Northants v Durham, Division 1, Northampton, 4th day

Northants' last pair hold out

Apr 16, 2014: Rob Newton summoned the chief resistance as Northamptonshire began life back in Division One with a heartwarming draw with the last pair at the crease against the defending champions, Durham

Northamptonshire v Durham, Northampton, 3rd day

Collingwood faces tricky decision

Apr 15, 2014: Paul Collingwood may have to risk an adventurous declaration on the final day to try to fashion a Durham victory and newly-promoted Northants might be the sort of team to persuade him to gamble

Northamptonshire v Durham, Northampton, 2nd day

Northants make positive start

Apr 14, 2014: In Northamptonshire's first innings back in Division One, against one of the best attacks in the country and replying to an intimidating Durham total, they presented themselves well

Northants v Durham, Div 2, Wantage Road, 1st day

Unlucky Northants stage plucky return

Apr 13, 2014: Northants turned in a respectable showing against champions Durham on their return to Division One despite having horrendous bad luck in the build-up to the season

Sussex v Middlesex, Hove, 4th day

Middlesex collapse wrecks Rogers' day

Apr 9, 2014: Chris Rogers, one of Wisden's Five Cricketers of the Year, had a lot to reflect on after his Middlesex side lost to Sussex by an innings

'I'll head in all guns blazing'

Apr 9, 2014: A mere three years after Tymal Mills was a stand-in for his mate's midweek village side, the left-armer from Essex is knocking on the doors of the national selectors

Sussex v Middlesex, Hove, 3rd day

Prior and Finn begin fightback

Apr 8, 2014: The decline of Matt Prior and Steven Finn were among the most concerning aspects of England's Ashes flop but both provided performances at Hove to promise better times ahead

Sussex v Middlesex, LV= Championship Div One, Hove, 1st day

Morgan misfires in first-ball exit

Apr 6, 2014: Eoin Morgan was bowled first ball as Middlesex blundered to 105 all out against Sussex at Hove and evergreen Jon Lewis had a Sussex debut to remember

County previews 2014

Key back at the helm for Kent

Mar 26, 2014: ESPNcricinfo considers the prospects for Kent in 2014

County cricket 2014

Klinger key to continued improvement

Mar 25, 2014: ESPNcricinfo previews Gloucestershire's prospects for 2014

County cricket 2014

Morris faces Glamorgan challenge

Mar 24, 2014: ESPNcricinfo previews Glamorgan's prospects for 2014

Sri Lanka A v England Lions, 2nd unofficial Test, Dambulla, 4th day

Karunaratne, Tharanga tons secure draw

Feb 22, 2014: There was no Dambulla dustbowl on the final day and the only deterioration was on the forehead of England Lions captain Chris Woakes

Sri Lanka A v England Lions, 2nd unofficial Test, Dambulla

Taylor's case becoming undeniable

Feb 21, 2014: James Taylor strengthened his case for a recall to England's Test side with an unbeaten double hundred against Sri Lanka A

SL A v England Lions, 2nd unofficial Test, Dambulla, 2nd day

England reap Robson's unintended consequences

Feb 20, 2014: Sam Robson's hundred - his fourth in five matches - gave England Lions control on the second day of the second unofficial Test

SL A v England Lions, 2nd unofficial Test, Dambulla, 1st day

Lions seamers unpick preconceptions

Feb 19, 2014: On the flattest pitch of the tour, with England Lions picking three spinners, Graham Onions, Chris Woakes and Liam Plunkett produced a display of unwavering discipline

SL A v England Lions, 2nd unofficial Test, Dambulla

Lions ready for up-country spin test

Feb 18, 2014: England Lions have arrived in Sri Lanka's northern-most cricketing outpost hoping to wrap up the unofficial Test series

Sri Lanka A v England Lions, 1st unofficial Test, Pallekele, 4th day

Warnapura reasserts family name

Feb 15, 2014: Madawa Warnapura, the son of Sri Lanka's first Test captain Bandula Warnapura, reminded England of the family name they had first encountered more than 30 years ago with a stubborn century which delayed the Lions' victory on the final day

Sri Lanka A v England Lions, 1st unofficial Test, Pallekele, 3rd day

Woakes forgoes century in victory hunt

Feb 14, 2014: Chris Woakes declared England Lions' innings to chase victory against Sri Lanka A in Pallekele and ended his chances of another century in the process

Sri Lanka A v England Lions, 1st unofficial Test, Pallakele, 2nd day

Woakes puts Lions in firm control

Feb 13, 2014: Chris Woakes was dropped from the one-day team, had a modest Test debut and did not make the Ashes cut. But as captain of England Lions he reminded the selectors of his ability in Kandy

Sri Lanka A v England Lions, unofficial Test, Kandy, 1st day

Moeen's grace adorns Lions' wasteful day

Feb 12, 2014: England were hoping to find something a little different from their next generation but as well as Moeen Ali played the way England Lions collapsed after tea in Pallekele revealed similar flaws