Sri Lanka v Bangladesh, 2nd Test, Colombo, 2nd day

Jahurul stuck in the long, wet grass

Mar 16, 2013: ESPNcricinfo presents the plays of the day from the opening day in Colombo

India v Australia, 3rd Test, Mohali, 3rd day

Dhawan's calm contempt blows away Australia

Mar 16, 2013: Shikhar Dhawan didn't miss a moment during his ruthless century on debut to show up the Australian attack for what it was

India v Australia, 3rd Test, Mohali, 3rd day

Dhawan 'Mankaded' before dream debut

Mar 16, 2013: Plays of the Day from the third day of the third Test between Australia and India

Sheffield Shield, Tasmania v Victoria

Victoria trail Tasmania in spite Hussey ton

Mar 16, 2013: David Hussey waited until the last Sheffield Shield round to make his first century of the season but Victoria still finished a rain-interrupted day trailing Tasmania

Sheffield Shield, New South Wales v South Australia

Sandhu, Hazlewood set up NSW win

Mar 16, 2013: Gurinder Sandhu and Josh Hazlewood gave New South Wales a chance of reaching the Sheffield Shield final by routing South Australia's batting to set up an eight-wicket victory

Western Australia v Queensland, Sheffield Shield, Perth, 3rd day

Burns gives Queensland narrow lead

Mar 16, 2013: Ryan Harris and Michael Hussey dueled at the WACA ground before Joe Burns fought to give Queensland a narrow lead over Western Australia at stumps on day three of the Sheffield Shield match

South Africa v Pakistan, 3rd ODI, Johannesburg

Momentum key in quick turnaround

Mar 16, 2013: The preview for the third ODI between South Africa and Pakistan in Johannesburg

County news

County prep hit by teams' withdrawal

Mar 16, 2013: The two Barbados sides scheduled to participate in a T20 competition against six English counties have pulled out just hours before the event was due to start.

New Zealand v England, 2nd Test, Wellington, 3rd day

Follow-on is a lifeline - Watling

Mar 16, 2013: Though New Zealand need another 134 to make England bat again, BJ Watling was bullishly talking about providing a tricky final-day target for Bruce Martin, the left-arm spinner, to bowl at

New Zealand v England, 2nd Test, Wellington, 3rd day

Broad's heeling process

Mar 16, 2013: Stuart Broad's impressive spell in Wellington capped off a comeback from his heel injury and indifferent form

Cricket News Hurl

Homeworkgate still the butt of jokes

Mar 16, 2013: Jesse Ryder did not make the news this week. I can't shoehorn him into my piece just for the sake of it based on something he has done on the field

India v Australia, 3rd Test, Mohali, 3rd day

Dhawan flattens Australia with fastest debut century

Mar 16, 2013: Shikhar Dhawan stroked his way to a breathtaking century, its 85-ball duration the swiftest ever by a Test debutant

New Zealand news

Proposed flyover threatens Basin Reserve's backdrop

Mar 16, 2013: The backdrop to the Basin Reserve, one of the most picturesque cricket venues in the world, will change significantly if the go-ahead is given to build a flyover close to one corner of the ground

New Zealand v England, 2nd Test, Wellington, 3rd day

Delightful catches, and a disappointing miss

Mar 16, 2013: Plays of the day from the third day of the second Test between New Zealand and England in Wellington

The Steven Smith innings o' meter

Mar 16, 2013: Will he be boy genius or imitation ectoplasm of Shane Warne, in Mohali?

South Africa v Pakistan, 2nd ODI, Centurion

First ten overs decided the match - Misbah

Mar 16, 2013: Pakistan captain Misbah-ul-Haq said his team had effectively won the second ODI in Centurion in the first ten overs of the South Africa innings, when the hosts had lost four wickets

Sri Lanka v Bangladesh, 2nd Test, Colombo, 1st day

Herath five keeps Bangladesh to 240

Mar 16, 2013: Both sides picked three seamers but even on the opening day in Colombo the standout bowler was Ranaga Herath

County news

Steyn available for English T20

Mar 16, 2013: Dale Steyn, the South Africa fast bowler who tops the world Test rankings, is available to play Twenty20 cricket this summer after the end of the Champions Trophy

Way Back When

Runs in the family

Mar 16, 2013: Hamish Rutherford's memorable debut takes the mind back to his father's, and those from other cricketing dynasties in New Zealand

No runs for deflections off direct hits

Mar 16, 2013: If the ball ricochets off the stumps after an attempted run-out, why should it benefit the batsman?