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World Test champions aim to build legacy in face of administrative adversity

MELINDA FARRELL AT LORD'S: Despite beating Australia to lift the Test Mace, South Africa will be forced to wait until October 2026 to play a home red-ball match, but that has nothing to do with the team's desire

Temba Bavuma awakes from nightmare to partake in dream partnership with Aiden Markram

MELINDA FARRELL AT LORD'S: With the World Test Championship final on the line, Temba Bavuma, who suffered a hamstring strain early in his knock, and Aiden Markram combined for a 143-run partnership to take their side to the cusp of victory

Cameron Green "incredibly thankful" to Gloucestershire for final rehabilitation step before WTC final

MELINDA FARRELL: The allrounder's three centuries during a five-match county cricket spell in the opening block of this season have helped him earn an immediate return to the Australian side, despite not being able to bowl yet, at No.3

The Valentine Man, pitch invasions and chaos brought to the village of Broughty Ferry

MELINDA FARRELL IN DUNDEE: What started as a Men's Cricket World Cup League 2 match ended in a dramatic, colourful and thrilling finale

"I thought I pulled off a little bit of a great escape" - Scotland and Nepal cut contrasting figures of emotion

MELINDA FARRELL IN DUNDEE: A combination of Mark Watt, Karan KC and Ryan Milne, soundtracked by the fanatical Nepal fanbase, turned a Cricket World Cup League 2 match into one to remember

No shortcuts, no stone left unturned: Ben Stokes is back, baby

MELINDA FARRELL AT TRENT BRIDGE: England's Test captain and superstar allrounder kept his promise to Stuart Broad by delivering a punchy, thrilling spell with the ball on day two against Zimbabwe

Under the greatest scrutiny, Ollie Pope does all he can to keep his place

MELINDA FARRELL AT TRENT BRIDGE: With the impending return of Jacob Bethell, who impressed in New Zealand, weighing heavily on England's top order, they all made centuries and none were more impressive or more inventive than Pope's

Emilio Gay: Distractions, dedication and how potential England honours play with the mind

MELINDA FARRELL: The left-hander struck his second century for Durham in the win over Division One leaders Nottinghamshire, having started the campaign with a pair against the same opponent

James Minto embraces the Ben Stokes comparisons with breakthrough innings

MELINDA FARRELL AT CHESTER-LE-STREET: The Durham teenager crunches a record-breaking half-century in front of England's Test captain, who was priming himself for the summer ahead

Changes are better late than never – but this time keep an eye on where Australia go next

MELINDA FARRELL: English cricket has moved with the times this summer, but it is easy to forget how far behind their Ashes they remain

Is Haseeb Hameed 3.0 making a case for an England recall?

MELINDA FARRELL AT CHESTER-LE-STREET: The Nottinghamshire captain continued his fine start to the new County Championship season with a second career double century

Flattered Surrey encounter an increasingly familiar foe

MELINDA FARRELL AT EDGBASTON: Warwickshire turned to an unlikely source in Rob Yates with the ball, and they'll need more inspiration on day four if they are to manufacture a result from a batting-dominated contest

How SACA, talent and ability delivered Zen Malik's lucky No.13

MELINDA FARRELL AT EDGBASTON: The Warwickshire batter upstaged Tom Latham's 184 - the latest chapter in a remarkable story of perseverance

Without genuine meritocracy cricket's expansion remains in reverse

MELINDA FARRELL: The distribution of ICC funding means that the Associate nations trying to play catch-up are being prohibited from doing so

Kathryn Bryce: Scotland's lack of international fixtures "quite disheartening"

MELINDA FARRELL: Scotland's failure to qualify for this year's Women's World Cup means the team have no international fixtures scheduled until 2026, and their captain admitted it is "difficult to know" whether some players may switch allegiances

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