Watch live: South Africa A vs India A (Match 1, Day 4)

Watch the first of three four-day matches between South Africa A and India A in Bloemfontein.

‘Extremely intelligent’ Cummins reaches pinnacle

Pat Cummins is widely regarded as an all-round nice guy with an excellent cricketing brain, doggedly overcoming early career injuries to reach the pinnacle of the game.

Cummins appointed Australia Test captain

Fast bowler Pat Cummins has been named Australia’s new Test captain ahead of the Ashes series.

Paine leaves cricket for ‘foreseeable future’

Tim Paine has put an abrupt end to the debate in Australia over whether he should take part in the Ashes.

4-Day Series wrap: In-form Olivier rips through Knights

Duanne Olivier took 5-53 as the Central Gauteng Lions dismissed the Free State Knights for 124 at the Wanderers on Thursday.

India A reduce deficit as match heads for draw

India A were 308-4 at stumps on day three of the first four-day match in Bloemfontein, still 201 runs behind South Africa A.

Unbroken century stand makes it India’s day

Shreyas Iyer’s unbeaten 75 on debut steadied India after an afternoon wobble to end the opening day of the first Test against New Zealand on 258-4.

Embuldeniya stars as Sri Lanka thrash West Indies

Lasith Embuldeniya took five wickets as Sri Lanka thrashed the West Indies by 187 runs in the first Test in Galle.

Watch: Batsman ‘skops’ fielding team’s helmet

South Australia batsman Jake Weatherald was spoken to by the umpires after kicking away a Queensland helmet left in his batting crease during a Sheffield Shield match.

Watch live: South Africa A vs India A (Match 1, Day 3)

Watch the first of three four-day matches between South Africa A and India A in Bloemfontein.

Paine is the the best keeper in the world – Lyon

Australia’s bowlers want Tim Paine behind the stumps for the first Ashes Test against England, according to spin king Nathan Lyon.

Proteas to keep taking the knee

The Proteas will continue to take a knee this season, Cricket South Africa has confirmed.

A-team batsmen continue to dominate in Bloem

India A finished day two of the first four-day match against South Africa A in Bloemfontein on 125-1, still 384 runs behind the hosts.

Sri Lanka close in on big win over West Indies

Dimuth Karunaratne’s 83 enabled Sri Lanka to declare their second innings at tea and set the West Indies 348 to win on the fourth day of the first Test in Galle on Wednesday.

BBC drops former England captain from Ashes team

BBC Sport says Michael Vaughan will not have a role in its Ashes coverage “for editorial reasons”.