County news

Siddle signs for Nottinghamshire

Nov 13, 2013: Nottinghamshire have pulled off a significant signing after securing Peter Siddle as their overseas player for the entire Championship and one-day campaigns on 2014

India v West Indies, 2nd Test, Mumbai

'I thrive on criticism' - Sammy

Nov 13, 2013: Darren Sammy said he needed the pressure of criticism to perform and also asked his team to display better application and mental strength

India news

Tendulkar helped me get my confidence back - Kulkarni

Nov 13, 2013: Despite several noteworthy performances for Mumbai, Dhawal Kulkarni was still plagued with self doubt. Advice from Sachin Tendulkar made the difference, as he looks forward to a possible India ODI debut

India v West Indies, 2nd Test, Mumbai

His last dress rehearsal

Nov 13, 2013: He swivels his neck first left, then right and then all around before putting on the helmet. Rubbing his palms and swinging his hangs he tries to release the stress as he waits for his turn to bat

County news

Key returns to Kent captaincy

Nov 13, 2013: Robert Key has returned to his former position of Kent captain after James Tredwell stood down from the role due to his increasing England commitments

Mumbai v Delhi, Ranji Trophy, Group A, Mumbai

The other big match in Mumbai

Nov 13, 2013: Another opportunity for Sehwag, Gambhir and Zaheer to impress the selectors in a high-profile Ranji Trophy group game

The Ashes 2013-14

Life is a beach for Broad

Nov 13, 2013: Stuart Broad came as close as he might get on a busy Ashes tour to a spot of Australian beach culture. He spent most of the day in Sydney feeling as if he was running through sand

Karnataka v Gujarat, Ranji Trophy, Group A, Bangalore

Karnataka bank on new-look top order

Nov 13, 2013: Gujarat have momentum going their way and a green pitch could make them drop a spinner for an extra seamer. Karnataka's top order could be tested against Gujarat's seam attack

India v West Indies, 2nd Test, Mumbai

The final leg of the epic farewell

Nov 13, 2013: So for one last time, it is over to the ground where it all began in 1988, for Bombay against Gujarat in the Ranji Trophy

IPL news

At least six players should be retained - Gilchrist

Nov 13, 2013: Adam Gilchrist, the former Australia wicketkeeper-batsman, hopes there is a reasonable level of player retention for the next edition of the Indian Premier League

India v West Indies, 2nd Test, Mumbai

Never seen this kind of buzz - Dhoni

Nov 13, 2013: MS Dhoni has always had a sense of occasion, and doesn't mind a bit of showmanship either

The Ashes 2013-14

Australia better prepared - Sutherland

Nov 13, 2013: Cricket Australia's chief executive James Sutherland has defended Australia's schedule as acceptable Ashes preparation

Invitational XI v England XI, Tour match, SCG

Wicketkeeping duo repel England

Nov 13, 2013: Stuart Broad's good form was counterbalanced by largely indifferent displays from Steve Finn and Boyd Rankin as the England tourists were frustrated by Ryan Carters and Peter Nevill on day one of the tour match in Sydney

SA v WA, Sheffield Shield, Adelaide, 1st day

Quiney fights to fifty on rainy day

Nov 13, 2013: Rob Quiney outperformed his opening partner and Test batsman Chris Rogers on a rain-affected opening day in Hobart, where Victoria reached 3 for 119 at stumps

Indian cricket

The Mumbai that made Tendulkar

Nov 13, 2013: As the cricketing world goes into a farewell frenzy, the city's humble maidans and school playgrounds that moulded Sachin Tendulkar into the cricketer he is today remain as simple and unpretentious as ever

SA v WA, Sheffield Shield, Adelaide, 1st day

Smith and Warner stay in form

Nov 13, 2013: David Warner and Steven Smith both warmed up for the first Ashes Test with half-centuries but were outdone by their younger New South Wales team-mate Nic Maddinson on the first day against Queensland at Allan Border Field

SA v WA, Sheffield Shield, Adelaide, 1st day

North steers Warriors with hundred

Nov 13, 2013: Last time England were preparing for a Gabba Test, Marcus North was one of the incumbents in the Australia team, but this time around he has had to settle for being one of the most in-form domestic batsmen in the country

Dolphins v Titans, Momentum One Day Cup, semi-final, Durban

Another Kuhn century carries Titans to final

Nov 13, 2013: Heino Kuhn hit his third successive match-winning innings to lift Titans into the final of the Momentum One Day Cup

Sri Lanka v New Zealand, 2nd ODI, Hambantota

'This win is a sign of the team's character' - Mills

Nov 13, 2013: Kyle Mills, the New Zealand acting captain, has said his team's remarkable chase in Hambantota was a win borne of fight

Tendulkar: forever icon

Nov 13, 2013: In some ways, we know less about him now than before. The more he has played, the more godlike and inscrutable he has become