LAWRENCE BOOTH: Tribe, 21, stood out during the Lions' tour Down Under over the winter, and is now expected to provide competition for both Zak Crawley and Ben Duckett this summer.

The anger of the jilted sportsman is a tale as old as the English batting collapse. And as Liam Livingstone's latest outburst confirms, anger isn't always accompanied by clarity.

While Afghanistan treats half its population as slaves they do not deserve to meet Irish teams on a sporting field. This ill-conceived tour must be cancelled.

INSIDE SPORT: From the farm to the Long Room? Jeremy Clarkson's brewery is in the running to take over as the official beer supplier at Lord's, Inside Sport can reveal.

Over coffee this week, Coles told his Sussex coach Paul Farbrace he had heard there would be interest in his signature at the Hundred auction in central London. There was rather more than that.

LAWRENCE BOOTH: If Brendon McCullum may not enjoy spending the Test summer on probation, then he should console himself with the thought that he's lucky still to be in the role.

RICHARD GIBSON IN MUMBAI: The future of Bazball may be uncertain, but there is little doubt that Jacob Bethell has been its greatest product.

LAWRENCE BOOTH: McCullum confirmed his desire to keep his job after England's T20 World Cup semi-final defeat by India in Mumbai on Thursday, and he will be given that chance.

England were eliminated from the T20 World Cup after falling just seven runs short in their spirited chase of 254 against India. LAWRENCE BOOTH has rated each player's T20 World Cup campaign.

Stuart MacGill's relationship with Andrew Menczel has been destroyed - and now it's been revealed the form Aussie cricketer is being replaced

RICHARD GIBSON IN MUMBAI: Elimination to India at the semi-final stage for the second tournament in a row hinged on a howler by Brook that reprieved India's Sanju Samson.