England v Sri Lanka, 2nd Test, Chester-le-Street, 2nd day

Moeen hits century as Sri Lanka wilt

May 28, 2016:

England v Sri Lanka, 2nd Test, Chester-le-Street, 2nd day

Sri Lanka fold again after Moeen's unbeaten century

May 28, 2016: A batting promotion worked wonders for Moeen Ali as he scored his second Test century, and the fourth-highest score by an England No. 7, to build an imposing total of 498 for 9 before Alastair Cook declared before tea

England v Sri Lanka, 2nd Test, Chester-le-Street

Cook believes Woakes can fill Stokes void

May 26, 2016: Alastair Cook has backed Chris Woakes and Nick Compton to deliver in the second Test against Sri Lanka in Durham

England news

'Haven't done myself justice with bat' - Moeen

May 13, 2016: Moeen Ali has admitted he lost confidence in his batting after moving down the order for England

Glamorgan v Worcestershire, Specsavers Championship Div 2, Cardiff, 1st day

D'Oliveira and Clarke put Glamorgan to the sword

May 8, 2016: Brett D'Oliveira followed his hundred against Essex with another impressive display on the opening day against Glamorgan

Gloucs v Worcs, County Championship, Division Two, Bristol, 4th day

Tons for Moeen, Taylor dominate last day

Apr 27, 2016: Moeen Ali struck an unbeaten century to guide Worcestershire to a draw on the final day of their County Championship match with Gloucestershire in Bristol

The British-Asian question

Winds of change blow ever stronger

Apr 13, 2016: Asian cricket in England - for four decades - has been as marginalised as it has been ubiquitous. Enthusiasm alone has allowed its league structures to thrive as a subculture, in spite of the indifference of the mainstream

England v West Indies, World T20 2016 final, Kolkata

England's class of 2016 revives the winning formula

Apr 2, 2016: There are remarkable similarities between the England side which won the World T20 in 2010 and the one in the final this time

Afghanistan v England, World T20 2016, Group 1, Delhi

Afghanistan don't yearn for sympathy, they yearn only for a win

Mar 23, 2016: Two impassioned screams for lbw, neither of them given, told the story of an Afghanistan side who are so close to winning, but just can't get over the line

Afghanistan v England, World T20 2016, Group 1, Delhi

Moeen staves off an England calamity

Mar 23, 2016: England survived a major scare against Afghanistan to sustain their World T20 hopes, recovering from 85 for 7 to steal home by 15 runs

New Zealand v England, World T20 warm-ups, Mumbai

England spinners tie up Williamson's NZ

Mar 12, 2016: Adil Rashid and Moeen Ali produced impressive spells to subdue Kane Williamson and set England up for a six-wicket victory in Mumbai

England in South Africa 2015-16

Hales and Compton could swap places - Bayliss

Jan 27, 2016: Trevor Bayliss, the England coach, has sought to reassure his top-order batsmen that their modest displays in the victory over South Africa will not necessarily lead to their exclusion

Indian Premier League 2016

Moeen withdraws from IPL over workload concerns

Jan 15, 2016: Moeen Ali has withdrawn from the IPL auction after the ECB raised concerns over his workload

South Africa v England, 1st Test, Durban, 5th day

Another milestone for England project

Dec 30, 2015: Alastair Cook's side have had an up-and-down year but the sense that they are on the rise is undeniable

South Africa v England, 1st Test, Durban, 5th day

SA's Durban woes, Cook joins Brearley

Dec 30, 2015: Stats highlights from Durban as South Africa succumbed to a third consecutive defeat

South Africa v England, 1st Test, Durban, 5th day

England surge to mighty 241-run victory

Dec 30, 2015: Inspired by Moeen Ali it took England just 24 overs to surge to an overwhelming 241-run victory on the final morning in Durban

South Africa v England, 1st Test, Durban, 3rd day

Root cements England's control against troubled SA

Dec 28, 2015: Three days into this series England hold a 261-run lead over a South Africa side riddled with problems, chief of which was another injury to Dale Steyn, after their batting had slumped in the morning session

South Africa A v England XI, Tour match, Pietermaritzburg, 3rd day

Moeen's six rush England to victory

Dec 22, 2015: Moeen Ali was the latest member of the England side to gain form ahead of the Boxing Day Test in the tour match at Pietermartizburg

BBC Sports Personality of the Year

Cricket is losing the popularity contest

Dec 2, 2015: The absence of any cricketers from the BBC's annual awards bash is another stark warning of the invisibility of the sport in the British mainstream

UAE XI v England, T20, Abu Dhabi

Roy onslaught sets up 79-run victory

Nov 22, 2015: England warmed up for their three-match Twenty20 series against Pakistan later this week with a comfortable, if occasionally rusty, 80-run victory over a United Arab Emirates XI that ended up being an XVII