Essex's lead in Division One is a formidable one, but they returned to Championship action after a diet of T20 with bad habits they will need to eradicate

Kane Williamson, one of the leading Test batsmen of his age, talks about adapting to the 20-over game while playing for Barbados Tridents

Darren Stevens is fulfilling a role he might never have envisaged - that of a specialist first-over bowler in Twenty20 - but the tactic has never entirely caught on

The 90s are not as hazardous as widely imagined, but they do have an adverse impact on batsmen's strike rates - and dangers await after the three-figure mark

He coughed and spluttered, but then Kevin Pietersen was riding the wave as a capacity crowd at The Oval lapped up the start of his valedictory tour of England in the NatWest Blast

The changes to this season's competition, as well as their status as champions, mean Northamptonshire face a battle to maintain their remarkable T20 record

Faster bowling, higher run rates, sharper strategies, mystery spin - there's plenty to come

There are many ways to occupy 756 minutes. Rory Burns just batted at Kia Oval

Late last season, Alec Stewart lauded the ability of Rory Burns saying he could play for England

Hampshire channeled the sadistic spirit of Surrey's Gareth Batty in racking up 648 for 7 declared before attempting to force victory with the ball

James Vince, on his return to The Oval, provided a perfect distillation of why England picked him and why they then dropped him

On the day of the summer solstice, the reigning county champions have their first victory of summer. Yorkshire were not defeated so much as eviscerated

Yorkshire have lost to Middlesex in remarkable contests on each of their last three visits to Lord's. This time, they might simply be thrashed.

Paul Stirling, with his maiden Championship century, and Sam Robson put Middlesex in control against Yorkshire

The India-Pakistan final could be the third-most watched game in cricket history

An especially troublesome breed of medium-pace bowlers in ODIs in the 1990s has largely become irrelevant today

Vernon Philander claimed four wickets in the innings, and six in the match, as Sussex wrapped up a crushing innings win over Durham

Luke Wells' career-best 258, which included hitting 32 off a single over, helped Sussex into a dominant position against Durham

Mark Robinson, England women's coach, has admitted that Sarah Taylor's comeback will bring challenges for the team, as well as the player herself