Middlesex v Kent, Royal London Cup, Group B, Radlett

Gubbins and Rayner shine in all-round success

Jul 31, 2015: Middlesex produced an excellent all-round performance to beat Kent by 87 runs at Radlett and pick up their first victory in this year's Royal London Cup

Somerset v Worcestershire, Royal London Cup, Group A, Taunton

Cooper sets up Somerset's first win

Jul 31, 2015: Tom Cooper smacked 93 off 91 balls as Somerset picked up their first Royal London Cup Group A points with a 56-run victory over Worcestershire at Taunton

England v Australia, 3rd Investec Test, Edgbaston, 3rd day

Small moments, big problems for Australia

Jul 31, 2015: Why was it that Australia put in such a hazy performance in a match that mattered so much? Of the two teams they are the more experienced, the more used to winning and entering this week the more confident

Leicestershire v Gloucestershire, Royal London Cup, Group A, Grace Road

Klinger's direct hit seals one-run win

Jul 31, 2015: Outstanding fielding made the difference as Gloucestershire made it two wins in as many games in an exciting finish to a wonderful Royal London Cup game at Grace Road

Durham v Surrey, Royal London Cup, Group A, Chester-le-Street

Davies and Burke down Durham

Jul 31, 2015: Resurgent Surrey moved clear as Group A leaders in the Royal London Cup as they beat holders Durham by 49 runs at Chester-le-Street

India A v Australia A, 2nd unofficial Test, Chennai

'Anything close to 150 will be a tough chase' - Abhinav

Jul 31, 2015: Abhinav Mukund, who batted 297 minutes to anchor India A's second innings with a 163-ball 59, believes a lead of 150 would make for a difficult fourth-innings chase for Australia A on a slow pitch with variable bounce

England v Australia, 3rd Investec Ashes Test, Edgbaston, 3rd day

Two English six-fors since Headingley 1981

Jul 31, 2015: Stats highlights from the third day of the Edgbaston Test where England took a 2-1 series lead over Australia

England v Australia, 3rd Investec Test, Edgbaston, 3rd day

'They've got 11 and we've only got 10' - Clarke

Jul 31, 2015: Michael Clarke has put the onus on himself to turnaround the performances of Australia's under performing middle order

India news

Opinion divided over BCCI's home title rights valuation

Jul 31, 2015: While the BCCI was pleased with a 20% appreciation in its home series title rights sponsorship deal, a comparison with a previous multi-year deal indicates a slump in valuation

England v Australia, 3rd Investec Ashes Test, Edgbaston, 3rd day

Finn, Bell steer England to 2-1 lead

Jul 31, 2015:

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Headbanders

Jul 31, 2015: Dale Steyn sported a headband in the Test series against Bangladesh. Who's your favourite bowler with a headband?

India A v Australia A, 2nd unofficial Test, Chennai, 3rd day

Australia A scent win after key wickets

Jul 31, 2015: After having been skittled out for 135 for the first innings, the India A batsmen showed the technique to quell the Australia A attack in the second unofficial Test in Chennai, but the visitors are still well-placed to force a result and take the two-matc

Sri Lanka v Pakistan, 2nd T20I, Colombo

Pakistan eye T20 crown to cap memorable tour

Jul 31, 2015: This tour has been Pakistan's most fruitful trip to Sri Lanka since 2006, and now on Saturday they have a shot at sweeping the trophies in the series finale at the R Premadasa Stadium

The Investec Ashes 2015

Wood, Woakes, Footitt - who will replace Anderson?

Jul 31, 2015: ESPNcricinfo looks at six candidates to replace the injured James Anderson at Trent Bridge

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Lounging with Gilly

Jul 31, 2015: A chance encounter with a cricket hero

England v Australia, 3rd Investec Ashes Test, Edgbaston, 3rd day

Bell guides England to 2-1 Ashes lead

Jul 31, 2015: Ian Bell's second fifty of the match ensured a 2-1 series lead for England and snuffed out any hopes Australia raised during a tail-end fight that set England a target of 121

The Investec Ashes 2015

Anderson targets fifth Test return

Jul 31, 2015: James Anderson has been ruled out of the fourth Ashes Test at Trent Bridge but is hopeful of being fit for a possible decider at the Oval, which starts on August 20

Bangladesh v South Africa, 2nd Test, Mirpur, 2nd day

Heavy rain washes out second day

Jul 31, 2015: An entire day's play was lost for the third time in this series as heavy rain, caused by a cyclone, forced the umpires to abandon the second day of the Mirpur Test at 12.10 pm

Sri Lanka v Pakistan, 1st T20I, Colombo

Malinga delivers harsh self-assessment

Jul 31, 2015: Lasith Malinga has blamed himself for an indifferent bowling performance in a frank assessment of his form following a 29-run loss against Pakistan in the first T20I in Colombo.

The bat-first advantage in Tests

Jul 31, 2015: Since 2009, teams batting first have a win-loss ratio which is 61% higher than it was between 2000 and 2008