ICC news

ICC proposes governance changes for Associates

Jan 10, 2015: The ICC have sent out a document to its full council members as a move to amend rules pertaining to Associate and Affiliates nations

New Zealand v Sri Lanka, 1st ODI, Christchurch

NZ battle expectation, SL battle indifferent form

Jan 10, 2015: New Zealand and Sri Lanka kick off their final phase of preparation for the World Cup in conditions that should be similar to those they encounter in February and March

A baker's dozen of 2014 vignettes and stars

Jan 10, 2015: The best of 2014, and yet another Bradman surprise

World Cup 2015

Lyon likely to be left out of World Cup squad

Jan 10, 2015: Nathan Lyon is likely to be missing from Australia's World Cup squad of 15 when they announce it at Circular Quay in Sydney on Sunday

Australia v India, 4th Test, Sydney, 5th day

India hold on for tense draw

Jan 10, 2015: Three wickets needed, a wearing SCG pitch, the light fading, India trying to cling on for a draw. It could have been the 2008 finish all over again, but this time Ajinkya Rahane and Bhuvneshwar Kumar managed to hold the Australians off.

England Lions in South Africa 2014-15

Trott puts tough times behind him

Jan 10, 2015: More than a year after the abrupt cessation of his international career, Jonathan Trott was under the radar in Cape Town

Into Tolkien country, turbulently

Jan 10, 2015: Our correspondent enjoys postcard-pretty New Zealand, rough landings and all

The Unquiet Ones

Telling Pakistan's story through its cricket

Jan 10, 2015: Osman Samiuddin's history of the game in Pakistan is much more than its subtitle advertises it as

The tale of Steven and the spider

Jan 10, 2015: Arachnophobia is alive and well in our game, and it's all good

South Africa v West Indies, 1st T20, Cape Town

Rabada picked on me first - Gayle

Jan 9, 2015: "Get him out please," Faf du Plessis was thinking to himself as he gave the ball to 19-year old Kagiso Rabada to take on Chris Gayle. And the youngster tried. But ultimately failed badly

South Africa v West Indies, 1st T20, Cape Town

Casualties of the Gayle storm

Jan 9, 2015: ESPNcricinfo presents the plays of the day from the first T20 international at Newlands

Pentangular One Day Cup 2014-15

Badshahs hand Knights fourth loss

Jan 9, 2015: Half-centuries by Shahid Yousuf, Umar Akmal and Umar Siddiq helped Punjab Badshahs hand Sindh Knights their fourth straight loss

South Africa v West Indies, 1st T20, Cape Town

Gayle onslaught powers WI to victory

Jan 9, 2015: Easily cowed during the Tests, West Indies deployed arguably a stronger line-up for the first T20 and, despite an unconvincing finish, proved too good for an experimental South Africa

Scotland news

Mommsen chases history with Scotland

Jan 9, 2015: Preston Mommsen will lead Scotland into their third World Cup campaign after Cricket Scotland named their squad of 15 to travel to Australia and New Zealand.

Pakistan v Sri Lanka, 1st women's ODI, Sharjah

Dar, Iqbal lead Pakistan to win

Jan 9, 2015: A fifty from opener Marina Iqbal and an unbeaten 37 from Nida Dar steered Pakistan Women to a five-wicket win against Sri Lanka Women in the opening match of the three ODI-series in Sharjah

Thunder v Hurricanes, BBL 2014-15, Sydney

Bowlers set up Hurricanes victory

Jan 9, 2015: A poor batting performance from Sydney Thunder saw them consigned to a heavy five-wicket defeat at the hands of the Hobart Hurricanes in the first BBL match at Spotless Stadium

Does Amir have an automatic right to be rehabilitated into cricket?

Jan 9, 2015: Wrong-doers must be given a second chance, but not necessarily in the same profession they let down

Australia v India, 4th Test, Sydney, 4th day

India's other-end problem

Jan 9, 2015: When R Ashwin was actually onto something, however briefly, the other end mattered. If only India can sort out the other end, all the runs that Virat Kohli and Ajinkya Rahane have been scoring might amount to something

Australia v India, 4th Test, Sydney, 4th day

Rogers, Australia's utility man

Jan 9, 2015: Though lazily typecast as the dour counterpoint to Warner's pyrotechnics, Rogers has shaped many an innings to fit the prevailing circumstances

Australia v India, 4th Test, Sydney, 4th day

Smith scores most, Umesh concedes most

Jan 9, 2015: Stats highlights from the fourth day of the fourth Test between Indian and Australia, in Sydney