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Kevin Pietersen has been told by Andrew Strauss he will not be selected for England again, according to Sky sources.

Simon Briggs: Departing chairman brought vast wealth to the English game but made errors over Allen Stanford, subscription TV and the IPL

Kevin Pietersen will meet new England boss Andrew Strauss on Monday night to discover whether his career-best 326 not out is enough for a Test recall.

David Miller’s last-ditch heroics proved in vain as Sunrisers Hyderabad strengthened their play-off bid with a five-run win over Kings XI Punjab.

The story of calamities Down Under should be essential reading for new director of cricket, says Steve James

Glamorgan batsman Will Bragg scored his second hundred of the summer to ensure honours remained fairly even at the mid-point of their County Championship clash with Kent at Canterbury.

After hitting a triple century for Surrey, Piers Morgan tweets that the ECB are ready to tell KP that there's no way back into the England set-up for him

County champions Yorkshire were in control despite running into an in-form Michael Carberry for Hampshire on the second day of the Division One County Championship clash at Headingley.

Former England seamer Kabir Ali has announced his retirement from first-class cricket because of a serious shoulder injury.

Kevin Pietersen heaped pressure on England's selectors to end his 15-month Test exile with a perfectly-timed double century against Leicestershire at The Oval.

Kevin Pietersen blasted a perfectly-timed record first-class score of 326 not out to heap pressure on England's selectors to end his 15-month Test exile.

New Zealand took the final four Somerset wickets required to seal a 66-run win in their opening tour match at Taunton.

Regular updates from Monday's County Championship matches - the action begins at 11am.

Sir Ian Botham says it is time to drop Alastair Cook as England captain and replace him with Joe Root.

Veteran all-rounder James Middlebrook has announced he is to become an umpire - soon after taking eight wickets on his return to his home county Yorkshire.

Pakistan could resume a bilateral series against India in the United Arab Emirates in December.