Middlesex v Essex, Royal London Cup, South Group, Radlett

Westley ton puts post-England lull behind him

May 17, 2018: Tom Westley, an England debutant last summer, has been a Championship struggler this, but all that changed at the start of the limited-overs season

English season 2018

'I wouldn't change last summer for anything' - Westley

Apr 6, 2018: Tom Westley hopes that a winter of technical tinkering can re-establish his international credentials

England news

Westley undergoes finger surgery

Dec 4, 2017: Tom Westley has been ruled out of action for 12 weeks after undergoing finger surgery in Leeds

County news

Westley signs contract extension at Essex

Oct 30, 2017: Tom Westley has committed to the County Champions, Essex, for another season, after signing a one-year contract extension

England news

Westley and Wood included in England Lions squad

Oct 2, 2017: Lancashire pace bowler Saqib Mahmood and Surrey spinner Amar Virdi are two of the younger players included for the month-long stay in Australia

The Ashes 2017-18

How would you replace Ben Stokes?

Sep 30, 2017: Ben Stokes is currently part of the Ashes squad, but England will have to start making plans for him not being there. That is easier said than done for a world-class allrounder

Of Crane, Stokes and other things

Sep 28, 2017: England's selectors have delivered a couple of surprises with their Ashes picks

Essex v Yorkshire, Specsavers Championship Division One, Chelmsford, 1st day

Westley survives Ashes scare as Yorkshire stay up

Sep 25, 2017: Tom Westley rushed for a precautionary x-ray on a hand injury as Yorkshire secured their Division One future, and the news was good for Essex's England No. 3

Who should England pick for the Ashes?

Sep 21, 2017: It is a task both easy and difficult. The unusual problem is that the difficult part is to do with key positions in the order

County news

'This makes up for all the years of struggle' - Ryan ten Doeschate on Essex glory

Sep 15, 2017: Essex knew the Championship was theirs last night and it was confirmed as they drove down the motorway back to Chelmsford where they were greeted by supporters and started to reflect on what the title means

England news

Broad to have scan on heel as Ashes hopefuls return to county action

Sep 10, 2017: Tom Westley and Mark Stoneman will have three Championship matches to further their Ashes case, while Dawid Malan will play two following the T20I against West Indies

England news

England won't win Ashes with 'terrible' catching - Bayliss

Sep 10, 2017: England dropped at least 14 chances against West Indies and the head coach also admitted they are no nearer knowing their best top order

England v West Indies, 3rd Investec Test, Lord's, 3rd day

The good, the bad, and the ugly of England's series win

Sep 9, 2017: England's series victory over West Indies is a cause for self-congratulation in the short term. But there are several issues that remain to be resolved ahead of the Ashes

England v West Indies, 3rd Investec Test, Lord's, 3rd day

England can do 'something really special' - Root

Sep 9, 2017: Having overseen back-to-back Test series wins in his first summer in charge - the first time England have beaten both touring sides since 2013 - Joe Root was in understandably upbeat mood

England v West Indies, 3rd Investec Test, Lord's

Surprise decider highlights England's arrested development

Sep 6, 2017: England face an obviously encouraged West Indies side and the realisation that they will go to Australia unsure of several positions in their first-choice XI

England v West Indies, 3rd Investec Test, Lord's

Surprise decider highlights England's arrested development

Sep 6, 2017: England face an obviously encouraged West Indies side and the realisation that they will go to Australia unsure of several positions in their first-choice XI

England v West Indies, 3rd Investec Test, Lord's

Focus on Westley in England's unchanged squad

Aug 30, 2017: England's latest No. 3 has had a lean run against West Indies but could have one more shot at earning a place on the Ashes tour

England v West Indies, 2nd Investec Test, Headingley, 3rd day

England's haphazard fightback

Aug 27, 2017: The third day ended with England having wiped off a sizeable deficit with plenty of batting to come, but their way back into the match wasn't smooth

England v West Indies, 2nd Investec Test, Headingley, 1st day

England's fallible top-order fails to change the record

Aug 25, 2017: England's top-order plays the same familiar refrain, as West Indies' best day of the series doesn't quite finish with them in command

England v West Indies, 2nd Investec Test, Headingley

Westley trusts the game he knows to work in Tests

Aug 23, 2017: England's new No. 3 has not looked out of his depth early in his Test career and is determined to maintain a relaxed approach to the pressure