England in Sri Lanka 2018

Five questions for England in Sri Lanka

Sep 22, 2018: England have announced their first Test squad in the post-Alastair Cook era, and there are a number of permutations for how they will line up in Galle

Somerset v Lancashire, Specsavers Championship Division One, Taunton

Keshav Maharaj takes seven as Lancashire secure thrilling tie against Somerset

Sep 5, 2018: Keshav Maharaj returned 7 for 37 as Lancashire claimed an unlikely tie from a drama-packed Specsavers County Championship match with Somerset at Taunton.

Somerset v Essex, Specsavers Championship Division One, Taunton

Jack Leach's eight-for keeps Somerset in title hunt

Aug 22, 2018: A career-best haul from Somerset's England spinner saw Essex beaten by 45 runs in a close encounter at Taunton

England v India, 1st Test, Edgbaston

Burns, Curran, Rashid... Who is on the selection radar for India?

Jul 25, 2018: With Ed Smith and the selectors currently pondering England's squad to play India in the first Test, we take a look at who could be in contention

England news

Dom Bess, Jack Leach and Alastair Cook in Lions XI to play India A

Jul 6, 2018: Chris Woakes, Dawid Malan and Sam Curran bring the number of players with full international experience to six

Somerset v Hampshire, Taunton, 4th day

James Vince's longest innings makes case for England selection

May 14, 2018: Jack Leach had the misfortune to break a thumb before start of play at Taunton, while James Vince's unbeaten double century raised a finger to his critics

County Championship Division One, Taunton

Jack Leach ruled out of Pakistan Tests after breaking left thumb

May 14, 2018: Jack Leach's hopes of a home Test debut at Lord's next week are over, after he sustained a broken left thumb during Somerset's warm-ups at Taunton

Lancashire v Somerset, Old Trafford, 4th day

Jack Leach saves Somerset after Matt Parkinson's spin challenge

May 7, 2018: Until a stand of 69 either side of tea the possibility of a hectic run-chase kept the crowd involved in a match where all outcomes, including a Somerset victory, were possible

England news

What's in Ed Smith's inbox?

Apr 20, 2018: England's new national selector has the challenge of trying to solve long-standing issues with the Test side

England in New Zealand 2017-18

Moeen faces axe as Ashes form continues

Mar 27, 2018: England allrounder could be the fall guy for Auckland defeat, says Trevor Bayliss, with Livingstone and Leach potential debutants

New Zealand v England, 1st Test, Auckland, 5th day

Root wants 'rational thinking' but England need change

Mar 26, 2018: Joe Root may not be having as a bad a time as Steven Smith, but things aren't very rosy for the England captain

England in New Zealand 2017-18

Crane ruled out, Leach called up for NZ Tests

Mar 16, 2018: Leach came close to an England call in India before it was found he needed remedial work on his bowling action but continued to be the leading spinner in the County Championship

West Indies A v England Lions, 3rd unofficial Test, Antigua

Flower 'disappointed' as Lions spin issues exposed in whitewash

Mar 2, 2018: West Indies A completed a 3-0 whitewash over England Lions in the unofficial Tests as Jomel Warrican capped an impressive personal series with a haul of 11 for 88

England Lions news

Leach learns from Lyon in push for Test call-up

Feb 15, 2018: The Somerset left-arm spinner continued to make a strong case for international honours with eight wickets against West Indies A in Jamaica

West Indies A v England Lions, 1st unofficial Test, Jamaica

Cornwall, Warrican share 16 wickets in tight WI A win

Feb 14, 2018: West Indies A survived a scare on the final morning to secure a nervy two-wicket over England Lions in the first unofficial Test in Jamaica

England news

Strauss to consider £3 million 'spin fund'

Jan 10, 2018: New measures needed to identify and nurture spin-bowling talent, says John Emburey, after failure to compete in Ashes

England Lions in Australia 2017-18

Remodelled Leach happy to accept mention in Ashes dispatches

Nov 13, 2017: England have a spin bowler in reserve who has faced up to the biggest challenge of his life and come through stronger than ever

Somerset v Middlesex, Specsavers Championship Division One, Taunton, 4th day

Leach redemption secures Somerset survival

Sep 28, 2017: Jack Leach began the season with a remodelled action and doubts about his effectiveness. He finished it with 50 Championship wickets as he bowled Somerset to safety

Somerset v Middlesex, Specsavers Championship Division One, Old Trafford, 1st day

High Noon for Somerset amid threat of pitch penalty

Sep 25, 2017: Ravi Patel's seven wickets on a turning pitch rocked Somerset but they claimed three wickets in return in this relegation decider

Somerset v Lancashire, Specsavers Championship Division One, Taunton, 3rd day

Leach, Bess leave Lancs broken on the wheel

Sep 14, 2017: Jack Leach and Dom Bess claimed seven of the eight Lancashire wickets to fall as Somerset closed in on a victory that would take them out of the bottom two