Cricket News

Western Storm opened their Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy campaign with a comfortable victory over East Midlands side Lightning in a rain-affected match at the Haslegrave Grove ground in Loughborough.

England opener Zak Crawley's Test match struggles continued on day two of the Edgbaston Test against India as he recorded his ninth single-figure score in 11 Test innings.

Stuart Broad delivered the most expensive over in Test history as stand-in India captain Jasprit Bumrah starred with bat and ball at Edgbaston.

Issy Wong and Lauren Bell have earned maiden England ODI call-ups, while Alice Davidson-Richards has also been picked in the 14-strong squad for the three-match series against South Africa.

Stuart Broad had an over to forget on day two at Edgbaston, with the England seam bowler taken for a Test-record 35 runs.