Australia v England, 3rd Ashes Test, Perth, 1st day

'Malan's drive... makes it good to be alive'

Dec 14, 2017: Ben Stokes led the reactions on Twitter to England's first hundred of this Ashes series

ICC news

ICC targeting sources of cricket corruption

Dec 14, 2017: Cricket's governing body is making a major shift in its focus target directly corruptors and their intermediaries as opposed to the players caught in their web

Australia v England, 3rd Test, The Ashes 2017-18, Perth, Day 1

Malan's maiden century and Stoneman's struggles

Dec 14, 2017: ESPNcricinfo presents the statistical highlights of the first day of the third Test at the WACA

Super Smash

Stokes finds form with powerful 93

Dec 14, 2017: Ben Stokes made his first significant impact during his stint with Canterbury as he struck a powerful 93 off 47 balls in the Super Smash against Otago

Australia v England, 3rd Test, Perth, 1st day

Stoneman's WACA barrage and controversial end

Dec 14, 2017: Mark Stoneman was given a taste of the WACA of old during his half-century on the opening day before a controversial end to his innings.

West Indies news

White-ball contracts for West Indies players

Dec 14, 2017: A player contracted in the A category can now earn over USD 300,000, independent of domestic T20 deals, more than double of the previous highest-earning contracts

New Zealand v West Indies 2017-18

De Grandhomme out of NZ ODI squad due to bereavement

Dec 14, 2017: New Zealand allrounder Colin de Grandhomme has returned to Zimbabwe following the death of his father and has been replaced in the squad for the series against West Indies by Doug Bracewell

Titans v Warriors, Ram Slam 2017-18, semi-final, Centurion

Shamsi's four-for bowls Titans into final

Dec 14, 2017: Tabraiz Shamsi's best haul in the tournament limited Warriors to 143 before Aiden Markram and AB de Villiers helped themselves to half-centuries and eased Titans to a win

Australia news

Sutherland denies spot-fixing allegations

Dec 14, 2017: James Sutherland, Cricket Australia's chief executive has denied allegations that the Perth Ashes Test could be subject to instances of spot-fixing, while stressing that the Australian board will cooperate fully with the ICC's investigations

Australia v England, 3rd Test, Ashes 2017-18, Perth

Malan's maiden hundred caps strong England day

Dec 14, 2017: An unbroken 174-run stand between Dawid Malan and Jonny Bairstow allowed England to enjoy a strong start to the pivotal third Test

ICC news

Prepare for more two-Test series starting May 2019

Dec 14, 2017: A copy of the incoming FTP shows that 41 out of 81 Test series between May 2019 and May 2023 will be two-Test series

Essay

Blew

Dec 14, 2017: The wind in the WACA and other Perth phenomena

The Ashes 2017-18

'No evidence' of corruption in Perth Test, says ICC

Dec 13, 2017: The build-up to the crucial third Ashes Test at the WACA has been overshadowed by claims that the match has been targeted by spot-fixers

The Ashes 2017-18

Finn on track for early return from knee surgery

Dec 13, 2017: Fast bowler could be an outside bet for the New Zealand Test series after making rapid recovery from Ashes-ending injury

The Ashes 2017-18

Our winning Ashes tour was wilder - Finn

Dec 13, 2017: English cricket's ability to mix with supporters is special, says Steven Finn, but he fears it might now be under threat

India v Sri Lanka, 2nd ODI, Mohali

Rohit rewarded for sticking to 'set template'

Dec 13, 2017: Doing it once is hard enough, but to accelerate so crazily to get three double-hundreds after a sedate beginning is a perfect combination of skill, fitness and the right mental approach to ODI batting

England news

Johnson relives old memories in Lions assault

Dec 13, 2017: It was not quite the Ashes, but for Mitchell Johnson, a chance to take on England Lions beat just sniping from the sidelines

Playing conditions

Four-day Test to have 98 overs a day

Dec 13, 2017: Also, the follow-on mark will come down from 200 to 150 as per the playing conditions for four-day games

Pakistan news

PSL franchises concerned over Pakistan players in T10 League

Dec 13, 2017: A number of Pakistan Super League (PSL) franchises have raised concerns over the PCB's decision to allow contracted players to play in the T10 League, which starts in the UAE on Thursday

Ranji Trophy 2017-18

Indore to host second Ranji final in a row

Dec 13, 2017: This season's final will be played from December 29, running into the new year