With English cricket at a crucial juncture, the kind of cosy appointment that has become commonplace must be avoided. The new national selector must be someone who will challenge the status quo.

The meeting was called due to increasing worries among non-host counties about spiralling costs and inflation. A document seen by Daily Mail Sport flagged up widespread fears of 'irrelevance or failure'.

Lloyd, 79, has had a lifetime association with his boyhood club, captaining and coaching the team. It is a turn of events that is likely to further anger a disenfranchised fanbase.

Michael Clarke has undergone another skin cancer removal.

With only three rounds of first-class matches to go before the first Test against New Zealand at Lord's, Daily Mail Sport examines the potential replacements for Crawley at the top of the order...

EXCLUSIVE BY RICHARD GIBSON: Three-time Blast winners Leicestershire have found their replacement for Shan Masood, who went without a 50 in 13 appearances for them last year.

Emilio Gay is emerging as an outsider in the race to become England's new opening batsman with the favourites for the role failing to bash the door down in the County Championship.

Allan Lamb can't shake off his anger - both because of England's performance in Australia and the subsequent decision to stick with the managerial status quo.

As revealed by Daily Mail Sport earlier this week, Patel, 41, has been banned from playing professionally in this country in 2026 after featuring in a 'disapproved' tournament.

Former NZ international Doug Bracewell has been handed a two-year ban from cricket after testing positive for cocaine during an English County Championship match

The 18 first-class counties will lobby for amendments to the ECB's replacements rules after identifying three tweaks they believe will improve the use of substitutes in the County Championship.