President's Silver Cup 2014-15

All-round Ashraf stars in Wolves win

Feb 5, 2015: Half-centuries from Hasan Mahmood and Fahim Ashraf steered Faisalabad Wolves to a three-wicket win over Hyderabad Hawks at the Gaddafi Stadium

Ranji Trophy 2014-15

Mumbai face tall challenge at home

Feb 5, 2015: Fourth in the points table, Mumbai need a win, but with defending champions Karnataka as their opponents, the task is not going to be easy

County news

Willey, Sharp make last stand against ECB

Feb 5, 2015: The outcome of the age discrimination and unfair dismissal case brought by Peter Willey and George Sharp against the ECB is a hard one for even experienced lawyers to call

County news

Gloucestershire floodlight plans rejected

Feb 5, 2015: Gloucestershire's hopes of hosting games at the 2019 World Cup have taken a hit after Bristol council declined to approve their application for floodlight planning permission

County news

Yorkshire approve Gillespie BBL link

Feb 5, 2015: Yorkshire have pre-empted another raid on their coaching resources by allowing Jason Gillespie to discuss the possibility of involvement with a franchise in the Big Bash League

Ireland Cricket

Ireland well-prepared for the big stage, again

Feb 5, 2015: In a comprehensive profile of Ireland, Ofran Flynn of Cricket Europe writes that Ireland have proven in the past that they are not just at World Cups to make up the numbers

World Cup 2015

Rahat Ali picked as Junaid Khan replacement

Feb 5, 2015: The PCB has picked seamer Rahat Ali as a replacement for the injured Junaid Khan in Pakistan's World Cup squad

Australia news

Four-fielders rule affecting game's balance most - Finch

Feb 5, 2015: Aaron Finch has joked that his opening partner David Warner's bats are "ridiculous" in size, but he believes the absence of a fifth fielder outside the circle has a greater impact on the balance between bat and ball in ODIs

World Cup 2015

Clarke bowls, fields and bats

Feb 5, 2015: Michael Clarke bowled, fielded and then batted at Allan Border Field on Thursday to take a major step towards being passed fit to captain Australia in their second World Cup match against Bangladesh

Momentum One-Day Cup 2014-15

Jonker salvo propels Warriors to victory

Feb 5, 2015: Christiaan Jonker scored a blistering 63 off 29 balls to complement Colin Ingram's 93 off 84 deliveries, two innings that set up Warriors' final-over victory against Knights in Kimberley

World Cup 2015

'Sri Lanka always find a way to be in contention'

Feb 5, 2015: Can Sri Lanka's experienced players in the squad make it count on the big stage? Will their impressive record in ICC tournaments continue?

World Cup 2015

Experience Sri Lanka's plus in unfamiliar conditions

Feb 5, 2015: Former India captain Rahul Dravid and former South African captain Graeme Smith believe Sri Lanka will be well served by their "experienced" and "high-performing cricketers" at the upcoming World Cup

New Zealand not David Warnering yet

Feb 5, 2015: The boys talk about how the team's deliberately not talking themselves up ahead of the World Cup, and discuss the bowlers and one-handed crowd catches

World Cup stats preview - Zimbabwe

Middle-overs blues with bat and ball

Feb 5, 2015: Zimbabwe haven't beaten a top team in a World Cup game since getting past South Africa in 1999, and their prospects aren't promising for 2015 either

ICC looking to bring back run-a-ball hundreds

Feb 5, 2015: World body decides run-scoring has become just too prodigious to stomach

World Cup 2015

Underprepared Zimbabwe face tough times

Feb 5, 2015: A dispute over contracts and a tricky financial situation have deprived Zimbabwe of slick preparation and frequent competition, but not dimmed their resolve

Pakistanis should stop crying fixing

Feb 5, 2015: The obsessive tendency to paint players as corrupt following every defeat has served to deflect attention from the team's real problems

SL U-19s v Bangladesh U-19s, 2nd Youth Test, Pallekele

Ushan hits century in draw

Feb 4, 2015: Salindu Ushan's unbeaten century lit up a dull draw in Pallekele as Bangladesh U19s and Sri Lanka U19s ended the two-match Youth Test series 0-0

National Cricket League 2014-15

Kayes-Ziaur blitz lifts Khulna to win

Feb 4, 2015: A round-up of the NCL matches that ended on February 4, 2015

My First World Cup

Kiran More: 'Everyone wanted us to win and nothing else'

Feb 4, 2015: In 1987, More understood what it felt like to be favourites for the World Cup