Pakistan were circling a wounded opponent as the fourth day in Sharjah drew to a close with England two wickets down in pursuit of a seemingly distant target of 284

An enthralling series was heading towards a fitting conclusion in Sharjah, as Mohammad Hafeez's classy, unbeaten 97 brought Pakistan back into the third Test

As the third Test hardened into a battles of wills and wiles, England were hauled into a position of relative strength by a maiden Test half-century from James Taylor

England's bowlers produced an excellent all-round display to dismiss Pakistan inside the first day in Sharjah, having been put into the field for the third time in the series

ESPNcricinfo previews the second Test between Pakistan and England

Simon Hughes examines batsmanship through his own experiences and those of the greats of the game

James Taylor has described Mahela Jayawardene's knowledge as "invaluable" as England prepare to put up a better fight in the UAE

A look back at 1988, which is up there in the ranks of England cricket's most shambolic periods

James Anderson recorded his best Lancashire figures and Haseeb Hameed struck fifty but further rain disrupted their pursuit of the Division Two title

A teenage English legspinner? You had me at hello. Alan Gardner considers the exciting emergence at Hampshire of Mason Crane

Jesse Ryder scored a breezy hundred, Ravi Bopara made a rather more steadfast 99 but James Anderson's four-for ensured that Lancashire remain in with a sniff of conjuring the victory required if they are to overtake Surrey

The successor to Paul Grayson will be asked to secure promotion to Division One of the Championship, says Derek Bowden, the chief executive

Two successive Championships and a strong White Rose flavour to the national side and already they are wondering in the Broad Acres whether Yorkshire would beat England

Michael Klinger described Gloucestershire's Royal London Cup win as "fantastic for the whole club" and said it was something for them to build on

Gloucestershire claimed their first limited-overs trophy in more than a decade after tightening like a vice during the last third of Surrey's innings to suffocate the run chase and triumph in a thrilling finish

It was Yorkshire who faced criticism if their decision to collude with Hampshire and engineer a run-chase ended up having a decisive effect on the relegation battle. It was Gale who absolved all, his third hundred of the season setting up a five-wicket vi

Yorkshire's captain, Andrew Gale, has criticised England's decision to omit Adam Lyth and Gary Ballance from the Test squad for the UAE

Rod Bransgrove had the Ageas Bowl pavilion named in his honour. He has higher ambitions, though, for the relegation-threatened county: he wants a Championship title

Hampshire's desperation to avoid relegation led to an honest-to-goodness hard-working day of solid Championship battling, unfashionable down to its bootstraps

ESPNcricinfo previews the fourth ODI between England and Australia