Amy Satterthwaite looking forward to getting the band back together

Devine and Bates join Satterthwaite to bolster batting line-up against England

Jos Buttler's Test career isn't over - Joe Root

Woakes could replace Curran, Pope set to return, Bairstow will keep wicket as Buttler attends baby's birth

IPL to become 10-team tournament from 2022

The BCCI invited bids for the two new franchises on Tuesday

'Bittersweet but grateful' - Dale Steyn brings curtain down on illustrious career

The iconic South Africa quick finished his near-two-decade-long career with 699 international wickets

Inexperienced NZ up for big challenge against full-strength Bangladesh in first T20I

Opportunity for NZ's young, inexperienced players to make a mark in tough conditions

Mahmudullah happy with 'positive competition' within Bangladesh T20I squad

'Rankings don't necessarily show the real picture,' captain says as he hopes the team would continue to keep the momentum going against New Zealand

Mujeeb Ur Rahman back to Brisbane Heat for a fourth BBL stint

Finger spinner set to play under a new captain and coach after Darren Lehmann and Chris Lynn stood down during the off-season

Tom Latham on Bangladesh T20Is: 'Things won't be easy over here'

"We have to stick to a brand of cricket that we believe can be successful in these conditions," says the NZ stand-in captain

Beth Mooney: Pink-ball Test poses a different challenge to what we're used to

Left-hander already training with a pink-ball under lights in Queensland while team-mates and India players complete hard quarantine

Stafanie Taylor out of T20Is against South Africa; Anisa Mohammed named interim West Indies captain

Taylor has been identified as a primary contact of a Covid-19 case in Jamaica

Kolkata to host Ranji final in March; Delhi to host men's season-opening SMA finale

Neutral venues to be used across all tournaments as BCCI releases full domestic schedule

Vince returns to Sydney Sixers gunning for a BBL title hat-trick

Elegant right-hander hoping to add another trophy to the cabinet after starring in the BBL finals last season

Shahid Afridi hints at retirement after next year's PSL

The allrounder is keen to represent Quetta Gladiators which would be his fourth franchise

Jenny Gunn four-for, Bess Heath 58* as Northern Diamonds book spot place at Finals Day

Thunder limp to 90 for 9 before Diamonds dispatch chase in 12.2 overs

Georgia Hennessy 62 sets up narrow win but Western Storm miss out on knockouts

Cordelia Griffith sets tempo for chase but Sunrisers fall five runs short

Dom Sibley experiences pain of not being talked about as Chris Benjamin, Sam Hain make hay

Century for Benjamin on Championship debut continues remarkable rise

Gary Ballance digs in for Yorkshire but unable to cash in once again at Ageas Bowl

Patient 42 from 119 balls can't prevent Yorkshire from running into trouble

Zak Crawley, Jack Leaning fifties keep Kent afloat before Leicestershire top order implodes

Callum Parkinson takes four-for but Kent double score from 116 for 7

Joe Clarke, Liam Patterson-White labour in Nottinghamshire's pursuit of glory

Somerset attack kept at bay despite reducing visitors to 208 for 6

Paige Scholfield guides Southern Vipers to last-ball victory and Finals Day eliminator spot

Georgia Elwiss and Tara Norris share six wickets to limit Lightning

Jack Carson 81* repels Worcestershire as young Sussex put in battling display

Half-century from Ali Orr and Dan Ibrahim's 48 help give visitors first-innings foothold

Robbie White's maiden hundred props up Middlesex after disastrous start

Stoneman makes duck on debut before century stand between White and Andersson

Shane Snater six-for puts Essex in command at Glamorgan

Dan Lawrence enjoys time at the crease as Essex close 42 runs behind with eight wickets standing

South East Stars qualify for Charlotte Edwards Cup final despite Eve Jones 76

Emma Jones and Chloe Brewer fire Stars batting before Danielle Gregory strikes with ball

Adam Rossington's captain's innings lifts Northamptonshire from difficulty

Pakistan to allow 25% capacity crowds for New Zealand series

Only spectators who have been fully vaccinated will be allowed to attend the games in Rawalpindi and Lahore

Heather Knight hails increased depth of women's game as England prepare to face New Zealand

ECB domestic contracts and success of the Hundred gives England their "widest pool of players" to pick from

Kusal Perera back in limited-overs squads after recovering from Covid-19

Nuwan Pradeep and Dinesh Chandimal also return, alongside new faces who did well in domestic T20s

Vasoo Paranjape, mentor to greats like Gavaskar, dies aged 82

Mumbai legend helped the careers of several players like Vengsarkar, Manjrekar and Rohit Sharma

Dwaine Pretorius connecting with son through rhino 'Westin' during time away

Allrounder back in contention after six months out first due to injury and then contracting Covid-19

Russell Domingo: Nurul Hasan and Mushfiqur Rahim will split keeping duties during New Zealand T20Is

"The plan is to split wicketkeeping duties in this series, make it two games each and make a decision in the fifth game."

St Kitts & Nevis Patriots' Mikyle Louis forced to leave CPL 2021 following bubble breach

The 21-year old, who left the hotel bubble without permission, will take no further part in this year's tournament

Washington Sundar ruled out of remainder of IPL 2021 due to finger injury

RCB name Bengal medium pacer Akash Deep as his replacement

Stuart Binny retires from all cricket

Allrounder played 23 matches for India, famously taking 6 for 4 in an ODI against Bangladesh in 2014

Hard quarantine set to challenge preparation for India and Australia

Players will have seven days to build-up to the series after their hotel isolation

Justin Langer on talks with players: 'We all got a lot off our chests'

Australia coach says the team needs to get back to the business of winning

Sherfane Rutherford makes it three wins from three for Patriots

Half-centuries for Mohammad Hafeez and Shimron Hetmyer were not enough for Warriors

Tim David and Roston Chase help St Lucia Kings upset fancied Trinbago Knight Riders

Wahab defends 13 off the final over as St Lucia Kings register their first win of the season

Former Hong Kong captain Anshuman Rath set to represent Odisha in India domestic

The 23-year-old is hoping to make a mark in the Ranji Trophy and be eligible to play in the IPL as a local player

Chris Woakes back in contention, Jos Buttler to miss Oval Test

Jonny Bairstow set to take gloves for fourth Test, though Sam Billings called up as wicketkeeping cover

Mohammad Abbas back at Hampshire for County Championship run-in

Pakistan seamer back to boost for first Championship title since 1973

Chris Silverwood praises 'controlled aggression' as Joe Root oversees England fightback

"Joe and I reflected on the Lord's Test and thought about how we could get better," says head coach

Unchanged Zimbabwe bat first in cloudy Dublin

Ireland leave out Curtis Campher, bring in Harry Tector

RCB's Hasaranga and Chameera cleared for IPL 2021 league phase, could miss playoffs

The duo will join RCB after the Sri Lanka vs South Africa series and leave in time for the T20 World Cup warm-up games

India women in Australia: Start delayed by two days, all games to be played in Queensland

Carrara to host one-off pink-ball Test and the T20Is, while Mackay will host the three-match ODI series

England march to 1-1 with Ollie Robinson five-for

It was supposed to be a big showdown, but for India, it turned out to be a shambles

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Raymon Reifer, Glenn Phillips sparkle to push Barbados Royals past Jamaica Tallawahs

Reifer was particularly impressive as he hit a crucial 31* in the first innings before claiming 3 for 31 in the chase

Surrey's trip to Durham off because of Covid-19 positive

Division Two fixture cancelled with a number of Surrey's squad going into isolation

Lewis, Thomas lead Patriots charge to victory

Openers hit fifties after bowlers rein in Amazon Warriors experienced batting line-up

India allrounder Ravindra Jadeja taken to hospital for precautionary knee scans

Allrounder suffered the injury while fielding on the second day

Sophie Luff fifty boosts Western Storm's finals hopes in win over Northern Diamonds

Result sets up three-way tussle between Storm, Diamonds and Thunder in last round

Alice Capsey half-century, two-for sets up South East Stars for vital win over Southern Vipers

Teenager paves way for visitors as Stars leapfrog rivals to go top of Group A

Eve Jones 71 keeps Central Sparks in knockout contention

Captain's innings ensures no slip-ups against winless Lightning

Thunder tie thriller with Sunrisers, thanks to Kate Cross-Hannah Jones death bowling

Sunrisers can no longer qualify for Finals Day but Thunder can still top Group B

Maia Bouchier, Charlie Dean ruled out of first T20I vs New Zealand, Emma Lamb called into England squad

Bouchier and Dean identified as possible Covid-19 contacts, expected to return for second T20I

'This is the situation we love best' - Virat Kohli eager to prove doubters wrong

India captain also refused to focus on struggling individuals

India focused primarily on 2022 women's World Cup, says Ramesh Powar

India also working on its young fast bowlers ahead of Australia tour, says head coach

Six specialist batters to guard against collapses? 'I don't believe in that balance,' says Virat Kohli

"If your top six or seven don't do the job, that extra batter is no guarantee of bailing you out"

As it happened - England vs India, 3rd Test, Headingley, 4th day

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Bangladesh batting coach Ashwell Prince reckons Liton Das could be used as opener for NZ T20Is

Liton missed the Australia T20Is where Sarkar and Naim opened for the team

Glenn Pocknall on New Zealand's short coaching gig: 'Shocked and overwhelmed'

Stand-in coach looking forward to preparing the team for twin tours of Bangladesh and Pakistan

Steven Finn leaves Middlesex after 17 seasons to sign for Sussex

Experienced England fast bowler to join the Sussex "project" at Hove from 2022

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Kieron Pollard cuts loose to seal chase after Isuru Udana's five-wicket haul

Mohammad Amir took three wickets in the Powerplay but Royals' collapse of 6 for 19 cost them

Sam Billings, Daniel Bell-Drummond fifties help Kent to victory over Birmingham Bears

Finals Day will be an all-southern affair for the first time in Blast history

Cheteshwar Pujara never under pressure from team, Rohit Sharma says

"Not a single conversation has happened with Pujara regarding his form inside the dressing room"

Andre Russell unleashes mayhem as Jamaica Tallawahs win big

Singapore batter Tim David's brisk half-century the lone bright spark for St Lucia Kings in a 120-run defeat

As it happened - England vs India, 3rd Test, 3rd day

A recap of the action on a day on which the Indians bounced right back into the Headingley contest

'More harm will be done' if Yorkshire don't publish racism report, says British MP

Political figures weigh in on Azeem Rafiq's complaint against former club

Shamsi reaping the rewards of waiting for his time

"I am very excited," says spinner about opportunity to play in IPL, in the same venues as the subsequent T20 World Cup

Dav Whatmore to step down as Nepal's head coach

To finish up at the conclusion of the next round of ICC Cricket World Cup League 2 matches on September 19

Next PCB chairman to be elected on September 13

PCB patron and Pakistan prime minister Imran Khan has nominated Ramiz Raja and Asad Ali Khan to the PCB's board of governors

Ireland bowl against Zimbabwe; Taylor, Williams, Raza out

The hosts hand T20I debuts to wicketkeeper Neil Rock and allrounder Curtis Campher

Chris Woakes in line to return as Birmingham Bears battle lengthy injury list

Allrounder has rarely played for Bears in recent seasons but is set to make injury comeback against Kent

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Daniel Vettori: Barbados Royals 'lucky' to have 'total cricketer' Glenn Phillips

The teams' latest recruit will be a big part of their plans with the ball, new coach says

Chris Jordan, Phil Salt to leave Sussex for Surrey, Lancashire at end of season

Both players declined contract offers but will be available for T20 Finals Day

Chris Cairns paralysed after stroke during heart surgery

The former allrounder will undertake "a significant rehabilitation process" at a specialist hospital

Sherfane Rutherford and Dwayne Bravo lead resurgent Patriots to victory

Royals were never really in the chase against some excellent bowling led by Dominic Drakes

Former Guyana batter Gajanand Singh earns USA call-up as part of revamped squad

Xavier Marshall, Akshay Homraj and Timil Patel have all been dropped

New Zealand call up Matt Henry as cover for Finn Allen in Bangladesh

The pace bowler has had both doses of vaccine and already had an MIQ room booked for his return

Tom Abell's late-surging 78* off 45 balls takes Somerset to Finals Day

Hosts defeat Lancashire by seven wickets at Taunton as van der Merwe claims 4 for 27

As it happened - England vs India, 3rd Test, 2nd day

India chase the game as England end second day of Headingley Test 345 runs in front

Hetmyer 54, all-star bowling show give Amazon Warriors winning start

The defending champions begin CPL 2021 with a nine-run defeat, having gone undefeated for 12 games while winning the 2020 title

Root's sublime home ton studs England's domination

Malan, Hameed chip in with half-centuries as England build gigantic lead

Faf du Plessis: 'I feel like I am at the end' of tough three-month phase

The after-effects of concussion have taken a toll but he is looking ahead to the CPL and the IPL

Punjab Kings sign Adil Rashid as replacement for Jhye Richardson

This will be the England legspinner's first stint in the IPL

'No knee-jerk reaction to Nkwe's claims' - CSA interim CEO

CSA expect to conduct an inquiry with the team management at an appropriate time

Tim Southee replaces Pat Cummins at Kolkata Knight Riders

The Australia quick has opted out of the second leg of IPL 2021, to be played in the UAE

Ramiz Raja likely to become next PCB chairman as Ehsan Mani refuses extension

Former Pakistan batter, and PCB CEO, has been nominated to the PCB Board of Governors by prime minister Imran Khan

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Brisbane Heat sign South Africa duo Nadine de Klerk and Anneke Bosch

Bosch has secured her first WBBL deal after a promising return to international cricket

Former England captain Ted Dexter dies aged 86

A powerful middle-order batter and medium-pace bowler, Dexter played 62 Tests, leading the side in 30 of those

Lamichhane lured back to Hobart Hurricanes in the BBL

Nepal legspinner set for his second consecutive season in Hobart after playing two seasons with Melbourne Stars

Mohammed Siraj had a ball thrown at him from Headingley crowd, Rishabh Pant says

It is unclear whether Siraj was hit and India haven't made any official complaint

Hampshire hold their nerve to win two-run thriller after Tom Prest impresses

Notts go from 66 for 1 to 123 all out as defending champions are scuppered on worn pitch

'Once we decide to bat first, we back our decision' - Rishabh Pant

Wicketkeeper-batter admits India "could have applied ourselves better" but refuses to dwell on toss

Canada, UAE and Papua New Guinea make it to 2022 Under-19 Men's World Cup

The three teams progress automatically as Americas, Asia and EAP qualifiers cancelled due to Covid-19 complications

India 78; Hameed 60*, Burns 52*, England 120/0

James Anderson cast a swing-bowling spell over India's top order from which they couldn't recover

Sean Williams to step away from international cricket

Remains open to the possibility of playing white-ball cricket for the country in the future

Marie Kelly, Eve Jones spark upset win over Southern Vipers

Kelly's unbeaten century and Jones' fifty lead Central Sparks to six-wicket victory at Hove

Tash Farrant, Alice Capsey help set up Stars victory over Lightning

Abi Freeborn's star turn with bat and gloves not enough to break Lightning's duck

Beth Langston's all-round display pushes Northern Diamonds closer to Finals Day

Diamonds beat Sunrisers in third win from four games to move top of Group Two

Nicole Harvey propels Western Storm to seven-wicket win over Thunder

Leg-spinner claims 3 for 13 in four overs, Katie George scores 47* to see Storm home

Liam Livingstone's travelling roadshow - next stop, Taunton

Somerset host Lancashire in quarter-final at world's highest-scoring T20 venue

IPL 2021: Tabraiz Shamsi to join Rajasthan Royals, George Garton replaces Kane Richardson at RCB

Andrew Tye pulls out for the remainder of the season

Misbah-ul-Haq tests positive for Covid-19, to quarantine in Jamaica

The rest of the Pakistan contingent will leave for Lahore on August 25

SJN hearings to continue in September after Graeme Smith, AB de Villiers and others ask for more time to respond

The ombudsman has till September 30 to present a report to CSA, but recognises the importance of allowing respondents sufficient time to reply

Jofra Archer 'nervous' after Bresnan conversation but eyes West Indies comeback

Injured fast bowler reiterates commitment to Test cricket despite recurrence of elbow injury

Women's T20 World Cup 2023: Turkey pull out of Europe qualifiers

The team did not have the necessary approval and travel documentation required because of Covid-19 restrictions

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Shaheen Afridi reaches career-best No. 8 in Test bowling rankings

Fawad Alam goes up 34 positions to reach 21st position among batters

लॉर्ड्स के कहा सुनी पर एंडरसन ने चुप्पी तोड़ी

जेम्स एंडरसन ने कहा कि विराट कोहली से बात करते हुए उन्हें ग़ुस्सा आ गया था

Bennett: Lack of success in Bangladesh a 'huge motivating factor'

Fast bowler says they are "thankful" for the recent Australia series to plan for the T20Is against Bangladesh

Babar Azam credits 'bold decisions' and 'outstanding bowlers' for win

West Indies captain Kraigg Brathwaite bemoans team's lack of 'consistency' as series ends 1-1

Shanaka's outstanding batting form helps SLC Greys to SLC Invitational T20 League title

Kamindu Mendis auditioned for the T20 World Cup with scores of 74, 53*, and 66 in the tournament

Phil Simmons: West Indies' batters have to work out how to get big scores

The home side's bowling continued to impress but they rarely had runs to play with

Rashid Khan escapes into the moment to sneak Sussex into Finals Day

Inventive, outrageous cameo ends Yorkshire hopes after Gary Ballance puts Sussex under pressure

Nottinghamshire eye back-to-back Blast titles as Steven Mullaney embraces captaincy challenge

Dan Christian's late withdrawal would have thrown many sides off but Notts still topped North Group

Hasan Ali's strikes leave West Indies staring at defeat

Jermaine Blackwood's wicket at the stroke of lunch meant Pakistan are five wickets away from levelling the series

Warwickshire sign West Indies quick Chemar Holder ahead of County Championship run-in

Club are top of Division One heading into 'Super September' title run-in

Enoch Nkwe not traveling with South Africa team to Sri Lanka

This follows his indication to CSA that he wants to step down from his assistant coach role

James Anderson: 'Emotion got the better of me' after Bumrah barrage

Seamer admits India won mental battle during tense Lord's Test

Dawid Malan hopes temperament offsets lack of recent red-ball cricket in Leeds recall

England's likely No. 3 has proven international mettle but has only played four first-class games in two years

Craig Ervine named Zimbabwe captain for Ireland, Scotland tours

Ervine will be the fifth man to lead Zimbabwe in white-ball cricket since the start of 2020

Maia Bouchier, Charlie Dean called into England T20I squad to face New Zealand

Southern Vipers duo the only additions to group which defeated India 2-1 in July T20I series

Pakistan Women to host England for the first time in bumper home season

The home season will kick off on September 9 in Karachi with the Pakistan Cup one-day tournament

India Women call up Meghna Singh, Yastika Bhatia for Australia tour

Rajashwari Gayakwad returns from injury for tour of 3 ODIs, one D/N Test and 3 T20Is

India likely to retain winning combination for third Test but door not fully shut for Ashwin

Virat Kohli and Co were surprised at how little grass there was on the Headingley pitch on the eve of the Test

PCA push for reduction in 'outdated' compensation payments for counties' IPL players

England players without central contracts have to reimburse their counties for missing games

England need batting boost to stop India making history

Only once has an Indian team left an England tour having won more than a single Test match

Finn Allen tests positive for Covid-19 in Dhaka

He is experiencing moderate symptoms and is serving quarantine at the team hotel

Who will be the next PCB boss? Decision after Imran Khan submits nominations

Possibilities include Ehsan Mani getting a year's extension and Ramiz Raja taking charge full-time

Roy Kaia found to have illegal action, suspended from bowling in international cricket

He can apply for a reassessment after modifying his bowling action, in accordance with ICC regulations

Carlos Brathwaite sees opportunity for wider use of some Hundred rules

He has been particularly taken by the innovations introduced to speed up the over-rate

Carlos Brathwaite isolating after Covid-19 case on flight from UK

The allrounder is doubtful for Jamaica Tallawahs' opening match on Friday

ECB set to increase women's Hundred salaries, committed to double-headers

Board claims 16.1 million people watched new tournament on TV, with 510,000 tickets issued

St Lucia Kings expect du Plessis to be fit for their CPL opener

Head coach Andy Flower also expects Keemo Paul and Obed McCoy to be available for their first game

Mohammad Abbas rips through West Indies' middle order with late wickets

A 60-run stand between Blackwood and Bonner had kept Pakistan at bay for much of the extended session

Luke Wright advocates staging Blast 'in a block' as quarter-finals loom after five-week hiatus

"Finals Day is nearly a month away and after this everyone goes back into four-day cricket"

Joe Root expresses sympathy for Azeem Rafiq as England prepare for Headingley Test

England captain "desperate" to make game more inclusive following allegations of racism at Yorkshire

Dane van Niekerk, Chloe Tryon make South Africa a 'more forceful unit' - Hilton Moreeng

The pair return to the side for the Caribbean tour after recovering from their respective injuries

Back in T20I contention, Henry Nicholls ready for 'different challenges' during Bangladesh tour

Says a big bonus for New Zealand was seeing how Australia played there

Afghanistan-Pakistan ODIs moved from Sri Lanka to Pakistan

The Afghanistan team will travel later this week and the dates of the matches will remain the same

Rahane: 'Cheteshwar and I have been playing for a long time, we know how to handle pressure'

"I am not bothered about criticism. As I said, people criticise only important people"

South Africa assistant coach Enoch Nkwe wishes to resign

Emergency meetings are being held this afternoon to establish his position

Sam Northeast makes Nottinghamshire his third county of the season on short-term deal

Batter was released from Hampshire contract earlier in the summer and had short stint at Yorkshire

SJN Hearings: Boucher apologises for offensive songs, nicknames during playing days

Boucher available for one-on-one discussions with any former team-mates that he has offended

Mark Wood ruled out of Headingley Test due to shoulder injury

Wood sustained the injury while diving to save a boundary on the fourth day of the second Test at Lord's

Bavuma: Boucher has provided 'clarity and context' regarding discrimination allegations

"I'd be lying if I said it didn't have an impact on us as a team as many members have been named in the testimonies."

SA bowling coach Charl Langeveldt and seamer Junior Dala to miss SL tour

Despite testing negative, duo ruled out due to Sri Lanka's Covid protocols; Sipamla replaces Dala in squad

Usman Khawaja: Justin Langer will feel like players are 'stabbing him in the back'

"He can very emotional. It's probably his one downside, his greatest weakness is his emotion"

Jos Buttler may miss Ashes tour: 'You have to be open to saying no'

The wicketkeeper would be one of the players away for four months

Carlos Brathwaite sets sights on BBL double after re-signing with Sydney Sixers

Allrounder aiming for back-to-back BBL titles joining Tom Curran in Sixers squad

Wet spot causes damp squib as play suspended in second over of Day 3

Only eight balls were bowled after a delayed start, with the bowler's run-up the affected area

जेमिमाह रॉड्रिग्स को "द हंड्रेड" की टीम ऑफ़ द टूर्नामेंट में मिली जगह

ईएसपीएनक्रिकइंफ़ो द्वारा चुनी इस टीम में डेन वैन नीकर्क और सोफ़िया डंकली भी शामिल

Chris Jordan, Tymal Mills a death-bowling blueprint for England at T20 World Cup - Mahela Jayawardene

"I'd be disappointed if he's not on that plane for the World Cup," Southern Brave coach says of Mills

Jemimah Rodrigues, Dane van Niekerk and Sophia Dunkley in Women's Hundred team of the tournament

After their stirring run to the title, Oval Invincibles are well represented in ESPNcricinfo's selection

Azizullah Fazli returns as Afghanistan Cricket Board chairman

The appointment is the first major cricketing development in the country since the Taliban's takeover

Gargi Banerjee named India Women manager for Australia tour

Subhadeep Ghosh replaces Abhay Sharma as fielding coach among a raft of changes

Rain washes out second day at Sabina Park

Play will start half an hour early on day three with 98 overs scheduled to be bowled

Paul Stirling, Ross Whiteley step up as Brave eclipse Phoenix to claim men's Hundred title

Liam Livingstone run out for 46 off 19 as Birmingham Phoenix fall well short in steep chase

Marizane Kapp's all-round heroics help Oval Invincibles clinch Hundred title

Kapp returns competition-best figures of 4 for 9 to bowl out Brave for 73

Ehsan Mani set to meet PM Imran Khan amid speculation over his future

With the PCB chairman's term due to end on August 25, Ramiz Raja's name has cropped up as a potential successor

Rajasthan Royals sign Glenn Phillips as Jos Buttler's replacement

With Ben Stokes and Jofra Archer also absent, the Royals are without all three of their England stars

RCB rope in Wanindu Hasaranga and Dushmantha Chameera for IPL 2021

Australia's Singapore-born Tim David also added to the squad; Katich steps down as head coach, Hesson to fill in for rest of season

Plan B for Afghanistan: Travel to Sri Lanka via Pakistan and Dubai

Afghanistan board draws up contingency plan for travel, as no commercial flights have taken off from Kabul since the Taliban's takeover of the country

Karunaratne, Hasaranga among 18 players to sign SLC contracts as months-long standoff ends

Avishka Fernando, Asitha Fernando and Chamika Karunaratne will also be offered these new contracts

Ultra-positive Birmingham Phoenix go head-to-head against fast-finishing Southern Brave

Both teams have strung together winning runs but only one can lift the trophy at Lord's

Oval Invincibles face fight of their lives in bid to stop Southern Brave

Confidence will flow from Invincibles' eliminator win but Brave look formidable opponents

George Garton leads way as Southern Brave quicks destroy Rockets to book Lord's final spot

Trent Rockets blown away for 96 before James Vince guides Brave to comfortable win

Punjab Kings sign Nathan Ellis for UAE leg of IPL 2021

He will provide the team fast-bowling cover in the likely absence of Jhye Richardson and Riley Meredith

Tash Farrant, Marizanne Kapp share seven wickets as Invincibles scrap into final

Invincibles produce magic moments in the field to defend below-par total

West Indies bring in Josesph for Warrican and bowl first

Pakistan also had one change, replacing Yasir Shah with Nauman Ali

Abdul Razzaq moves from Khyber Pakhtunkhwa to Central Punjab in PCB coaching shake-up

Four of the six provincial teams will have new coaches for the 2021-22 domestic season

Defeats, bubbles and absent players: how Australia threatened to unravel

The last 18 months have provided a challenging time for the men's team

BCCI postpones Ranji Trophy to January 5 in revised domestic calendar

The Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy will run from October 27-November 22, while the Vijay Hazare Trophy will be held from December 1-29

Australia's twin ambitions of T20 World Cup and Ashes create selection juggling act

If the team goes deep into the T20 World Cup they would not complete quarantine before the Afghanistan Test

Chris Cairns off life support after heart surgery

The former New Zealand allrounder was taken seriously ill earlier this month

Paine vows players will work with Langer following emergency talks

Australia's leaders held a call on Wednesday night to discuss tensions between the players and the coach

Kiran Carlson, Andrew Salter help Glamorgan lift Royal London Cup

Young captain's 82 from 59 provides spark before spinner knocks over dangerous Durham top order

Williams, Taylor, Ervine named in Zimbabwe squad for Ireland, Scotland tours

The trio complete an 18-man squad, with no one missing out from the squad that played T20Is against Bangladesh in July

Curtis Campher gets maiden Ireland T20I call-up for Zimbabwe series

William Porterfield has recovered from a finger injury sustained during the South Africa series in July and is back in the ODI squad

Southern Brave the form team as Trent Rockets seek to rediscover spark

After mismatch in opening game, Brave came back strongly to finish second in group stage

Babar Azam, Shaheen Afridi, Mohammad Rizwan, Hasan Ali set to be rested for Afghanistan ODIs

ESPNcricinfo has learnt that it will be done to manage their workloads before the T20 World Cup

Concerns over Hundred's impact set to rise as hosts court players from smaller counties

Sussex duo Jordan and Salt have been targeted by Surrey and Lancashire respectively

Azeem Rafiq brands positions of Yorkshire chief executive and director of cricket 'untenable'

Rafiq "uncomfortable" with Yorkshire statement on report into racism at the club

West Indies seek batting lift after thriller against wounded Pakistan

Pakistan have their own top-order issues to iron out to bounce back

Afghanistan's series with Pakistan to go ahead despite Taliban's takeover of the country

The three-match series is due to begin from September 3 in Hambantota

Azhar Ali returns to Somerset, Zafar Gohar joins Gloucestershire

Somerset look to shore up opening combination in push for maiden County Championship

Will Invincibles' batting click against late-rising Phoenix?

Winner of Friday's eliminator at The Oval will face Southern Brave in the final

Yorkshire apologise to Azeem Rafiq, saying he was 'victim of inappropriate behaviour'

Club confirms investigation upheld "several" of Rafiq's allegations which led to racism probe

Shafali Verma to miss Birmingham Phoenix's Hundred eliminator

India batter returns home to link up with the squad training for a tour of Australia in September

Mushfiqur, Liton, Aminul back in Bangladesh T20I squad for New Zealand series

Mohammad Mithun dropped after the Australia series earlier this month

Fit-again Maitlan Brown eyes international debut

The seamer is grateful for the support of Ellyse Perry after recovering from hamstring surgery

Shubham Ranjane, Shrikant Wagh, Eknath Kerkar sign for Goa

Allrounder Wagh, who has played for Vidarbha and India A, is the most experienced of the trio to make the move to Goa

Women's ODI World Cup qualifier shifted from Sri Lanka to Zimbabwe; to begin in November

Top three secure qualification for 2022 WC in New Zealand, while fourth and fifth make it to next edition of ICC Women's Championship

Australia's best are back, but will it be enough for a title tilt?

These are the players that took the side to No. 1 in 2020 but the balance of the XI remains uncertain

Lea Tahuhu overcomes cancer scare to make England tour

Fast bowler underwent three surgeries in the New Zealand winter to deal with a mole on her left foot

Josh Inglis earns call-up and key names return in Australia's T20 World Cup squad

Pat Cummins, David Warner, Glenn Maxwell and Steven Smith among the players who are back

Glenn Phillips rescues Welsh Fire with stunning knock

Batsman's 80 off 35 keeps Fire off bottom of table with three-wicket win over lowly Spirit

Scott Borthwick says Royal London Cup still a prize worth fighting for

Durham and Glamorgan to contest most downgraded one-day final in English cricket history

Mark Stoneman joins Middlesex on three-year deal from Surrey

Former Test opener lured to Lord's by long-term contract and chance to play all formats

London Spirit finish with a win but fail to qualify for Eliminator

Gibson and Knight had all-round shows while Deepti Sharma made key breakthroughs

Moeen Ali returns to captain Birmingham Phoenix in Hundred final

Craig Overton will bolster Southern Brave in Eliminator against Trent Rockets as Allen and de Grandhomme depart

Dawid Malan called up to England squad for third Test vs India

Sibley dropped after passing 35 just once in his last 15 innings as Malan prepares for first Test in three years

Late starter Michael Hogan will lead Glamorgan attack in Royal London Cup final against Durham

His 40th birthday behind him, Hogan is the competition's meanest bowler

Azeem Rafiq calls on ECB, politicians to intervene after Yorkshire delay publication of racism report

Former England U19 and Yorkshire captain prompted report after his allegations of racism at the club a year ago

Lanning: These days there is no ideal preparation

Australia captain braced for Covid-19 disruptions during India series

Blistering run-scoring form takes Joe Root up to No. 2 in Test rankings for batters

James Anderson, KL Rahul, Babar Azam, Jason Holder and Jayden Seales the other major gainers in the latest update

Avishka Gunawardene appointed Afghanistan batting coach for Pakistan ODIs

This will be the former Sri Lanka batter's first major assignment since being cleared of corruption charges in May

Cricket Australia give backing to under pressure coach Justin Langer

The CEO Nick Hockley praised the role of Langer since he came into the job in 2018

Lanning: 'Megan's absence leaves a bit of a hole'

"We'll certainly miss her, but we have a number of fast bowling options," says Australia captain

Aaron Finch: Dressing room leaks about Justin Langer 'disappointing' and 'not ideal'

The captain said that tension can be "amplified" when a team is losing

Liam Livingstone ransacks 92* as Birmingham Phoenix soar into Hundred final

Stand-in captain hits 20-ball fifty after Phoenix bowlers succeed in dragging back Superchargers

Megan Schutt and injured Jess Jonassen to miss India series

Batter Georgia Redmayne and fast bowler Stella Campbell have earned their first international call-ups

Waqar Younis 'proud' of Pakistan bowling unit for creating chances despite loss

Bowling coach rues dropped catches but felt the team 'put in all the hard work and responded well' in the match

Mark Stoneman's homecoming ton in vain as Scott Borthwick lead Durham into final

Former local favourite anchors Surrey innings after Chris Rushworth's inroads

Afghanistan's Qais Ahmad, Naveen-ul-Haq and Waqar Salamkheil set to feature in CPL 2021

Chris Morris, Anrich Nortje, Rassie van der Dussen and Wanindu Hasaranga will miss the tournament

Birmingham Phoenix on cusp of knockouts after Northern Superchargers collapse

Eve Jones' 64 leaves London Spirit needing huge win on Wednesday to overhaul net run-rate gap

New Zealand hope for inside track as Shane Bond joins coaching group for T20 World Cup

He will stay with the team for the T20 matches against India which follow the tournament

Jake Lintott pegs back Invincibles before Alex Davies, Colin de Grandhomme seal Brave passage

Oval Invincibles knocked out after failing to defend 134 at the Ageas Bowl

Joe Cooke heroics help Glamorgan trump Essex and reach Royal London final

Career-best showings with bat and ball help see off Sir Alastair and co

Virat Kohli: 'What happened on the field really charged us up and gave us extra motivation'

India captain says he expects his team to get even "more intense and precise in what we do in the next outing"

Sophia Dunkley with bat, Amanda-Jade Wellington with ball help Southern Brave finish league phase on a high

Today's fixture took on added significance with the possibility that these teams will meet in the final

Siraj finishes England off as India script famous win

Kohli's men go 1-0 up after hosts fold for 120, chasing 272, in the last hour

Stiaan van Zyl leaves Sussex, returns to South Africa domestic circuit

Batter has returned home after being told he was not guaranteed a spot in the Championship fixtures

Sussex legspinner Archie Lenham replaces injured Liam Dawson for Southern Brave

Lenham is the fourth frontline spinner in the Brave squad but is in contention to make his debut against Invincibles

Biosecurity measures for New Zealand series to largely mirror those used for Australia - BCB CEO

The NZ contingent will undergo a three-day in-room quarantine before starting to train, but they are not inclined to play a practice match

Kusal Perera tests positive for Covid-19, to isolate for at least ten days

Sri Lanka batter unlikely to be ruled out of the upcoming white-ball series against South Africa at home

Former South Africa allrounder David Wiese to debut for Namibia at T20 World Cup

The 36-year old qualifies to play for them immediately, by first descent, since his father was born in Namibia

Live Report - England vs India, 2nd Test, Lord's, 5th day

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Babar Azam rues 'dropped catches in clutch phases'

Pakistan created two chances to dismiss Kemar Roach, who eventually went on to hit the winning runs, but they shelled both

Kemar Roach: 'I have never been in a situation like that before'

Sabina Park hero recalls last-wicket partnership that secured West Indies a one-wicket win

Rashid Khan stays match-winning class act amid worsening crisis at home

Afghanistan star is currently the joint-highest wicket-taker at the Hundred

Rashid Khan crucial in sending Trent Rockets into knockout phase, Dawid Malan seals the deal

Winner takes all when Brave and Invincibles contest final spot on Monday, Superchargers eliminated

Tim David's match-winning hundred takes Surrey into finals

Surrey face Durham in semi-finals on Tuesday, a day after Glamorgan play Essex

Shaheen Afridi three-for leaves West Indies in a spot of bother

Roston Chase and Jermaine Blackwood have a job to do, with 129 still to get and seven wickets in hand

England pull ahead ahead with Mark Wood, Moeen Ali's late strikes

Rahane and Pujara's dogged century stand keeps India in the game

Originals knock Rockets out in latest party (pooping) trick

Lizelle Lee, Emma Lamb ease Manchester side home after Ecclestone keeps Rockets grounded

Live Report - England vs India, 2nd Test, Lord's, 4th day

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Australian players get the go-ahead for IPL 2021 return

A significant number of the 20 Australians with IPL contracts are expected to re-join their franchises

Laurie Evans rescues tough chase to put Oval Invincibles second

Invincibles guaranteed knockout place if they beat Southern Brave on Monday night

Joe Root's flawless 180* helps England edge 27 ahead

Siraj takes four and Ishant three as Lord's Test is tantalisingly poised

Kemar Roach strikes twice after West Indies take slender lead

Pakistan go to lunch on the third day 20 runs in front with eight second-innings wickets in hand

London Spirits crushed after 8 for 23 collapse

Invincibles now have a two-point cushion over Superchargers and Rockets

Josh Rymell's century the centrepiece as Essex trounce Yorkshire

Resounding victory sends Essex into semi-finals after Rymell's 121 off 130 balls

Prithvi Shaw, Suryakumar Yadav join Indian team at Lord's

The duo, who were called up for the England Tests as injury replacements, have completed their quarantine period

Deck cleared for Shreyas Iyer and T Natarajan to return for remainder of IPL 2021

Hemang Amin has informed the franchises that players who had been replaced because of injuries can be brought back

Barbados to represent West Indies at 2022 Birmingham Commonwealth Games

With domestic events postponed, Barbados get the nod as they are the defending T20 Blaze champions

Unmukt Chand: 'I still get emotional imagining I'll never play for India again'

India's 2012 Under-19 WC-winning captain reveals that lack of opportunities at home prompted him to go to the US

Live Report - England vs India, 2nd Test, Lord's, 3rd day

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Ponting: Depth around Australian cricket not where it needs to be

Former captain still insists that team can win the T20 World Cup if all first-choice picks are fit and healthy

Liam Livingstone-led Phoenix top table with win over Rockets

Qualifiers for knock-out phase won't be known until all the contenders have played their final matches

Erin Burns, Emily Arlott keep faint Phoenix hopes alive with win over Rockets

Phoenix recover from 71 for 6 as pair put on 48 off 30 balls

Root key as second day ends in balance after Anderson five-for

England bowlers allow India to add only 88 to their overnight 276 for 3

West Indies lose Roston Chase after fightback

Kraigg Brathwaite and Jermaine Blackwood in the middle with Pakistan still 136 in front

Faf du Plessis leaves Northern Superchargers after failing to recover from concussion in time

South African plans to return home and then head to CPL; Dane Vilas to continue as his replacement

England men's and women's tour of Pakistan moved from Karachi to Rawalpindi

The T20I double-headers and the three women's ODIs have also been advanced by a day

Unmukt Chand retires from Indian cricket at the age of 28

India's 2012 Under-19 World Cup-winning captain to "seek better opportunities around the world"

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Aaron Finch in race to be fit for T20 World Cup after successful knee surgery

Australia's white-ball captain is expected to take 8-10 weeks to recover

John Simpson blitz thumps Originals into submission, keeps Superchargers' hopes alive

Unbeaten 71 off 28 lifts home side to competition's first 200 total as Originals have a shocker in the field

Ollie Robinson rises to challenge of stepping into Stuart Broad's shoes

Seamer prises out crucial late wicket of Kohli to cap another sturdy day's work

Glamorgan fall to Yorkshire but top their group

Glamorgan into semis as Surrey and Yorkshire take quarter-final spots

Alastair Cook ton helps send Essex to knockout stages in tie with Lancashire

Needing 22 off final over, Harmer hits three sixes, scrambled two levels scores on last ball

KL Rahul and Rohit Sharma make it comfortably India's day at Lord's

James Anderson strikes twice, but visitors in position of strength after being asked to bat

Leicestershire miss knockouts despite Louis Kimber-inspired win over Northamptonshire

Kimber scores 63 in four-wicket, DLS victory but other results don't go Foxes' way

Matthew Lamb stars with bat and ball as Warwickshire clinch tense win over Somerset

Lamb claims List A-best 4 for 35 to limit visitors before scoring 92 to see hosts home at Edgbaston

Tom Haines, Ben Brown score maiden List A centuries as Sussex beat Middlesex in thriller

Holden 94, Davies fifty help visitors to within three runs of victory at Hove

Lizelle Lee upstages Laura Wolvaardt to dent Northern Superchargers' knockout hopes

Kate Cross takes three early wickets to peg back Covid-depleted Superchargers

Outstanding Graham Clark, Chris Rushworth help book Durham's semi-finals berth

Scott Borthwick adds 71* in unbroken 211 stand with Clark for nine-wicket win over Hampshire

Ryan Patel's ton takes Surrey into the knockout stages

David hammers 52 not out off 38 balls as Surrey overhaul Derbyshire with 13 overs to spare

Chris Dent century leads Gloucestershire to eight-wicket win over Kent

van Buuren adds aggressive fifty, takes three wickets as Robinson's 75 goes in vain

West Indies bowl, leave out Hope and Joseph

Yasir Shah is the sole specialist spinner in the Pakistan XI

Dinesh Chandimal to appear for Bhairahawa Gladiators in Nepal's Everest Premier League

Danish Aziz, the Pakistan allrounder who has played two ODIs and two T20Is, will represent Kathmandu Kings XI

Tom Harrison says ECB 'working closely with Cricket Australia' to ensure Ashes goes ahead

ECB chief reiterates importance of player welfare with Australia's Covid rules possibly preventing families on tour

The Hundred: Smriti Mandhana and injured Harmanpreet Kaur to return to India

Marchant de Lange is back with Trent Rockets after Wahab Riaz is forced out with an injury

Ashwell Prince takes over as full-time Bangladesh batting coach

His stint will run till the end of the 2022 T20 World Cup, in October-November in Australia

Quinton de Kock, David Miller and Lungi Ngidi to miss ODI leg of South Africa's Sri Lanka tour

All three will be available for the T20Is; Dwaine Pretorius returns after recovering from Covid-19

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Quinton de Kock powers Brave to top of table after Tymal Mills, Chris Jordan extinguish Welsh Fire

Eight-wicket victory with 13 balls to spare continues surging run of form for Vince's men

How Jemimah Rodrigues levelled up in the Hundred

Tournament's leading run-scorer credits ignoring criticism for her upturn in form

Moeen Ali's absence a 'massive miss' for Birmingham Phoenix - Liam Livingstone

The allrounder was added to the England squad ahead of the Lord's Test against India

Smriti Mandhana, Danni Wyatt propel Southern Brave into final with easy win over Welsh Fire

Stand-out side rack up highest team total of women's competition to date with 166 for 3

FAQs: Will the Ashes 2021-22 go ahead as scheduled? What are the major issues?

With the impact of the pandemic making it a challenge for the series to go ahead, here's where things stand as of now

'I was content, I was happy' - Bairstow relishing his second coming

Batter seemed to have been ousted from the England Test team but is now back as one of its senior-most members

Rain, spin could hold sway at Sabina Park as WI face Pakistan

Teams seek progress as they begin new WTC campaigns

Superchargers vs Originals set to go ahead despite two positive Covid-19 cases

The game is a must-win fixture for both teams, sitting fifth and sixth on the points table

India ponder the Ashwin question while England seek batting fixes

England could be without Broad and Anderson; Moeen set for his first Test of the summer

Shreyas Iyer set to return to action in IPL 2021

It remains to be seen who Capitals picks to lead them between Iyer and Pant

South Africa domestic season to kick off with T20 knockout tournament

It will feature all 15 provincial teams as well as the national Under-19 side

Root overtakes Kohli for fourth spot in ICC Test rankings; Shakib back as No. 1 allrounder in T20Is

Bumrah returns to top 10 in Test bowlers list after his 9 for 110 in the first Test

England call up Saqib Mahmood with Stuart Broad, James Anderson both injury doubts

Anderson joins Broad as fitness doubt for second Test after missing training on Wednesday

Injured Shardul Thakur likely to miss Lord's Test

India will have a tough call to make between R Ashwin and a fourth seamer

England and India docked two WTC points apiece for slow over rate

Both teams were also fined 40% of their match fee by match referee Chris Broad

Glenn Pocknall on uncapped fast bowler Ben Sears: 'The world's his oyster'

The stand-in coach for the tours of Bangladesh and Pakistan will be joined in the backroom by former Sri Lanka batter Thilan Samaraweera

Rosemary Mair ruled out of England tour with shin injury

Uncapped Molly Penfold comes into the squad that will depart at the end of the week

Brad Wheal holds his nerve at the death to lift London Spirit to maiden win

Originals run out of road after Carlos Brathwaite cameo is undone at the death

Nottinghamshire get home by two wickets after Liam Patterson-White's 5 for 19

Half-centuries for Ben Slater and Ben Compton help guide Notts chase

Lewis Hill, Louis Kimber combine as Leicestershire overcome Somerset despite George Bartlett ton

Visitors chase down Somerset's 326 for 7 with more than five overs to spare

Deepti Sharma's all-round heroics keep London Spirit top-three hopes alive

Manchester Originals out of contention after failing to defend 127 on slow pitch

Josh Rymell, Feroze Khushi put Sussex in the shade as Essex progress to knock-outs

Ryan ten Doeschate wraps up victory with four wickets in 97-run win

Tim David 140* guides Surrey home to keep knockout hopes alive

Australian batter records maiden List A hundred as Warwickshire brushed aside

Alex Lees anchors innings as Durham ease into Royal London knock-outs

Jake Libby resists for Worcestershire but Liam Trevaskis seals 46-run victory

Dhoni lands in Chennai; CSK's Indian players likely to leave for UAE on August 13

There will be no camp in Chennai before the CSK players leave India

'I would want to make sure the players' families can get to Australia' - Strauss

"I think it is unrealistic to expect players to go over there for months on end without their family seeing them"

West Indies to host South Africa ahead of Women's World Cup qualifiers

Antigua to host three T20Is and five ODIs starting August 31

Root hopes Moeen can carry Hundred form and confidence into Tests

Captain says Hameed will take the opportunity with "both hands", if he plays

Thailand Women set to return to cricket with Africa tour

Playing for the first time since the pandemic, the side will look to tune up for the 50-over World Cup qualifiers this December

Chris Cairns suffers major heart problem - reports

The former New Zealand allrounder is being treated in Canberra and is in serious condition, as per media reports

Bangladesh prove spin-to-win isn't their only formula for success at home

Shoriful's rise, Mustafizur's consistency key gains from their T20I series win over Australia

BCCI seeks applicants for head of cricket at the National Cricket Academy

Rahul Dravid has held this position till now and he can apply again if he chooses to

India Women to assemble for training camp ahead of Australia tour in September

All of Harmanpreet Kaur, Smriti Mandhana, Jemimah Rodrigues, Deepti Sharma, and Shafali Verma, currently participating in the Hundred, would be joining next week

ICC to push for cricket's inclusion in the 2028 Olympics

Working group set up to see if the sport can be included in the Los Angeles games in 2028 and beyond

Moeen Ali recalled to England squad for second Test against India

Spinning allrounder recalled to balance side in wake of England's struggles at Trent Bridge

Colin Munro fears end of New Zealand career 'not by choice' after missing T20 World Cup squad

Coach Gary Stead said that he had spoken to the opening batter about where he stands

Batting still needs to improve for 'underdogs' West Indies, head coach Phil Simmons says

He was also not impressed by the lack of preparation from the players ahead of the first Test against Pakistan

Shakib reveals Bangladesh's motivation to beat Australia

Allrounder says they were excited at playing 'a bigger team - normally those which don't visit our country that often'

Will Smeed 65*, Imran Tahir hat-trick and five-for as Birmingham Phoenix go top

Moeen Ali scores 23-ball fifty as home side rack up records on way to thumping win

Tom Latham to lead New Zealand in Bangladesh and Pakistan with IPL-bound players unavailable

Ross Taylor not included for the tours keeping NZ's upcoming home summer and the red-ball tour of India in mind

Mark Chapman, Todd Astle in New Zealand's T20 squad for World Cup and India tour

Adam Milne named standby to travel with the squad, but will be called upon only as an injury replacement

Shafali Verma fires Phoenix with 76* in ten-wicket win over Welsh Fire

Home side canter to victory as Eve Jones also makes unbeaten half-century

Wade: 'Not good enough from an Australian cricket team'

Captain does "not blame the young players one bit" and expected the senior batters to do the scoring

Superchargers' Thursday game in doubt as two players return positive lateral flow tests

ESPNcricinfo understands that the Superchargers believe they have followed the Hundred's Covid-19 regulations

Chemar Holder, Shamarh Brooks return to West Indies squad for Pakistan Tests

Gabriel has been given time to complete his injury recovery while Bravo takes a break after spending a prolonged period in the national team's bio-bubble

Chris Silverwood tells England batters around Joe Root to 'step up'

Coach says Pope, Hameed, Moeen all in contention ahead of second Test against India

Shaun Tait appointed Afghanistan's bowling coach

His first assignment will be the bilateral ODIs against Pakistan next month followed by the T20 World Cup

Bangladesh make two changes and bat first in final T20I, Australia play Ellis and Zampa

Australia are playing an extra spinner in Zampa while Bangladesh finally changed their combination after a record four games with the same XI

Steve O'Keefe backs Australia's spin depth for 2022 Asia mission

He believes Nathan Lyon, Mitchell Swepson and Ashton Agar should be considered in the same XI

'Absolutely no communication' leaves fans frustrated at The Oval's rain-affected double-header

"That's exactly what we don't need in cricket and exactly what the Hundred isn't designed to do," England captain Heather Knight said

Jason Roy, Sunil Narine help keep Oval Invincibles invincible at home

Rockets fall to second defeat of campaign after rain forces 65-balls contest

Ben Curran, Ricardo Vasconcelos star in dominant Northants batting display against Somerset

Pair put on 129 before falling short of well-deserved centuries in 81-run victory

Will Fraine flays Derbyshire as Yorkshire sprint to 10-over victory

Josh Sullivan take 4 for 11 in rain-reduced encounter at Chesterfield

Alex Lees delivers Durham victory with unbeaten 126 against Essex

Feroze Khushi's century on List A debut is in vain as hosts take tense two-wicket win

Joe Root: 'We could have created nine chances on that surface'

Teams head for Lord's on Monday all-square after rain wrecks intriguing final day

Ian Holland rips out Kent top order to keep Hampshire hopes alive

Holland claims 4-12 and scores 30* as Kent are eliminated from knock-outs in rain-hit match

Notts Outlaws rolled for just 73 as Glamorgan ease to victory

Nick Selman eases home side past paltry target after bowlers make light work of Notts

Virat Kohli: 'Certainly felt like we were on top in the game'

India captain hints at continuing with current template of four seamers and a spinner

As it happened - England vs India, 1st Test, Trent Bridge, 5th day

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Ronnie Irani steps down as Essex Cricket Committee chair

Club stalwart oversaw rich era of success, stemming from appointment of Chris Silverwood

Live Report - England vs India, 1st Test, Trent Bridge, day 5

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Dan Christian: Conditions 'don't get more difficult' than Bangladesh series

The allrounder does not expect similar pitches for the T20 World Cup despite the volume of cricket in the UAE

Batters search for answers in more trial by spin and cutters

Australia could consider playing three frontline spinners to try and close the margin to 3-2

Covid outbreak causes cancellation of Gloucestershire visit to Middlesex

Middlesex CEO frustrated as club's hopes of qualification take a hit in Group A

Quinton de Kock plays his statement knock as Brave march up the standings

Expert death bowling from Mills, Jordan restricts Superchargers at Ageas Bowl

Root ton, Bumrah five-wicket haul set up intriguing final day

England captain's first century at home in three years helped set India a target of 209

Leicestershire defeat Surrey in one-run thriller after Ben Mike claims two late wickets

Surrey lose three wickets in final over of rain-affected match that seemed theirs for the taking

Sophia Dunkley's unbeaten fifty sends Brave three points clear at top

Bouchier 33* as Brave defeat Superchargers by seven wickets in rain-affected match at Southampton

Oman keen to host Mumbai to prepare for T20 World Cup

Oman haven't played a competitive game since the onset of the Covid-19 pandemic in March 2020

FAQs: IPL 2021 Covid-19 protocols in the UAE

Who can travel to the UAE, who can't, who can move from one bubble to another, and other questions answered

Krunal Pandya, Yuzvendra Chahal and K Gowtham return home after testing negative for Covid-19

The three had spent the last nine days in a managed isolation facility in Colombo

Bangladesh bat first; Australia bring in Andrew Tye and Mitchell Swepson

The home side are unchanged as they aim to make it 4-0

Live Report - England vs India, 1st Test, Trent Bridge, 4th day

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Samit Patel blows, Wahab Riaz four-for guide Rockets to top spot

Welsh Fire beaten for third game running after losing key moments against experienced visitors

'I thought I might never play for England again' - Ollie Robinson

Seamer making headlines for the right reasons with maiden Test five-wicket haul

Nathan Gilchrist takes five as Kent mount spirited defence against Middlesex

Spitfires finally break their Royal London Cup duck with a 21-run victory

Ben Charlesworth's 99* keeps Gloucestershire's hopes alive

Home side hopeful of reaching knockouts after seven-wicket win over Hampshire

Nat Sciver fifty guides Rockets to win after bowlers snuff out Fire's innings

Graham, Johnson claim three wickets each as Fire are bundled out for 102

Young trio deliver first win for Sussex

Orr century sees visitors home at Worcestershire after Coles, Lenham bag three wickets each

Rahul, Jadeja drive India's dominance before rain arrives

India's tail added valuable runs with only Anderson and Robinson posing a threat for England

Bangladesh register historic series win against Australia

Hosts complete first ever series win against Australia; Nathan Ellis' hat-trick goes in vain

Warwickshire overwhelm Northants in comfortable 134-run win

Visitors rolled aside for 144 despite battling fifty from Tom Taylor

Khaya Zondo reveals anguish at being left out of South Africa ODI side in 2015

"I switched off mentally for the rest of the day and I detached myself from the team because it was clear I was not wanted"

Bangladesh bat first, Australia hand debut to Nathan Ellis

The home side were unchanged after a delayed start as they aimed to wrap up the series

Live Report - England vs India, 1st Test, Trent Bridge, 3rd day

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Rain the winner as Manchester Originals suffer second home washout

Colin Munro made 41 from 28 before rain finally brought an end to proceedings

Jake Ball ruled out of Hundred by injury, Welsh Fire call up Luke Fletcher

Seamer suffers back problem after playing role in Fire's opening two victories

Marcus Harris leaves Leicestershire early as Nick Selman's ton is in vain for Glamorgan

Foxes precede washed-out match by announcing Harris will return to Australia to combat travel restrictions

Rain denies Surrey after Lewis Goldsworthy offers lone resistance to Dan Moriarty's spin

Somerset saved by rain as DLS calculations unable to kick in before deluge

Lizelle Lee frees the shackles to fire Manchester Originals to first win

Hannah Jones, Alex Hartley set up DLS win as Southern Brave lose unbeaten record

Sean Dickson, Luke Doneathy combine as Durham surge to victory over Lancashire

Unbeaten 156-run stand puts total out of reach of visitors in 87-run victory

Masterful Anderson leaves India wobbling on rain-hit day

Kohli falls for a golden duck in visitors' mini-collapse of 4 for 28

SJN hearings: 'I have never wanted KG dropped from any team at any time,' says AB de Villiers

His comments come in response to testimony given by ex-selector Hussein Manack on the lead-up to the Wanderers Test against England in 2015-16

Zimbabwe's rescheduled tour of Ireland to begin on August 27

The five-match T20I series will happen first now, as opposed to the original schedule that had the tour starting with a three ODIs

Archer ruled out of all cricket for the rest of 2021 following a recurrence of stress fracture

The ECB has announced he will play no part in the Test series against India, the T20 World Cup or the Ashes

Adam Milne eyes T20 World Cup spot as he 'keeps his rhythm going' in the Hundred

Injuries have parched him of steady opportunities but he has been able play more consistently since the start of the 2020-21 BBL

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Rachael Haynes wary of looming quarantine outside NSW ahead of India home series

Australia vice-captain says the WBBL is expected to go ahead as scheduled after the multi-format international assignment

Nic Maddinson and Holly Ferling move from Melbourne Stars to Renegades

Maddinson has signed a three-year deal and Ferling a one-year contract

New Zealand to tour Pakistan for first time in 18 years

The tour starts with three ODIs in Rawalpindi on September 17 and culminates with five T20Is in Lahore.

Bangladesh sense series victory as Australia's batting continues to flounder

Other than Mitchell Marsh the visitors have struggled to find answers to Bangladesh's attack

Chris Benjamin's 37* seals Phoenix win after Moeen Ali, Will Smeed contributions

Hosts join Hundred front runners with six-wicket victory over Invincibles in Edgbaston run-fest

Marcus Trescothick admits England's preparation not ideal

But batting coach refuses to make excuses for first-innings 183 all out

Afif Hossain credits Mahmudullah's advice with helping his rescue mission

Henriques praises Mustafizur's skills in restricting Australians

Tom Wood century delivers Derbyshire victory over Nottinghamshire

Wood's 55-ball ton is Derbyshire's fastest in List A as Harry Came chimes in with half-century

Mohammed Shami, Jasprit Bumrah knock over England for 183 to give India day-one honours

Openers Rohit Sharma and KL Rahul then saw their side safely through to stumps

Dane van Niekerk fifty sees Oval Invicibles home after Tash Farrant restricts Birmingham Phoenix

Visitors master run-chase at Edgbaston with skipper's 67* as she and Farrant share five wickets

Kyle Abbott-inspired Hampshire cruise to victory over Worcestershire

Hosts win with 61 balls to spare, thanks to half-centuries from Nick Gubbins, Tom Alsop

Despite rain holding sway, Hasan Ali happy to beat a West Indies side 'with such firepower'

Pakistan's focus now on the Tests, says the pacer, with the series being a key one for his side in the new World Test Championship cycle

Paul Stirling replaces injured Devon Conway at Southern Brave

Marchant de Lange returns to Somerset as Wahab Riaz links up with Trent Rockets

Zimbabwe's tour of Ireland postponed; ZC seeks government clearance for travel

ZC has now set August 19 as the new departure date, subject to government clearance

Both teams unchanged as Australia bat first in bid to bounce back

The home side won the opening match of the series by 23 runs

Covid challenge laid bare for Australian grassroots but female game stands tall

There was 24% fall in participation during the pandemic hit 2020-21 season

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Rachael Heyhoe Flint to be commemorated with new gates at Lord's

Pioneering figure to receive permanent memorial, five years after her death in 2017

New Zealand to tour Bangladesh for five T20Is in September

The series will be part of the teams' preparations for the T20 World Cup, which will be held from October 17 to November 14 in UAE and Oman

Eoin Morgan: 'In clinical parts of the game, we didn't finish the job and that's hurt us'

Middle order failing to fire, absence of three members of Test squad, Maxwell's relatively late withdrawal hurt winless London Spirit

KKR captain Eoin Morgan confirms participation in second half of IPL

He says involvement of other England players in the tournament, scheduled in September-October in the UAE, was a matter of personal choice

All-round David Willey, bowlers combine to leave London Spirit winless

Mujeeb Ur Rahman grabbed 2 for 6 off his 20 balls after Willey's 81* and 2 for 9

England hope it will be all right on the night against India

Several batters haven't batted in a first-class match for months

Young Middlesex bowlers hold nerve to secure a six-run win over Lancashire

Visitors indebted to Luke Hollman's four wickets, Sam Robson's 76 as Danny Lamb threatens to steal game

Amelia Kerr opts out of England tour to prioritise mental health

Wicketkeeper Jess McFadyen and seamer Claudia Green called up for tour of three T20Is and five ODIs

Tom Westley's patient 71 leads Essex to thrilling two-wicket win over Gloucestershire

Eagles reach target off last ball as Aron Nijjar's rapid 32 sees them home

Yorkshire batters dominate Warwickshire in high-scoring victory

Waite contributes with bat and ball after fifties to Tattersall, Hill and Ballance set Yorkshire up

Deandra Dottin 50* leads London Spirit chase as Northern Superchargers slump to first defeat

Tammy Beaumont played anchor for hosts, as Jemimah Rodrigues' fifty went in vain for visitors

CSA to blame for Toyana, Adams' coaching decline - Moroe

"We, as CSA, literally killed the careers of these two gentlemen"

Kohli: Challenge is 'wanting to win in conditions which are not ours'

"It all boils down to execution in crunch moments," says India captain

Hamish Rutherford fifty keeps Glamorgan punching for knock-out place

Surrey suffer rare shocker in five-wicket defeat, with only Clarke standing firm

Rain threat looms in Guyana as unchanged Pakistan bowl first

Shaheen Shah Afridi was rested again by the visitors

Test cricket emerges from Hundred's shadow as India eye England glory again

It's a battle of two top fast bowling attacks as both teams mull over top-order combinations

James Anderson admits his wife talked him out of retirement after injury setbacks

England seamer says he struggled after calf problem forced him out of 2019 Ashes

Jofra Archer to see specialist amid fears he could miss whole international summer

England brace for update this week on fast bowler's elbow injury

Lack of broadcast deal leaves Australia men's tour off screen after 27 years

The 1994 tour to Pakistan was the last time a full series was not available to viewers in Australia

Australia bowl first in T20I series opener against Bangladesh

Alex Carey will open the batting in Aaron Finch's absence, with Ashton Turner slotting in lower down

Matthew Wade signs all-format deal with Worcestershire for 2022

Australian to play primarily as a batter, and is expected to be with the club for the full season

PCB appoints Dr Najeebullah Soomro to head revamped sports medicine department

A PhD from the University of Sydney, he is an expert injury epidemiologist and sports scientist

Joe Burns moves to Melbourne Stars after nine seasons with Brisbane Heat

The experienced batter, who has 1192 runs in 59 BBL matches, has signed with Stars until the end of the 2023-24 season

Sam Billings: Youngsters 'far better off' playing the Hundred ahead of Blast quarter-finals

He insisted that the competition was 'really important' for the young players who have been called up as replacements from the Royal London Cup

Nepal's Paras Khadka retires from international cricket

Khadka was a talismanic figure in Nepal and the longest-serving captain in Associate Cricket before resigning in 2019

Trying to reschedule England series after T20 World Cup, says BCB chief executive

ESPNcricinfo understands that the two boards favour rescheduling the series for late 2022 or early 2023

A final chance to push for Australia's T20 World Cup squad

A recap of some of those needing to impress the selectors over the five matches against Bangladesh

Sam Billings steers Oval Invincibles to straightforward victory in low-scorer

Ben Duckett's battling 65 in vain as Fire struggle against spin on slow surface

Invincibles implode as Welsh Fire defend 112 with ease

Matthews claims three as hosts are restricted to 100 for 9 in 12-run defeat

Gloucestershire to recruit performance director, eye first-ever Championship title

Ian Harvey expected to be in running for permanent head coach role

Ashwell Prince on being a player of colour in the South Africa team: 'It was a lonely place'

"A person knows when they are welcome, and you know when you are unwelcome"

Joe Root on Ben Stokes: 'I just want my friend to be okay'

England captain recognises allrounder is irreplaceable as first Test looms

James Harris heads back to Glamorgan for 2022 after agreeing Middlesex exit

Lions seamer returns to home county after nine seasons at Lord's

Concussion rules Mayank Agarwal out of first England Test

The batter was hit on the head by a Siraj bouncer at the nets two days before the match

West Indies and Pakistan at the mercy of weather as stop-start T20I series reaches its finale

The hosts could be without their first-choice opening pair of Lendl Simmons and Evin Lewis

Welsh Fire's Lungi Ngidi, Liam Plunkett ruled out of rest of the Hundred

Welsh Fire extend Jimmy Neesham's contract in their absence

Mahmudullah 'very disappointed' at Covid-19 protocols ruling Mushfiqur Rahim out

Mahmudullah on the positive side of biosecure bubbles: "You can spend more time with your team-mates, discuss plans and strategies"

England tour of Bangladesh postponed indefinitely

The teams were scheduled to play three ODIs and three T20Is in September-October

Saint Lucia Zouks renamed Saint Lucia Kings

The franchise has got a new logo as well

Matthew Wade returns to middle order as Australia 'roll through different scenarios'

Mitchell Marsh's recent success and the possible return of Steven Smith have added to the crush at the top of the order

Bangladesh can strike a blow in rare meeting with Australia

The home side are missing some senior figures but Australia's batting line-up is uncertain

Chris Jordan closes out for Southern Brave as London Spirit stay winless

Tymal Mills also miserly as Spirit stumble despite highest Powerplay score of tournament

Emilio Gay wraps up run-chase after White, Sanderson run riot with new ball

Derbyshire regroup from 8 for 4 but have no answer to attacking innings in chase

James Hildreth seals the deal for Somerset in 20-over chase

Matthew Revis' unbeaten half-century in vain as Yorkshire are undone in Taunton

Ollie Carter so nearly unstoppable as Gloucestershire sneak home in late thriller

Rookie batter rallies Sussex's tail to turn a rout in an agonising three-run loss

Stevie Eskinazi's one-day best puts Middlesex out of reach against Worcestershire

Brett D'Oliveira leads spirited reply in high-scoring duel at New Road

Adam Milne proves too hot for Rockets as Will Smeed wins it at the double for Phoenix

Belligerent opening stand with Finn Allen turns a taxing chase into a saunter at Edgbaston

Luke Wells seals Lancashire romp as Hampshire are bowled out for 162

Unbeaten 66 seals easy victory in rain-affected run-chase

Amanda-Jade Wellington the trump card as Southern Brave stay atop

London Spirit became the first team to be bowled out in the women's Hundred

Shane Warne self-isolating after returning positive Covid-19 test

London Spirit coach and another unnamed member of management team go into self-isolation

Alastair Cook, Tom Westley hit unbeaten fifties in nine-wicket Essex win

Kent remain winless after being skittled for only 158 at Chelmsford

Luke Fletcher, Dane Paterson destroy Leicestershire in Notts stroll

Only 20.2 overs required for home side to chase down meagre target

BCCI urges ICC to not recognise Kashmir Premier League

The basis of the BCCI's complaint seems to centre around the status of Kashmir as disputed territory

Russell back as West Indies look to draw level

Pakistan decide to bring in Haris Rauf for the rested Shaheen Afridi

Ollie Pope puts down quad injury to relentless Vitality Blast schedule

He suffered a quadriceps tear during a run of five T20 games in the space of eight days

Heather Graham, Sammy-Jo Johnson star as Rockets flex muscle

Issy Wong taken out of attack as Birmingham Phoenix see another game slip away

'We want to play on good wickets since that's what we'll face at T20 World Cup' - Russell Domingo

Bangladesh head coach says he does not expect big turning tracks in his side's bid to register their first T20I series win over Australia

Ashton Turner hopes return to bowling will boost T20 World Cup chances

He hopes for more opportunity with the ball during the five-match T20I series in Bangladesh

George Bailey and his pressing tasks in the next 12 months

New selection chief will play a key role in picking squads for the T20 World Cup and Ashes

George Bailey named chairman of selectors of Australia men's team

Trevor Hohns steps down having served collectively on the selection panel for 21 years

Adil Rashid, Harry Brook star for Superchargers as Invincibles come unstuck

Lynn makes run-a-ball 48, and Roy bats through for 53 not out, in low-scoring dogfight

Jack Leach admits 'frustration' over England omission for New Zealand Tests

Spinner looking for "as many games as possible" having not played home Test since 2019