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Potential buyers of cricket’s eight Hundred franchises now have until end of April to sign deals after raising concerns about the contract with the ECB

Lancashire and England opening bowler who played in the victorious England Ashes side of 1971

Root led England’s Test side from 2017 to 2022 and has been linked with the vacant ODI post after Jos Buttler’s resignation as limited-overs skipper.

Hampshire signing and England hopeful on the season ahead, getting to know Andrew Flintoff and learning from other quicks of the past

The experienced batter had been suggested as a possible short-term captaincy solution

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Simon Burnton pays tribute to the former England and Lancashire bowler Peter Lever, who has died at the age of 84

The spin-bowling all-rounder has been namechecked by former internationals Lydia Greenway and Alex Hartley as a potential candidate.

David Bairstow held the role for three years between 1984-87 and his son has picked up the baton almost four decades later

The players’ body has hit out at the demands placed on cricketers by an ever more congested calendar

Pakistan’s cricket team has had a few rough days in New Zealand. The Kiwi fast bowlers and openers marched from one easy victory to another, leaving Pakistan hopeless. But there is someone else who had an even worse week. And that is none other than Pakistan’s Chief of Army Staff…