Andrew Strauss

Andrew Strauss, the Middlesex captain and opener, has been called up to the England Test squad in the Caribbean as cover for Mark Butcher, who injured his ankle in the first match of the tour, and Graham Thorpe, who has suffered a recurrence of his

The England selectors have named an unchanged 15-man squad for their forthcoming tour of the West Indies

England were shot out for 88 at Dambulla, then Sri Lanka made a mockery of that by knocking off the runs in just 13.5 overs to go one-up in this three-match series

The pressure on Vikram Solanki grows by the day, and his five-ball duck in England's loosener on Saturday has only added to the weight on his shoulders

After their successful time in Bangladesh the going threatens to get tougher now for England, as the one-day series against Sri Lanka starts at Dambulla on Nov 18

A typically aggressive innings from Ian Blackwell and another impressive display from Andrew Strauss helped England to recover from 192 for 5 to make 237 for 8 against a Sri Lanka Cricket President's XI

Andy Strauss, the Middlesex captain and opener, is set to make his one-day international debut against Bangladesh tomorrow

A blistering 79 and three wickets from Ashley Giles helped England to thrash a Bangladesh Cricket Board Development XI by 167 runs at Dhaka

It was a tale of two centuries, an exciting game in glorious September sunshine, everything except a Hampshire vistory

England's selectors today named the tour parties for the first part of this winter's tour

Kent 535 v Surrey 125 and 169 for 7 at Canterbury (Day 2) Scorecard Surrey's title hopes took a massive dive as they spiralled to almost-certain defeat against Kent

Leicestershire 166 and 636 for 4 drew with Surrey 501 and 117 for 2 at Grace Road Scorecard John Sadler scored his maiden first-class century as Leicestershire put a dent in Surrey's bid for the Championship

Carl Hooper and Mark Chilton guided Lancashire to their ninth-successive victory in the National League, against Middlesex, to put them back on top of the table

Kent 362 v Nottinghamshire 137 for 5 at Maidstone Scorecard A blistering century from Ed Smith and a late burst from Mohammad Sami put Kent in command against Notts at Mote Park

Middlesex v Lancashire, Lord's Scorecard Middlesex maintained their unbeaten record this season on another rainy day at Lord's

An attritional day of cricket at Lord's on the third day of the rain affected CricInfo Championship match took Middlesex, with five wickets standing, into a one run lead over Worcestershire