England win third women’s ODI against Ireland to complete series sweep – as it happened

Sophia Dunkley’s century powered England to a 3-0 series sweep over Ireland

Notts draw with Leicestershire; Kent, Sussex and Durham win: county cricket, day four – as it happened

Leicestershire played out a draw at Trent Bridge, meaning that Notts drop behind leaders Somerset in the Championship table

Surrey beat Yorkshire; Somerset thrash Glamorgan: county cricket, day three – as it happened

Somerset beat Glamorgan by an innings while Surrey triumphed by one wicket at the Oval

Carse left out in cold again and told to ‘work through issues’ after Derby bar incident

Brydon Carse has been left out of England’s white-ball squads to face Sri Lanka and told to ‘work through the issues’ that led to him being handcuffed by police outside a bar in Derby

Test cricket ponders end times again, but this decline feels both real and symbolic

Series and matches are getting shorter as the sport’s pace of change quickens – as if cricket is a proxy for wider fears

Crocombe takes hat-trick for Sussex, Surrey skittled for 83: county cricket, day two – as it happened

Matt Fisher and Henry Crocombe made hay for Surrey and Sussex respectively on a good day for bowlers

England beat Ireland by six wickets: second women’s cricket one-day international – as it happened

Issy Wong took her first five-fer at international level as England wrapped up a series victory with a game to spare

Wong’s five wickets lead England to rampant victory over Ireland and ODI series win

Issy Wong’s career-best five for 33 set up England’s six-wicket win over Ireland that sealed the three-match ODI series with a game to spare

Race for baggy green hots up as Australian men’s cricket enters transitional period

Many have decried the state of Australian batting but a group of a dozen or more Test aspirants should be a source of excitement, according to chief selector George Bailey

Hampshire make Kuggeleijn U-turn; Somerset dominate Glamorgan: county cricket, day one – as it happened

At the Oval, Yorkshire limped along from the ignominy of one for three, and David Bedingham passed 1,000 runs for the season

England omit Brydon Carse again for third Test against Pakistan at Edgbaston

The Durham seamer was also dropped from the squad for the second Test after a late-night incident in a Derby bar last month

Old master Gooch offers hope for modern great Root in battle against lbws

Batting is all about solving problems, and the grand old man of Essex backs the England captain to find a way past this one – just like he did

Grown-up version of Ollie Robinson must seize chance to earn shot at Ashes redemption

Taking on more responsibility as Sussex captain has helped revitalise the bowler’s career, but he cannot afford to take his foot off the gas

England beat Ireland by six wickets in first women’s cricket ODI – as it happened

Maia Bouchier hit 104 from 95 balls as England chased down Ireland’s total with time to spare in Leicester

Maia Bouchier powers England to record ODI run chase against Ireland

Maia Bouchier hit 104 to power England to victory in the first ODI against Ireland, as they won by six wickets in Leicester