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England's two Tests in Bangladesh starting on Friday come with a sub-plot that threatens to be more fascinating than the main event. Kevin Pietersen arrived in international cricket five years ago with such clamour that it seems preposterous for him to be locked in such a grim struggle to find form, and it is all starting to get a little bit out of hand. Read More

Welcome to the third episode of my Chief Executive’s blog, your regular update from me, which aims to bring you up to speed with what’s been happening at the club in recent weeks. If you missed my first two blogs, Read More

Eoin Morgan was today awarded an incremental contract by the England and Wales Cricket Board just a day after scoring his maiden international century for England against Bangladesh. Read More

Kevin Pietersen suffered another worrying failure as England drew their tour match with Bangladesh A. Having made only 49 runs in six previous innings on tour, he made 20 but was bowled attempting a sweep shot. Read More

Clarke left on Monday for "non-cricket" matters with the one-day series finely poised at 1-1, Cricket Australia said in a statement, adding that it was not clear when he would return. "Michael is attending to personal, non-cricket matters and we ask on his behalf that his privacy be respected," the governing body's general manager Michael Brown said. Read More

Kent have announced losses of more than £800,000, an increase of £110,000 on the previous year, but insist the playing budget will not be cut. Read More

THERE is no more reassuring sight in the ever-changing world of England’s one-day team than Paul Collingwood at the crease when things start to look a bit sticky. England, under the new leadership of Alastair Cook, maintained their 100 per cent record against the youthful Bangladeshis, winning the first of the three-match ODI series by six wickets, Collingwood guiding the team in with a rock Read More

Well, what can I say - we finished up losing the one-day series 3-2, which is not the result we had hoped for but India played some very good cricket. We weren't quite up to the necessary standard with the bat but Mithali Raj was the main difference - she showed why she is ranked world number one with four half centuries and an average of 143.5! Read More

Sooner rather than later, Bangladesh will beat England at cricket. Eventually, given the country’s passion for the sport, and England’s declining ability to produce home-grown cricketers of sufficient quality, Bangladesh will become a more potent force full stop. But not yet. Read More

STEVEN Finn, the rookie Middlesex fast bowler, is on the verge of a dramatic Test debut on Friday having been flown out of an English winter at a moment’s notice. While Kevin Pietersen’s barren run continued on the final day of the match against Bangladesh A that ended in a draw, England’s Test strategy was taking shape – and Finn was clearly part of it. Finn, 6ft 7in and still a month aw Read More

Lancashire plan to replace Francois du Plessis from within their squad after losing an appeal to register the South African batsman for next season. Kolpak player du Plessis, 25, had been hoping to return for a third summer at Old Trafford. Read More