England v Pakistan, 1st Test, Lord's

Pakistan seize control at Lord's as Mohammad Abbas and Hasan Ali capitalise on England's errors

May 24, 2018: England's batting once again malfunctioned in tough seaming conditions, and against a quality Pakistan attack

West Indies news

Odean Smith picked by T&T; no takers for Roshon Primus

May 24, 2018: West Indies internationals Kirk Edwards, Sheldon Cottrell and Odean Smith were among the high-profile picks in the 2018-19 Professional Cricket League draft

India news

Kohli ruled out of Surrey stint with neck injury

May 24, 2018: The India captain will not be training for three weeks, but the BCCI is confident he will regain fitness in time for the England tour

Kolkata Knight Riders v Rajasthan Royals, IPL 2018, Eliminator, Kolkata

A Royal lesson in how not to T20

May 24, 2018: Not bowling out one of the team's best spinners, failing to chase 169 after being 87 for 1 in 10 overs, making mistakes with the batting order - it was not a good night for Ajinkya Rahane's team

South Africa news

What's your favourite ABD moment?

May 24, 2018: From the fastest ODI ton to the blockathon in Adelaide, Mr 360 has given us all kinds of moments to remember from his international career

Teams of 1993-2017

Pick your women's ODI XI of the last 25 years

May 24, 2018: Who makes the cut in your dream team?

Kolkata Knight Riders v Rajasthan Royals, IPL 2018, Eliminator, Kolkata

From net bowler to frontline quick - the Prasidh Krishna story

May 23, 2018: The 22-year old explains his rise from obscurity as he prepares to play the IPL Eliminator at Eden Gardens

Kolkata Knight Riders v Rajasthan Royals, IPL Eliminator, Kolkata

Why Russell couldn't resist the temptation to pull

May 23, 2018: Jofra Archer's pace and Eden Gardens' evening zip forced Russell to shelve his favourite stroke early on. Then a free hit arrived and there was no looking back

Kolkata Knight Riders v Rajasthan Royals, IPL 2018, Kolkata

Talking Points - What was Ajinkya Rahane thinking?

May 23, 2018: Trying to understand Rajasthan Royals' baffling approach to the chase, and how they lost even though they had the best of the conditions

England v Pakistan, 1st Test, Lord's

What do Pakistan need to do to beat England (or not lose, at least)?

May 23, 2018: Pakistan are a far less experienced side than the one which drew 2-2 in England in 2016

England v Pakistan, 1st Test, Lord's

Dobell: England's stagnated Test side must show progress

May 23, 2018: Joe Root enters his second season as Test captain with England having many of the same questions to answer as 12 months ago

England v Pakistan, 1st Test, Lord's

Sarfraz Ahmed: The Pakistan captain who's yet to take the lead

May 23, 2018: He was widely credited for his role in the Champions Trophy win, but Pakistan's wicketkeeper has struggled to make his mark on the Test team

De Villiers retires from international cricket

ESPNcricinfo's AB de Villiers reader

May 23, 2018: Presenting some of our best reads on the South African superstar

De Villiers retires from international cricket

AB de Villiers: A genius in two formats

May 23, 2018: Ten numbers that illustrate AB de Villiers' greatness in Tests and ODIs

England v Pakistan, 1st Test, Lord's

England and Pakistan looking to forge new Test identity in mid-table battle

May 23, 2018: England will include debutant spinner Dom Bess and Jos Buttler at No. 7, while Pakistan face a decision over their third seamer

Glamorgan v Middlesex, Royal London Cup, South Group, Cardiff

Middlesex just hold off Lloyd's retort

May 23, 2018: Glamorgan fell a metre short of forcing a tie, but such narrow margins left them without a point after three matches and at the foot of South Group

Yorkshire v Worcestershire, Royal London Cup, North Group, Headingley

Hodd rescue just fails after Whiteley's blast hurts Yorkshire

May 23, 2018: Andrew Hodd needed successive sixes off the last two balls to thwart Worcestershire: he could only manage one

Surrey v Gloucestershire, Royal London Cup, South Group, Kia Oval

Jacks adds his name to Surrey's bright young things

May 23, 2018: Will Jacks scored a maiden Surrey century in only his third first-team match to add to the sense of feelgood about Surrey's crop of young stars

Northamptonshire v Lancashire, Royal London Cup, North Group, Northampton

Procter's finale sinks former county with a ball to spare

May 23, 2018: A wonderfully fluctuating encounter at Wantage Road saw Northants sink Lancashire by two wickets with a ball to spare - thanks to a Red Rose old boy

Leicestershire v Nottinghamshire, Royal London Cup, North Group, Grace Road

Patel hundred takes Notts to new Grace Road record

May 23, 2018: Samit Patel's 62-ball hundred heaped untold levels of suffering upon the Leicester crowd as Notts raced to new batting heights on the ground