Will Macpherson

Will Macpherson of The Telegraph Shoaib Bashir will return to England's test team at Lord's having spent the winter in the Ashes wilderness.

Back in action six months after a dismal Ashes campaign, England must not only win Test matches this summer but also hearts and minds.

England captain Ben Stokes has sent a crystal-clear message to his strike bowler Ollie Robinson: Welcome back, congratulations on your recall, but the hard work starts now.

It was the big Bazball reset but it seemed like the same old story for England's batsmen.

The ball dominated the bat across the first two innings of the Lord's Test, with England and New Zealand both bundled out inside the first 70 overs of the game.

The ball dominated the bat across the first two innings of the Lord’s Test, with England and New Zealand both bundled out inside the first 70 overs of the game.

England captain Ben Stokes believes this week's Lord's pitch was "not good" for the future of imperilled Test cricket.

Ben Stokes and Gus Atkinson are being investigated by the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) after "a breach of team protocols" in a nightclub following the first Test against New Zealand.

Ben Stokes and Gus Atkinson are being investigated by the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) after “a breach of team protocols” in a nightclub following the first Test against New Zealand.

Ben Stokes's position as England Test captain is hanging by a thread after an altercation at a nightclub with a Saracens rugby player in the early hours of Monday morning.