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 New Zealand, Champions Trophy, Group A

Williamson carries New Zealand's fading hopes

Jun 6, 2017: Kane Williamson is the spine of New Zealand's batting, and the glue in the middle-order, but he can't always be the solution

England v New Zealand, Champions Trophy, Group A

Wood repays the faith as England bowlers make their stand

Jun 6, 2017: England's batsmen have hogged the limelight, but today it was the bowlers' turn, not least Mark Wood, whose solitary wicket may have sealed the win

Champions Trophy 2017

Big hitters, young guns, wrist spin and pace

May 27, 2017: ESPNcricinfo correspondents pick out their names to keep an eye on at the Champions Trophy

England v Ireland, 2nd ODI, Lord's

Wood keeps his England dream alive

May 6, 2017: Mark Wood enjoyed a successful return for England in the first ODI against Ireland but he admitted his uncertainty after coming back from a third ankle operation

England news

Roy set to return for Surrey over IPL

May 2, 2017: Jason Roy will cut short his IPL stint with Gujarat Lions, and will instead turn out for Surrey in two Royal London One-Day Cup fixtures later this month

Champions Trophy 2017

Finn and Bairstow small headaches for settled England

Apr 25, 2017: It was a reassuringly predictable squad for England, but there were a couple of difficult conversations for selector James Whitaker to have

ECB North v South series, 1st match

Malan stars with century as South trounce North

Mar 17, 2017: Dawid Malan made a high-class century and shared an unbroken opening partnership of 205 with Daniel Bell-Drummond as the South crushed the North by 10 wickets in the first game of the new North-South Series in Dubai

England in West Indies 2016-17

First-choice opener Hales hitting the gym at six in the morning

Mar 7, 2017: A period out of international cricket has given Alex Hales time to 'realise what he has been missing' according to England's assistant coach, Paul Farbrace

England news

Wood pulls out of England Lions tour

Feb 18, 2017: England have withdrawn fast bowler Mark Wood from the Lions' one-day series against Sri Lanka A next month

England Lions v Sri Lanka A

Recuperating Wood added to England Lions squad

Jan 30, 2017: Mark Wood is set to make his return to competitive action earlier than anticipated, when England Lions take on Sri Lanka A in five one-day matches in March

England news

Wood faces crunch-time as comeback from ankle surgery gathers momentum

Jan 17, 2017: Mark Wood, England's most explosive fast bowler, will get the first indication as to whether he can rebuild an injury-ravaged international career later this month

England

Well begun is half-done

Dec 30, 2016: England's bid for the No. 1 Test ranking failed after the second half of their year was spent sliding to defeat in challenging conditions

England in India 2016-17

Top-order finds 'a real bonus' - Farbrace

Dec 21, 2016: Paul Farbrace has suggested that England have found potential solutions to "a couple of gaps in our batting order" after their Test series defeat in India

England news

Wood, Finn, Vince in North v South squads

Dec 17, 2016: The ECB has announced final squads for the inaugural North v South series next March, with the likes of Mark Wood, Steven Finn and James Vince given opportunities to press claims for England selection in the three 50-over matches

'Call me an allrounder when I'm not frightened of anything over 70mph'

Dec 14, 2016: Mark Wood names and shames the worst dancer, slowest runners and sloppiest dressers in the England team

England news

Wood out of India tour after new ankle blow

Oct 9, 2016: Mark Wood has been ruled out of England's tour to India after the discovery that he bowled at the tail end of the English domestic season with a broken ankle

England in Bangladesh 2016-17

Anderson to miss Bangladesh series

Sep 28, 2016: James Anderson will miss England's Test series in Bangladesh next month, having not yet fully recovered from a shoulder injury

Durham v Surrey, Specsavers Championship Div One, Chester-le-Street, 2nd day

Roy works hard for hundred against rapid attack

Sep 13, 2016: A plucky century by Jason Roy helped Surrey to 299 for 7 in reply to Durham's 401 in the Specsavers County Championship match at Chester-le-Street.