Australia v England, 1st Test, The Ashes 2017-18, Brisbane,2nd Day

Containing Smith and Khawaja's spin problem

Nov 24, 2017: Stats highlights from the second day's play between Australia and England at the Gabba

India women news

Seventeen overs, nine ducks, and a team total of 2

Nov 24, 2017: The Nagaland women's Under-19 team scored only one run off the bat, with a wide contributing the second run to their team total

Australia v England, 1st Test, The Ashes 2017-18, Brisbane, 1st day

England's "weak links" respond

Nov 24, 2017: Mark Stoneman, James Vince and Dawid Malan took the first step to justifying their much questioned Ashes selections

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

Ashwin, Jadeja hand India advantage on 11-wicket day

Nov 24, 2017: Treating these Tests almost as tour games for the series in South Africa, India were in no danger of the apparent disrespect to Sri Lanka, biting them on the backside instead

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

Smith leads Australia revival to leave Test in the balance

Nov 24, 2017: An absorbing Ashes contest will go into the third day with neither side having made a convincing grab for the upper hand

Women's Big Bash League 2017-18

Harmanpreet extends stint at Sydney Thunder by two seasons

Nov 24, 2017: India's T20I captain had an impressive WBBL debut with the Sydney Thunder last season

Can the away Rahane come home please?

Nov 24, 2017: He has been outstanding on tours, but his average at home has dropped to less than 37; the difference between the two is among the highest in Test history

Ranji Trophy 2017-18, 7th round

I just want to make big runs - Nitish Rana

Nov 24, 2017: The Delhi batsman opens up on Gautam Gambhir's mentorship, lessons learnt at Mumbai Indians, mindset changes and success amid internal turmoil within the Delhi set-up

'The time was right to give Dutch cricket another go'

Nov 24, 2017: In the World Cricket League Championship, Ryan ten Doeschate may play a role in changing Netherlands' cricket forever

New Zealand news

Watling not fit to keep in first Test against West Indies

Nov 23, 2017: Tom Blundell is in line for a Test debut after BJ Watling was unable to prove his fitness to keep wicket in the opening match of New Zealand's season

South Africa news

Steyn begins shifting focus from T20 to Test cricket

Nov 23, 2017: The fast bowler will be rested from the Titans' next Ram Slam competition so that he can hit the nets and get overs under his belt

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

Digested Ashes: England stand firm

Nov 23, 2017: A bite-size breakdown of the key action from day one of the first Test in Brisbane

Ranji Trophy 2017-18, 7th round

Ranji Trophy scenarios - Mumbai in must-win to make quarter-finals

Nov 23, 2017: Defending champions Gujarat in fascinating three-way race with Kerala and Saurashtra

National T20 Cup

Khalid heroics takes Faisalabad home

Nov 23, 2017: The win took them to the semi-finals, even as Lahore Blues moved to the top of the points table

India v Sri Lanka, 2nd Test, Nagpur

Time to allow dressing-room reviews?

Nov 23, 2017: Dilruwan Perera's bizarre review in Kolkata highlighted the inconsistencies in the DRS protocol, so why not eliminate that doubt by allowing players to get help from the dressing room?

Australia v England, 1st Test, The Ashes 2017-18, 1st day, Brisbane

Vince leads the rabble's rebellion

Nov 23, 2017: Australian legend Matthew Hayden called England "no-hopers" and insisted he didn't know who James Vince was. You learn something new every day

India v Sri Lanka, 2nd Test, Nagpur

SL's chance to shift India's focus from South Africa

Nov 23, 2017: Sri Lanka need drastic improvement in every facet of their game to compete with India, who are yet to lose a bilateral series under Virat Kohli

England news

Stokes tweets England Ashes message

Nov 23, 2017: Ben Stokes, England's absent allrounder, sent a message via social media on the eve of the first Ashes Test wishing his team-mates well in their attempts to retain the urn in Australia

Tasmania v South Australia, Sheffield Shield 2017-18, Adelaide, 1st day

Doran unbeaten ton rescues Tasmania on opening day

Nov 23, 2017: The 20-year old showed plenty of stubbornness as South Australia's attack chipped away at the line-up, en route to taking Tasmania past 200 with a maiden first-class century

Australia v England, 1st Test, The Ashes 2017-18, 1st day, Brisbane

Brisbane clouds clear for Cummins and Lyon

Nov 23, 2017: Two Australian bowlers in the thick of the first-day action found the Gabba shining more benignly upon them than usual