Bird elevated to higher ground

Nov 1, 2013:

India v Australia, 7th ODI, Bangalore

Another high-scorer on cards for series decider

Nov 1, 2013: Yet another 350-plays-350 - entirely possible in Bangalore - would be the definitive message to the legislators of the game that they have badly skewed the balance between bat and ball

Sri Lanka news

Botham, Jayawardene open Murali Cup

Nov 1, 2013: Ian Botham and Mahela Jayawardene opened the 2013 Murali Cup in Kilinochchi on Friday, as the five-day tournament began in five venues across Sri Lanka's northern province

Dhaka Premier Division, 2013-14

Prime Doleshwar, Mohammedan SC move closer to the top

Nov 1, 2013: A round-up of the Dhaka Premier Division matches played on November 1, 2013

Uttar Pradesh v West Indians, Kolkata, 2nd day

Parvinder resists as West Indians dominate

Nov 1, 2013: After another delayed start, the West Indians added a modest 133 to their overnight score of 333 but later dismissed five Uttar Pradesh batsmen to stay ahead at the end of the second day at the Jadavpur Univeristy Complex in Kolkata

New Zealand news

Vettori marks return with five

Nov 1, 2013: Daniel Vettori claimed a five-wicket haul on his return to first-class cricket after a gap of 15 months as he attempts his latest comeback from Achilles trouble

WA Chairman's XI v England XI, Tour match, Perth, 2nd day

Carberry hopes to spark Ashes chance

Nov 1, 2013: Michael Carberry had to tell one boss we would not be in work for a while when he was selected for the Ashes tour, and now is trying to impress another in order to add to his solitary Test cap

The existential dread of the Pakistani fan

Nov 1, 2013: Pakistani fans genuinely fear the death of the country's cricket. There are reasons for this

Pakistan v South Africa, 2nd ODI, Dubai

Pakistan spinners sink South Africa

Nov 1, 2013: A seemingly below-par score was defended for the second time in the series as Pakistan out-spun and out-thought South Africa to level the rubber

WA Chairman's XI v England XI, Tour match, Perth, 2nd day

Bell, Carberry seize chance to show form

Nov 1, 2013: Ian Bell wasted no time in hitting his straps in Australia and Michael Carberry seized on the chance afforded to him by Alastair Cook's absence as England put up a solid display in their first innings of the Ashes Tour.

NSW v Tasmania, Sheffield Shield, Blacktown, 3rd day

Clarke reprimanded for DRS signal

Nov 1, 2013: Michael Clarke has been reprimand for making a DRS 'T' signal while captaining New South Wales against Tasmania

Indian cricket

The curious case of Pravin Tambe

Nov 1, 2013: In an interview with Lhendup G Bhutia for Open, Tambe talks about his career and exposure to fame

Victoria v WA, Sheffield Shield, Melbourne, 3rd day

WA face a daunting last-day chase

Nov 1, 2013: Rob Quiney led a strong batting performance by the Victoria top order to leave Western Australia with a difficult target to chase on the final day of the Sheffield Shield match at the MCG

Australia in India 2012-13

Gavaskar expects Kohli to surpass Tendulkar in ODIs

Nov 1, 2013: At the rate Virat Kohli is scoring ODI centuries, he is likely to go past Sachin Tendulkar's record 49 hundreds, believes Sunil Gavaskar

New Zealand in Bangladesh 2013-14

Gazi hails Bangladesh's winning mentality

Nov 1, 2013: Sohag Gazi has highlighted Bangladesh's self-belief after they defended 247 in Mirpur

Bailey v Swann?

Nov 1, 2013: It just might be one of the contests to watch in the Australian summer

Bangladesh v New Zealand, second ODI, Mirpur

That winning feeling

Nov 1, 2013: A series win shared with 25,000 other fans in Dhaka. Nothing like it

New Zealand in Sri Lanka 2013-14

Eranga omitted for first two NZ one-dayers

Nov 1, 2013: Shaminda Eranga, the Sri Lanka fast bowler, has been left out of the squad for the first two ODIs against New Zealand later this month

The Ashes 2013-14

Healy wants tough love for Ashes team

Nov 1, 2013: Australia's hopes of regaining the Ashes at home this summer will improve if the players are subjected to a more rigorous training and minimal leniency, according to Ian Healy

New Zealand in Sri Lanka 2013-14

Mills to lead New Zealand in Sri Lanka series

Nov 1, 2013: Kyle Mills, the New Zealand fast bowler, will lead the side in the limited-overs matches against Sri Lanka later this month