Sri Lanka v India, 2nd Test, Colombo, 3rd day

India take firm control on day three

Aug 22, 2015:

Michael Clarke's retirement

Vote - What's your favourite Clarke innings?

Aug 22, 2015: We picked out seven of Michael Clarke's best innings. What's your favourite one?

Sri Lanka v India, 2nd Test, P Sara Oval, 3rd day

India seize the day after Mathews century

Aug 22, 2015: Angelo Mathews scored his sixth Test century and dominated a wicketless first session but Sri Lanka lost their way thereafter, losing their last seven wickets for 65 runs as India ran to a dominant position at the end of day three

Australia news

'A better bloke you couldn't find' - Harvey

Aug 22, 2015: Neil Harvey has remembered his fellow 'Invincible', Arthur Morris, as "a great team man" and one of the best players Australia has produced

India news

No real progress in BCCI's agent accreditation plan

Aug 22, 2015: Three weeks after the BCCI announced its intentions to initiate procedures for player agent accreditation, there is little clarity about how the process will be implemented by the board

Michael Clarke retires

'Tidy, too tidy, OCD tidy'

Aug 22, 2015: Michael Clarke's team-mates and coach pay tribute to their captain, who is set to retire after the 2015 Ashes

Australia news

'Invincibles' opener Arthur Morris dies at 93

Aug 22, 2015: Former Australia Test captain Arthur Morris, the leading scorer for his country in the 1948 Ashes series on Don Bradman's famous Invincibles tour, has passed away at age 93

South Africa v New Zealand, 2nd ODI, Potchefstroom

Guptill hopes to get NZ back on track

Aug 22, 2015: South Africa will be looking to seal the three-match series with a win in Potchefstroom after the 20-run victory in Centurion

What do WAGs have to do with it?

Aug 22, 2015: Having families on tour ensures happiness and stability. Why would that contribute to defeats?

The Oval grind of 1938

Aug 22, 2015: Playing a Test to the finish, however long that might take, seemed a good idea once upon a time. But a 900-plus total showed why that wasn't the case

England v Australia, 5th Investec Test, The Oval, 2nd day

Woeful batsmen poop England's party

Aug 21, 2015: England's frail batting and over-reliance on Joe Root will have been watched with interest by their next opponents, Pakistan and South Africa

England v Australia, 5th Investec Test, The Oval, 2nd day

Siddle riddle key to the Ashes

Aug 21, 2015: How Peter Siddle did not play until the Ashes were decided will remain one of the enduring mysteries of this series. Only Rod Marsh knows the answer

England v Australia, 5th Investec Test, The Oval, 2nd day

The Ashes that might have been

Aug 21, 2015: The scoreline is set to be 3-2. The Oval will not be a close result. In another world, what might have been different?

Ireland v Australia, 2nd women's T20I, Dublin

Australia thump Ireland to seal series

Aug 21, 2015: A 32-ball 39 from Ellyse Perry, followed by two wickets apiece from the spinners Jess Jonassen and Erin Osborne powered Australia Women to a 55-run win against Ireland Women in Dublin

England v Australia, 5th Investec Test, The Oval, 2nd day

Prolific Smith, terrible Lyth

Aug 21, 2015: Stats highlights from an action-packed second day at The Oval

Northants v Leicestershire, LV= Championship, Division Two, Wantage Road

Wakely century revives Northants

Aug 21, 2015: From 42 for 4, Northants recovered to post 325 against Leicestershire. Three wickets late in the day as the visitors began their reply completed the comeback

Sri Lanka v India, 2nd Test, P Sara Oval, 2nd day

Sri Lanka aggressively running away from being aggressive

Aug 21, 2015: Sri Lanka give off the sense that they don't have a pre-ordained idea of what kind of cricket to play. They are simply batting, bowling and fielding with no deference to an overarching philosophy

Sussex v Yorkshire, LV= Championship, Division One, Hove, 1st day

Ballance shows poise to rebuild Yorkshire

Aug 21, 2015: After being dropped by England Gary Ballance had vowed that he would have the confidence not to remodel his game. He has remained true to his word and, in an era of stultifying over-analysis, that shows a certain courage

Somerset v Worcestershire, LV= Championship, Division One, Taunton, 1st day

Hildreth hundred lifts Somerset

Aug 21, 2015: James Hildreth helped himself to a fourth first-class century of the season as Somerset batted themselves into a strong position against Worcestershire on the first day of their LV= County Championship game at Taunton

Notts v Warwickshire, LV= Championship, Division One, Trent Bridge, 1st day

Hales craves Test chance after rampant ton

Aug 21, 2015: Alex Hales plundered 189 on the opening against Warwickshire as an incumbent England opener continued to struggle