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ECB recruit former Test batsman after Steve Rhodes was stood down as head coach

Craig Overton looks set to make his debut in place of Jake Ball in the day-night Test at Adelaide

Marco Marais earned himself a slice of cricketing history at East London last week, by crashing his way to the fastest first-class triple-century

Neil Wagner said he had bowled a lot better on other days but Friday ended up being his day in Wellington as he finished with a career-best 7 for 39

Australia allrounder James Faulkner will return to county cricket next season, having played a vital role in Lancashire's 2015 NatWest Blast triumph

Australia's captain, Steven Smith, has denied his team veered into inappropriate personal territory during their first Test sledging of England's players

Concerns over Moeen Ali's fitness continue to cloud England's preparations ahead of the day-night Test in Adelaide

Joe Root was as surprised as anyone to see pictures of Ben Stokes at Heathrow on Sunday but accepts there is no point dwelling on the possibility of him returning during the current Ashes series

While he did not quite say that Australia had crossed a line, Joe Root did suggest they had behaved in a way in which England would not

The England selector was hopeful that Ben Stokes' spell in New Zealand would mean the allrounder was ready for a return to action should the possibility arise

No decisions have been made yet, but Vinod Rai, the head of the committee of administrators, said discussions were "fruitful"

The seam-bowling allrounder played two ODIs for India women in 1985, conceding only 35 runs in 13 overs

Lancashire will be captained by Liam Livingstone when the 2018 season gets underway, after replacing Steven Croft

Al-Amin's wicket of Ariful Haque in the 15th over of the match between Khulna Titans and Comilla Victorians on November 28 had raised suspicion

West Indies have not won in New Zealand in 22 years, but their captain is hopeful his young team, which is on a recent upswing, can help change that

Frustration at the result in Brisbane and irritation at the contrivance behind the Jonny Bairstow headbutt incident should give England "extra fire" in Adelaide, according to James Anderson

The PCB's efforts to either play against India, or at least be compensated for series that have been cancelled has reached a potentially decisive phase after the board officially sent a notice of dispute to the ICC

The penalty by the Competition Commission of India centred around the board's assurance to IPL broadcasters that it would not sanction, recognise or support another Indian T20 League competitive to the IPL for a sustained period of ten years

The Australia batsman says the level of on-field hostility could be brutal as Australia search for every possible advantage against England in the series

Stokes will be available for selection for Canterbury's 50-over Ford Trophy match against Otago in Rangiora on Sunday.