England v India, 2nd Investec Test, Lord's, 5th day

Cook reiterates he is no quitter

Jul 21, 2014: Alastair Cook, England's beleaguered captain, reiterated his desire to stay in the job after defeat to India at Lord's extended the team's winless run to ten matches

South Africa in Sri Lanka 2014

Eranga out of Colombo Test

Jul 21, 2014: Shaminda Eranga has been ruled out of the second Test against South Africa as a result of a split-webbing injury

Red Bull Campus Cricket World Finals

De Bruyn ton steamrolls Liberal Arts

Jul 21, 2014: Round-up of Red Bull Campus Cricket World Finals matches on Monday, 21st July 2014

England v India, 2nd Investec Test, Lord's, 5th day

Ishant's seven destroys England

Jul 21, 2014: Ishant Sharma, bowling short and aggressively with the old ball, produced one of the most memorable spells in the history of Indian fast bowling to destroy England's resistance in the second Investec Test at Lord's.

Australia news

Hazlewood ruled out of A-team quadrangular

Jul 21, 2014: Australia A fast bowler Josh Hazlewood has been ruled out of the Quadrangular A-team one-day series after suffering a side strain in the opening game against India A on Sunday

England v India, 2nd Investec Test, Lord's, 4th day

Aggression was my only chance - Jadeja

Jul 21, 2014: Ravindra Jadeja has said batting with aggression was his best chance to score runs in the Lord's Test

India in England 2014

'Ravindra played like a Jadeja'

Jul 21, 2014: Osman Samiuddin, in his column for the National, sympathises with Prior and says that his lack of wicketkeeping form could be eating into his confidence as a batsman

West Indies news

Combined Campuses and Colleges excluded from WI first-class

Jul 21, 2014: Combined Campuses and Colleges (CCC), one of the seven teams in the West Indies domestic circuit, have been excluded from the Regional four-day competition from the upcoming season, the West Indies Cricket Board announced

Pakistan news

Supreme Court orders new PCB election

Jul 21, 2014: Pakistan's Supreme Court has set aside an earlier High Court order that had reinstated Zaka Ashraf as PCB chairman

Guyana Amazon Warriors v Jamaica Tallawahs, CPL 2014, Providence

Tallawahs prevail in last-over thriller

Jul 21, 2014: Guyana Amazon Warriors suffered their first defeat of the CPL 2014 as they fell four runs short of a 149-run target against Jamaica Tallawahs

No home advantage in World Cups

Jul 21, 2014: A small pool of teams could be an important reason why only one team has lifted the trophy in front of its home crowd

Anderson v Jadeja: the hearing

Jul 21, 2014: What goes down when the two naughty boys are hauled up in front of the judicial commissioner

Frith's Encounters

A memento from another age

Jul 20, 2014: A collection of player portraits that reminds us of a time when cricketers walked the same common clay as ourselves

Antigua Hawksbills v Red Steel, CPL 2014, North Sound

O'Brien, Red Steel pile on to Hawksbills misery

Jul 20, 2014: Red Steel completed a thumping nine-wicket win over Antigua Hawksbills at Sir Vivian Richards Stadium on Sunday thanks to Kevin O'Brien's unbeaten 90 off 49 balls.

England v India, 2nd Investec Test, Lord's, 4th day

Farbrace defends senior players

Jul 20, 2014: Paul Farbrace insisted England's senior players could not be praised highly enough despite recent results at the close of play on the fourth day of the second Investec Test at Lord's

Yorkshire v Middlesex, Scarborough, 2nd day

Ageless Sidebottom warms to his task

Jul 20, 2014: Ryan Sidebottom may be 36 and by the end of a steamy second day at North Marine Road he was feeling all of those years after bowling 17 overs in strength-sapping conditions

England v India, 2nd Investec Test, Lord's, 4th day

Scars of the old era haunt England

Jul 20, 2014: It will take something remarkable for England to chase down their target and the more evidence that is displayed suggests more fresh faces need to brought into the team in place of mentally scarred seniors

England v India, 2nd Investec Test, Lord's, 4th day

Anderson spat helping Jadeja - Vijay

Jul 20, 2014: M Vijay might have missed out on a Lord's century by one shot, but he was not shy of playing one at the press conference

Derbyshire v Glamorgan, Derby, 1st day

Hughes haul as wickets tumble

Jul 20, 2014: Alex Hughes returned career-best figures as Derbyshire exploited helpful conditions before Glamorgan hit back as 16 wickets fell on the opening day

Kent v Surrey, LV= Championship, Guildford, 1st day

Northeast returns all the stronger

Jul 20, 2014: A spell in the Second XI seems to have been just the fillip for Sam Northeast judging by his 91 for Kent against Surrey