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England’s bowlers fought their way through dogged batting, the absence of DRS for lbws and some sloppy catching to avoid a repeat of Lord’s 2007 and finish a comprehensive win

Nathan Lyon’s state coach, Darren Berry, hopes the offspinner is given an extended run in the Test side after being named in Australia’s squad to tour Sri Lanka

Benny Howell blasted an explosive half-century as the Hampshire Royals demolished the Northamptonshire Steelbacks by 174 runs in the Clydesdale Bank 40 Group B match at Wantage Road

The offspinner Nathan Lyon is the bolter in Australia’s 15-man squad for the Test series in Sri Lanka, which also includes the incumbent spinner Michael Beer

A more established cricket structure has helped Namibia reach the World Twenty20 qualifiers after finishing in the top two of the Africa Division One Twenty20 tournament

Plays of the Day from fifth day of the first Test between England and India at Lord’s

Trevor Bayliss, the former Sri Lanka coach, has nominated Ryan Harris as the Australian bowler most likely to trouble a formidable home batting line-up during next month’s Test series in the island nation

A commanding bowling performance saw Kenya register a comfortable win over the United Arab Emirates in the first of their back-to-back Intercontinental 50-over matches in Nairobi

Shakib Al Hasan, the Bangladesh captain, thinks his team is slightly ahead of Zimbabwe as they prepare for their first Test match in more than 14 months