Suryakumar Yadav's side refused to collect their silverware because it would have meant interacting with Mohsin Naqvi, who is chair of the Pakistan Cricket Board.

Nottinghamshire, Leicestershire, Somerset and Worcestershire claimed the season's silverware, but who were the players that stood out across the three formats?

Aussie Test cricket captain Pat Cummins has launched a new children's book entitled 'Howzat Pat! Money Mystery'.

Jurors found MacGill not guilty of taking part in a large commercial drug supply but found him guilty of the lesser charge of supplying an indictable quantity of cocaine.

LAWRENCE BOOTH: Chris Woakes has announced his retirement from international cricket aged 36. 'The moment has come,' he said in a statement as he looked back on his career.

I spent a lot of time with Dickie Bird, one of the game's great characters, and in all those years I never once heard him swear. He got on so well with everyone that there was no need to get angry.

Alex Carey has paid a heartfelt tribute to his father, Gordon, who tragically passed away this week following a long battle with cancer.

This is not the first time England's selectors have thought laterally. For the trip to India early last year, they plucked Lancashire slow left-armer Tom Hartley out of the county game.

Australian cricket great Brad Haddin is recovering at home following recent emergency surgery. He has since declared the operation was a success at Sydney's Royal Prince Alfred Hospital.

LAWRENCE BOOTH: Dickie Bird, who has died at the age of 92, broke the old rule that a sporting official should never be noticed.

LAWRENCE BOOTH: Ollie Pope won three and lost two of his Tests as stand-in captain, but averaged just 34 in the recent series against India, and is under pressure.