Pakistan v New Zealand, 5th ODI, Abu Dhabi

Skillful NZ and Pakistan in final showdown

Dec 18, 2014: New Zealand and Pakistan have managed something special over the last week and a half - a bilateral one-day series that does not want for context

Australia v India, 2nd Test, Brisbane, 2nd day

What ails Rohit and Watson?

Dec 18, 2014: Both batsmen seemingly have buckets of talent at their disposal and the backing of their captains, but soft dismissals relentlessly follow both around the Test arena

South Africa v West Indies, 1st Test, Centurion, 2nd day

Van Zyl maiden ton and Amla double sink West Indies

Dec 18, 2014: A comfortable century on Test debut for Stiaan van Zyl and an imperious double hundred for Hashim Amla extended South Africa's punishment of a dire, injury-hit West Indies attack on the second day at Centurion

Australia v India, 2nd Test, Brisbane, 2nd day

Five-for on debut for Hazlewood

Dec 18, 2014: Stats highlights from the second day of the second Test between India and Australia, in Brisbane

Australia v India, 2nd Test, Brisbane, 2nd day

Monster Johnson goes missing

Dec 18, 2014: Perhaps it is the death of Phillip Hughes, perhaps it is the heat, perhaps it is the absence of Ryan Harris, but Mitchell Johnson is not as scary as he used to be

Australia v India, 2nd Test, Brisbane, 2nd day

Hazlewood completes quartet of promise

Dec 18, 2014: Josh Hazlewood has been on Australian cricket's radar since he was a teenager. The player that made a Test debut at the Gabba was a much-improved version of the tearaway from 2010

Australia v India, 2nd Test, Brisbane, 2nd day

Labuschagne's unusual practice makes perfect

Dec 18, 2014: Before today, very few would have known the name Marnus Labuschagne, but his catching exploits at the Gabba have boosted his profile

Was it right to play the fourth ODI?

Dec 18, 2014: Why there really is no point in the PCB trying to get international cricket back to Pakistan

Australia v India, 2nd Test, Brisbane, 2nd day

Hazlewood inspires Australia's fightback

Dec 18, 2014: First India then Australia: neither side was able to take control on day two of the second Test in muggy Brisbane

Netherlands news

Chris Adams appointed to Netherlands role

Dec 18, 2014: Chris Adams, the former Surrey coach, has been appointed to a short-term consultancy role with Netherlands

County news

Whitticase leaves Leicestershire

Dec 18, 2014: Phil Whitticase is to leave Leicestershire after 31 years at the club as player and then coach

Forgotten Classics

The hold-up at Headingley

Dec 18, 2014: Mike Hendrick's nagging seam bowling helped England defend a low total against a powerful Pakistan line-up in the 1979 World Cup

'I dance on a bar counter for the ladies'

Dec 18, 2014: Plus, cheesy pursuits in our Twitter round-up

Ranji Trophy 2014-15, Group B, 2nd round, 4th day

Rush Kalaria 12 sinks Odisha

Dec 17, 2014: A round-up of the Ranji Trophy Group B matches on December 17, 2014

Pakistan v New Zealand, 4th ODI, Abu Dhabi

Williamson's rise and Younis pips Abbas

Dec 17, 2014: Stats highlights from the fourth ODI between New Zealand and Pakistan in Abu Dhabi

Sri Lanka Women in UAE 2014-15

Two new names in SL Women squad

Dec 17, 2014: Pakistan and Sri Lanka Women announce their squads for the limited-overs matches in January in the UAE

SA v West Indies, 1st Test, Centurion, 1st day

No major damage to Roach's ankle

Dec 17, 2014: Kemar Roach has sustained no major damage to his right ankle and is hopeful of bowling again in the first Test against South Africa

South Africa v West Indies, 1st Test, Centurion, 1st day

WI's ticking clock of missed chances

Dec 17, 2014: West Indies' bowling attack was expected to be their stronger suit on the tour but they wilted on the first day of the series, unable to build on quick strikes and powerless against the precision of AB de Villiers and Hashim Amla

Pakistan v New Zealand, 4th ODI, Abu Dhabi

The trip of a chase

Dec 17, 2014: Plays of the day from the fourth ODI between Pakistan and New Zealand in Abu Dhabi

England news

Edgbaston, Old Trafford get Ashes Tests

Dec 17, 2014: Warwickshire and Old Trafford are the big winners from the latest allocation of major matches with both counties allocated an Ashes Test in 2019.