England's Test fortunes in the Bayliss era were sustained by some usual suspects... and several suspect selections

"There's a little bit of cricket left in this old body" says Paine, who admits he has "a couple" of regrets about the defeat at The Oval

Root insists he wants to lead England in 2021-22 Ashes in Australia, while vice-captain Ben Stokes says skipper is "100 percent" the man to take side forward

"In myself, I know that I'm the best offspinner in the world," claims South African, who has been the leading spinner in county cricket since signing in 2017

Breakout star of last year's Blast hopes that memories of last year's win will stand defending champions in good stead at Hove

England pick Craig Overton to replace Chris Woakes knowing that they cannot afford to lose another Test in the series

Lancashire go into their quarter-final at Chester-le-Street as favourites, but will be wary of an in-form Essex side

Sharma's crucial unbeaten 39 from 22 balls from No. 6 pulls Storm through nail-biting run chase

Deepti Sharma shares unbroken 71-run stand with Knight as Danni Wyatt's half-century is in vain

Suzie Bates leads with bat and ball as Vipers secure title shot against Western Storm

The last edition of the Kia Super League sees Western Storm favourites to repeat their 2017 success

The last edition of the Kia Super League sees Western Storm favourites to repeat their 2017 success

Kent suffer another collapse after Zak Crawley's 89 to hand Essex last quarter-final spot

Lancashire and Sussex are guaranteed home quarter-finals ahead of the final round of games

A small tweak in his stance has made all the difference to the batting of the Somerset opener who's caught the eye of Brendon McCullum and Kevin Pietersen

Essex must win their game against Kent, but even that might not be enough to qualify

The latest snippets from the county circuit, including a record-breaking Blast season and the next Banton in the queue

Spinner admits he thought he would be watching series at home - but now keen to prove his worth as a bowler

After Jack Leach's heroics at Headingley, we look back at half-a-dozen other unlikely batting heroes

"I know I look stupid when I'm out there but it got the job done" says number 11 after match-winning partnership with Ben Stokes