Andrew McGlashan previews the second Test between England and South Africa at Headingley, where Andrew Flintoff returns for his first Test in 18 months

Andrew McGlashan previews the second Test between England and South Africa at Headingley, where Andrew Flintoff returns for his first Test in 18 months

After three days of being a distant second best, South Africa have a chance of leaving Lord's with a draw after Graeme Smith and Neil McKenzie produced an opening stand of 204

An outstanding collective effort from England's attack dismantled South Africa for 247 on the third day and left them following on at Lord's

Ian Bell became the seventh batsman, and first Englishman, to fall for 199 in Tests, but the most commanding innings of his career cemented England's dominance at Lord's as they piled up 593 for 8

Kevin Pietersen has been remarkably quiet in the build-up to this series, but he didn't miss the opportunity to make the strongest of statements on the opening day at Lord's

Eleven standout bowling performances in ODIs

There won't be a Lord's final send-off for Darren Gough. His former club Essex dumped Yorkshire out of the Friends Provident Trophy with an 87-run victory in the second semi-final at Chelmsford

Kent secured a place in their first Lord's final since 1997 when they knocked out defending Friends Provident champions Durham, by 83 runs, in the semi-final at Chester-le-Street

Lancashire completed an eight-wicket victory against Sussex at Hove as Andrew Flintoff found form with an unbeaten 62

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Glen Chapple, Lancashire chipped away at the Sussex second innings and are poised for a crucial victory in a tight first division

England's players may have to take a second look when they step out at Lord's on July 10 because, for the first time in 19 matches, spread over nearly half a year, their opposition won't be New Zealand

Sussex are probably fed up of watching Stuart Law bat on their home patch. His masterful 156, which pushed Lancashire to a valuable lead of 129

Sussex bounced back from Sajid Mahmood's 5 for 76 at Hove and reduced Lancashire to 67 for 4

Eleven games that came to strange finishes

Graham Napier rewrote the Twenty20 record books with a breathtaking assault against Sussex at Chelmsford. He smashed an incredible 152 for 58 balls, the highest score in English Twenty20

Momentum is a key factor with the crunch stage of the Twenty20 Cup nearing and Middlesex are just threatening to lose theirs at the wrong time

New Zealand produced a remarkable turnaround to level the one-day series with a 22-run victory at Bristol after finding themselves in a seemingly hopeless position

New Zealand were denied the chance of a series-levelling victory, and the patient crowd left without witnessing a close finish, as rain had the final say at Edgbaston one over before Duckworth-Lewis would have been able to calculate a result