England v South Africa, 2nd T20I, Taunton

Onus on South Africa to find fighting spirit

Jun 22, 2017: ESPNcricinfo previews the second T20I between England and South Africa at Taunton

England news

Bayliss backs his squad but 2019 spots up for grabs

Jun 15, 2017: Trevor Bayliss, the England coach, has challenged the next generation of England players to stake a claim for a spot in the 2019 World Cup

England v Australia, Group A, Edgbaston

Buttler braced to ramp up pressure on Australia

Jun 7, 2017: Jos Buttler admitted it would be "nice" to knock Australia out of the Champions Trophy when the sides meet at Edgbaston on Saturday.

England v New Zealand, Champions Trophy 2017, Cardiff

Buttler puts in a middle-order masterclass

Jun 6, 2017: Jos Buttler adjusted quickly and smartly to save England's innings from falling away

England v New Zealand, Champions Trophy, Group A

Resolute England march into semi-finals

Jun 6, 2017: England put together a complete performance on a difficult day for cricket in Cardiff to seal passage to the Champions Trophy semi-finals

How England went from being jokes to jocks

Jun 1, 2017: After over two decades of being clueless about one-day cricket, England are finally owning the format

Champions Trophy 2017

From embarrassment to favourites

May 30, 2017: England now know only one way to play: aggression. It has taken them on a thrilling ride over the last two years. Can they keep it going when the pressure is really on?

England news

Stokes' stock rises after living up to IPL hype

May 22, 2017: Ben Stokes' absence from Rising Pune Supergiant's narrow defeat in the IPL final has raised more questions about England player availability

England news

Bayliss expects IPL stars to hit ground running

May 8, 2017: Trevor Bayliss, England's head coach, says he is unconcerned at the prospect of the team's IPL players being overworked ahead of next month's Champions Trophy

Buttler, Rana stand helps Mumbai qualify for playoffs

May 2, 2017: The loss pushes the star-studded Bangalore unit out of the tournament

Partnerships of the week - Pandey, Pathan floor Delhi with impressive display

Apr 23, 2017: Pandey-Pathan, Buttler-Patel and Dhoni-Tiwary make the cut for the top partnerships of the week

Buttler, Rana dominate Punjab in comprehensive win

Apr 21, 2017: Nitish Rana recorded his fourth fifty at number 3 and is now the highest scorer in the competition thus far

Kings XI Punjab v Mumbai Indians, IPL 2017, Indore

The Buttler bash that took a while coming

Apr 20, 2017: Jos Buttler smashed 77 off 37 balls as Mumbai Indians gunned down 199 and sealed their highest successful IPL chase

Kings XI Punjab v Mumbai Indians, IPL 2017, Indore

Mumbai top order destroys Kings XI in highest successful chase

Apr 20, 2017: Quickfire fifties from Jos Buttler and Nitish Rana trumped Hashim Amla's century as Mumbai Indians completed their highest successful chase in the IPL

Rana, Buttler consolidate Mumbai's top-of-the-table spot

Apr 16, 2017: An 85-run partnership between Nitish Rana and Jos Buttler helped Mumbai ace their chase of 177 against Gujarat, improving their position at the top of the table

England in West Indies 2016-17

England aim to test bench strength as Champions Trophy fine-tuning begins

Mar 2, 2017: While nobody will be calling West Indies "mediocre" this time, there is no doubt that England go into this three-match ODI series as strong favourites

England in West Indies 2016-17

'Future generations will put T20 first' - Buttler

Feb 23, 2017: Test cricket is facing "some big challenges" if it is to remain relevant and popular in the era of T20, according to England's Jos Buttler

IPL 2017

Stokes, Woakes, Buttler to miss Ireland ODIs

Feb 21, 2017: Ben Stokes will be available to his new IPL franchise, Rising Pune Supergiants, for the full six-week group stage of the competition

England's next Test captain

If not Root, then who?

Feb 7, 2017: Joe Root is the red-hot favourite to succeed Alastair Cook as Test captain - but might there be a few other contenders in the Test squad?

England news

Buttler admits to IPL v ODI dilemma

Jan 18, 2017: Jos Buttler has admitted that he is facing a clash of priorities between his IPL stint with Mumbai Indians and the home ODIs against Ireland in May.