England news

India, Pakistan and Australia to tour England in 2018

Sep 5, 2017: India will return to England next year for a five-Test series, just like in 2014, after Pakistan kickstart England's home summer with two Tests at the end of May

What the IPL rights bids tell us

Sep 5, 2017: Some learnings from the eye-popping numbers that made the rounds yesterday

MCC Spirit of Cricket Cowdrey lecture

Lara 'embarrassed' by unsporting West Indies behaviour of old

Sep 5, 2017: Speaking at the annual Cowdrey lecture at Lord's, Brian Lara not only called on batsmen to walk but also appealed to the world's top teams to ensure that the game's integrity was upheld

Bangladesh v Australia, 2nd Test, Chittagong, 2nd day

Warner and Handscomb wear down Bangladesh

Sep 5, 2017: Peter Handscomb, drenched in sweat and fighting dehydration, epitomised Australian desire to atone for their defeat in Mirpur, helping David Warner guide the visitors to within sight of Bangladesh's first-innings total on another draining day in Chittagon

Bangladesh v Australia, 2nd Test, Chittagong

Stone thrown at Australia team bus

Sep 5, 2017: The incident is under investigation while security has been increased on the team's route to the Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium

Not out because of chewing gum

Sep 5, 2017: How a batsman didn't get out of a sticky situation

Ramakant Desai - The tiny titan

Sep 5, 2017: By 1959, at the end of a sorry decade for Indian cricket, not only were there no bowlers in the country who could bowl anything above military medium, but the batsmen also were getting bombarded by pacemen from other countries

West Indies in England 2017

'Humbled' Malan sticks to his gameplan

Sep 4, 2017: Dawid Malan thought the chance to play for England might have passed him by but he now stands on the brink of a Lord's Test that could seal his spot for the Ashes

West Indies in England 2017

Curran in ODI squad, Wood absent

Sep 4, 2017: Tom Curran is in line for a maiden ODI cap, after his impressive T20 debut earlier this year, while Chris Woakes is fit to return after missing most of the Champions Trophy with injury

India news

Lodha hand in BCCI's mega rights deals

Sep 4, 2017: Rahul Johri, the BCCI's CEO, feels transparency in the tendering process - as suggested by the Lodha Committee - has helped rake in record sums. Restricting the rights cycle to five years has helped too

County news

Treble-chasing Notts offer Clarke test of mettle

Sep 4, 2017: Joe Clarke's graceful batsmanship overflows with England potential and the chance to challenge Notts' treble ambitions at Trent Bridge offers the chance to adorn an in-and-out season

ICC WCL Division Five

All-round Stevens helps Jersey sail past Germany

Sep 4, 2017: Ghana pipped Vanuatu in a Group B thriller, while David Hooper and Josh Butler kept Guernsey's hopes of a semi-final slot alive in Group A

South Africa news

SA first-class calendar to feature two-month pause for T20 league

Sep 4, 2017: The Global T20 League will find a dedicated block in South Africa's cricket calendar which is set to accommodate three touring countries before April 2018

Sri Lanka news

Tharanga opts out of Test cricket for six months

Sep 4, 2017: Sri Lanka's limited-overs captain has decided to take time off Tests to focus on the white-ball formats, and has been left out of the provisional squad for the upcoming series against Pakistan

Bangladesh v Australia, 2nd Test, Chittagong, 1st day

Lyon exposes Bangladesh's offspin problem

Sep 4, 2017: Having struggled against Moeen Ali, R Ashwin and Dilruwan Perera over the past 12 months, Bangladesh's array of left-hand batsmen were undone by another orthodox offspinner on the first day of the Chittagong Test

India in Sri Lanka 2017

Vandersay, Shanaka in revised Sri Lanka T20 squad

Sep 4, 2017: Sri Lanka Cricket, who had already named a T20 squad ahead of the ODI series against India, have now announced a new 15 two days ahead of the one-off game

Indian Premier League

Conscious decision to bid for global rights - Star India CEO

Sep 4, 2017: Star India's strong presence in both television and digital spaces, as well as global markets, prompted the company to make a record-breaking bid for the IPL broadcast rights for the period 2018 to 2022

Bangladesh v Australia, 2nd Test, Chittagong, 1st day

'Have to put my ego away and bowl ugly' - Lyon

Sep 4, 2017: Nathan Lyon's fine form in Asia continued with another five-for in Chittagong, also moving past Jason Gillespie to become the seventh-highest Australian wicket-taker in Tests

County news

Porterfield heads back to Ireland

Sep 4, 2017: Ashley Giles' rebuilding of Warwickshire has continued with the announcement that batsman William Porterfield and allrounder Ateeq Javid will both leave the club at the end of the season

Indian Premier League

Six stand-out numbers from the IPL media rights sale

Sep 4, 2017: A look at the six numbers that stood out from the IPL media rights sale