Sri Lanka v Pakistan, 2nd Test, Colombo

Pakistan hope to spoil Jayawardene's farewell

Aug 13, 2014: Pakistan will slip from third to sixth in the ICC Test rankings if they lose the series, and squaring it will be a difficult ask against a Sri Lanka side determined to give Mahela Jayawardene a winning farewell

South Africa in Zimbabwe 2014

Injured Hendricks out of Zimbabwe ODIs

Aug 13, 2014: South Africa pacer Beuran Hendricks has been ruled out of the Zimbabwe ODI series after sustaining a back injury while playing for South Africa A in Australia

Australia news

Hughes 'a 100-Test player' - Clarke

Aug 13, 2014: Phillip Hughes is used to getting bad news from Australia's selectors, having been dropped from the Test team three times, but captain Michael Clarke believes Hughes will become a permanent fixture in Australia's side over the next decade

West Indies cricket

Caribbean cricket tipping overboard

Aug 13, 2014: Players, selectors, captains and coaches aren't to blame for the systematic decline of West Indies cricket. The WICB is responsible

The complex art of picking openers

Aug 13, 2014: An opening pair requires good form and a happy blend of personalities to succeed. Perhaps Cook needs a new partner in the Strauss mould

Words cricket needs to ban

Aug 13, 2014: We can start with the hideous Moeenalitharan

Offbeat

Cricket no laughing matter

Aug 13, 2014: More than 130 years after a riotous cricket match in Dundee was abandoned after a team of clown cricketers were attacked by a spectator, the city will stage a similar and hopefully more sedate version of the event on August 24

Indian women's cricket languishes under the BCCI

Aug 13, 2014: While other teams have progressed since the men's and women's cricket boards merged, India continues to lag behind, both on and off the field

Fazal swings it Pakistan's way

Aug 13, 2014: Sixty years ago, Fazal Mahmood inspired Pakistan to an incredible triumph against England

Australia A v South Africa A, Townsville

O'Keefe ready for UAE audition

Aug 12, 2014: Spinner Steve O'Keefe is hoping his shoulder stands up to the rigours of a four-day match against South Africa A this week as he auditions for a possible place in Australia's Test squad

Warwickshire v Surrey, Royal London Cup, Edgbaston

Chopra returns in style as Warwickshire climb table

Aug 12, 2014: An unbeaten 92 by Varun Chopra and a whirlwind unbeaten 43 from 15 balls by Laurie Evans overwhelmed Surrey as Warwickshire brought alive their Royal London Cup campaign with victory by 111 runs

Mahela Jayawardene retires from Test cricket

'We watched cricket, we talked cricket'

Aug 12, 2014: On the eve of Mahela Jayawardene's final Test, his team-mate, best friend and fellow batting superstar Kumar Sangakkara speaks about what made him, and them, tick

England news

Counties could have gone bust - Collier

Aug 12, 2014: David Collier has revealed that "seven or eight counties" could have gone out of business had the ECB not made changes to the running of the English game

Pakistan in Sri Lanka 2014

Gamage called up as cover for Eranga

Aug 12, 2014: Right-arm seam bowler Lahiru Gamage has been called up to the Sri Lanka squad as injury cover for Shaminda Eranga, who has developed inflammation in his hip following the first Test against Pakistan

Zimbabwe v South Africa, only Test, Harare, 4th day

Amla applauds SA for 'smart cricket'

Aug 12, 2014: South Africa captain Hashim Amla has credited his team for playing "smart cricket" following their nine-wicket win against Zimbabwe in Harare

Durham v Notts, Royal London Cup, Chester-le-Street

Stokes revives himself with hundred

Aug 12, 2014: Ben Stokes put his frustrations behind him by thrashing a century as Durham ended Nottinghamshire's unbeaten Royal London Cup record at Chester-le-Street

Zimbabwe v South Africa, only Test, Harare, 4th day

South Africa win the match, Zimbabwe win hearts

Aug 12, 2014: Both Zimbabwe and South Africa had gains from the one-off Test in Harare, and both teams got what they wanted to a degree

Somerset v Glamorgan, Royal London Cup, Taunton

Rudolph ton boosts Glamorgan's prospects

Aug 12, 2014: Jacques Rudolph struck a century and Murray Goodwin and Chris Cooke hit fifties as Glamorgan recorded a comprehensive Royal London One-Day Cup victory over Somerset at Taunton

England Lions v New Zealand A, Tri-series, New Road

Rutherford takes NZ A to tri-series success

Aug 12, 2014: Abundant batting line-up or not, England Lions have not advanced their World Cup claims by the manner in which they have twice been dismantled by an experienced New Zealand A in the Royal London tri-series

Zimbabwe v South Africa, only Test, Harare, 4th day

Taylor pleased with fighting effort

Aug 12, 2014: Zimbabwe captain Brendan Taylor said he had plenty of positives to take away from Harare, even though his team slumped to a nine-wicket defeat in four days