County news

Cotton off as Derbyshire trim playing staff

Feb 2, 2018: Ben Cotton has joined the exodus of young players from Derbyshire as the county continues to slash the numbers in its first-team squad in an effort to lift expectations

Adelaide Strikers v Melbourne Renegades, BBL 2017-18, 2nd semi-final Adelaide

Strikers' semi survival all in the Head

Feb 2, 2018: A complete captain's performance from Travis Head, fresh from being released by Australia, swept Adelaide Strikers into the BBL final

South Africa news

CSA to consult further on fate of GLT20

Feb 2, 2018: CSA has not given up on the idea of hosting the T20 Global League yet and will spend the next "couple of months" assessing and deciding whether the tournament will go ahead

India news

Pravin Amre quits MCA role to avoid conflict of interest

Feb 2, 2018: Former India batsman has been appointed head of talent at Delhi Daredevils

Adelaide Strikers v Melbourne Renegades, BBL 2017-18, 2nd semi-final Adelaide

Laughlin laughs last despite 'stinky' finale

Feb 2, 2018: Adelaide Strikers death bowler Ben Laughlin has described his final, match-winning delivery as "stinky" and admitted he "got lucky" when Kieron Pollard swung hard and missed

Australia v New Zealand, Trans-Tasman T20, Sydney

Australia attempt BBL reboot against New Zealand

Feb 2, 2018: New Zealand will arrive for their first T20 in Australia since 2009 looking to put one over on an inexperienced home line-up

Adelaide Strikers v Melbourne Renegades, BBL 2017-18, 2nd semi-final Adelaide

Strikers hold nerve to set up title bout at home

Feb 2, 2018: Ben Laughlin defended three off the last ball against Kieron Pollard as Adelaide Strikers made it to their first ever BBL final

India in South Africa 2017-18

Shastri backs decision to field Rohit, Ishant in Centurion

Feb 2, 2018: "In 2017, Rohit was averaging more than 200 in Tests and had scored around 1200-odd runs in ODIs," Shastri said. "So, what does the team tell him? Your runs don't matter because that's how it works?"

Bangladesh v Sri Lanka, 1st Test, Chittagong, 3rd day

Want to give Kusal Mendis every opportunity - Samaraweera

Feb 2, 2018: Sri Lanka's batting coach said the 23-year-old's ability was the reason he was pushed up to open the batting

Australia v India, Under-19 World Cup 2018, final, Mount Maunganui

'Shattered' Porel beats the odds to make the U-19 World Cup final

Feb 2, 2018: From nearly having to go home on his first day at the tournament to preparing to play for the trophy, the India pacer's journey in this competition has been reminiscent of the rest of his career so far: a fight

Prime Minister's XI v England XI, Tour match, Canberra

Willey stars with bat and ball as England stroll to victory

Feb 2, 2018: David Willey stated his case to bat higher up the order in England's T20 side by hammering 79 from 36 balls - which included taking 34 runs off an over from Nathan Lyon - as the tourists cruised home

England in New Zealand 2017-18

Stokes replays the waiting game

Feb 2, 2018: Ben Stokes has been named in England's ODI squad for New Zealand but first of all he has a a court appearance to negotiate

Australia v India, Under-19 World Cup 2018, final, Mount Maunganui

Untested India favourites as teams tussle for title

Feb 2, 2018: With India possessing in-form openers, a healthy mix of allrounders and an injury-free squad, Australia have more questions to answer ahead of the big final

Sydney Sixers v Adelaide Strikers, WBBL 2017-18, 2nd semi-final, Adelaide

Gardner, Aley power Sixers into third straight final

Feb 2, 2018: Ashleigh Gardner took flight with the bat before Sarah Aley ushered a staggering collapse with the ball as Sydney Sixers set up a final clash with Perth Scorchers again

Bangladesh v Sri Lanka, 1st Test, Chittagong, 3rd day

Sri Lanka pile on the runs and eye big lead

Feb 2, 2018: Dhananjaya de Silva, Kusal Mendis and Roshen Silva combined to grind the Bangladesh attack into the dust

South Africa v India, 1st ODI, Durban

We needed 300, unfair to blame bowlers - du Plessis

Feb 2, 2018: South Africa captain Faf du Plessis said that while the pitch offered assistance for the spinners, South Africa's batsmen needed to adapt better and string together partnerships

Big Bash League 2017-18

Perfect game vaults Hurricanes into BBL contention

Feb 2, 2018: Captain Dan Christian agreed the Hurricanes had been able to play with clear minds and full hearts given the weight of expectation heaped on the Scorchers by their formidable BBL record and home fixture

South Africa v India, 1st ODI, Durban

India's wristspinners announce themselves in the land of the wrong'un

Feb 2, 2018: Marrying magic with temperament, control with flair, Yuzvendra Chahal and Kuldeep Yadav stemmed a free-flowing South African innings, and sounded out a warning to teams around the world

South Africa v India, 1st ODI, Durban

Wise Kuldeep not scared to take his chances

Feb 2, 2018: For a spinner in only his 15th ODI, the thought process Kuldeep showed was wise beyond the years, but it also takes a lot of guts to do that

County news

Northants turn to legspin with Prasanna recall

Feb 2, 2018: Legspin is all the rage in T20 and Northants think they have one of the most dangerous performers around