JAMES COYNE AT TRENT BRIDGE: Root, who Stokes confided in about his decision, led the tributes after the England captain stole the show with a dramatic farewell which bled out into the middle ...

MELINDA FARRELL: There is something rejuvenating and admirable about the way they defy the usual rule of sporting law that dictates money and size bring success ...

GEORGE DOBELL and MELINDA FARRELL answer questions after day four of the second Test between England and New Zealand at the Kia Oval New Zealand are five wickets from levelling the three-Test series ...

GEORGE DOBELL: The England Test captain is being investigated, alongside teammate Gus Atkinson, for a "breach of team protocols" at a nightclub in the early hours of Monday morning ...

Lissy MacLeod's effortless 54 helped Essex continue to keep pace at the top of the T20 Blast table. MacLeod, who had already struck 59 against Warwickshire Bears earlier in the competition, paced ...

The Leicestershire left-hander had to be stretchered from the outfield after a nasty incident during the two-wicket win over Lancashire at Old Trafford ...

OSCAR RESS - INTERVIEW: Nearly a year has passed since the seamer last played competitive cricket, and there remains uncertainty about his return from a stress fracture in his back ...

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GEORGE DOBELL: George Garton suffered the injury on the club's pre-season tour, meaning he has been rehabilitating for several weeks ...

GEORGE DOBELL: While the ECB say the Ashes still attracts the highest level of ticket sales, it does not attract the same level of overseas broadcast rights ...

NICK FRIEND: Adam Rossington has returned to the county he left 12 years ago, having come through their academy as a teenager ...

NICK FRIEND AT LORD'S: Abbas' recall to Pakistan's squad raises the likelihood of his involvement in the Test series against England in late summer, which would take him away from Mickey Arthur's ...