JAMES COYNE AT TRENT BRIDGE: Root, who Stokes confided in about his decision, led the tributes after the England captain stole the show with a dramatic farewell which bled out into the middle ...

A sensational unbeaten century from David Bedingham helped Durham lay down a marker in the County Championship Division Two promotion race as they beat Northamptonshire by six wickets in a thrilling ...

GEORGE DOBELL AT THE KIA OVAL: The managing director of England Men's cricket can't manage and doesn't have much direction. It's hard to see how he can remain in post ...

New Zealand beat England by 253 runs in the second Test to square the series and tee up a decider at Trent Bridge. Chief correspondent George Dobell and Melinda Farrell answer your questions after day ...

Stokes was playing for his county after being left out by England after breaching the team's midnight curfew in the hours after winning the first Test of the summer at Lord's but now seems likely to ...

NICK FRIEND: Coles, the 22-year-old allrounder, is understood to have passed on the option of a boost to his contract, with his club in economic turmoil ...

GEORGE DOBELL: The England Test captain is being investigated, alongside teammate Gus Atkinson, for a "breach of team protocols" at a nightclub in the early hours of Monday morning ...

The Leicestershire left-hander had to be stretchered from the outfield after a nasty incident during the two-wicket win over Lancashire at Old Trafford ...

OSCAR RESS - INTERVIEW: Nearly a year has passed since the seamer last played competitive cricket, and there remains uncertainty about his return from a stress fracture in his back ...

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GEORGE DOBELL: While the ECB say the Ashes still attracts the highest level of ticket sales, it does not attract the same level of overseas broadcast rights ...

NICK FRIEND AT LORD'S: Middlesex have two T20 Blast games at Lord's next week before the ground's major matchday responsibilities take over, but fewer than 20,000 fans are expected between Blast ...