Cricket

Jun 19, 2013: In his final act as South Africa coach, Gary Kirsten did not shy away from the team's uncomfortable history of failing at pressure stages in major events, admitting they "choked" against England

Jun 19, 2013: England's bowling attack, led by James Anderson and James Tredwell, set up a comprehensive victory completed by Jonathan Trott to secure a place in the Champions Trophy final

Jun 18, 2013: ESPNcricinfo previews the first semi-final between England and South Africa

Jun 18, 2013: South Africa captain AB de Villiers has said there is a "good chance" Dale Steyn will be in the playing XI for their semi-final against England on Wednesday

Jun 17, 2013: A victorious Sri Lanka will play in Cardiff on Thursday. A humbled Australia will start pondering the Ashes, and the state of disrepair their cricket has fallen into

Jun 17, 2013: Surrey have announced that Chris Adams, the team director, and Ian Salisbury, the first-team coach, have left the county with immediate effect

Jun 16, 2013: England do not make life easy for themselves in knockout tournaments, but they secured their passage to the Champions Trophy semi-finals

Jun 15, 2013: Australia coach Mickey Arthur has conceded it would be a gamble to select David Warner for the first Investec Ashes Test

Jun 15, 2013: Australia's captain Michael Clarke has conceded the actions of David Warner and other team-mates in Birmingham have constituted a serious blow to his leadership

Jun 15, 2013: The cricket at Edgbaston - because of the weather - was dreary and uncertain, but India eventually registered their first win over Pakistan in Champions Trophy

Jun 15, 2013: ESPNcricinfo previews the crucial match between England and New Zealand in Group A

Jun 15, 2013: Ashley Giles, the England one-day coach, has vehemently denied accusations made by Bob Willis that England have been tampering with the ball during the Champions Trophy

Jun 14, 2013: Cricket Australia's chief executive, James Sutherland, has described David Warner's attack on Joe Root as "a despicable thing" and said Warner was extremely fortunate to still be available for Ashes selection

Jun 14, 2013: Michael Clarke is not certain whether he will be fit to face Sri Lanka in Australia's vital last Champions Trophy group match on Monday but has declared that he "will definitely be back for the Ashes"

Jun 14, 2013: Live coverage of the the LV County Championship

Jun 13, 2013: David Warner has publicly apologised for his bar-room altercation with Joe Root over the weekend

Jun 13, 2013: Cricket Australia has suspended David Warner until the week of the first Ashes Test for the altercation in a bar that saw the batsman throw a punch at England's Joe Root

Jun 13, 2013: George Bailey has called the alleged altercation involving David Warner as a "minor" incident and though it was "disappointing" he felt the issue had been dealt with properly by Cricket Australia.

Jun 12, 2013: ESPNcricinfo previews the Group A match between England and Sri Lanka at The Oval