Points deduction puts Leicestershire on brink as Warwickshire go top: County Championship cricket, day two – as it happened

It was advantage Warwickshire at the top but the most significant action came off the pitch, with Leicestershire all but relegated after a points deduction

Robots bowling the perfect doosra are some way off but AI is already reshaping cricket

Artificial intelligence is not replacing the player, coach or analyst, but it is certainly allowing them to do more

England thrash Sri Lanka after Harry Brook rejects rest to blast brilliant century

Harry Brook smashed 114 off 49 balls before England bowled out Sri Lanka to record an emphatic win by 119 runs in the first T20

England thump Sri Lanka by 119 runs in first T20 after Brook’s brutal 114 – as it happened

England captain hits 114 off just 14 balls and Sonny Baker takes three wickets in decisive victory in Southampton

Bairstow and collapse hurt Somerset amid title tension: county cricket, day one – as it happened

All the latest updates from around the grounds as the County Championship Division One title race nears its climax

Pietersen’s England return is just pure content at a time when cricket needs it

While there’s a statistically significant chance it will all go south, Kevin Pietersen’s mentorship could be a throwback to better days

Pietersen has England players ‘buzzing’ but McCullum delivers Carse warning

Brendon McCullum, the England white-ball head coach, has said he was the driving force behind the recruitment of Kevin Pietersen as a specialist mentor

England give Fleming unprecedented consent to balance job with TV role in New Zealand

Test head coach to commentate in New Zealand during October and December and will plan South Africa tour with Joe Root over coming weeks

One constant menace and post-Bazball malaise: England’s winners and losers

Some have stepped to the fore during a period of uncertainty, while others appear to be struggling for form

Stephen Fleming inherits intriguing squad after England’s unsettling summer

The new Test head coach’s arrival and Joe Root’s calming influence as captain add to promising signs in the post-Stokes era

A star is born: Razaullah gives Pakistan fresh hopes despite England sweep

The 21-year-old fast bowler’s eye-catching Test debut lit up an otherwise gloomy summer for the tourists

England beat Pakistan after early scare: third men’s cricket Test, day four – as it happened

After an early scare, Joe Root and Jordan Cox usher England to victory and a 3-0 clean sweep of Pakistan

Joe Root makes most of no-ball luck as England win despite Pakistan scare

England fell to two for two but beat Pakistan by eight wickets for a series whitewash, with Joe Root unbeaten on 62 after he chopped on a no-ball on 23