The nervous 9990s, and most wickets before conceding a run

May 31, 2016: Plus: the first to 50, 100 and 150 Tests, and the lowest Test total featuring four bowling centurions

Two myths about the IPL

May 31, 2016: Is Kohli as good at T20 as he is cracked up to be? And did the better bowling side win this year's title?

Pakistan's soft coup

May 31, 2016: That the PCB is implementing some of former coach Waqar Younis' recommendations is good news. But will the optimism last?

England v Sri Lanka, 2nd Test, Chester-le-Street, 4th day

England's guardian joins 10K club

May 30, 2016: The youngest among a bloody-minded dozen, Alastair Cook was marked out for greatness more than a decade ago - and there is still more to come

England v Sri Lanka, 2nd Test, Chester-le-Street, 4th day

Chandimal helps SL reclaim their identity

May 30, 2016: With his effervescent character and homespun technique, Dinesh Chandimal embodies something of the island spirit - as well as the fight his team had lost

England v Sri Lanka, 2nd Test, Chester-le-Street, 4th day

Sri Lanka, slow pitch sound familiar warning

May 30, 2016: Led by the ever-excellent James Anderson, England wrapped up a comfortable win - but the challenge of this winter's subcontinental tours looms

Eng v SL, 2nd Test, Durham

Cook: Numbers that speak of patience and grit

May 30, 2016: By reaching 10,000 Test runs, Alastair Cook has scaled a summit that 623 England players who made their Test debut before him couldn't.

Australia news

Marsh revels in completing injury-free international season

May 30, 2016: As he prepares for an ODI tri-series in the Caribbean, Mitchell Marsh is happy with his progress in limited overs cricket, but admits he needs more runs in Tests

England v Sri Lanka, 2nd Test, Chester-le-Street, 4th day

Cook's 10k, Anderson's 450, Sri Lanka's four defeats in a row

May 30, 2016: The statistics and milestones from the fourth and final day of the second Test at Chester-le-Street, where Alastair Cook and James Anderson reached new highs

IPL 2016

Sunrisers' surge crafted by Warner's talent, bowling grit

May 30, 2016: A few teams may have thought if they got rid of David Warner and handled Mustafizur Rahman and Bhuvneshwar Kumar well, they could beat Sunrisers Hyderabad. However, even the most power-packed teams were unable to do that well enough

Sussex v Derbyshire, Specsavers Championship Div 2, Hove, 3rd day

Robinson's allsorts push Derbyshire to the brink

May 30, 2016: Ollie Robinson's ability to switch between seam and spin came close to bowling Sussex to a first victory of the season

Kent v Leicestershire, Specsavers Championship Div 2, Canterbury, 2nd day

Kent build solid foundation through Bell-Drummond

May 30, 2016: No quarter was asked or given in testing conditions at Canterbury where day two of Kent's County Championship Division Two clash with Leicestershire was hampered by bad light and drizzle

Worcs v Gloucs, Specsavers Championship Div 2, New Road, 2nd day

Shantry's astounding century turns the tables on Gloucestershire

May 30, 2016: Jack Shantry turned the clock back to a match played more than 100 years ago when scoring a career-best 106 in a remarkable Worcestershire recovery against Gloucestershire

Northants v Essex, Specsavers Championship Div 2, Wantage Road, 3rd day

Ten Doeschate and Foster rip contest from Northants' grasp

May 30, 2016: Ryan ten Doeschate and James Foster made sparkling centuries in a record seventh-wicket stand as Essex pressed for victory against Northamptonshire at Wantage Road

Dhaka Premier League 2016

Mashrafe six-for helps KKC upset Rupganj

May 30, 2016: A round-up of the Dhaka Premier League games that were played on May 30, 2016

Middlesex v Hampshire, Specsavers Championship Div 1, Merchant Taylors, 2nd day

Middlesex close on first win after perfect day

May 30, 2016: After a performance as perfect as this - in which John Simpson became their third batsman to score a brilliant ton, and Tim Murtagh and Toby Roland-Jones shared nine Hampshire wickets - it is only rain that can deny Middlesex now

IPL 2016

Kohli's run-spree and Morris' manic assault

May 30, 2016: ESPNcricinfo picks out the best individual performances of IPL 2016

England v Sri Lanka, 2nd Test, Chester-le-Street, 4th day

Cook crosses 10,000 Test runs mark

May 30, 2016: Alastair Cook has become the first England batsman to reach 10,000 Test runs, after reaching the milestone on the fourth afternoon of the second Test against Sri Lanka at Chester-le-Street

IPL 2016

Kohli and Warner's big year

May 30, 2016: A graphical look at how the two have stood out with their run-scoring in IPL 2016

IPL 2016

Chahal: Royal Challengers' MVP

May 30, 2016: ESPNcricinfo looks at the best and the worst bets of the IPL 2016 based on player performance and their auction-purse costs