"Every time a new challenge comes, you are always excited and you want to test yourself in deep water"

Pushing bowlers to their limit while protecting Zak Crawley may prove a difficult balancing act

"We have been successful in getting 20 wickets and winning Tests. That for me is positive cricket too"

The two Midlands counties have punched above their weight in the Vitality Blast this season and will be keen to carry the form into warm-ups

Malik and Hooda retain their place in T20I squad; Dhawan and Jadeja slotted in for the ODI series

Influential allrounder to bow out at age of 39 after seven seasons at club

Morgan's deputy endorsed as full-time successor following formidable form in recent months

New captains, new coaches and Test cricket played at breakneck speeds. Things have changed since this series was put on hold in 2021

From falling out with the head coach to becoming his new boss, the 39-year old has made a triumphant return

Jasmine Naeem and Naeem Ashraf will officiate together at Loughborough this week

"Nothing changes for me, you have to do the job. You can hold the team by doing the job to the best of your abilities"

South Africa pair hold out as weather curtails final day's play

ESPNcricinfo understands that SLC has told the game's broadcasters not to show images of any protests

England opener will head back to boyhood club after five years in Birmingham

Foakes fails to recover after positive Covid test, Overton omitted despite debut 97

Usman Khawaja and Alex Carey also made vital runs as Sri Lanka's spinners struggled for control

India's new ODI captain wants to improve the players' fitness levels and fielding abilities ahead of the busy period

Worcestershire "disappointed" by loss of star allrounder as rivals swoop

Faheem Ashraf and Mohammad Hasnain left out, while Shan Masood, Haider Ali and Naseem Shah make comebacks

Broadcaster cites "multiple quality and standards breaches, CA "astonished" by the action