Stuart Broad believes that the same professionalism that helped England to victory in the World Twenty20 in the Caribbean back in May has enabled them to keep their focus amid a torrid week

England will want to sharpen their skills in the second match ahead of the five ODIs, but such is the confidence in the team it is hard to see past another home victory

Morne van Wyk scored an unbeaten century to lead South Africa A to a comfortable victory over Sri Lanka A in the final of the triangular series

Kevin Pietersen has been fined for his outburst on Twitter following his omission from England’s one-day squad

Jamie How, the Central Stags captain, has said the Champions League Twenty20 is an opportunity for the youngsters in his side to stake claims for higher honours

Chilaw Marians CC won the Under-23 Youth Division I title for a fifth time by virtue of the first innings lead against Nondescripts CC in the drawn three-day final at the SSC

Luke Sutton will return to Derbyshire, one of his former clubs, next season following his decision to leave Lancashire

Tasmania have signed Netherlands allrounder Ryan ten Doeschate for the upcoming Australian Twenty20 Big Bash tournament

At the end of a week in which cricket’s name has once again been dragged through the gutter, England and Pakistan were left feeling grateful for small mercies in Cardiff

Another day, another social media drama. To the names of Philip Hughes, Azeem Rafiq and Kevin Pietersen can now be added the name of the Hampshire and Rajasthan Royals allrounder, Dimitri Mascarenhas