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There were flashes of promises - notably the development of Tom Bailey and Matt Parkinson - but Lancashire failed to produce the runs required for Division One survival

Talking points from the first week of the tournament, including a mystery spinner from Tamil Nadu

In this Asia Cup, the first since a new fielding coach was appointed, Pakistan have caught four and dropped nine outfield catches, barely a 30% success rate

You wouldn't pick him based on these numbers

The Victoria captain was disappointed to miss out on the Test squad to face Pakistan, but acknowledged that his lack of runs for Australia A played a part in his non-selection

Apart from the form he brings from the County Championship, the fast bowler also adds vast experience of Asian conditions to a squad lacking Steven Smith, David Warner, Josh Hazlewood and Pat Cummins

One of Shikhar Dhawan's defining traits is the ability to forget failures, and so far it has resulted in making him one of India's top openers in ODIs

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Four years after a pummeling at the hands of Younis Khan and Misbah-ul-Haq, the offspinner returns to the UAE as a smarter bowler who has learned to tailor his style to Asian pitches

Coming together with Bangladesh 87 for 5, the sixth-wicket pair added 128 runs

Rohit Sharma and Shikhar Dhawan rewrote many records during their 210-run opening stand as India beat their arch-rivals by nine wickets

His astute decision-making helped India restrict Pakistan to a manageable total

What is the first thing that comes to mind when you talk India v Pakistan in the UAE?

Chief selectors Minhajul Abedin and Habibul Bashar were not even consulted before Soumya Sarkar and Imrul Kayes were added to Bangladesh's Asia Cup squad as reinforcements

With the selections for his first England touring squad, Ed Smith has given the Test team options galore in their attempts to finally win away

England have announced their first Test squad in the post-Alastair Cook era, and there are a number of permutations for how they will line up in Galle

He's a destructive force in T20 cricket but hasn't yet translated that ability into ODIs - how can India get the best out of him?

Mosaddek Hossain, Liton Das and Mohammad Mithun have shown promise but are unable to put on consistent performances to provide back up for the senior batsmen

Since being left out of the ODI side last year, he warmed the bench for three Tests in SA and four in England, but didn't wait to perform as soon as he returned to the 50-overs game

A season that began amid uncertainty has culminated in a remarkable resurgence for one of the oldest and proudest clubs in the land