The opening day at Centurion went largely according to expectations as Sri Lanka struggled to handle the home side's bowling attack on a helpful pitch

Mannofield Park in Aberdeen, which has hosted one-day internationals, has lost the services of most of its pitches for the start of next season

ESPNcricinfo previews the first Test between South Africa and Sri Lanka at Centurion

The England selectors have stuck to a tried and test formula for the Test series against Pakistan

Monty Panesar has been given hope of relaunching his Test career after being named in England's squad to take on Pakistan in UAE next month

England will name their Test squad to face Pakistan in UAE on Friday as they embark on the challenge of maintaining the No. 1 spot in Test cricket

Andrew Strauss has said it is time for cricket to "move on" from the spot-fixing scandal

Andrew Strauss, the England Test captain, believes the challenge of staying at No. 1 in the world will be the toughest task yet for his side

The ECB remains fully committed to ensuring the Test Championship comes to fruition

Test cricket in England was given a major vote of confidence as Investec signed a 10-year sponsorship deal with the ECB for the five-day game

The ECB will consider a proposal to reduce the County Championship season to 14 matches from 2014

Andrew Strauss, the England Test captain, will be among seven key players heading overseas in December to step up their preparations for the series against Pakistan in UAE early next year

England's tour is quickly running out of steam, but there are a few options for them to change momentum

The first one-day international was a rude awakening for a young England team and already the talk has begun of 'here we go again' when it comes to their one-day record in India

Alastair Cook's goal is to revive England's one-day record, something that no captain has really been able to do over an extended period for close to 20 years. A hat-trick of series wins would be a decent way to start

Mike Gatting, the former England captain, has remembered Graham Dilley, who died on Wednesday at the age of 52, as a cricketer who "always had a smile" when he played the game

Alastair Cook believes Kevin Pietersen can be part of England's 2015 World Cup side

England's one-day captain Alastair Cook has rubbished claims by Pakistan fast bowler Umar Gul that James Anderson and Stuart Broad were involved in ball tampering

England's Test series against South Africa next year, which could be another battle for the No. 1 ranking, will be in direct competition with the Olympic Games and played over just three matches

The uncapped Surrey fast bowler, Stuart Meaker, has been called into England's one-day squad for their tour of India next month, after the selectors chose to rest their senior paceman, James Anderson, for the five-match ODI series