Liam Plunkett

England were vindicated in their decision to use an international match to experiment with team changes, after their fringe players powered them to a 14-run victory over Pakistan in Dubai

Jason Gillespie, the Yorkshire head coach, has been left bemused by Liam Plunkett's omission from England's Test squad to tour South Africa

Mark Wood is flying home early for England's tour of the UAE to see a specialist about the left ankle problem that forced him to sit out the third Test against Pakistan.

How do England mask their flaws and make the most of their assets in the make-or-break third Test? ESPNcricinfo assesses the options

Without Steven Finn, England's seam-bowling plans for the UAE may need a rethink. Liam Plunkett and Chris Jordan are the men awaiting an opportunity

A fourth quarter-final defeat in two seasons helped further the narrative of an Essex side that never quite delivers

Scarborough is more than an outground. It is Yorkshire cricket's place on the coast. The game against Durham, which Yorkshire won by 183 runs short after tea on the third day, was well-attended, although that is to be expected

England have brought in Mark Footitt and Liam Plunkett as pace-bowling options for the fourth Investec Ashes Test, where they will be without James Anderson

ESPNcricinfo looks at six candidates to replace the injured James Anderson at Trent Bridge

Chris Jordan and Liam Plunkett have been ruled out of the remainder of the one-day series against New Zealand. Jordan suffered a side strain during his ninth over at The Oval while it emerged late on Saturday that Plunkett had picked up a thigh injury.

An incredible game gained the incredible ending it deserved when Tim Southee and Trent Boult combined to complete a remarkable boundary catch

England have made Moeen Ali available to play in the forthcoming round of the Championship, as well as four of the six Yorkshire players taken to the West Indies

Stuart Broad and James Anderson have served England with distinction but there are valid questions about their continued effectiveness with the new ball

The presence of six Yorkshire players in England's Test squad will be cause for a justified outpouring of pride

England need to find better support acts for James Anderson and Stuart Broad to compete in 17 Tests over nine months next year

England have named an unchanged squad for the fifth Test at The Oval, starting on Friday, with Stuart Broad included despite suffering a fractured nose while batting at Old Trafford

The turnaround in England's fortunes since defeat at Lord's has been remarkable and testament to the faith Alastair Cook has shown in several new players

Liam Plunkett will miss the fourth Investec Test with am ankle injury. Steven Finn replaces him in the squad for Old Trafford.

In modern times, there have been a few valuable innings by tailenders bumped up the order, but the psychological advantage it gives the opposition can't be discounted