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Black Caps ponder bowling options

New Zealand captain Brendon McCullum has confirmed spinner Bruce Martin and seamer Doug Bracewell are going head to head for a place in the first Investec Test against England.

Clarke optimistic over fitness

Skipper Michael Clarke is confident he will be fit to lead Australia in this summer's Investec Ashes.

England focus only on Black Caps - Broad

Stuart Broad has revealed England will target a fast start when the opening Investec Test of the summer begins at Lord's on Thursday - and prove their minds are on the task of overcoming New Zealand only.

Boult out to better hero Wasim

Trent Boult has the chance to achieve something his childhood hero Wasim Akram never managed - by putting his name on the Lord's honours board.

ECB announces Cricketers of the Year

Matt Prior and Katherine Brunt have been named, respectively, as the England Men's and England Women's Cricketer of the Year for 2012-2013. Ben Foakes and Matthew Dean have also been honoured at Lord's.

Buoyant Bresnan ready to impress

England bowler Tim Bresnan is confident he is back to his best after one of the toughest decisions of his life to go through with a second elbow operation.

Black Caps receive Southee boost

New Zealand can press on with Plan A for the first Investec Test against England after scans cleared frontline seamer Tim Southee to play at Lord's.

Giles keen to keep Root grounded

Matthew Sherry

Ashley Giles has cautioned against building Joe Root up too quickly despite the Lions skipper’s outstanding start to the English summer.

Rain tames Lions

Matthew Sherry

Joe Root took his first-class run-tally to a quite astonishing 646 in just four innings, yet his England Lions team were denied a chance to push for victory by rain against the New Zealanders.

Swann and Bresnan progress pleases Miller

Rob Barnett

Graeme Swann and Tim Bresnan are bowling as well as they did before undergoing elbow surgery, according to national selector Geoff Miller.