India v West Indies, 1st Test, Kolkata, 1st day

Talented yes, but where's the nous?

Nov 6, 2013: West Indies' reckless batting granted India a huge advantage on the first day

India v West Indies, 1st Test, Kolkata, 1st day

Shami's reverse-swing a honed art - coach

Nov 6, 2013: Mohammed Shami picked up four wickets on Test debut, but the fact that he bowled three of his victims with sharp reverse swing did not surprise his childhood coach

County news

Taylor given Notts one-day captaincy

Nov 6, 2013: Nottinghamshire have appointed James Taylor as their limited-overs captain after the England batsman agreed a contract extension keeping him at Trent Bridge until the end of the 2016 season

India v West Indies, 1st Test, Kolkata, 1st day

Bhuvneshwar has Gayle's number

Nov 6, 2013: Stats highlights from the first day's play of the Eden Gardens Test between India and West Indies

Bangladesh v New Zealand, only T20I, Mirpur

Al-Amin's snub, Munro's switch hit

Nov 6, 2013: Plays of the day for the only T20 between Bangladesh and New Zealand in Mirpur

Pakistan v South Africa, 3rd ODI, Abu Dhabi

Head injury rules Smith out for two weeks

Nov 6, 2013: Graeme Smith has been ruled out of the remainder of the ODI series against Pakistan with post-concussion syndrome

Pakistan v South Africa, 3rd ODI, Abu Dhabi

South Africa go 2-1 up with easy win

Nov 6, 2013: South Africa's batting improved to match their bowling effort and with both departments at a similar standard, took a 2-1 lead in the five-match series

WA v SA, Sheffield Shield, Perth

Johnson takes two in encouraging display

Nov 6, 2013: Mitchell Johnson claimed only two wickets but bowled with enough intensity to encourage Australia's selectors on the first day of Western Australia's Sheffield Shield match against South Australia at the WACA

India v West Indies, 1st Test, Kolkata, 1st day

Tendulkar's scalp, Eden Gardens' gaffe

Nov 6, 2013: Plays of the Day from the first day of the first Test between India and West Indies in Kolkata

India cricket

Visiting Tendulkar's childhood colony

Nov 6, 2013: Sachin Tendulkar spent the first 28 years of his life in the Mumbai neighbourhood of Sahitya Sahawas, a locality that is a far cry from the city depicted in popular culture

Australia A v England XI, Tour match, Hobart

Warne was my saviour - Carberry

Nov 6, 2013: Michael Carberry delivered the big hundred of which Shane Warne said he was capable - and then credited Warne with rescuing his county career

Queensland v Tasmania, Sheffield Shield, Brisbane

Bailey survives after Silk hundred

Nov 6, 2013: Test aspirant George Bailey survived an unnerving spell from his potential Australia team-mate Ryan Harris late on the first day at Allan Border Field, where Tasmania dominated thanks to a century from young opener Jordan Silk

Bangladesh v New Zealand, only T20I, Mirpur

Batsmen help New Zealand seal first win on tour

Nov 6, 2013: More than four weeks after arriving in Bangladesh, New Zealand finally won a game

Victoria v NSW, Sheffield Shield, Melbourne

Rogers top scores in Victoria's 236

Nov 6, 2013: Chris Rogers prepared for the first Ashes Test with a solid 88 on the first day at the MCG, but New South Wales took the honours by dismissing Victoria late in the day for 236

Ignorance is the worst crime in commentary

Nov 6, 2013: And you get plenty of it in women's cricket these days. Why must we listen to those who have little knowledge of the players and care less?

Australia A v England XI, Tour match, Hobart

Helmet fits Carberry in big stand with Cook

Nov 6, 2013: Michael Carberry and Alastair Cook impressed as an alternative opening combination for England on the first day against Australia A in Hobart

West Indies in India 2013-14

Tendulkar gets his game face on for the final lap

Nov 6, 2013: Despite all the festive chaos in Kolkata, Sachin Tendulkar has kept his customary focus coming into his final ten days of cricket

The buzz

Hysteria in Kolkata

Nov 6, 2013: We round up of the buzz from Kolkata, where it's Sachin, Sachin and more Sachin

India v West Indies, 1st Test, Kolkata, 1st day

Debutant Shami puts India ahead

Nov 6, 2013: Mohammed Shami's reverse swing and West Indies' self-destruction led to the visitors crumbling after lunch from the promising advantage of 138 for 2

When kiwis flew and tigers roared

Nov 6, 2013: How Bangladesh's batsmen made a mockery of a big total and the commentators