England Lions in Sri Lanka 2013-14

Rayner called up to Lions squad

Jan 21, 2014: Ollie Rayner, the Middlesex spinner, has been officially added to the England Lions touring party, with Simon Kerrigan unable to travel to Sri Lanka due to a back injury

England Lions in Sri Lanka 2013-14

Kerrigan in doubt for Lions tour

Jan 15, 2014: Middlesex's offspinning allrounder Ollie Rayner has been put on standby for the England Lions tour of Sri Lanka after concerns emerged about Simon Kerrigan's fitness

England news

Kerrigan withdrawn from EPP tour

Nov 4, 2013: Simon Kerrigan, the Lancashire spinner, has been withdrawn from the Performance Programme squad tour of Australia in order to work on his bowling at home

England news

Kerrigan motivated by tough Test debut

Sep 10, 2013: Simon Kerrigan is determined to use the chastening experience of his Test debut to make himself into a better cricketer and earn another chance in the England team

Lancashire v Hampshire, Southport, 4th day

Wheater and Coles provide final-day value

Aug 31, 2013: A magnificently enterprising 191-run eighth wicket partnership between Adam Wheater and Matt Coles kept Lancashire waiting until mid-afternoon for victory

Lancashire v Hampshire, Southport, 2nd day

Kerrigan begins to put England horrors behind him

Aug 29, 2013: A week after his horrific Test debut against Australia, Simon Kerrigan began his fightback with Lancashire by starring with bat and ball

The Investec Ashes 2013

Not their best, but good enough from England

Aug 26, 2013: ESPNcricinfo assesses the performances of the England players who appeared in the Ashes series

Kerrigan's dream turned nightmare

Aug 23, 2013: Why does a cricketer's long-cherished hope of performing on the biggest stage often crumble on the big day?

England v Australia, 5th Investec Test, The Oval, 2nd day

What's next for England?

Aug 22, 2013: The nucleus of this England side is not going to change overnight, but some key players are now the wrong side of 30 and will leave tough holes to fill when the time comes

England v Australia, 5th Investec Test, The Oval, 2nd day

Moores hopes for Kerrigan support

Aug 22, 2013: Peter Moores, the Lancashire coach, has backed Simon Kerrigan to bounce back from the chastening start to his Test career

England v Australia, 5th Investec Test, The Oval, 1st day

Kerrigan suffers on nightmare debut

Aug 21, 2013: Thrown in at the deep end and despite a promising record, Simon Kerrigan produced as wretched a performance as a specialist bowler has in Test cricket for many years

England v Australia, 5th Investec Test, The Oval, 1st day

Watson plot most intriguing of many

Aug 21, 2013: England surprised everyone with their selections but the success of Australia's new No. 3 trumped even that

England v Australia, 5th Investec Test, The Oval, 1st day

Watson takes it firmly in the neck

Aug 21, 2013: ESPNcricinfo presents the plays of the day from the first day at The Oval

England v Australia, 5th Investec Test, The Oval

Tremlett desperate to reprise the past

Aug 19, 2013: The future of Chris Tremlett as a Test bowler may become clearer over the next few days; does he have the firepower of two years ago?

England v Australia, 5th Investec Test, The Oval

Kerrigan soaks up 'surreal' feeling

Aug 18, 2013: Simon Kerrigan spent much of Sunday still trying to soak up the "surreal" experience of being named in an Ashes squad after being handed his first senior call-up for the final Investec Ashes Test at The Oval

England v Australia, 5th Investec Test, The Oval

Kerrigan and Woakes named in squad

Aug 18, 2013: Simon Kerrigan, the Lancashire left-arm spinner, and Warwickshire allrounder Chris Woakes have been named in England's squad for the final Investec Ashes Test at The Oval

Leicestershire v Lancashire, Grace Road, 2nd day

Lancashire close in on follow-on

Aug 3, 2013: Lancashire's bowlers strengthened their grip on this contest during a day of injudicious batting

Lancashire v Glamorgan, Old Trafford, 4th day

Kerrigan proving very hard to ignore

Jul 18, 2013: Even on a day when events at St John's Wood and Muirfield dominated the attention of the sporting world, the exploits of the diminutive Simon Kerrigan demanded that he be given a corner of Friday morning's back pages.

Lancashire v Derbyshire, Flt20 North Group, Old Trafford

Lancs spinners strangle Derbyshire

Jul 12, 2013: Tight bowling by spinners Simon Kerrigan and Arron Lilley aided by some athletic fielding helped Lancashire to defeat Derbyshire by 12 runs at Old Trafford.

Northamptonshire v Lancashire, Northampton, 4th day

Lancs go top with Kerrigan's seven

Jul 11, 2013: Simon Kerrigan took seven wickets as Lancashire claimed a big victory in the race for promotion with an eight-wicket victory over Northamptonshire at Wantage Road. Lancashire replace their host at the top of the table.