The Sheffield Shield is underway, with all eyes on the contenders for Australia's problematic opener spot. Here are five quick hits from the opening round of the season.

Abhishek Sharma, India's top T20 cricketer, is eager to join the country's Test team, according to cricket legend Brian Lara.

The black-soil surface in Delhi will have patches of grass, interspersed with bald areas, and is expected to help spinners later on | ESPN.com ...

The next-lowest career Test averages by centurions belong to the Pakistan pair of Yasir Shah (14.12) and Saqlain Mushtaq (14.48). Australia's Jason Gillespie, with 18.73, has the lowest of anyone with ...

A dizzying number of openers have been tried since the retirement of David Warner but the make-up of the top two remains a work in progress ...

The surface will be prepared afresh at least a week before the Test starts. But, with the city experiencing sporadic rain over the last few days and the prevailing gloomy weather conditions, pitch pre ...

The Ajit Agarkar-headed selection committee has picked the ODI and T20I squads for the Australia tour. Shubman Gill has replaced Rohit Sharma as the ODI captain. Rohit is part of the team. Rohit-led ...

Indeed, those five players are the stars who have scored the most Test centuries for India. Tendulkar tops the list of tons hit with an incredible 51, while Dravid, in second place, has 36. But of the ...

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India have ignored Jasprit Bumrah and appointed a new vice-captain. Shreyas Iyer has been appointed the new vice-captain.

With Australia's men's Test team largely settled, there are a few key spots that could hang on a handful of Sheffield Shield performances before the start of the Ashes.