NASSER HUSSAIN: Stokes never manoeuvres away from what this England team are trying to achieve, no matter what anyone from outside might be saying. It would be natural to doubt yourself.

EXCLUSIVE: Kent told him of their decision to extend his stay ahead of the ongoing fixture against Northamptonshire in which he claimed the 31st five-wicket haul of his first-class career.

EXCLUSIVE BY RICHARD GIBSON: Shakeel made a stunning start to his Test career last winter against England and New Zealand, averaging 72.5.

Next month is the 10th anniversary of England's first global title with the World T20 which they won with a resounding victory over the Australians at Kensington Oval, Barbados.

EXCLUSIVE BY RICHARD GIBSON: Kent opener Muyeye, 22, is currently on a five-year leave to remain period which ends in February 2026.

EXCLUSIVE: The England off-spinner was on loan at Headingley twice last year, first for four County Championship matches, then for six games in the T20 Blast.

England captain Morgan and Roy, both currently featuring at the Indian Premier League, are understood to be among the eight big-name global stars to be distributed to the franchises

Alzarri Joseph contained his emotions on Saturday during a clinical bowling display after vowing to continue playing in the second Test despite the death overnight of his mother Sharon.

EXCLUSIVE: England are prepared to use Ben Stokes as a specialist batsman and gamble on fast bowler Jofra Archer's fitness in defence of their 50-over World Cup title this autumn.

BUMBLE ON THE ASHES: To say that I was dismayed when I saw the squad England had picked to go to Australia would be an understatement. Good luck, lads. You're going to need it.

RICHARD GIBSON AT CHESTER-LE-STREET: Exactly a week after opening Pandora's box for England at this World Cup, Sri Lanka had their fingers rapped by a rejuvenated South Africa.

STUART BROAD: At no stage have I doubted that England would be handed the trophy at Lord's on Sunday. I might be accused of bias but I have seen everything falling into place for this side.

Joe Root's team will face the Test world champions in a three-match series, with Trent Bridge (June 10) and Emerald Headingley (June 23) hosting the other two matches.

EXCLUSIVE BY RICHARD GIBSON: Arthur, 53, is the midlands county's first choice to succeed Zimbabwean Dave Houghton, who stepped down at the end of the 2021 season.

EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW BY RICHARD GIBSON: Three months of inactivity has provided the chance to repay his childhood club Stanmore by decorating the 167-year-old club's pavilion.

The Yorkshire batter, who made his England debut in the Caribbean last month, rescued Lahore Qalandars from a position of 12 for three

EXCLUSIVE BY RICHARD GIBSON: Cricket World Cup hero Liam Plunkett could finish his international career with the United States following his England selection snub.

EXCLUSIVE: Surrey have signed Somerset fast bowler Jamie Overton on a long-term deal on the eve of the 2020 English domestic season.

EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW - PAUL NEWMAN: Jofra Archer relives the tumultuous moment when he realised he had carved his name into English sporting folklore - with half a tear in his eye.

EXCLUSIVE: The sum is part of the board's 'long-term incentive plan' (LTIP), described as a 'retention tool for key senior leaders', but regarded by many as a reward for implementing the Hundred.

RICHARD GIBSON IN BLOEMFONTEIN: Mott spoke to Test captain Stokes before flying to South Africa for a three-match series that starts here on Friday.

EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW BY RICHARD GIBSON: Matt Parkinson knows exactly what his state of mind will be like if and when he is handed his international debut versus New Zealand next month.

EXCLUSIVE BY RICHARD GIBSON: Southampton will host a 2027 Ashes Test as part of the new staging agreement for future international fixtures, Mail Sport can reveal.

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Marcus Trescothick will play on until the age of 43 after agreeing to extend his career with Somerset. Former England opening batsman Trescothick is therefore set for a 27th season at Taunton

Darren Stevens added to his extraordinary age-defying feats on Wednesday by becoming the oldest player for 83 years to hit three hundreds in a County Championship season.

James Anderson celebrated becoming the first seamer in Test history to claim 600 wickets - and immediately set his sights on helping England win back the Ashes in Australia in two winters' time.

EXCLUSIVE BY MATT HUGHES: Sky Sports have opened negotiations with the ECB about televising a greater number of Twenty20 Blast matches than originally planned this summer.

EXCLUSIVE: Patel joined Durham in 2018 and although he was 'miles away from the India team', the 27-year-old shone for the county, once taking seven wickets against Warwickshire.

EXCLUSIVE BY RICHARD GIBSON: A line of slip fielders spanning seven pitch widths, a giant fast bowler preying on a terrified tailender. It is an image synonymous with cricket in the Caribbean.

SPECIAL REPORT BY RICHARD GIBSON: The journey that sees Joe Root win his 100th Test cap in Chennai, India on February 5 began with a show of confidence half a lifetime ago.

EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW BY RICHARD GIBSON: The ink is barely dry on his latest Kent contract when Darren Stevens reveals that he does not expect it to be his last.

EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW: Pietersen diagnosed a lack of honesty in England's reaction to their defeat and suggested England should attempt to spend the time between now and the start of the Fourth Test...

Here, Mail Sport's Richard Gibson and Paul Newman take you through some of the stories you may have missed as England pulled off a stunning victory on day four in Hyderabad.

The Pakistan Super League has been postponed indefinitely after six players and a support staff member tested positive for COVID-19, the Pakistan Cricket Board said on Thursday.

EXCLUSIVE BY LAWRENCE BOOTH: Kirsten is due to arrive in London on Tuesday keen to persuade the ECB that he is the right man to succeed Trevor Bayliss as England's head coach.

JOFRA ARCHER: This England team are ready to become the first in history to hold the one-day and Twenty20 World Cup titles simultaneously - and there is no doubt that T20 is our priority right now.

EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW BY RICHARD GIBSON: The past three weeks have given Duanne Olivier ample opportunity to combat the flak flying towards him for turning his back on a Test career.

Lockdown has offered extended periods of reflection for sports people and Joe Denly has had a lot to ponder. Not least how spectacularly things have transformed for him in the last decade.

Sportsmail understands the problem is not related to the elbow issues that ruled Archer out of all but the first Test of a two-month tour of South Africa last winter and is being treated as a...

The evergreen England seamer took three for 60 in Multan to help the tourists take an unassailable 2-0 lead, boosting his haul to eight victims in two matches on Pakistani soil.

EXCLUSIVE: Contact has been made with giant New Zealander Kyle Jamieson, who has taken the Test scene by storm in taking 36 wickets in his first six appearances at an average of 13.27.

SPECIAL REPORT BY RICHARD GIBSON, LAWRENCE BOOTH AND PAUL NEWMAN: David Warner has emerged as the central figure in Australian ball-tampering skulduggery.

MOEEN ALI: When my grandfather Shafayat came to England from Pakistan after the Second World War, I doubt he imagined I would return to represent his adopted country as a cricketer.

EXCLUSIVE BY RICHARD GIBSON: Pattinson has been offered a three-year deal to rejoin Nottinghamshire as an overseas player before reverting to local status on his British passport.

PHIL DEFREITAS: I got involved with the London Schools Cricket Association two years ago - to provide youngsters of all backgrounds with an equal chance.