2 https://i.imgci.com/espncricinfo/espncinew.png https://www.cricinfo.com/ https://www.cricinfo.com/ Visit Cricinfo.com for up-to-the-minute cricket news, breaking cricket news, live cricket commentary, ball-by-ball commentary, cricket video, cricket audio and features. (c)Cricinfo en-gb Alastair Cook has kissed a few frogs in his search to find a new opening partner, but will now be hoping that either Haseeb Hameed or Ben Duckett turns out to be his prince https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/239600/239681.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/bangladesh-v-england-2016-17/content/story/1057430.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/bangladesh-v-england-2016-17/content/story/1057430.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-1057430 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT James Whitaker, the England national selector, has poured further cold water on the notion of Kevin Pietersen returning to play for England saying the batsman is "not part" of England's plans https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/208900/208923.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/england/content/story/852227.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/england/content/story/852227.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-852227 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Ben Stokes and Matt Prior, two players whom the England selectors viewed as likely starters in the first Test against Sri Lanka, hope to return to action towards the end of the month in a bid to prove their fitness for the Lord's match in June https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/174100/174109.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/england-v-sri-lanka-2014/content/story/744431.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/england-v-sri-lanka-2014/content/story/744431.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-744431 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT England's national selector James Whitaker was repeatedly pressed the absence of Kevin Pietersen from squads for the Caribbean and World Twenty20 https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/166800/166807.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/england/content/story/716965.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/england/content/story/716965.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-716965 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Paul Downton, the former England wicketkeeper, has been appointed by the ECB as the new managing director of England cricket https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/63200/63203.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/england/content/story/679993.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/england/content/story/679993.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-679993 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT The former England offspinner, Geoff Miller, has today been named in the newly created post of National Selector https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/england/content/story/332121.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/england/content/story/332121.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-332121 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT James Whitaker has left his role as director of cricket at Leicestershire, ending an association with the club that dates back to 1983 https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/leicestershire/content/story/229544.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/leicestershire/content/story/229544.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-229544 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Neil Burns and Carl Crowe have agreed an undisclosed settlement with their former county Leicestershire, following an employment tribunal which cited unfair and wrongful dismissal https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com//content/story/133619.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com//content/story/133619.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-133619 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Ben Smith's maiden CricInfo Championship century of the summer helped put Leicestershire in command on the opening day of their clash with Kent in Canterbury https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com//content/story/103440.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com//content/story/103440.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-103440 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Leicestershire County Cricket Club are pleased to announce that former captain James Whitaker has been appointed as Secretary/General Manager in succession to David Collier who will be joining Nottinghamshire CCC as their new Chief Executive https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/england/content/story/87846.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/england/content/story/87846.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-87846 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT The NatWest England Under 19 Cricket Team travel to Sri Lanka today (Friday 7 January) as reigning Under 19 World Champions, aiming for a repeat triumph in the forthcoming Under 19 Cricket World Cup https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/england/content/story/87808.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/england/content/story/87808.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-87808 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT James Whitaker last night announced that he was retiring as a player and standing down as Leicestershire captain after failing to overcome knee problems https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/81141.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/81141.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-81141 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT