James Whitaker

Alastair Cook has kissed a few frogs in his search to find a new opening partner, but will now be hoping that either Haseeb Hameed or Ben Duckett turns out to be his prince

James Whitaker, the England national selector, has poured further cold water on the notion of Kevin Pietersen returning to play for England saying the batsman is "not part" of England's plans

Ben Stokes and Matt Prior, two players whom the England selectors viewed as likely starters in the first Test against Sri Lanka, hope to return to action towards the end of the month in a bid to prove their fitness for the Lord's match in June

England's national selector James Whitaker was repeatedly pressed the absence of Kevin Pietersen from squads for the Caribbean and World Twenty20

Paul Downton, the former England wicketkeeper, has been appointed by the ECB as the new managing director of England cricket

The former England offspinner, Geoff Miller, has today been named in the newly created post of National Selector

Young Cricketers of the Year who haven't quite gone on to make the grade

James Whitaker has left his role as director of cricket at Leicestershire, ending an association with the club that dates back to 1983

Neil Burns and Carl Crowe have agreed an undisclosed settlement with their former county Leicestershire, following an employment tribunal which cited unfair and wrongful dismissal

Ben Smith's maiden CricInfo Championship century of the summer helped put Leicestershire in command on the opening day of their clash with Kent in Canterbury

Leicestershire County Cricket Club are pleased to announce that former captain James Whitaker has been appointed as Secretary/General Manager in succession to David Collier who will be joining Nottinghamshire CCC as their new Chief Executive

The NatWest England Under 19 Cricket Team travel to Sri Lanka today (Friday 7 January) as reigning Under 19 World Champions, aiming for a repeat triumph in the forthcoming Under 19 Cricket World Cup

James Whitaker last night announced that he was retiring as a player and standing down as Leicestershire captain after failing to overcome knee problems