Jamie Hall

England showed admirable character on day one of the second Test at The Oval, restricting New Zealand to 291-7 despite the off-field chaos surrounding Ben Stokes and Gus Atkinson.

Warwickshire head coach Ian Westwood has expressed his satisfaction at seeing the Bears remain genuine County Championship contenders at the halfway point of the season, sitting just five points off the top of Division One.

Durham head coach Ryan Campbell has thrown his full support behind Ben Stokes, insisting the England Test captain is in fine fettle and grafting hard in training after being dropped for the second New Zealand Test.

Sonny Baker endured a bruising introduction to international cricket, but the 92mph Hampshire tearaway says he's learned from those early struggles and is ready to express himself fully in an England shirt.

England got their Women's T20 World Cup campaign off to a winning start with a four-wicket win over Ireland in Southampton, though captain Nat Sciver-Brunt's early retirement through injury cast a shadow over the result.

England made it two wins from two at the Women's T20 World Cup, but a calf scare involving captain Nat Sciver-Brunt has cast a shadow over their victory against Ireland in Southampton.

Joe Root is back at the helm for England's second Test against New Zealand but insists he's taking nothing for granted, while revealing he's long admired what Ben Stokes has built with Brendon McCullum.

Defending champions New Zealand slipped to back-to-back defeats at the Women's T20 World Cup as Sri Lanka chased down 151 with two balls to spare in Southampton.

James Rew will make his Test debut at The Oval after Jamie Smith stepped away from England's second Test against New Zealand following the arrival of his newborn daughter.

West Indies wrapped up a commanding series victory over Sri Lanka with a five-wicket win in the third T20I at Sabina Park, Jamaica, successfully chasing 170 with two balls remaining.

Zafar Gohar's brilliant 6-31 dismantled Worcestershire's resistance to hand Middlesex a 141-run win in Division Two, lifting them above their hosts in a congested table.

Sam Hain anchored a determined Warwickshire rearguard at Scarborough, sharing crucial partnerships with Beau Webster and Ed Barnard to deny Yorkshire a third County Championship victory of the season.