Pakistan v Australia, 1st Test, Dubai

Spearhead Starc faces new reality in the desert

Oct 6, 2018: Well rested and injury free, the fast bowler says he'll be looking at playing more of a support role to the spinners in the UAE

Pakistan v Australia, 1st Test, Dubai

Six of the worst: When Test teams are weakened by disputes and disaster

Oct 6, 2018: Australia are set to face Pakistan this week without the services of almost half of their first-choice team. ESPNcricinfo looks back at other Test campaigns that were affected by a spate of significant, and unscheduled, absentees

England in Sri Lanka 2018-19

What happened to England's 2014 one-day side?

Oct 6, 2018: The last time England toured Sri Lanka, they were attempting to fine-tune their plans for the 2015 World Cup. It's fair to say things didn't quite go to plan

Cut Short

James Taylor, from the heart

Oct 6, 2018: The former England batsman's autobiography is a tale of survival in more ways than one

Sri Lanka Board XI v England XI, Tour match, Colombo

Moeen Ali ready to embrace expectation in Sri Lanka

Oct 5, 2018: Spin is likely to play a key part of the one-day series and Moeen Ali settled into his work nicely with a three-wicket haul

Pakistan news

Ahmed Shehzad gets four-month doping ban

Oct 5, 2018: The PCB has back-dated the start of his ban to July 10, the date when it had provisionally suspended the opening batsman for returning a positive drug test

South Africa v Zimbabwe, 3rd ODI, Paarl

South Africa captain Faf du Plessis passed fit for final ODI against Zimbabwe

Oct 5, 2018: South Africa's captain, who has recovered quicker than expected from a shoulder injury, hoped for good batting conditions in Paarl after low-scoring matches in Kimberley and Bloemfontein

South Africa news

South African blind cricketer Ferdi Boer smashes T20 double-hundred

Oct 5, 2018: But the celebration of his milestone was tinged with sadness after the sudden death of Blind Cricket South Africa (BCSA) president and national team captain Sonwabile Bidla in an emotional week

India v West Indies, 1st Test, Rajkot, 2nd day

Calm self-belief takes Ravindra Jadeja to long-awaited milestone

Oct 5, 2018: Batting with the confidence of a man who averages 50 over the last two years, the hometown hero shepherded the tail expertly to reach his maiden Test hundred

India v West Indies, 1st Test, Rajkot, 2nd day

Bowlers didn't build enough pressure, says West Indies bowling coach Corey Collymore

Oct 5, 2018: He said they let the game slip away on the first day, allowing India "a fantastic start"

Australia v New Zealand, 3rd women's T20I, Canberra

Perry, Molineux and Healy destroy New Zealand

Oct 5, 2018: Perry and Molineux took seven wickets between them to consign New Zealand to 103 all out, before Healy smashed a 44-ball 67 in an easy chase, as Australia swept the series 3-0

Sri Lanka Board XI v England XI, P Sara Oval

Ambidextrous Kamindu Mendis enlivens England warm-up saunter

Oct 5, 2018: The left-arm/right-arm spinner couldn't prevent Joe Root and Eoin Morgan finding their form in England's first outing of the tour

Bangladesh v Pakistan, 4th Women's T20I, Cox's Bazar

Nashra Sandhu and Nida Dar help Pakistan women clinch T20I series

Oct 5, 2018: The spin duo shared four wickets to restrict Bangladesh to 88 before Nahida Khan and Javeria Khan steered the visitors home

Namibia news

Namibia withdraw from South Africa's provincial competitions

Oct 5, 2018: Namibia, who made the final of the Sunfoil three-day cup earlier this year, cited challenges around logistics and expenses to end an involvement that stretches back more than 20 years

South Africa v Zimbabwe, 3rd ODI, Paarl

Onus on South Africa's batsmen to settle into 'Vision 2019'

Oct 5, 2018: Time is running out for Elgar, Hendricks and Zondo to make their mark, especially now that du Plessis has recovered from injury

Pakistan v Australia, 1st Test, Dubai

Shadab injury rules out twin legspinners attack for Pakistan

Oct 5, 2018: Bilal Asif set for debut, while Mohammad Hafeez is expected to be part of the XI for the first Test against Australia

Pakistan v Australia, 1st Test, Dubai

Labuschagne, Neser likely to be among four debutants for Australia

Oct 5, 2018: The Queensland duo is looking increasingly likely to join Aaron Finch and Travis Head for debuts in the first Test against Pakistan

India v West Indies, 1st Test, Rajkot, October 5, 2018

Kohli's focus the next lesson for carefree Pant

Oct 5, 2018: The pitch, the opposition, the heat were all peripheral to Kohli's single-minded pursuit of runs - while Pant made batting fun to watch

India news

BCCI to contest the decision to bring it under RTI

Oct 5, 2018: CoA chief says BCCI being totally transparent in everything and there's nothing one would want to know about it that's not there on its website

India v West Indies, 1st Test, Rajkot, 2nd day

'This boy will end up playing for India' - What Tendulkar thought of a young Shaw

Oct 5, 2018: Also, what advice did Sachin Tendulkar give a young Prithvi Shaw when he asked him about the technical quirks of his batting?