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Ashes legends back revolutionary Apex festival

JAMES COYNE: Andrew Strauss and Ebony Rainford-Brent throw their weight behind new T20 festival bringing together schools, academies and national teams at Millfield from June 29

Geoff Hastings marches into battle for state school cricket

JAMES COYNE meets the man who, sparked by the legendary Fred Trueman, has been fundraising for the country’s most successful state school tournament for 20 years

Notts Outlaws lay down early marker in the North

JAMES COYNE AT TRENT BRIDGE: On tracks like this – where 226 isn't enough to win – you wonder why anyone would become a fast bowler in the T20 age

Issy Wong comes up trumps at the death

JAMES COYNE AT TRENT BRIDGE: Few would have bet against The Blaze with both Bryces in the middle, but a see-sawing game saw Issy Wong have the last word

Knight Riders eye up LA2028 cricket venue

JAMES COYNE: IOC hope to avoid repeat of New York drop-in pitches debacle through a long-term tie-up with IPL and MLC franchise owners Knight Riders

Zimbabwe's supporters boost their Test case

JAMES COYNE AT TRENT BRIDGE: Ben Curran may have been grinding his way to 37, but the passionate Zimbabwean fans showed why world cricket has not turned its back on a once-mismanaged cricketing nation

Victoria Falls lined up as England consider Zimbabwe return

JAMES COYNE: Zimbabwe Cricket are hopeful of persuading the ECB to commit to a tour of their country after 2027

Brian Bennett, a record-breaking Test centurion via Ockbrook & Borrowash

JAMES COYNE AT TRENT BRIDGE: A Derbyshire club, a stone's throw from Trent Bridge, played a part in the development of the young Zimbabwe opener, whose second Test century gave England food for thought

"They obviously think I'm the right man for the job": Zak Crawley untroubled by external pressure

JAMES COYNE AT TRENT BRIDGE: The England opener made 124 on the first day against Zimbabwe, and he feels he has timed his return to form well for the start of the international summer

Zimbabwe dealt harsh reminder of the gap to the top

JAMES COYNE AT TRENT BRIDGE: Zimbabwean cricket has almost come back from nothing over the last decade. Good work is going on, but not much of it was obvious on the first day at Trent Bridge

"Some people call us the Twin Towers, some call us Tom and Jerry"

JAMES COYNE: Richard Ngarava and Blessing Muzarabani are Zimbabwe's new-ball bowlers hoping to punch some holes in Bazball this week

Zimbabweans give heart against pacy young side

JAMES COYNE AT GRACE ROAD: Sceptical about the worth of modern tour games? I don't blame you. But Zimbabwe gave it everything at Grace Road today, against a young but fast composite county attack

"There's no shortcuts to bowling fitness": Kyle Abbott takes issue with ECB rest policy

JAMES COYNE AT TRENT BRIDGE: Sonny Baker, not John Turner, got the nod to face Nottinghamshire among Hampshire's quicks on England development contracts, but the South African seamer took issue with the ECB's rest and rotation policy around them

T20 World Cup wickets head way out West

JAMES COYNE: Two of the drop-in pitches used in New York have been acquired by Major League Cricket, while Eisenhower Park will return to hosting local cricket again

Grace Scrivens displays England credentials before losing battle of the opener-captains

JAMES COYNE AT LOUGHBOROUGH: Scrivens showed superb temperament to carry her bat for an unbeaten 120, but The Blaze’s collection of international players, highlighted by Tammy Beaumont's 116 not out, won the day

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