Jason Gillespie thought his days in county cricket were over when his family moved out to Australia but Sussex have tempted him back with a three-year deal

The former England wicketkeeper has become increasingly vocal about the situation at Sussex, but will he get the chance to try and bring success back to the club?

England have a spin bowler in reserve who has faced up to the biggest challenge of his life and come through stronger than ever

Australia's English-born opener Matt Renshaw endured another Sheffield Shield failure that has raised doubts about his place for the Ashes

He was singing from the stands seven years ago but, despite injury problems of his own, Tom Helm could be next in line for an England Ashes call

Jonny Bairstow's book is nothing like the modern player autobiography

Andrew Strauss, MD of England cricket, wants England's players to make their own choices on and off the field. Now is the time to show they are up to the task

The latest developments in the Ben Stokes case don't necessarily mean he will take part in the Ashes

Durham have ended a sequence of bad news by signing an Australian pace bowler awash with experience

'Turn up as your Super Hero' Ryan Sidebottom was told, only to find that his Yorkshire team-mates had done just that

Ryan Higgins' departure from Middlesex focuses attention on counties trying to balance the ambitions of four-day and T20 players and could quicken calls for greater compensation

Promotion and victories in both limited-overs competitions made up quite a season for Notts but so far player recruitment is not going so well

Mark Cosgrove held up Northamptonshire as their promotion hopes faded - not that it mattered to many in The Meet at Grace Road

Lancashire have beaten Nottinghamshire for the signature of the England batsman Keaton Jennings in the latest blow to Durham

Steve Patterson's defiance at No. 9 may have saved his side from relegation, as Yorkshire squeaked to an agonising two-wicket win at Headingley

Yorkshire's first-innings lead of 76 gave them an advantage, but it required a methodical batting performance to establish a position that was far from unassailable at the close

A Jeetan Patel century has kept Warwickshire in a contest at Headingley that Yorkshire need to win to calm their own fears of a drop into Division Two

Sir Ian Botham called for the ECB to give greater rewards to counties to offer greater rewards to counties producing first-class players through their academy system after Paul Coughlin rejected Durham's offer

Brendan Taylor could be about to return to international cricket after ending his Nottinghamshire contract for family reasons with promotion still in the balance