Big Bash League 2017-18

D'Arcy Short injures Kirsten's jaw in nasty training incident

Jan 16, 2018: Gary Kirsten, the Hobart Hurricanes' coach, was left with multiple broken teeth after being struck by a fierce drive in the nets

County news

Gregory handed Somerset T20 captaincy

Jan 16, 2018: The allrounder's appointment completes Somerset's captaincy restructuring ahead of the 2018 English season

South Africa v India, 2nd Test, Centurion, 4th day

Ngidi leaves India reeling in 287 chase

Jan 16, 2018: Chasing 287 on a pitch with treacherous low bounce, India ended day four of the Centurion Test 35 for 3, with both their openers and Virat Kohli back in the dressing room

Big Bash League 2017-18

Tracing Australian cricket's indigenous past until the BBL

Jan 16, 2018: Cricket Australia is trying to rectify the mistakes of the past; they know they're playing catch up to sports like Australian rules football. But for the first time they are trying to find indigenous players

South Africa v India, 2nd Test, Centurion, 3rd day

Virat Kohli penalised for poor on-field behaviour

Jan 16, 2018: The India captain was fined 25% of his match fee and received one demerit point for his conduct with on-field umpire Michael Gough on the third day in Centurion

Under-19 World Cup 2018

Aditya Thakare called up to India's U-19 World Cup squad

Jan 16, 2018: The Vidarbha fast bowler is cover for the injured Ishan Porel and is set to fly to New Zealand on Wednesday

Women's BBL 2017-18

Indigenous theme, Sydney's rise and fall, and the final frantic

Jan 16, 2018: While the most recent WBBL matches saw the Sixers' slide and the Thunders' rise to the top, the forthcoming fixtures will see a race to finish in the top bracket

New Zealand v Pakistan, 4th ODI, Hamilton

Shoaib Malik suffers delayed concussion signs

Jan 16, 2018: The Pakistan allrounder was struck on the back of the head while batting in Hamilton and, after suffering signs of delayed concussion, did not take the field for the second innings

India v PNG, Under-19 World Cup, Group B, Mount Maunganui

Anukul Roy's five-for leads rout of PNG

Jan 16, 2018: A second win for India in Group B has all but ensured their place in the quarter-finals of the Under-19 World Cup

Ireland v Pakistan, Under-19 World Cup, Group C, Whangarei

Shaheen Shah Afridi razes Ireland U-19 with six-for

Jan 16, 2018: Pakistan Under-19 needed less than 40 overs to beat Ireland Under-19

New Zealand v Pakistan, 4th ODI, Hamilton

De Grandhomme and Munro overcome Pakistan's fight

Jan 16, 2018: It was a contest between the sophistication of Pakistan's bowling attack and the raw power of two New Zealand batsmen named Colin. And as with all other games on this tour, it was the home side who emerged victorious

India in South Africa 2018

Karthik to join Test squad in South Africa; Saha injured

Jan 16, 2018: First-choice wicketkeeper Wriddhiman Saha is out of the tour because of a hamstring injury

Which Indian player has scored the most hundreds in South Africa?

Jan 16, 2018: And have four bowlers taken more than 20 wickets each in a Test series before this Ashes?

Women's bowling nominees

ESPNcricinfo Awards 2017 Women's bowling nominees: four for none, and other stories

Jan 15, 2018: There were some special World Cup performances from our women's bowling nominees

Women's batting nominees

ESPNcricinfo Awards 2017 Women's batting nominees: the Wyatt riot, and the mighty Kaur

Jan 15, 2018: World Cup splendour and Ashes heroics feature in our shortlist of women's batting performances of 2017

Associate bowling nominees

ESPNcricinfo Awards 2017 Associate bowling nominees: can you read Rashid?

Jan 15, 2018: Most batsmen will answer no

Associate batting nominees

ESPNcricinfo Awards 2017 Associate batting nominees: Irish attacks, Afghan assaults

Jan 15, 2018: Our shortlist of Associate batting performances from 2017 features big hitting from players of teams that have since gone on to become Full Members

Captain nominees

ESPNcricinfo Awards 2017 Captain of the year nominees: the super six

Jan 15, 2018: Our half-dozen picks of the best leaders in world cricket

Debutant of the year

ESPNcricinfo Awards 2017 Debutant of the year nominees: tomorrow people

Jan 15, 2018: Spinners of various stripes, a wicketkeeper-batsman and others grace our shortlist

T20I bowling nominees

ESPNcricinfo Awards 2017 T20I bowling nominees: short format, big returns

Jan 15, 2018: Between them, our T20I bowling nominees took 36 wickets for 201 in their nominated spells