Tim Paine looked destined to be Australia's future wicketkeeper, but now he is just grateful to be playing any cricket after a serious finger injury which put his career in doubt

Is there a cleaner striker of a ball in English cricket than Craig Kieswetter? Those who watched him make 112 not out on the second day of the England Lions game against Australia A at Edgbaston might find it hard to believe so.

Another rainy day in a wet summer hasn't stunted the growth of Yorkshire opening batsman Joe Root

Two cricketers dominated the evenly-balanced opening day of the second unofficial Test match between England Lions and Australia A at Edgbaston

Phillip Hughes' fine form in county cricket has helped win him a call-up into the Australia A side to side to play England Lions at Edgbaston

Asked to score 354 runs in a minimum of 64 overs, Australia A treated England's lunchtime declaration as nothing more than a rhetorical question

Simon Kerrigan, the Lancashire left-arm spinner, took six wickets to put England Lions into a strong position against Australia A at Old Trafford

The Australia A captain Ed Cowan continued his productive tour of England, leading a strong reply from the visitors after the allrounder Chris Woakes scored 92 to push England Lions to 315 on the second day at Old Trafford

Ravi Bopara has stood down from the opening England Lions match against Australia A at Old Trafford after feeling he was not ready to return to cricket