A year ago it seemed that all was well in England

The demolition of a cricket pavilion in Worcester has galvanised locals and stirred the BBC into running a campaign to leave it standing

The Australian has greeted news that rugby league star Andrew Johns will play for New South Wales in Twenty20 matches next season with less than delight.

Writing in The Sunday Telegraph , Steve James says that the ECB is now beginning to have a retink about the spurious nicknames given to county sides in a bid by marketing men to make them more appealing

Post-match press conferences are usually fair routine affairs

If the Chinese Cricket Association's development plans are even half successful, it is only a matter of decades before the cricket world could be looking at the new giants of the game, The Age reports.

While 16 teams are already preparing for the World Cup in the Caribbean, Fiji, Japan and the Cook Islands are assembling in Brisbane to continue their pursuit of a place in the 2011 tournament.

Writing in The Sunday Telegraph , Steve James says that the ECB is now beginning to have a retink about the spurious nicknames given to county sides in a bid by marketing men to make them more appealing

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It's a tough world

It’s not all glamour being a cricket reporter ploughing your way round the county circuit

Lancashire have announced a record sell-out for their Twenty20 Roses match on Friday, July 7.

Food for thought for the ICC

England’s cricketers will be happy that the World Cup is on

Darren Lehmann is the only player of recent vintage in Yorkshire

Worcestershire have refused to blame Elton John for the lack of runs at New Road this season

Your newsagent is wearing a Yorkshire T-shirt

Your newsagent is wearing a Yorkshire T-shirt – nothing too surprising, especially if you are in Leeds

The Daily Telegraph reports that Ashley Giles - once described as having the mobility of a wheelie bin - is being sent to work with ballet dancers in an attempt to speed his recovery from hip and groin operations.

With many members pushing for the inclusion of homegrown youngsters, Brian Rose felt compelled to defend the signing of the Kolpak recruit Charl Willoughby