Pakistan level T20 series with England despite Moeen Ali’s heroics

Half-centuries from Mohammad Hafeez and debutant Haider Ali set up victory

England seal series but Curtis Campher gives Ireland hope

Ireland put in spirited performance but trail 2-0 with one match to play on Tuesday

David Willey returns to England one-day squad for Ireland series

Three-match series will also count towards World Cup qualification

Alex Hales remains out in the cold as England name squad to face Ireland

24-strong squad will prepare for three-match ODI series in Southampton

Steve Smith - the best at his best, defying the odds

In a game that hinges on getting players out, what happens when you cannot get one out?

England capitulate as Australia draw first blood in the Ashes

Nathan Lyon takes 6-49 as hosts fall to a crushing 251-run defeat at Edgbaston

Let’s just treasure Steve Smith - the greatest Test batsman of the age

Story of this series will be his journey from boo-magnet to a sporting phenomenon

Brilliant Steve Smith and Australia turn the screw at Edgbaston

Second-consecutive ton leaves England with a full day to bat in order to save opening Test

Steve Smith the man in the middle again

Australia lose three early wickets but edge into the lead in opening Ashes Test

Smith soars as Australia survive English broadside

Smith takes Australia to unexpected heights on topsy-turvy day

No place for Archer in England team for first Ashes Test

Anderson and Broad joined by Woakes for opener against Aussies at Edgbaston

Theresa May watches as bloody-minded Leach frustrates Ireland

Sent in as a nightwatchman, the Somerset tailender fell just short of a century

Ireland dream alive as lightning ends thunderous day of back and forth

Late runs from England tailenders set to give Ireland a challenging fourth-innings target

Tim Murtagh the master of his craft casts a spell over England

‘I didn’t think I’d be on the away team’s honours board when I first started playing’

Out, Out, Out! Ireland serve up cricket Test match special against England

Tim Murtagh tears through England’s batting order as hosts skittled for just 85 runs

Ireland’s historic Lord’s Test would have moved even Beckett

First Test meeting with England will be one of the biggest games in Irish cricket history

England to rest World Cup heroes against Ireland

Jason Roy one of four players who won final in squad for Lord’s test

Eoin Morgan: Allah was with us and the rub of the green

The England team includes several key players who were born in other countries

Rees-Mogg reminded of England’s Irish captain, Kiwi MOTM, and Barbadian bowler

The 15-man squad included five players born outside the UK, including Irish-born captain

Jonny Bairstow stars with the bat as England keep semi-final dream alive

India suffer first defeat of the competition in high-scoring match at Edgbaston

Australia lord it over England to leave hosts in trouble

England’s hopes of reaching semi-finals dealt a real blow by Australia

Eoin Morgan hits world record 17 sixes in stunning 148

England captain inspires his side to 150 run victory over Afghanistan at Old Trafford

England fall short of record chase against resurgent Pakistan

Fine centuries from Joe Root and Jos Buttler in vain as Pakistan bounce back in style

West Indies turn the screw as England fall behind in Antigua

Stuart Broad leads an England fightback on day two but hosts tighten their grip on Test

Wild card Antigua wicket puts England in a tangle yet again

West Indies seized the initiative with the help of the weather

England not able to escape with their dignity intact in the first Test

The team needs fresh legs and minds, and Stuart Broad certainly sounds as if he is ready

England close in on series whitewash against Sri Lanka

Late wickets leave tourists in sight of victory in Colombo

Ali and Leach mop up Sri Lankan tail to seal England series win

Tourists need 31 minutes to take final three wickets and take Pallekele Test by 57 runs

Joe Root sweeps England into strong position with 15th Test century

Captain helps his side into 278-run lead against Sri Lanka in Kandy

England turn it on to take Test series opener in Sri Lanka

Moeen Ali takes four second innings wickets as Rangana Herath bows out in Galle

England take fairytale Oval Test to seal 4-1 win over India

Jimmy Anderson passes Glenn McGrath as retiring Alastair Cook says his final goodbye

Alastair Cook helps England seize control over India

England have a lead of 154 runs with Cook unbeaten on 46

Resurgent Moeen Ali spins England to series win over India

Tourists’ resistance all but ends with Virat Kohli as Joe Root’s side take thrilling Test

Butler delivers as balance tips in England’s favour

India are facing by far their highest chase to win a Test match in England

Moeen Ali claims five wickets as England battle back into contention

Pujara’s century helps India establish a slender 27-run advantage struck a century

Joe Root and Eoin Morgan clinch decider for England

England’s Irish captain, Eoin Morgan, leads them to a 2-1 ODI series win over India

Australia avoid ODI whitewash after England’s early collapse

Tourists reduced to 8-5 before Chris Woakes’ resistance proves futile in Adelaide

Jason Roy blasts England’s highest ODI score in win

England put Ashes defeat behind them in opening one-day clash

England triumph over Cricket Australia XI as Eoin Morgan hits unbeaten 81

Side rebounds from 4-0 Test defeat as they kick off limited-overs leg of tour Down Under

Jimmy Anderson says no ‘big upheaval’ needed by England

‘We’ve not been blown away every game, doesn’t feel like completely disastrous series’

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