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

Malan eases his nerves but lets golden chance slip

Aug 18, 2017: A maiden Test half-century was an important moment for Malan but it wasn't quite the command performance it could have been

England v West Indies, 1st Investec Test, Edgbaston

England selection conundrum amid pink ball uncertainty

Aug 15, 2017: An undercooked England side will go into their first day-night Test almost as pink as the ball in these conditions

England v South Africa, 4th Investec Test, Old Trafford

Honours even as Rabada rocks England with late strike

Aug 4, 2017: An absorbing day of Test-match cut and thrust finished with honours more or less even but with South Africa over-flowing with belief, thanks to a searing yorker from the final ball of Kagiso Rabada's day

England v South Africa, 4th Investec Test, Old Trafford

Root still working out the England team he wants

Aug 3, 2017: There is a Test series to win, and another to follow, but minds are starting to drift towards the Ashes series and the questions still looming over England

England v South Africa, 3rd Investec Test, Kia Oval

Seeds of England victory sown long before hat-trick finish

Jul 31, 2017: Toby Roland-Jones, who had a starring role on his Test debut, came through a scheme that is under threat

England v South Africa, 3rd Investec Test, Kia Oval

Bayliss remains unconvinced of need for eight batsmen

Jul 31, 2017: Steven Finn has replaced the injured Mark Wood in England's squad for the final Test against South Africa while Liam Dawson remains in the frame

England v South Africa, 3rd Investec Test, Kia Oval

Cook's openness a lesson for England

Jul 27, 2017: Alastair Cook has benefited greatly from the advice of Gary Palmer - is it time for the ECB to change its stance on using him as a batting coach?

England v South Africa, 3rd Investec Test, Kia Oval

England sending out confused messages

Jul 26, 2017: Despite the ability to pull off impressive victories, England have made little overall progress as a Test side in the last two years

England v South Africa, 3rd Investec Test, Kia Oval

Meet England's new boys

Jul 26, 2017: England will certainly have two debutants at The Oval and could play a third in Dawid Malan. Where have they come from and why have they been selected?

England v South Africa, 3rd Investec Test, The Kia Oval

Westley, Malan named in 13-man England squad

Jul 20, 2017: Essex's Tom Westley will make his Test debut at No.3 in the third Test against South Africa at The Kia Oval next week, after being named as a direct replacement for Gary Ballance in a 13-man squad

England news

Who's next, as England attempt to solve batting woes?

Jul 19, 2017: England will need at least one new face in the batting line-up for the third Test against South Africa after Gary Ballance suffered a broken finger

England v South Africa, 2nd Investec Test, Trent Bridge, 2nd day

Ballance back in the balance as familiar failings surface

Jul 15, 2017: Gary Ballance hasn't played terribly in his recall to Test cricket, but some familiar failings are clouding the judgment about his worth to the team

Let's all have a bowl

Jul 4, 2017: How many times have all 11 players bowled in a Test innings?

England v South Africa, 3rd T20I, Cardiff

Malan debut onslaught sets up England series win

Jun 25, 2017: An impressive debut from Dawid Malan helped England seal the T20 series over South Africa with a 19-run victory at Cardiff

South Africa in England 2017

Livingstone, Crane in England T20 squad

Jun 12, 2017: Liam Livingstone and Mason Crane are among five uncapped players included in England's 16-man squad for three T20s against South Africa

England Lions v South Africa A, 2nd unofficial ODI, Wantage Road

Livingstone's violent hundred seals series for Lions

Jun 3, 2017: Liam Livingstone produced a violent maiden century in List A cricket with eight sixes as England Lions sealed their three-match series against South Africa A with a second successive win

England Lions v South Africa A, 1st unofficial ODI, Trent Bridge

Malan 125* sees Lions crush South Africa A

Jun 1, 2017: Steven Finn and Dawid Malan shared the individual honours as England Lions took the lead in their three-match series against South Africa A

Middlesex v Surrey, Specsavers Championship Div 1, Lord's, 2nd day

Malan paints his own picture as Middlesex battle back

May 20, 2017: Kumar Sangakkara treated Lord's to a fine century on the first day of the London derby but it is no exaggeration to say that Dawid Malan, Middlesex's own classy left-hander, achieved the same standards in reply

ECB North v South series, 2nd match

South's Northeast blows North West

Mar 19, 2017: Sam Northeast hit a fine unbeaten century as the South clinched the new North-South Series with a match to spare thanks to a 47-run victory

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