Warwickshire v Middlesex, Edgbaston, 1st day

Robson plunders depleted Warwickshire

May 8, 2013: Sam Robson is a prolific young batsman but he will rarely face a less searching examination than a Warwickshire attack depleted by Lions calls and injuries

Lancashire v Essex, Old Trafford, 2nd day

Lancashire batting fails again

May 8, 2013: Lancashire's inability to post a competitive first-innings total has allowed Essex to take command at Old Trafford

Yorkshire v Somerset, Headingley, 2nd day

Rashid's best continues run-scoring spree

May 8, 2013: Yorkshire followers have been spoilt of late. Not only have they been winning matches, but they've been winning them in style, with both bat and ball

Bangladesh news

Mushfiqur resigns as Bangladesh captain

May 8, 2013: Mushfiqur Rahim has announced his decision to resign the Bangladesh captaincy, following his side's 1-2 defeat in the ODI series in Zimbabwe

Zimbabwe v Bangladesh, 3rd ODI, Bulawayo

Sibanda makes the most of his luck

May 8, 2013: Plays of the day from the third ODI between Zimbabwe and Bangladesh

Hyderabad v Chennai, IPL 2013, Hyderabad

Raina, Hussey consolidate No.1 spot

May 8, 2013: A predatory mauling that lasted for most of Chennai Super Kings' innings set up a mammoth 77-run for the visitors, who ruined Sunrisers Hyderabad's perfect home record and placed themselves on the very brink of another playoffs berth

Punjab v Rajasthan, IPL 2013, Mohali

Likeable teams in lively tussle for playoff push

May 8, 2013: A preview of the IPL match between Kings XI Punjab and Rajasthan Royals in Mohali

Pune v Kolkata, IPL 2013, Pune

Low stakes in battle of strugglers

May 8, 2013: A preview of the IPL match between Pune Warriors and Kolkata Knight Riders

Pakistan news

Zaka Ashraf is PCB's first elected chairman

May 8, 2013: Zaka Ashraf, the PCB chairman, has been elected to a four-year term, the first-ever elected incumbent in that office

The Ashes 2013

ECB launches Ashes schools initiative

May 8, 2013: The ECB has launched a free educational programme for use in primary schools

Pakistan news

Pakistan focus on fitness in Abbottabad camp

May 8, 2013: Pakistan's six-day conditioning camp in Abbottabad concluded on Wednesday, ahead of the Champions Trophy in England

Sri Lanka news

SLC writes to Indian board about early release of IPL players

May 8, 2013: Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) has written to the BCCI, asking whether some Sri Lanka players could be released early from the ongoing IPL to prepare for next month's Champions trophy in England, according to SLC secretary Nishantha Ranatunga

Hope is a waking dream for Glamorgan

May 8, 2013: Despite a brief nightmare on one afternoon at Colwyn Bay, Glamorgan have gone from strength to strength and it has been a great start to the season

Australia news

Keith Bradshaw faces another cancer fight

May 8, 2013: Keith Bradshaw, the South Australian Cricket Association chief executive, has suffered a recurrence of the cancer he battled during his former role as CEO of the MCC in London

The England (and Wales) tour preview

May 8, 2013: This week Lane and Wells are joined by Andrew Alderson on the eve of his epic trip to the motherland to cover the New Zealand tour and the Champions Trophy, Tony Blain checks in with a novella-sized postcard, and Sir Richard Hadlee's Changing Pace

Mumbai Indians v Kolkata Knight Riders, IPL 2013, Mumbai

'Please don't leave cricket, Sachin'

May 8, 2013: KKR didn't really show up, but Tendulkar did. What's to complain

Newsfile, May 8

How KKR can make the playoffs, how CSK could miss out

May 8, 2013: A round-up of IPL news from May 8, 2013

Zimbabwe v Bangladesh, 3rd ODI, Bulawayo

Sibanda ton secures rare series win

May 8, 2013: Vusi Sibanda brought up his second ODI hundred by hitting the winning runs that secured Zimbabwe a rare series victory, against Bangladesh in Bulawayo

Mumbai v Kolkata, IPL 2013, Mumbai

'Aggressive' Tendulkar keeps on sharing and enjoying

May 8, 2013: He has looked to be aggressive whenever he has got in, Sachin Tendulkar has said

ICC news

FAQs: all you need to know about the ICC cricket committee

May 8, 2013: In view of the controversy surrounding Laxman Sivaramakrishnan's appointment to the ICC cricket committee, here's an overview of the committee and purposes it serves