Will Smeed is in it to ping it as Somerset seek end-of-season tonic

New tournament 'as welcome' as Covid, says Don Root in letter to cricket magazine

Decision due in '24-48 hours' in wake of New Zealand's abandonment of ongoing series

Opportunity to secure rare Kent silverware could help to silence captain's critics

Sussex captain laments talent drain from South Coast as side aims for Finals Day glory

Exciting Lancashire quick joins Alex Hales and Sam Billings under new Thunder head coach Trevor Bayliss

Amy Satterthwaite's 79 not out takes match deeper than hosts would have liked

Prospect of boycott still on the cards as players await clarity on quarantine and bubble life

Forthright with opinions, unafraid to show emotion, he brought the same grace to broadcasting as his run-up during his playing days

And what's the record for the most consecutive Test appearances by a player against the same opposition?