Will Macpherson

Brydon Carse is held in high regard by England and was awarded a two-year central contract before making his Test debut - Phil Walter/Getty Images

Adam Hollioake has acted as a batting coach for Pakistan but Kent would represent his first major head coach role - Popperfoto via Getty Images/Philip Brown

A view of a match ball ahead of The Hundred women's match at Headingley, Leeds.

Robin Smith has been public about his struggles with addiction - Random House/Julian Andrews

Cricket will have a new live free-to-air TV broadcaster from 2025 after Channel 5 stepped in to pick up four T20 internationals from the BBC.

The Gabba will not host the first Ashes Test Down Under in 2025/6 - Getty Images/Saeed Khan

Seamer opens up on wife’s diagnosis, not taking cricket for granted and his aspirations to play for New Zealand and Derbyshire again

Oval Invincibles are crowned the Hundred men's champions for 2024 - PA/Steven Paston

Rocky Flintoff is one of seven front-line batsmen in the 16-man squad - Getty Images/Ben Hoskins

If you are already thinking about the Ashes, you can be sure the England hierarchy are too – our team have go at selecting the first Test XI