Cricket News

Rory Burns passed 1,000 Specsavers County Championship runs for the fifth season running as Division One leaders Surrey impressed with the bat after being inserted by 2017 winners Essex at Chelmsford.

Jos Buttler brands retiring England batsman Alastair Cook as the "most down-to-earth superstar" he has met ahead of his 161st and final Test, plus reflects on Moeen Ali's triumphant return and an Ageas Bowl epic...

Rory Burns has "earned the right" to succeed Alastair Cook at the top of England's Test batting line-up, according to his director of cricket at Surrey, Alec Stewart.

Alastair Cook has "got a lot of cricket in him", says Essex captain Ryan ten Doeschate, as he prepares to continue his career at Chelmsford.

Graham Gooch says no one worked harder than the retiring Alastair Cook at scoring runs for England at the top of the order.

Trevor Bayliss says Moeen Ali has "a chance" of being England’s regular Test No 3 over the next few months after his promotion to the spot at The Ageas Bowl.

For several years, the identity of Alastair Cook’s opening partner provided a persistently nagging headache for England’s selectors.