Cricket News

England (300/8) beat Australia (207) by 93 runs James Taylor hits maiden international hundred as England trounce Australia at Old Trafford

James Anderson says he is "fully fit" and hoping to play in one of Lancashire's remaining County Championship games.

Captain Andrew Gale is confident Yorkshire can emulate the 1960s side and win three County Championship titles in a row.

Darren Stevens' counter-attacking half-century earned Kent a third batting point on a lively first day of their County Championship Division Two game at Glamorgan.

Angus Porter is to leave his post as chief executive of the Professional Cricketers' Association.

Andrew Gale's team win first back-to-back titles since 1968 when Notts, the only side who could catch them, collapsed at Trent Bridge

Director of cricket Martyn Moxon believes Yorkshire's County Championship success this year has been a real "squad effort".

Yorkshire have retained the LV= County Championship title after dismissing Middlesex for 106 on the opening day of their Division One match at Lord's.

Captain Marcus Trescothick is one of four Somerset players to sign new contracts with the County Championship side.

Australia wicketkeeper Brad Haddin has announced his retirement from international and first-class cricket, following Michael Clarke, Shane Watson and Chris Rogers in stepping down in the wake of the Ashes series defeat.

The quality of James Taylor's maiden one-day international century for England was put into sharp focus by Australia's innings of 207 all out, says Mike Atherton.