Durham's Emilio Gay chose to drive home to Bedford rather than phone his parents when he received his first England call-up for the New Zealand Test series.

The 36-year-old left-arm spinner will continue playing T20 and One-Day cricket for the county after stepping away from Championship cricket.

Sarah Taylor has been appointed as England's fielding coach for the upcoming Test series against New Zealand, becoming the first woman to coach an England men's side in a major sport.

England director Rob Key has praised Ollie Robinson as 'world-class' following the fast bowler's recall to the Test squad after a two-year absence.

Teenage spinner Tilly Corteen-Coleman achieved a career milestone by taking her first international wicket in England's ODI clash against New Zealand.

Charlie Dean and 18-year-old debutant Tilly Corteen-Coleman held their nerve to guide England to a breathtaking one-wicket victory in the first ODI against New Zealand.

Somerset's leading wicket-taker from last season faces international duty conflict with early T20 Blast fixtures.

Scotland international Priyanaz Chatterji starred with an unbeaten 37 as Surrey pulled off a remarkable comeback to defeat Essex by three wickets at The Oval.

Tom Norton, 18, etched his name into cricket history with a record-breaking hat-trick on his first-class debut for Glamorgan against Somerset.