Hales, Root lead England's march into semi-finals

Jun 7, 2017: England are first team to book berth in semis after thrashing New Zealand and Bangladesh

Root, Hales power England to eight-wicket win

Jun 2, 2017: Joe Root led the way with a career-best 129-ball 133

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

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

IPL 2017

How well do you know your IPL winners?

May 17, 2017: More than 180 cricketers have worn the IPL winner's medal over the course of nine seasons. How well do you know them?

Notts v Durham, Royal London Cup, North Group, Trent Bridge

Collingwood secures memorable Durham chase

May 11, 2017: Paul Collingwood rolled back the years to help Durham complete a remarkable run chase under the Trent Bridge floodlights

England v Ireland, 1st ODI, Bristol

Stirling's swings, and O'Brien's costly miss

May 5, 2017: ESPNcricinfo present the Plays of the Day from the first ODI between England and Ireland at Bristol

Derbyshire v Notts, Royal London Cup, North Group, Derby

Hales cuts loose in timely show of form

May 2, 2017: Billy Root held his nerve to steer Nottinghamshire to a four-wicket victory over Derbyshire at Derby that keeps their Royal London Cup hopes alive

England in West Indies 2016-17

'Karma didn't treat me very well' - Hales

Mar 10, 2017: Alex Hales has paid credit to the England management and selectors after his comeback century in Barbados

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 in West Indies 2016-17

Hales in line for Barbados return

Mar 7, 2017: Alex Hales has been added to the England squad and looks set to return to the side for the final ODI against West Indies

England in West Indies 2016-17

Fit-again Hales in line for West Indies tour recall

Feb 23, 2017: Hales, who missed out on selection for the original squad after sustaining a broken bone in his right hand during the ODI series in India, is due to have a scan on the hand on February 27

England in India 2016-17

Hales out of India tour, Bairstow in T20 squad

Jan 20, 2017: Alex Hales sustained a fractured hand in the defeat in Cuttack and England have called up Jonny Bairstow to replace him in the T20 squad

ODI batting nominees

Big chases? Too easy

Jan 11, 2017: One-day batting just got bigger and better in 2016, as our shortlist of the best performances of the year shows

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

India v England, 4th Test, Mumbai

Cook's XI - his opening partners since Strauss

Dec 7, 2016: Keaton Jennings will be Alastair Cook's 11th opening partner since the retirement of Andrew Strauss in 2012. ESPNcricinfo takes a look at the men who've had the call

England in Bangladesh 2016-17

Morgan's decision is understandable, but a gamble

Sep 12, 2016: The captain's return should be defined entirely by a judgement over whether he is one of the best ODI batsmen available and whether he is the man most likely to lead England to the World Cup

England in Bangladesh 2016-17

Morgan, Hales withdraw from Bangladesh tour

Sep 11, 2016: Eoin Morgan, England's limited-overs captain, will not travel to Bangladesh to lead the team in their one-day series due to concerns about security, the ECB has confirmed

England's limitless future

Aug 31, 2016: In ODIs they have a line-up packed with power hitters down to the lower order. The 444 was not as much of a surprise as it might at first seem

England v Pakistan, 3rd ODI, Trent Bridge

Hales savours new high in summer of 'ups and downs'

Aug 30, 2016: There are ways to move on from 'a tough few weeks', as Alex Hales summed up his recent difficulties, then there is what he managed at Trent Bridge