Lancashire v Northamptonshire, Old Trafford, 1st day

Prince, Croft provide rare run glut

Jun 22, 2014: Ashwell Prince and Steven Croft sharing in a monstrous fourth-wicket stand in a rare day of runscoring for Lancashire as Northamptonshire suffered

Nottinghamshire v Somerset, Trent Bridge, 1st day

Jaques rubber-stamps Notts great day

Jun 22, 2014: Sometimes you turn up expecting to see one thing, then it turns out you see something completely different. Today was one of those days. It ended with Notts in complete control of the match

Warwickshire v Yorkshire, Edgbaston, 1st day

Pyrah the pick of Yorks replacements

Jun 22, 2014: Against another side with designs on the Championship, Yorkshire ended the opening day in a strong position proving they can cope with missing players to England and injury

Durham v Sussex, Chester-le-Street, 1st day

Stoneman third ton in solid Durham day

Jun 22, 2014: Mark Stoneman struck his third County Championship century of the season before lower order runs helped Durham to a decent total on day one against Sussex.

England v Sri Lanka, 2nd Investec Test, Headingley, 3rd day

Moeen strikes but England grip slackens

Jun 22, 2014: Moeen Ali removed Kumar Sangakkara and Lahiru Thirimanne in the evening session as England strived to press home their advantage in the second Test

The preparation

Jun 22, 2014:

New Zealand domestic news

Broom to return to Canterbury

Jun 22, 2014: Batsman Neil Broom is set to end his nine-season stint with Otago and return to Canterbury, where he had made his first-class debut back in February 2003

A transitory resurgence?

Jun 22, 2014: After a series of crushing defeats, West Indies turned things around impressively in Trinidad. But will the success turn out to be fleeting once again?

Cook needs to get on the front foot

Jun 22, 2014: More intent to stay forward at the crease and on the field as captain will help mute his harshest critics - one in particular

Match-by-match analysis of control data

Jun 22, 2014: How much would individual batsmen score if they batted all 20 overs by themselves, and how frequently would they be in control?

England v Sri Lanka, 2nd Investec Test, Headingley, 2nd day

Eranga leads Sri Lanka's survivors

Jun 21, 2014: For much of the second day Sri Lanka toiled without reward and the Test match was slipping away from them, but they refused to yield and their hard-working seamers have ensured they retain hope

England v Sri Lanka, 2nd Investec Test, Headingley, 2nd day

Old-school Robson plays it perfectly

Jun 21, 2014: As the home side stumbled in the final session the value of Sam Robson's maiden Test hundred, a model in concentration and self-denial, became clear

Gloucestershire v Glamorgan, Bristol, 1st day

Marshall provides calming hundred

Jun 21, 2014: Stand-in skipper Hamish Marshall led from the front with his second century of the season as injury-hit Gloucestershire ran up 308 for 5 in glorious sunshine

Boycott remains a priceless voice

Jun 21, 2014: Cricket is still the fire in Geoff Boycott's belly. His passion is undimmed and each moment of each day is watched, analysed and forensically thought through before the burst of opinion is unleashed

New Zealand in West Indies 2014

Williamson reported for suspect action

Jun 21, 2014: Kane Williamson, the part-time New Zealand offspinner, has been reported for a suspect bowling action following the second Test against West Indies in Trinidad

England cricket

Does Cook need outside help?

Jun 21, 2014: Michael Vaughan, writing in his column for the Telegraph, has some words of wisdom for Alastair Cook, saying that the England captain should perhaps seek help from outside

ICC annual conference 2014

India, England not in favour of cricket at Olympics

Jun 21, 2014: Cricket at the summer Olympics is likely to remain a distant dream, not only because India and England are leading the opposition against the idea, but also due to the financial and commercial implications of it for all members of the ICC

West Indies v New Zealand, 2nd Test, Port-of-Spain

Gayle's speed, and Watling's stonewalling

Jun 21, 2014: Stats highlights from the Trinidad Test, which West Indies won by ten wickets to level the series 1-1

England v Sri Lanka, 2nd Investec Test, Headingley, 2nd day

Robson does it the English way

Jun 21, 2014: Nothing about Sam Robon's batting against seam bowling even hints at coming from Australia at all. His pointy back elbow makes him look like an accountant from Somerset

India in England 2014

'We know what our challenges in England are' - Dhoni

Jun 21, 2014: MS Dhoni has said that he is aware of the challenges facing India ahead of the tour of England, but he expects his young team to give a good account of itself