In Case You Missed It: Testing times down under

Dec 17, 2018: Our best content from last week

IPL 2019 Auction

All you need to know about the IPL auction

Dec 17, 2018: ESPNcricinfo presents the lowdown on a much-anticipated spectacle

Bangladesh v West Indies, 1st T20I, Sylhet

Shai Hope, Sheldon Cottrell lead West Indies to dominating win

Dec 17, 2018: The left-arm quick's 4-28 kept Bangladesh to just 129, and the opener then smashed a fifty off just 16 balls

New Zealand v Sri Lanka, 1st Test, Wellington, 3rd day

Tom Latham registers highest individual score while carrying bat

Dec 17, 2018: The batsman also put on the highest individual Test score of 2018 so far

Australia v India, 2nd Test, Perth, 4th day

Virat Kohli, Tim Paine collide, exchange words before umpire interrupts

Dec 17, 2018: The two captains extended their altercation from the third evening when Paine had called Kohli a "big head"

Big Bash League

Big Bash squads: how the teams stack up and who to watch out for

Dec 17, 2018: Who could challenge Adelaide Strikers for this year's BBL title?

Australia v India, 2nd Test, Perth, 4th day

Nathan Lyon leaves India five down and sinking

Dec 17, 2018: The offspinner dismissed Virat Kohli and M Vijay after Usman Khawaja's 72 set India 287

New Zealand v Sri Lanka, 1st Test, Wellington, 3rd day

Sri Lanka collapse against pace after Tom Latham's 264*

Dec 17, 2018: Latham became the first New Zealand batsman since Glenn Turner in 1972 to carry his bat through a completed Test innings

High Fives

Let these men fill your stockings

Dec 17, 2018: Former cricketers who could sell you something nice for Christmas this year

Cape Town Blitz v Jozi Stars, Mzansi Super League final, Cape Town

Hendricks, van der Dussen claim MSL title for Jozi Stars

Dec 16, 2018: Table-toppers Cape Town Blitz faltered badly on the day it mattered most and were beaten by eight wickets

Ranji Trophy 2018-19

Kedar Jadhav falls for 99, Rajasthan in sight of quarter-finals

Dec 16, 2018: Shubman Gill made the highest score of the season so far, Hardik Pandya continued to shine, and both J&K and Kerala won

Ranji Trophy 2018-19

Hardik Pandya gathers momentum with fifty against Mumbai

Dec 16, 2018: The India allrounder coming back from injury has the chance to influence a tight game with his bowling on the last day at Wankhede stadium

Australia v India, 2nd Test, Perth, 3rd day

Bat, breathe, bat: The essence of Virat Kohli

Dec 16, 2018: He is the only batsman dragging his team forward. He is facing a superb attack. History isn't with him. And yet Virat Kohli always looked like he was having the time of his life in Perth

Australia v India, 2nd Test, Perth, 3rd day

India 'surprised' by soft signal on Virat Kohli catch - Jasprit Bumrah

Dec 16, 2018: Australia equally certain it was a fair catch, says Lyon, while former players criticise Kohli's behaviour in Perth

Bangladesh v West Indies, 1st T20I, Sylhet

Afif Hossain, Zakir Hasan haven't developed as expected, says Bangladesh selector

Dec 16, 2018: Minhajul Abedin said the youngsters had underperformed since making their international debuts but added Mahedi Hasan was still on the radar

IPL auction 2018-19

Hetmyer, Thomas could set off bidding wars in the IPL auction

Dec 16, 2018: Four players who are likely to attract the highest bids in December's IPL mini-auction

Australia v India, 2nd Test, Perth, 3rd day

Australia, and the Perth pitch, switch into the fast lane

Dec 16, 2018: Australia ended the day with a reasonable degree of confidence that the "faster and faster" nature of this Test is now more likely to result in India's demise

IPL 2019

Wanted: A finisher for RCB and a partner for Bumrah

Dec 16, 2018: Delhi Capitals will be on the lookout for an overseas allrounder. Kings XI, meanwhile, have the largest purse and will be dictating terms at the auction

Australia v India, 2nd Test, Perth, 3rd day

How did Bumrah only get one wicket?

Dec 16, 2018: Jasprit Bumrah had Australia's batsmen, especially the left handers, in all sorts of trouble

Bangladesh v West Indies, 1st T20I, Sylhet

'As long as he is alive, Shai Hope will play' - Carlos Brathwaite

Dec 16, 2018: The West Indies captain was also pleased with the return of opener Evin Lewis for the T20I leg, after he skipped the tour of India last month