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Miller open-minded about Pietersen stand-in

Rob Barnett

England national selector Geoff Miller says Kevin Pietersen’s replacement for the first Investec Test with New Zealand will not be decided only by batting returns in this week’s England Lions game.

Root named as Lions skipper

Yorkshire batsman Joe Root will captain the England Lions team to face New Zealand in a four-day game starting on May 9 at Grace Road, Leicester.

Parsons predicts Lions will graduate

England Lions may have been winless on their trip to Australia, but ECB performance director David Parsons expects the more impressive tourists to soon play senior international cricket.

Damp end to Lions tour

England Lions’ hopes of avoiding a winless tour of Australia were ended as the final one-day international of five against the home A side was abandoned without a ball being bowled.

Ballance and Lions floored

A facial injury to half-centurion Gary Ballance hampered England Lions in Australia A’s 45-run win at the SCG.

Ballance and Lions floored

Images from the SCG where a facial injury to half-centurion Gary Ballance hampered England Lions in Australia A’s 45-run win.

Australia A draft in Butterworth

Australia have made yet another alteration to their A squad for the ongoing one-day series with England Lions, with Luke Butterworth taking the place of the injured Ben Cutting.

Australia A overcome Taylor's lone hand

James Taylor’s defiant unbeaten 78 was not enough to prevent Australia A from opening up an unassailable 3-0 lead over England Lions with a 113-run one-day international victory in Hobart.

Australia A overcome Taylor's lone hand

Images from Hobart, where James Taylor’s defiant unbeaten 78 was not enough to prevent Australia A from opening up an unassailable 3-0 lead in their five-match one-day international series with England...

Coles and Stokes to return to UK

Kent pace bowler Matt Coles and Durham all-rounder Ben Stokes will be sent home from England Lions' tour of Australia, following disciplinary hearings for unprofessional conduct.