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Warwickshire sign off-spinner Corey Rocchiccioli to play in the next four County Championship matches where the Kookaburra ball will be used.

BBC Sport explains the different roles in a cricket batting order.

India white-ball batter Tilak Varma signs a short-term deal to play in four County Championship matches for Hampshire.

Karun Nair hasn't played for India since 2017 but is expected to return to the Test side against England after impressing for Northamptonshire.

Women's T20 Blast leaders Surrey thrashed Lancashire at the Oval and the Bears are back in second place with a win over Essex.

The tournament begins at Edgbaston in Birmingham on 12 June 2026, with New Zealand the defending champions.

Scotland suffer back-to-back defeats in their T20 Tri-Series as they lose out to the Netherlands by 17 runs in Glasgow.

Surrey go top of the T20 Blast's South Group as champions Gloucestershire and Worcestershire also win.

England stick with Ollie Pope at number three rather than recalling Jacob Bethell for the first Test against India, starting on Friday.

Worcestershire left-arm paceman Ben Gibbon agrees a new two-year contract with the New Road club.

Essex batting all-rounder Paul Walter signs new three-year contract with the county until 2028.

Warwickshire agree a three-year deal with Yorkshire all-rounder Jordan Thompson to start at the end of the 2025 season.