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

Smith's restraint brings special Ashes moment

Nov 25, 2017: Much has been made of the contest between rival Ashes captains Steven Smith and Joe Root and it is Smith who has drawn first blood

Comilla Victorians v Rajshahi Kings, BPL 2017, Chittagong

Sammy, Sami end Comilla's winning streak

Nov 25, 2017: Darren Sammy's scorching last-over burst, followed by Mohammad Sami's four-wicket haul, broke Comilla Victorians' five-match winning streak, as they lost to Rajshahi Kings by 30 runs in Chittagong

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

'13,600,798 fidgets'

Nov 25, 2017: The reactions on Twitter to Steven Smith's magnificent hundred at the Gabba

New Zealand A v West Indians, Tour match, Lincoln, 1st day

Shai Hope, Ambris centuries help West Indians rally

Nov 25, 2017: Shai Hope hit form early on the tour with a steady 110, while Sunil Ambris pressed his case for a Test spot, smacking 153 off 145 balls

Big Bash League news

Buttler joins Sydney Thunder in BBL comeback

Nov 25, 2017: The England wicketkeeper-batsman is expected to be available for the first six games of the tournament, before the start of England's limited-overs series against Australia and the tour of New Zealand

India v Sri Lanka, 2nd Test, Nagpur, 2nd day

Vijay, Pujara grind Sri Lanka into Nagpur dust

Nov 25, 2017: That safe, warm, fuzzy, home-like feeling was back for India as their two most valuable batsmen in recent times reunited to keep others blissfully unaware of any dangers there might have been of the new ball or the fresh bowlers or scoreboard pressure

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

Smith's slow route to century No. 21

Nov 25, 2017: Steven Smith's 21 Test hundred was his slowest century - and it came at a critical time for Australia in the first Ashes Test at the Gabba

ICC Under-19 World Cup 2018

Emmanuel Stewart to lead WI U-19s in World Cup

Nov 25, 2017: Emmanuel Stewart and Kirstan Kallicharan are the only two members of the current West Indies Under-19s squad to have played in the 2016 World Cup

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

Smith epic takes Australia ahead before Hazlewood makes mark

Nov 25, 2017: Australia's captain led from the front before England's top order was rattled in a hostile final session to tilt the opening Test the home side's way

Speed Demons

Harmy's monsters

Nov 25, 2017: A new autobiography tells of the self-doubt and fears that beset the man probably best known for his wayward Ashes-opening delivery 11 years ago

Think You Know Yourself?

Easy peasy for IOB?

Nov 25, 2017: Iain O'Brien takes a shot at our quiz on his career

BPL news

Comilla sign 16-year old Afghanistan offspinner Mujeeb Zadran

Nov 24, 2017: The offspinner will become the third Afghanistan player to join Comilla Victorians, following the footsteps of Mohammad Nabi and Rashid Khan

India v Sri Lanka, 2nd Test, Nagpur, 2nd day

You can't be missing straight balls at this level - Pothas

Nov 24, 2017: And while admitting that the SL batsmen let themselves down, Nic Pothas defended the shot selections that dismissed both Dinesh Chandimal and Niroshan Dickwella

Papua New Guinea v Scotland, 1st ODI, Dubai, November 24, 2017

MacLeod, seamers lead Scotland to six-wicket win

Nov 24, 2017: Safyaan Sharif and Alasdair Evans shared seven wickets between them to bowl Papua New Guinea out for 147, and Calum MacLeod's unbeaten 60 helped Scotland easily finish the chase

Chittagong Vikings v Sylhet Sixers, BPL 2017, Chittagong

Sikandar Raza's 95 lifts Chittagong from bottom place

Nov 24, 2017: Chittagong Vikings overcame Andre Fletcher's blistering 71 to defend 211 and beat Sylhet Sixers by 40 runs in their first home game

India v Sri Lanka, 2nd Test, Nagpur, 1st day

Ashwin, Jadeja say 'hello again'

Nov 24, 2017: After bowling 10 overs together in Kolkata, Ashwin and Jadeja were back to their tactics of threatening both edges of the bat, and targeting the stumps at all times for bowled and lbw dismissals

Australia v England, 1st Ashes Test, Brisbane, 2nd day

It's one of the great Ashes romances!

Nov 24, 2017: A swimming pool, a beer or two and an Ashes Test in full swing - what better time to pop the question?

Western Australia v Queensland, 1st day, Sheffield Shield 2017-18, November 24, 2017

Mitchell Marsh's 141 makes Queensland toil

Nov 24, 2017: The Western Australia captain stitched three solid partnerships to steer the total past 300 on the opening day in Perth

India v Sri Lanka, 2nd Test, Nagpur, 1st day

Thirimanne the bunny, and Ashwin-Jadeja v Kumble-Harbhajan

Nov 24, 2017: The stats highlights from the opening day of the Nagpur Test include the Ashwin-Thirimanne history, the Jadeja-Ashwin partnership, Karunaratne's prolific 2017, and more

Tasmania v South Australia, Sheffield Shield 2017-18, Adelaide, 2nd day

Bird's all-round show bolsters Tasmania

Nov 24, 2017: Jackson Bird returned to Tasmania's XI for the Shield match and had an impact with a five-for and a crucial 26 that boosted the side's first-innings total