Australia v Bangladesh, Champions Trophy, Group A

Roy the sad exception as confidence courses through England's game

Jun 10, 2017: England have been at pains to provide public support to Roy in recent days. Quite right, too. There is no point pursuing a continuity of selection policy and then undermining it with whispers in the media

England v Australia, Champions Trophy, Group A, Edgbaston

Wood, Stokes close the door on Australia

Jun 10, 2017: In another rain-hit game at the Champions Trophy, England got the better of Australia and knocked them out of the tournament

England v Bangladesh, Champions Trophy, Group A

Hobbling Root gets England up and running with classy century

Jun 1, 2017: An ankle and calf injury set aside, Joe Root put together a masterful unbeaten career-best 133 to power England to an eight-wicket win in their opening Champions Trophy match over Bangladesh

England v Bangladesh, Champions Trophy, Group A

Roy gets unequivocal backing from Morgan

May 31, 2017: Eoin Morgan, England's ODI captain, that the out-of-form Jason Roy will be backed to the hilt in the forthcoming Champions Trophy

England v South Africa, 3rd ODI, Lord's

Morgan frustrated by grassy Lord's pitch

May 29, 2017: Eoin Morgan largely exonerated his batsmen despite a record-breaking collapse at the start of the third ODI against South Africa

England v South Africa, 1st ODI, Headingley

A curious record and AB's rare fumble

May 24, 2017: ESPNcricinfo presents the Plays of the Day from the first ODI between England and South Africa at Headingley

England v South Africa, 1st ODI, Headingley

Morgan and Moeen star in convincing victory

May 24, 2017: Eoin Morgan is an England captain who senses his time has come. He has reshaped England's limited-overs cricket, now he wants some tangible reward for it

England have been to hell but are looking at the stars now

May 18, 2017: Their metamorphosis after the low of the World Cup has been remarkable, to the point where they must be ranked as favourites for the Champions Trophy

Rising Pune Supergiant v Kings XI Punjab, IPL 2017, Pune

'Foreign players did not take responsibility' - Sehwag

May 14, 2017: Kings XI Punjab were knocked out of IPL 2017 after they recorded their lowest total in the tournament's history and their director of cricket operations was not pleased one bit

England v Ireland, 2nd ODI, Lord's

Bairstow barrage sets up England victory

May 7, 2017: Jonny Bairstow served further notice of his determination to force his way into the starting XI for the Champions Trophy as England saw off Ireland's brave challenge at Lord's

England v Ireland, 1st ODI, Bristol

Porterfield calls on Ireland to 'get fired up' for Lord's

May 5, 2017: William Porterfield said his side need to "park the game and leave it in Bristol" after they were heavily beaten in the first ODI against England

England news

Stokes success justifies IPL focus - Morgan

May 3, 2017: Ben Stokes' phenomenal century for Rising Pune Supergiant in the IPL will have spin-off benefits for England's Champions Trophy campaign, says Eoin Morgan

South Africa news

Gayle, Pietersen among marquee names for CSA T20 league

Apr 13, 2017: CSA has announce eight marquee international players to be drafted to the franchises in its new T20 tournament

The annual overview of world cricket

Notes by the editor

Apr 6, 2017: The annual overview of world cricket by Lawrence Booth

IPL 2017

Kings XI reboot hinged on Indian bowlers

Apr 4, 2017: The coaching and captaincy duties have changed hands for Punjab, but the core group that remains intact will have to find ways to overcome scars of the last two seasons

England news

'Change to English cricket is overdue' - Morgan

Mar 30, 2017: Eoin Morgan, England's one-day captain, has reiterated his enthusiasm for the ECB's new city-based T20 tournament

UWI Vice Chancellor's XI v England XI, St Kitts

Stokes brought down to earth but England's batting fires

Feb 25, 2017: England eased to a 117-run victory in their first warm-up match in West Indies, but the batting was more impressive than the bowling

England news

Morgan aims to sandwich IPL stint around Ireland ODIs

Feb 24, 2017: England limited-overs captain Eoin Morgan has revealed his intention to shuttle back to India for two more IPL games following England's two-match home ODI series against Ireland in May

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

Karachi Kings v Peshawar Zalmi, PSL 2017, Dubai

Morgan eases Peshawar to win after Karachi implodes

Feb 10, 2017: Eoin Morgan's unbeaten 80 accounted for two-thirds of Peshawar Zalmi's runs in a successful seven-wicket win over Karachi Kings with nine balls to spare