County news

Sussex sign veteran Lewis

Nov 15, 2013: Sussex have signed Jon Lewis, the former England seamer, on a one-year contract

Indian cricket

The Tendulkar phenomenon

Nov 15, 2013: Clayton Murzello of Mid Day, talks to Suhas Marathe, a blind cricket statistician, about his love for the game, and for Sachin Tendulkar. Ramachandra Guha and Matthew Engel writing for BBC and Financial Times respectively, discuss Tendulkar's stake in the

India v West Indies, 2nd Test, Mumbai, 2nd day

Rohit, Pujara impress with attitude and maturity

Nov 15, 2013: Rohit Sharma converted India's good position into an impregnable one, but the good position owed itself to Cheteshwar Pujara who kept doing his thing quietly while the attention was on Tendulkar

India v West Indies, 2nd Test, Mumbai, 2nd day

Rohit follows Ganguly, Shillingford's fifth in a row

Nov 15, 2013: Stats highlights from the second day's play of the second Test between India and West Indies in Mumbai

Karnataka v Gujarat, Group A, Bangalore, 2nd day

Parthiv 83 keeps Gujarat in hunt

Nov 15, 2013: Karnataka, through the efforts of Ganesh Satish's 75, ensured they were able to post 306, while Parthiv Patel's 83 kept Gujarat in the contest to finish the day on 216 for 5

Ranji Trophy 2013-14, Group A, 3rd round, 2nd day

Behera, Sahoo tons lift Odisha

Nov 15, 2013: A round-up of the second day's play of Group A's third round matches from the Ranji Trophy

2nd Test, Mumbai, 2nd day

India v West Indies - turning points

Nov 15, 2013: Turning points from day two of the second Test match between India and West Indies in Mumbai

India v West Indies, 2nd Test, Mumbai, 2nd day

Sammy the heartbreaker

Nov 15, 2013: Plays of the day for the second day of the second Test between India and West Indies in Mumbai

Sri Lanka v New Zealand, 3rd ODI, Dambulla

New Zealand target Sangakkara and Dilshan

Nov 15, 2013: Tillakaratne Dilshan and Kumar Sangakkara are the most serious obstacles on New Zealand's path to an elusive series win in Sri Lanka, allrounder James Neesham has said

HRV Cup 2013-14

Otago win despite Flynn 79

Nov 15, 2013: Otago did not have any standout performers but benefited from a collection of useful innings to secure a three-wicket victory at Seddon Park

Invitational XI v England XI, Tour match, SCG

Root, Bairstow encourage England

Nov 15, 2013: For an hour or so, Joe Root's little finger was of almost as much interest to England on day three of the tour match in Sydney as Kevin Pietersen's knee and Matt Prior's calf have been for most of the week

ICC World Twenty20 Qualifier, Group A

Ireland start with comfortable win

Nov 15, 2013: A round-up of Friday's Group A games in the ICC World Twenty20 Qualifier

ICC World Twenty20 Qualifier Group B

Nepal, Netherlands start with wins

Nov 15, 2013: A round-up of Friday's Group B games in the ICC World Twenty20 Qualifier

Tasmania v Victoria, Sheffield Shield, Hobart, 3rd day

Victoria on top, but Rogers falls cheaply

Nov 15, 2013: George Bailey missed the chance to build on a start for the second time in his last match before a possible Test debut, falling caught behind off the bowling of Daniel Christian for 37

ICC World T20 Qualifier 2013-14

PNG gave us a wake-up call

Nov 15, 2013: The Ireland captain's tour diary during the ICC World Twenty20 Qualifier in the UAE

SA v WA, Sheffield Shield, Adelaide, 3rd day

Haddin makes fifty as Blues eye victory

Nov 15, 2013: Brad Haddin warmed up for the first Test with a quick unbeaten 50 as New South Wales set up what should become a comfortable Sheffield Shield victory against Queensland in Brisbane

SA v WA, Sheffield Shield, Adelaide, 3rd day

Hughes cruises to maiden double-ton

Nov 15, 2013: Phillip Hughes scored his maiden first-class double-century as South Australia continued to control their Sheffield Shield match against Western Australia

The buzz

Mumbai mayhem

Nov 15, 2013: The first day of the Mumbai Test wasn't as much about two teams slugging it out as much as it was about unrestrained adoration for one man

The Ashes 2013-14

Australia spin coach to travel for Ashes

Nov 15, 2013: Australian cricket's hierarchy has finally responded to calls for spin bowlers to be afforded specialist guidance during the Test summer, with the National Cricket Centre spin coach John Davison expected to be on hand at training before four out of five A

The Ashes 2013-14

Bailey not pretty, but finds a way - di Venuto

Nov 15, 2013: Australia's batting coach, Michael di Venuto, believes criticism of George Bailey's technique misses the point that Bailey is an adaptable player who has found a way to succeed in all formats over a ten-year period