South Africa v Australia, 1st Test, Durban

South Africa target greater lower-order efficiency

Mar 6, 2018: Faf du Plessis wants his tail-enders to find ways to resist the reverse-swinging ball, and his bowlers to try and match their Australian counterparts' effectiveness with the old ball

Who is the youngest bowler to take an ODI five-for?

Mar 6, 2018: And, who has taken the most Test wickets without ever managing ten in a match?

From the archive

A day with the record-breakers

Mar 6, 2018: Our reporter catches the action in Taunton on that special day at the 1999 World Cup

What We Remember # 2

Sri Lanka win the World Cup

Mar 6, 2018: They weren't destined for the trophy in 1996, but they ended up winning it

What We Remember # 1

The ball of the century

Mar 6, 2018: We look back at 25 memorable moments, events and developments in cricket in the period 1993-2017. First up: Gatting b Warne, Old Trafford

County news

SA talent Vasconcelos signs for Northants

Mar 5, 2018: Warning bells will be ringing once more in South Africa after Northamptonshire signed Ricardo Vasconcelos as a wicketkeeper batsman

South Africa v Australia, 1st Test, 5th day, Durban

The many battles of South Africa and Australia

Mar 5, 2018: David Warner, Quinton de Kock and Nathan Lyon were only small parts of a long-standing rivalry that has often pushed the limits beyond cricket

County news

Alex Gidman joins Worcestershire coaching set-up

Mar 5, 2018: Worcestershire have completed the restructure of their coaching team with the appointment of Alex Gidman as 2nd XI coach

South Africa v Australia, 1st Test, Durban, 5th day

Nip it in the bud on the field - du Plessis

Mar 5, 2018: The SA camp and former Australia batsman Simon Katich have called on match officials to play a more proactive role to ensure that tensions between the two sides don't boil over

Nidahas Trophy 2018-18

Kusal understands himself better now - Hathurusingha

Mar 5, 2018: Sri Lanka's head coach said the batsman's mental state was the biggest contributor to his recent form

South Africa v Australia, 1st Test, Durban, 5th day

Australia, South Africa point finger at the other over stairwell incident

Mar 5, 2018: Australia believe Quinton de Kock's words crossed a line; South Africa insist that David Warner got personal

South Africa v Australia, 1st Test, Durban, 4th day

South Africa's twin collapses make the difference

Mar 5, 2018: Mitchell Starc's prowess against the tail, Aiden Markram's fighting fourth-innings century, and other key numbers from the Durban Test

England in New Zealand 2017-18

Root's T20 dilemma highlights scheduling concerns

Mar 5, 2018: Joe Root's Test and ODI workload threaten to undermine the development of a player who ought to be central to England's World T20 plans in 2020

Broadcast news

Sony to broadcast cricket in England in the subcontinent

Mar 5, 2018: Sony already has Indian rights to international matches played in Australia, South Africa, the UAE, Sri Lanka, Zimbabwe and the West Indies

Sri Lanka v India, 1st T20I, Nidahas Trophy, Premadasa

Can Sri Lanka, India cope with absence of key players?

Mar 5, 2018: India have rested several first-choice players, including Virat Kohli and MS Dhoni, while Sri Lanka will miss Angelo Mathews and Asela Gunaratne, who are unavailable through injury

South Africa v Australia, 1st Test, Durban

Davey's XI: Warner's long history of altercations

Mar 5, 2018:

Betting news

England in position to turn the one-day screw

Mar 5, 2018: England have the chance to seal a keenly contested ODI series in New Zealand when the fourth match gets underway in Dunedin on Wednesday

South Australia v Tasmania, Sheffield Shield 2017-18, Hobart, 1st day

Doran, Bailey fifties boost Tasmania

Mar 5, 2018: The pair added 111 for the fourth wicket to help their side recover from 2 for 43 in Hobart

Sheffield Shield 2017-18

Daniel Hughes steers NSW into strong position

Mar 5, 2018: Daniel Hughes' unbeaten 59 took New South Wales closer to the 309-run target set by Victoria on the third day

South Africa v Australia, 1st Test, Durban, 4th day

Starc, Hazlewood swing Australia to 118-run win

Mar 5, 2018: Starc misses out on hat-trick but South Africa's resistance lasts 22 balls on the fifth and final day at Durban