Australia news

Australian batsman hits six sixes in over at U-19 Championships

Dec 3, 2018: Ollie Davies, the New South Wales Metro captain, smashed 207 off 115 balls including 17 sixes

Australia v India, 1st Test, Adelaide

Lyon's thrift key to Australia pace attack - Hazlewood

Dec 3, 2018: The control from Australia's offspinner could shape the series, especially at the opening two venues not expected to provide much reverse swing

India in Australia 2018

Conceding 500 runs in warm-up not a concern - Pujara

Dec 3, 2018: Ahead of the first Test against Australia, Cheteshwar Pujara remained confident of India's threat as a bowling unit despite a tough initiation

West Indies news

Gayle wins AUD 300,000 in damages in defamation suit

Dec 3, 2018: The West Indies batsman had been the subject of Fairfax Media articles claiming he had exposed himself to a massage therapist in Sydney during the 2015 World Cup

Pakistan v New Zealand, 3rd Test, Abu Dhabi, 1st day

Williamson, Watling hold off Pakistan's surge on even first day

Dec 3, 2018: Yasir Shah led the way once again, but the captain's 89 and Watling's resilient 42* have kept New Zealand fighting in the third Test

In Case You Missed It: Storms, on and off the field

Dec 3, 2018: Our best content from last week

Australia v India, 1st Test, Adelaide

Usman Khawaja's fitness push inspired by LeBron James

Dec 3, 2018: The Australia batsman has overcome a knee injury sustained in the UAE to be ready for the opening Test against India in Adelaide but had already embarked on his enhanced fitness regime

What we remember #25

Bangladesh beating England

Dec 3, 2018: When Mehidy Hasan spun an inescapable web

T10 League final, Sharjah

Rovman Powell, Andre Russell power Northern Warriors to T10 title

Dec 2, 2018: Warriors' all-West Indian top five propelled their side to 140 for 3, and the Shahid Afridi-led Pakhtoons fell decisively short despite Andre Fletcher's fireworks

Nelson Mandela Bay Giants v Jozi Stars, Mzansi Super League 2018

Hendricks ton gives Jozi Stars bonus-point win

Dec 2, 2018: The 29-year old made his second consecutive T20 hundred to prolong a purple patch where he has three 50-plus scores in his last three innings

Pakistan v New Zealand, 3rd Test, Abu Dhabi

Starting well the key as series returns to Abu Dhabi for decider

Dec 2, 2018: The toss may again prove crucial, lending a distinct advantage to whoever bats first

Paarl Rocks v Durban Heat, Mzansi Super League, Paarl

Tabraiz Shamsi, Faf du Plessis keep Durban Heat at the bottom of the table

Dec 2, 2018: After the left-arm wristspinner's twin strikes limited Heat to 154 for 6, the Paarl Rocks captain led the chase with an unbeaten 76

Bangladesh v West Indies, 2nd Test, Dhaka, 3rd day

Bangladesh spin project finally bears fruit

Dec 2, 2018: After years of depending on Shakib Al Hasan, Bangladesh finally have the skill and depth to say they have the spin department covered

Bangladesh v West Indies, 2nd Test, Dhaka, 3rd day

West Indies' shot selection 'wasn't good at all' - Kraigg Brathwaite

Dec 2, 2018: West Indies' captain said his team encountered drier surfaces in Bangladesh than they had done in India, but refused to blame conditions for their performances

Bangladesh v West Indies, 2nd Test, Mirpur, 3rd day

Winning after enforcing the follow-on a special achievement - Shakib

Dec 2, 2018: The Bangladesh captain said his side had had a lot to prove after their 2-0 defeat in the West Indies in July

Pakistan v New Zealand, 3rd Test, Abu Dhabi

Are Pakistan mulling a return to three seamers?

Dec 2, 2018: Is Sarfraz Ahmed considering picking the allrounder Faheem Ashraf in place of the offspinner Bilal Asif?

West Indies tour of Bangladesh 2018-19

Tamim, Shakib back in squad for WI ODIs

Dec 2, 2018: Both players had missed Bangladesh's previous ODI series, against Zimbabwe, due to fitness issues

Bangladesh v West Indies, 2nd Test, Mirpur, 3rd day

Stats - 12 for Mehidy, 40 for Bangladesh's spinners

Dec 2, 2018: Statistical highlights from the Mirpur Test as Bangladesh routed West Indies within three days

Pakistan news

Leicestershire CEO Wasim Khan frontrunner for PCB MD role

Dec 2, 2018: Wasim Khan was understood to have made a favourable impression during interviews and there is a likelihood he could be confirmed as the board's managing director soon

New Zealand A v India A, 3rd unofficial Test, Whangarei, 3rd day

Fletcher's ton puts NZ A ahead despite Gowtham's six-for

Dec 2, 2018: Fletcher made a career-best 103, sharing solid partnerships with the lower order