Australia news

Starc reiterates players' faith in ACA

May 28, 2017: Mitchell Starc has said the Australian men's team has not changed its position on the current MoU standoff, and will continue to back the Australian Cricketers' Association to represent the players in negotiations with Cricket Australia

Northants v Worcs, Specsavers Championship Div Two, Wantage Road, 3rd day

Mitchell secures win after Levi hospitalised

May 28, 2017: Daryl Mitchell led Worcestershire to a fourth straight Specsavers County Championship victory with a second-innings 78 not out as they comfortably chased 148 to beat Northamptonshire by eight wickets

Glamorgan v Durham, Specsavers Championship Div Two, Swansea, 3rd day

Clark, Salter fifties keep contest in balance

May 28, 2017: The match between Glamorgan and Durham was delicately poised as the visitors ended the third day 147 runs ahead with seven wickets remaining

Derbyshire v Leicestershire, Specsavers Championship Div Two, Derby, 4th day

Dull draw ends Derbyshire's run of defeats

May 28, 2017: Derbyshire ended a run of three consecutive defeats in the County Championship as their Division Two match against Leicestershire at Derby ended in a tame draw

Kent v Sussex, Specsavers Championship Div Two, Tunbridge Wells, 3rd day

Kent bask in Nevill dominance with festival's future uncertain

May 28, 2017: Joe Denly took two late wickets to follow scores of 119 and 71 not out as Kent closed in on victory over Sussex

Essex v Surrey, Specsavers Championship Div One, Chelmsford, 3rd day

Lawrence wears 'next big thing' tag easily

May 28, 2017: Dan Lawrence scored his second century of the season as Essex gained a slender first-innings lead over Surrey before rain curtailed the day

Somerset v Hampshire, Specsavers Championship Div One, Taunton, 3rd day

Somerset spun out by Dawson, Crane

May 28, 2017: Spinners Liam Dawson and Mason Crane bowled Hampshire to a 90-run victory over Somerset

Notts v Gloucestershire, Specsavers Championship Div Two, Trent Bridge, 3rd day

Mullaney's best tightens Notts grip on Division Two

May 28, 2017: Nottinghamshire cemented their best start to a Championship campaign in a decade, thanks to a convincing victory over Gloucestershire with a day to spare

Afghanistan news

Afghanistan T20 league to feature Babar, Tamim, Akmal brothers

May 28, 2017: Players from Pakistan, the West Indies, Bangladesh and Zimbabwe were among those who went under the hammer in the highest-profile auction yet for Afghanistan's domestic T20 league, the Shpageeza Cricket League, in Kabul on Thursday

India v New Zealand, warm-up match, Champions Trophy 2017, Oval

Shami, Dhawan and Kohli get workouts in truncated match

May 28, 2017: Virat Kohli's fluent half-century and Mohammed Shami's three-wicket haul were the highlights in India's 45-run win via D/L method at the Oval

UAE news

Dougie Brown named UAE coach

May 28, 2017: Dougie Brown, the former England and Scotland allrounder, has been named coach of UAE

England v South Africa, 3rd ODI, Lord's

SA hope to stop England bandwagon

May 28, 2017: ESPNcricinfo previews the third ODI between England and South Africa at Lord's

Australia news

Government may mediate CA-ACA dispute if Ashes threatened

May 28, 2017: Greg Hunt, Australia's sport minister, has said that the government could provide officers for mediation between the CA and the ACA but is confident the parties will work out an agreement

What we'll miss about West Indies in the Champions Trophy

May 28, 2017: Some fun times, that's what

Likely to be India, England, Australia and South Africa in the semis

May 28, 2017: The Champions Trophy is set to be an exciting and competitive 50-over tournament

Champions Trophy 2017, stats preview

South Africa, England the teams to beat

May 28, 2017: England top the win-loss ratio and run rate charts since the 2015 World Cup; South Africa aren't too far behind on both counts either

ICC Champions Trophy 2017

Regenerated New Zealand no pushovers under Williamson

May 28, 2017: It has been 17 years since New Zealand last won an ICC trophy. They came close in the 2015 World Cup, but will it be the Champions Trophy in 2017 that adds a second trophy to their cabinet?

Pakistan v Bangladesh, CT17 warm-up, Edgbaston

Faheem scorches Pakistan to incredible warm-up win

May 27, 2017: An outrageous half-century from Faheem Ashraf took Pakistan to a victory that, even by their standards, must rate as one of the most improbable in their history.

England v South Africa, 2nd ODI, Ageas Bowl

De Villiers 'upset' at ball-condition query

May 27, 2017: AB de Villiers has said he was "pretty upset" at being asked by the umpires to explain the condition of one of the balls during South Africa's narrow defeat against England at the Ageas Bowl

WCL Division Three, Uganda

Canada, Oman wins keep hopes of promotion on course

May 27, 2017: A round-up of the WCL Division Three matches from Kampala held on May 27, 2017