Notts v Gloucestershire, Specsavers Championship Div Two, Trent Bridge, 2nd day

Broad and Fletcher condemn Gloucestershire to follow-on

May 27, 2017: Nottinghamshire seized the initiative on the second day of their Specsavers County Championship match against Gloucestershire at Trent Bridge

Northants v Worc, Specsavers Championship Div Two, Wantage Road, 2nd day

Mitchell goes big to put Worcestershire in charge

May 27, 2017: Daryl Mitchell's 161 on the second day at Wantage Road put Worcestershire on course for a fourth consecutive victory in the Specsavers County Championship.

Kent v Sussex, Specsavers Championship Div Two, Tunbridge Wells, 2nd day

Stevens, the vicar of Dibbly-Dobbly, leaves Sussex without a prayer

May 27, 2017: Darren Stevens is 41 and his powers show no sign of declining. As much as the centurion, Joe Denly, he is responsible for Kent being in utter control of this game

Glamorgan v Durham, Specsavers Championship Div Two, Swansea, 2nd day

Durham chip away to hold advantage

May 27, 2017: Glamorgan ended the second day of their Specsavers County Championship Division Two match at St. Helen's in Swansea on 225 for 6, a first innings deficit of 117

Essex v Surrey, Specsavers Championship Div One, Chelmsford, 2nd day

Lawrence rallies Essex after Sangakkara 200

May 27, 2017: Sometimes, the feeling in county cricket is that the moments to savour come from the same old faces. That's not necessarily a complaint when Kumar Sangakkara is the face

Derbyshire v Leicestershire, Specsavers Championship Div Two, Derby, 3rd day

Godleman, Thakor lead Derbyshire fightback

May 27, 2017: Billy Godleman led by example as Derbyshire hit back strongly on the third day of the Division Two County Championship match against Leicestershire at Derby

Afghanistan news

Pakistan set to play T20 friendly in Kabul

May 27, 2017: Pakistan and Afghanistan have agreed in principle to play T20 friendlies - as opposed to internationals - as part of their efforts to renew ties with each other

Dhaka Premier League 2017

Spinners, Liton take Abahani to first spot

May 27, 2017: A round-up of the Dhaka Premier League matches that took place on May 27, 2017

Bangladesh news

'Not too keen about Pakistan tour' - BCB president

May 27, 2017: The BCB President said that after Pakistan turned down the tour of Bangladesh in July 2017, Bangladesh's High Performance and U-19 teams will not be touring Pakistan later this year

England v South Africa, 2nd ODI, Ageas Bowl

South Africa thwarted in thrilling finale as Stokes century proves just enough

May 27, 2017: England closed out a dramatic victory over the No. 1-ranked ODI side to take the three-match series with one to play and hammer home their credentials as Champions Trophy contenders

Australia news

CA rebuffs MoU mediation, writes to players

May 27, 2017: Cricket Australia's decision to rebuff the players' calls for mediation to end the escalating pay dispute has been accompanied by another attempt to deal directly with some of the nation's highest-profile players

BPL 2017-18

Jayawardene to coach Khulna Titans

May 27, 2017: Mahela Jayawardene has effectively ended his playing career in Bangladesh after being signed for two seasons as head coach of BPL franchise Khulna Titans

'It would have been terrible to walk out knowing people aren't expecting anything from me'

May 27, 2017: Sachin: A Billion Dreams gives you a peek into the real life of the sporting hero

Things we learned from Sachin: A Billion Dreams

May 27, 2017: Given how big the Tendulkar mania is in India, there's not much that can be missed. But here are a few nuggets the movie revealed

The best home v visiting XIs - part two

May 27, 2017: A country-wise selection of the best all-time home and visiting Test XIs based on empirical methods

Champions Trophy 2017

Fit, firing seam attack key as Australia eye record third title

May 27, 2017: The prospect of having Mitchell Starc, Josh Hazlewood, Pat Cummins and James Pattinson all available simultaneously has boosted Australia's chances of holding both major ODI world titles simultaneously

Champions Trophy 2017

Big hitters, young guns, wrist spin and pace

May 27, 2017: ESPNcricinfo correspondents pick out their names to keep an eye on at the Champions Trophy

WCL Division Three 2017, Uganda

Mutreja hundred lifts Singapore into tie for first

May 26, 2017: A towering partnership sinks USA, Canada suffer a shock loss to Malaysia and Oman treat themselves to a massive run-rate boost

Australians v Sri Lankans, Champions Trophy 2017 warm-up, Edgbaston

Finch, Head star in Australians' tense win

May 26, 2017: After weeks of pay talks with their board, there was some cheer on the field for the Australians as they warmed up for the Champions Trophy with a two-wicket win over Sri Lanka

Zimbabwe news

Masakadza finds favour ahead of Zimbabwe's triple tour

May 26, 2017: The 33-year old batsman had played only one of their five ODIs this year, but he could potentially quintuple that count by the end of June