The Investec Ashes 2013

Watson to lead Australians in tour game

Aug 15, 2013: Shane Watson will lead the Australian XI in their two-day tour match against the England Lions in Northampton, with the captain Michael Clarke and vice-captain Brad Haddin both resting from the fixture

Bangladesh news

BCB appoints disciplinary panel chairman

Aug 15, 2013: Former chief justice of Bangladesh's Supreme Court, Mahmudul Amin Chowdhury, will chair the 10-member disciplinary panel that will help conduct the disciplinary proceedings against the nine individuals charged with alleged corruption during this year's Ba

Bangladesh news

Mosharraf and Mahbubul among nine accused

Aug 15, 2013: Bangladesh left-arm spinner Mosharraf Hossain and fast bowler Mahbubul Alam have confirmed that they are among the nine individuals accused by the ICC

County news

Essex sign Gambhir to aid promotion push

Aug 15, 2013: Essex have signed India batsman Gautam Gambhir for the remainder of the season as they look to bring success to a turbulent campaign.

The Investec Ashes 2013

'Need form nearly every innings these days' - Hughes

Aug 15, 2013: Phillip Hughes, who was dropped following a series of poor scores in the Ashes, has said that he is unfazed by his axing

Australian cricket

First drop or first dropped?

Aug 15, 2013: Usman Khawaja was not the reason for Australia's defeat in Chester-le-Street, but he hasn't solved the team's No. 3 problem either

New Zealand news

Hagley Oval development gets court's okay

Aug 15, 2013: The Hagley Oval in Christchurch has been cleared by Environmental Court to move ahead with preparations to host matches in the 2015 World Cup

Caribbean Premier League news

Jayawardene set to join T&T Red Steel

Aug 15, 2013: Mahela Jayawardene is set to join the Trinidad & Tobago Red Steel in the ongoing Caribbean Premier League

Australian cricket

Australia's No. 3 conundrum

Aug 15, 2013: Greg Baum, writing for the Age, examines the void that Australia need to fill at No. 3 to replace Ricky Ponting

The week on Twitter

'Ross Taylor, you have the powerful rear to keep'

Aug 15, 2013: Rodney Hogg takes a linguistics course, Damien Martyn spurns rocket science in favour of ballistics, and Moises Henriques fails his barber's exam

Australia in England 2013

Fawad Ahmed named in Australia ODI squad

Aug 15, 2013: Fawad Ahmed is expected to make his long-awaited debut for Australia during the limited-overs series that follows the Ashes after being named in an 18-man squad at the expense of Xavier Doherty

India news

Not about selection but love for the game - Srinath

Aug 15, 2013: Javagal Srinath believes club cricket is vital in shaping a young player's attitude and mentality towards the game, and that the current generation have become too selection-focused

The Investec Ashes 2013

Twenty Test hundreds makes my head spin

Aug 15, 2013: The satisfaction of being up on the charts with England's heroes and win the series

Why statistics don't fascinate me anymore

Aug 15, 2013: Even though today's batting and bowling records are more unbreakable than they have ever been, the corresponding feeling of awe is missing

Match-fixing

Should match-fixing and spot-fixing be criminalised in countries where betting is illegal?

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Glamorgan v Middlesex, YB40 Group C, Cardiff

Simon Jones' double sinks Middlesex

Aug 14, 2013: Simon Jones took the wickets of Eion Morgan and Adam Voges with consecutive balls as Glamorgan won their rain-affected Yorkshire Bank 40 Group C match against Middlesex by 11 runs in Cardiff

USA news

Andy Pick hired as USACA High Performance Manager

Aug 14, 2013: The USA Cricket Association announced on Tuesday the appointment of former England Under-19 and Canada coach Andy Pick as USACA High Performance Manager in a move aimed at helping the USA form a more professional administrative cricket structure

Nottinghamshire v Bangladesh A, one-dayer, Manchester

Tillcock trumps Ziaur's quickfire ton

Aug 14, 2013: Debutant Adam Tillcock smashed a rapid 97 to help Nottinghamshire defeat a Bangladesh A side that was propelled by a 69-ball 104 from Ziaur Rahman

The Investec Ashes 2013

Pietersen undergoes scan on knee

Aug 14, 2013: Kevin Pietersen has had a precautionary scan on his troublesome right knee but remains available for selection for the final Ashes Test at The Oval

Sri Lanka tour of UAE 2013-14

PCB mulls day-night Tests against Sri Lanka

Aug 14, 2013: The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has offered Sri Lanka Cricket a chance to play a day-night Test on their tour to the United Arab Emirates in winter