July 10th sees the first Zone 6 City Cricket event

The England team management have been left with plenty to ponder in the lead up to the Ashes series as their list of ill and injured reaches epidemic proportions

Despite losing to Australia in Bristol yesterday, England can take heart from several aspects of their performance

Pakistan have won the toss and chosen to bat in the first match of the NatWest Series at Edgbaston amid cacophonous support for both sides

Saeed Anwar set the tone in the opening over, pulling Gough imperiously through mid-wicket for a boundary

An innings of brutal power and subtle skill from Inzamam-ul-Haq has set up a challenging total for Pakistan to defend in this first NatWest Series encounter of 2001

Penetrating bowling from Pakistan's seamers and the pressure of a large target have resulted in the lights dimming on England's chances of winning this game - even before the floodlights have come into effect

A partnership of 150 runs between Saeed Anwar and Inzamam-ul-Haq was the foundation for a comfortable 108-run Pakistan win in the first game of the 2001 NatWest Series, though the moment of victory was delayed by a pitch invasion from

Ray Julian, the third umpire for the Old Trafford Test, has revealed that the umpires in the middle were warned that they were missing no-balls before the controversial dismissals on the final afternoon

Channel4 have sparked controversy by suggesting that Pakistan may have tampered with the ball during the dramatic English batting collapse on the last day at Old Trafford

ICC Anti Corruption Unit Report

Peter Roebuck has been arrested on three charges of indecent assault

Nasser Hussain is to play his first competitive game since returning home from England's triumphant Test series victory in Sri Lanka

Shoaib Akhtar has been cleared to bowl again following a report by the University of Western Australia into his bowling action

It was bound to happen

Robert Croft has called for a ban on overseas players participating in county cricket

A brave innings of 107 from John Francis for Loughborough UCCE against Leicestershire has been the highlight of the second day of the English first-class season

Terry Jenner, the man who encouraged and coached Shane Warne into becoming one of the finest ever Test bowlers has admitted that the leg-spinner may not be quite the force he was

Against all the predictions of the weather forecasters and amid a chilling wind, the English cricket season began with a famous name earning the headlines

With anticipation growing prior to the Ashes series there is differing news for two of Australia's fastest bowlers and an admission from the Australian chairman of selectors that tough decisions need to be made in picking a squad for the tour