England v New Zealand: Eoin Morgan blew his chances of earning a Test re-call by opting to play a full part in IPL, says Geoff Miller

England Lions v New Zealand: Ryan Bailey takes a look at the lessons learned from the warm-up match

Graeme Swann and Tim Bresnan are both back in the England squad for the first Test against New Zealand at Lord's next week

England captain Alastair Cook says he has learnt a great deal since replacing Andrew Strauss as Test skipper last August

England v New Zealand: Geoff Miller says Kevin Pietersen's replacement for first Test won't be determined solely by Lions game

West Indies all-rounder Dwayne Smith returns to Sussex as their second overseas player for Friends Life t20

England v New Zealand: Alastair Cook wants his side to get off to a quick start and capitalise on home advantage next week

ICC Champions Trophy 2013: Ravi Bopara is handed a surprise recall for the ODI series against New Zealand and ICC tournament

ICC Champions Trophy 2013: South Africa's Jacques Kallis misses out on a place in 15-man squad due to 'personal reasons'

ICC Champions Trophy: Australia name Mitchell Marsh in their 15-man squad and appoint George Bailey as vice-captain

Somerset wicketkeeper Craig Kieswetter suffers a broken thumb with his chances of an England recall in May now in doubt

England Lions v New Zealand: Joe Root will skipper the hosts for their tour match against the Black Caps in May

County Championship preview: There is little time to dwell on recent results as three more games get underway on Monday

County Championship wrap: Ryan Bailey takes a look at four talking points from the third round of matches

West Indies batsman Chris Gayle could feature for Somerset in this year's Friends Life t20, says the county's chariman

Ashes 2013: Australia pace bowler Ryan Harris is ruled out for up to two months with an Achilles injury

Northamptonshire are weighing up a move for Australian Mitchell Johnson for the Friends Life t20, according to David Smith

Kevin Pietersen is ruled out of the ICC Champions Trophy this June as the England star recovers from a knee injury

Ashes 2013: Wicketkeeper Brad Haddin and top-order batsman Chris Rogers are the surprise inclusions in Australia's squad