Sri Lanka v India, 2nd Test, Colombo

Vulnerable India look to spoil Sangakkara's farewell

Aug 19, 2015: Sri Lanka will be gearing up to give Kumar Sangakkara the perfect farewell - with a Test series win - and India will need to address their batting concerns if they are to stand a chance

Planes, trains, tuk-tuks, and a meeting with the Malingas

Aug 19, 2015: From Colombo to Galle and back: a tale of wedding processions, rather large fish, and rickshaw roulette

Zimbabwe news

ZC signs new eight-year broadcast deal

Aug 19, 2015: Zimbabwe Cricket has signed an eight-year deal with Total Sports Marketing (TSM), a Bangladesh sports marketing agency, to obtain the marketing rights and live television coverage of all of Zimbabwe's home international matches

Kumar Sangakkara retires

Full coverage of Kumar Sangakkara's retirement

Aug 19, 2015: Full coverage of Kumar Sangakkara's retirement

England v Australia, 5th Investec Test, Kia Oval

Oval a test of character - Clarke

Aug 19, 2015: Australia's retiring captain Michael Clarke has implored his men to fight out his final Test match as deep as possible, at the end of an Ashes series in which the fifth day has been entirely redundant

Michael Clarke's retirement

Clarke's a career ever so near to greatness

Aug 19, 2015: Michael Clarke will be remembered as a great cricketer and as a fascinating, occasionally infuriating, but forever driven man

Where's the love for Clarke?

Aug 19, 2015: Far too many people - Australians mostly - have had and still have reservations about him

Here's looking at The Oval

Aug 19, 2015: The occasional Ashes dead rubber notwithstanding, there's something about this south London venue that inspires

Sri Lanka v India, 2nd Test, Colombo

Sobers - 132, Hammond - 278, Barrington - 324

Aug 19, 2015: Stats preview of Kumar Sangakkara's final Test, against India in Colombo

Michael Clarke: a fan's notes

Aug 19, 2015: In many ways, he was representative of a generation of Australian men - though he more accurately represented a historic shift that divides athlete and fan more than ever before

Kumar Sangakkara retires

Hobart heroics, Durban dominance and a never-ending partnership

Aug 19, 2015: ESPNcricinfo sifts through Kumar Sangakkara's majestic body of work and picks out his ten best Test innings

'A bloody good bloke to boot'

Aug 19, 2015: A collection of quotes over the years on Michael Clarke, the batsman and the leader

Australia cricket

Clarke, the 'un-Australian' who succeeded

Aug 19, 2015: Australian cricket never really accepted Michael Clarke for who he was, and instead expected him to be much like his mean, tough predecessors

The Michael Clarke highlights

Aug 19, 2015: A look back at why the retiring Australian captain was such a mane man

County news

Grayson receives Essex backing until end of season

Aug 18, 2015: Paul Grayson has been confirmed as Essex coach until the end of the season after the club's general committee overwhelmingly resisted a recommendation from new cricket chairman chairman Ronnie Irani to remove him

The Investec Ashes 2015

Hodgson's England scouting trip

Aug 18, 2015: England's session of warm-up football at The Oval took on a slightly more competitive edge on Tuesday, due to the presence of one particular onlooker: Roy Hodgson, manager of the England football team

Pakistan news

Karachi want direct qualification to Quaid-e-Azam trophy

Aug 18, 2015: The Karachi City Cricket Association has protested against the restructuring of the Quaid-e-Azam trophy

England v Australia, 5th Investec Test, Kia Oval

Rashid conundrum faces England

Aug 18, 2015: When England gave a debut to a spinner with the Ashes decided two years it did not go well for Simon Kerrigan, but this time the situation is significantly different and Adil Rashid is likely to be needed in the UAE

South Africa v New Zealand, 1st ODI, Centurion

SA, NZ seek to strengthen their brand of cricket

Aug 18, 2015: Both South Africa and New Zealand are hoping to discover the strength of their bench during this three-match ODI series, starting on Wednesday

The Investec Ashes 2015

Wood faces up to prospect of ankle operation

Aug 18, 2015: Mark Wood has enjoyed the thrill of taking the wicket that won the Ashes for England, but on the horizon is the less palatable thought of an operation on a persistent ankle ailment