Moeen and Stokes highlight England's all-round strength

Jul 14, 2017: The Lord's Test against South Africa was another fine illustration of how well England have been served by their lower middle order, with both bat and ball

England v South Africa, 2nd Investec Test, Trent Bridge

Cook gets acquainted to life back in England's ranks

Jul 12, 2017: Alastair Cook insists he has no regrets after giving up the England captaincy, but admitted there were just a couple of poignant moments during the Lord's Test

ICC news

Moeen pips Stokes in allrounder's rankings

Jul 10, 2017: Moeen Ali has leapfrogged his team-mate Ben Stokes to be ranked as England's leading allrounder, following his triumphant performance in the first Test against South Africa at Lord's

England v South Africa, 1st Investec Test, Lord's, 4th day

Root deflects attention onto team-mates for victorious captaincy debut

Jul 9, 2017: Joe Root was eager to take the attention off himself after winning his first Test as England captain, saying his team-mates showed a lot of 'character' in a 211-run victory over South Africa at Lord's

England v South Africa, 1st Investec Test, Lord's, 1st day

England seize day as Root launches captaincy with 184*

Jul 6, 2017: Joe Root finished his first day as England's captain on an unbeaten 184 as England fought back from a poor start at Lord's to finish in a strong position

Durham v Worcestershire, Specsavers Championship Div Two, Chester-le-Street, Day 1

Stokes' horror show is bad news for Durham

Jun 26, 2017: Ben Stokes made a rare appearance for Durham but he was unable to work his magic - quite the opposite

Champions Trophy 2017

Champions Trophy XI: Captain Sarfraz pips Kohli, Tamim in at No. 3

Jun 19, 2017: India and Pakistan's best performers occupy seven of the eleven slots, while Kane Williamson is the only one from outside the semi-finalists

Champions Trophy 2017

IPL increases exposure to big moments of play - Stokes

Jun 11, 2017: The England allrounder stated that his unbeaten 102, which knocked Australia out of the Champions Trophy, was his best innings in a chase

Stokes, Morgan heroics lead to Australia's Champion's Trophy exit

Jun 11, 2017: Ben Stokes' unbeaten 102 off 109 balls is his highest ODI score, and second hundred in three innings

Australia v Bangladesh, Champions Trophy, Group A

'Every team would want Stokes' - Morgan

Jun 10, 2017: England captain Eoin Morgan has praised Ben Stokes for his all-round efforts in England's win over Australia

Australia v Bangladesh, Champions Trophy, Group A

Roy the sad exception as confidence courses through England's game

Jun 10, 2017: England have been at pains to provide public support to Roy in recent days. Quite right, too. There is no point pursuing a continuity of selection policy and then undermining it with whispers in the media

England v Australia, Champions Trophy, Group A, Edgbaston

Stokes fires in the rain

Jun 10, 2017: Ben Stokes saw off the swinging new ball before unleashing his raw power to dump Australia out of the Champions Trophy

England v Australia, Champions Trophy, Group A, Edgbaston

Wood, Stokes close the door on Australia

Jun 10, 2017: In another rain-hit game at the Champions Trophy, England got the better of Australia and knocked them out of the tournament

England v Bangladesh, Champions Trophy, Group A

Tamim v Stokes gets a little heated

Jun 1, 2017: ESPNcricinfo presents the Moments of the Match from the opening game of the Champions Trophy

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

England v Bangladesh, Champions Trophy, Group A

Roy gets unequivocal backing from Morgan

May 31, 2017: Eoin Morgan, England's ODI captain, that the out-of-form Jason Roy will be backed to the hilt in the forthcoming Champions Trophy

England news

'Massive advantages' of IPL but not over Tests

May 30, 2017: Andrew Strauss, the director of England cricket, has defended his decision to allow key England players to participate in the IPL despite subsequent injury concerns

Champions Trophy 2017

From embarrassment to favourites

May 30, 2017: England now know only one way to play: aggression. It has taken them on a thrilling ride over the last two years. Can they keep it going when the pressure is really on?

England v South Africa, 3rd ODI, Lord's

Morgan frustrated by grassy Lord's pitch

May 29, 2017: Eoin Morgan largely exonerated his batsmen despite a record-breaking collapse at the start of the third ODI against South Africa

England news

Stokes, Woakes, Moeen rested by England

May 28, 2017: England face the prospect of having to manage Ben Stokes' knee injury through the Champions Trophy