It will prompt captains and bowlers to actively seek wickets rather than wait for pressure points to build

Kevin Pietersen has been ruled out of the Champions Trophy and could face a race to be fit in time for the Ashes as he continues his rehabilitation from a knee injury

Angus Fraser described himself as "chuffed to bits" after Chris Rogers was included in Australia's Ashes squad

Angus Fraser, Middlesex's director of cricket, has said the club will support Steven Finn in his efforts to adjust to bowling off a shortened run-up

Tim Murtagh took 5 for 12 as Derbyshire were blown away for 60 in their second innings to give Middlesex their second win in as many games

After their victory at Trent Bridge last week, talk of Middlesex's title credentials was dialled up a notch but Sam Robson acknowledged his side have "a lot of work to do" in this match

A day dominated by the two youngest men to represent Middlesex in first-class cricket ended with Derbyshire in the sort of parlous position that many would have predicted after they had lost the toss and were inserted

Surrey's new captain preached a message of pride and responsibility as he arrived to begin the task of rebuilding the county in his image

Alan Hamer, Glamorgan's chief executive, has admitted that Cardiff's role as one of the host venues for the Champions Trophy "raises the stakes" for county and country

The Champions Trophy will put the spotlight back on Cardiff and Welsh cricket, and the likes of Robert Croft plan to make the most of it

It has been a long tour for Zimbabwe, beaten in all six matches against West Indies so far, but on the second day of the Roseau Test they fell under the wheel of Shivnarine Chanderpaul

An introspective and honest captain, AB de Villiers is still learning the job and has admitted to having "room for improvement" as a leader ahead of the first ODI against Pakistan

Preview of the first Test between New Zealand and England at the University Oval

The abandonment of Sunday's ODI between Australia and Sri Lanka in Sydney left many dissatisfied but some in the crowd channelled their frustration in a productive way, creating the longest beer snake

The National Film and Sound Archive of Australia has released previously unseen footage of "The Don" playing on a privately organised tour of Canada in 1932

After the incongruous site of spectators watching Olympic archery from the Long Room during the summer, Lord's has now been transformed into what looks like a speedway circuit - but not for long

5.05pm: Paul Edwards at Glamorgan v Kent

5.25pm: Jon Culley at Derbyshire v Hampshire

In the serialisation of James Anderson's autobiography in the Daily Mail , Anderson writes of his relationship with previous England captains

5.30: Paul Edwards at England Lions v Australia A