High Fives

Hair-brained

Dec 7, 2017: Five South Africans who made us sit up and take notice with their questionable styling choices

Quaid-e-Azam trophy

Hafeez delays declaration; WAPDA win in four sessions

Dec 6, 2017: Lahore Blues secured victory over Lahore Whites while Umar Akmal's sensational 148 saw UBL beat Fawad Alam's SSGC

Queensland v South Australia, Sheffield Shield, Cairns, 4th day

Renshaw finds some form in draw against South Australia

Dec 6, 2017: Axed Australian Test opener Matt Renshaw scored his first half-century of the Sheffield Shield season as Queensland played out a draw with South Australia

Dhaka Dynamites v Rangpur Riders, BPL 2017, Dhaka, 2017

Shakib's all-round efforts give Dhaka top-two finish

Dec 6, 2017: Dhaka Dynamites assured themselves an extra shot at making the BPL final, after their 43-run win over Rangpur Riders gave them a second-place finish

England news

Stokes and Hales included in England one-day squad

Dec 6, 2017: The participation of Ben Stokes in the one-day series against Australia will depend on whether the Crown Prosecution Service reaches a decision on charges

The Ashes 2017-18

Wish Root didn't have captaincy burden - Swann

Dec 6, 2017: Joe Root's conversion rate of fifties into hundreds remains in the spotlight after his early dismissal on the final day in Adelaide

Bangladesh news

BCB seeks reasons for Richard Pybus' return

Dec 6, 2017: He had been the head coach of Bangladesh in 2012, but quit the job after only five months, citing "interference from the board"

India v Sri Lanka, 3rd Test, Delhi, 5th day

Dhananjaya and a new dawn for Sri Lanka

Dec 6, 2017: Sri Lanka dropped him after throwing him in the firing line in South Africa. He has returned with the highest fourth-innings score by a visiting batsman in India. Young talents like that need better nurturing

Namibia v Netherlands, ICC WCL Championship, Dubai

Record Barresi-Cooper partnership hands Netherlands WCL title

Dec 6, 2017: Barresi smacked 120 while Cooper hit an unbeaten 109 to add 236 runs for the second wicket, a record in WCL history

India v Sri Lanka, 3rd Test, Delhi, 5th day

India aware of issues in slip cordon - Pujara

Dec 6, 2017: With fitness being on agenda, India players have become better athletes, their ground fielding has improved, but nobody from the camp has been able to say why the same fielders seem to resemble non-stick cookware at slips

Dhaka Dynamites v Rangpur Riders, BPL 2017-18, Mirpur

McCullum becomes latest to slam Shere Bangla pitches

Dec 6, 2017: Brendon McCullum said the two-paced nature of the pitch came in the way of an exciting contest after his team's 43-run defeat to Dhaka Dynamites

ICC World Cricket League Championship 2015-17

Scotland, PNG, Hong Kong secure World Cup qualifier spots

Dec 6, 2017: The three teams join table-toppers Netherlands in the qualifiers while Kenya drop to division two ahead of the final set of WCL matches

England's ODI squad

Hales will be in right state of mind for comeback, says Morgan

Dec 6, 2017: Eoin Morgan is confident that Alex Hales will be able to focus on his game after being made available for selection in the wake of the Bristol incident

Comilla Victorians v Sylhet Sixers, BPL 2017-18, Dhaka

Liton, Samuels help Comilla end group stage with a win

Dec 6, 2017: It was their ninth win in the competition as they finished on top of the points table at the end of the group stage of BPL 2017

IPL news

IPL franchises allowed to retain up to five players

Dec 6, 2017: IPL franchises will be allowed to retain a maximum of five of their existing players through a combination of player retention before the 2018 auction and the use of right-to-match cards during the auction

India v Sri Lanka, 3rd Test, Delhi, 5th day

India's record streak of nine consecutive series wins

Dec 6, 2017: Their 1-0 series win over Sri Lanka helped India match Australia's record of nine consecutive series wins from 2005-08, while Dhananjaya de Silva surpassed Viv Richards to score the highest fourth-innings score by a visiting batsman in India

Ranji Trophy 2017-18, Quarter-finals

Rahul, India quicks to miss Ranji knockouts

Dec 6, 2017: While KL Rahul will miss Karnataka's quarter-final due to a niggle, the fast bowlers selected for the South Africa tour have all been rested

IPL news

The big IPL reshuffle: Which players should each franchise retain?

Dec 6, 2017: Who should the six existing IPL franchises pick ahead of the big auction for the 2018 edition? Take your pick

Australia v England, 2nd Test, Adelaide, 5th day

Spectre of the whitewash will test Root's belief

Dec 6, 2017: The Ashes currently seem a distant prize for England after they went 2-0 down but the captain believes the team are in a better state than they were four years ago

IPL news

Whom should CSK and Rajasthan retain for IPL 2018?

Dec 6, 2017: The two franchises will return to the IPL fold in 2018 and can each retain up to five players from their 2015 squads. Who should they pick?