, 3rd day

Batting failures hurting India - Dhoni

Aug 9, 2014: MS Dhoni, India's captain, conceded that the failure of his specialist batsmen had been the biggest reason for England taking a 2-1 series lead with one Test left in the five-match series

England v India, 4th Investec Test, Old Trafford, 3rd day

Happy new era

Aug 9, 2014: England's new players enjoyed the celebrations the most in front of delighted - and drunk - crowd

West Indies news

Clive Lloyd to head West Indies selection panel

Aug 9, 2014: Former West Indies captain Clive Lloyd has been named the new convenor of the selection panel

St Lucia Zouks v Jamaica Tallawahs, CPL 2014, St Kitts

Zouks beat Tallawahs on Pietersen's 2014 debut

Aug 9, 2014: Mervin Mathew's 3 for 14 set up a shock seven-wicket victory for the St Lucia Zouks over the Jamaica Tallawahs on Saturday at Warner Park in St Kitts

England v India, 4th Investec Test, Old Trafford, 3rd day

England jigsaw coming together

Aug 9, 2014: England's upswing has been pleasing for a number of reasons - but there are still ways in which the system could work better

England v India, 4th Investec Test, Old Trafford, 3rd day

Nothing quite right with this India

Aug 9, 2014: Little things, big things, everything went wrong for India at Old Trafford, in what was one of their two meekest Test performances since 8-0 - the other came just a few days ago, in Southampton

England v India, 4th Investec Test, Old Trafford, 3rd day

Young England growing up fast

Aug 9, 2014: The turnaround in England's fortunes since defeat at Lord's has been remarkable and testament to the faith Alastair Cook has shown in several new players

England v India, 4th Investec Test, Old Trafford, 3rd day

Pankaj Singh, Test wicket-taker

Aug 9, 2014: After 26 spells, 69 overs, and 415 deliveries, Pankaj Singh took the wicket that was cheered by cricket fans regardless of their affiliation

Bangladesh in West Indies 2014

Dwayne Bravo returns to lead West Indies

Aug 9, 2014: Dwayne Bravo has made a comeback from injury to lead the West Indies team in the home ODIs against Bangladesh in August

Eng U-19s v SA U-19s, 2nd Youth Test, Wantage Road, 3rd day

Olivier, Malan provide fight for SA

Aug 9, 2014: Hanco Oliver and Janneman Malan battled back for South Africa on day three to leave England with work still to do to win the second Youth Test at Wantage Road.

Eng v Ind, 4th Investec Test, Old Trafford, 3rd day

Jimmy's bunny

Aug 9, 2014: Stats highlights from the third day of the fourth Investec Test between England and India

Worcestershire v Lancashire, Royal London Cup, New Road

Mitchell, Fell set up record chase

Aug 9, 2014: Daryl Mitchell and Tom Fell set up Worcestershire's record-breaking chase as they kept alive their hopes of progressing in the Royal London Cup.