ESPNcricinfo previews the T20 between England and Sri Lanka at The Oval

Sri Lanka scorched to a ten-wicket win in less than half the allotted overs to complete their warm-up matches ahead of the limited-overs series against England in dashing style

Angelo Mathews hit fifty and Dinesh Chandimal an unbeaten 47 off 31 balls to set up a hefty thumping of Kent in Sri Lanka's second tour match in England

Watching Kumar Sangakkara bat could never be described as a chore but his grit was of material value to Durham as they quietly applied the sleeper hold to Sussex for their fourth draw of the season.

This game seems destined to end in a draw, with more than 100 overs lost so far and Sussex requiring 18 wickets or some generous collusion in the time remaining

Durham's thin squad, which was already up against it in attempting to defend their Championship title, has been dealt a further blow by the news that Graham Onions will need to see a specialist about his back problem

ESPNcricinfo previews the one-off ODI between Scotland and England in Aberdeen

Kent celebrated with a BBQ after defeating Surrey as coach Jimmy Adams spoke of Division One ambitions and offspinner Adam Riley attracted more kind words

Adam Riley enjoyed another excellent day with four wickets as Kent ground Surrey down and closed the third day within sight of victory at Canterbury

There is a dearth of young spin bowling talent in England but Kent's Adam Riley is making a decent impression

Last summer, England's strategy was to spin out Australia. Now, with Graeme Swann's retirement, it is proving a challenge to even identify one Test candidate for the role

Jos Buttler is undoubtedly one of the most talented young players that England can currently call upon and it should therefore come as no surprise to hear he is capable of game-changing innings

Eighteen wickets fell at Wantage Road as Northamptonshire and Lancashire punched themselves to a standstill

Peter Moores has been confirmed as England's new head coach five years after he was sacked from the same job

Cricket's premier historian comes out with another collection of essays that sound uncannily prescient about the way the game is headed

Essex completed a wonderful recovery after being dismissed for 94 on the opening day, although Tim Groenewald briefly threatened to cause further havoc for Derbyshire

There were no England selectors in Chelmsford but reports of Tymal Mills performance will likely have reached the interested parties

If English cricket is about to experience a bright new dawn, the first few rays may have pierced the clouds. Alastair Cook's first three-figure score since a tour game in November was a moment to savour,

Paul Grayson would have been engaging in a warm-down after running the London marathon around the time his Essex side were bowled out in their first Championship innings of the season

Brevity and levity are at the heart of the World T20's success and, although the men were now in action for three weeks rather than two, there was no sense of bloating. If anything, the two distinct stages lent a freshness to one another.