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Follow live over-by-over commentary from the final day of the first Test between England and New Zealand at Lord's on Monday, May 25

Stokes followed up hitting the fastest ever Test century at Lord's with three wickets, as England hunted down New Zealand

England win memorable first Test by 124 runs thanks to Moeen Ali's brilliant diving catch

Surrey rallied in the final session to end day two on 250-8 in their LV= County Championship Division Two clash with Kent at Beckenham.

James Hildreth moved towards 1,000 first-class runs for the summer with a superb 82 on the second day of Somerset's match against Yorkshire at Taunton.

Geoffrey Boycott: This was a Test to lift the spirits of every cricket supporter in the land, and a star was born in Ben Stokes

Australian Trevor Bayliss is the surprise name in negotiations with the ECB about becoming England’s new head coach.

England interim head coach Paul Farbrace talked up the credentials of his potential successor Trevor Bayliss after the first Test win over New Zealand at Lord's.

England all-rounder Ben Stokes hailed the first Test win over New Zealand at Lord's as his greatest moment in cricket so far.

The new sweater seen during the first test against New Zealand has been described as "an abomination", "a disgrace" and something that looks like it was knitted by a drunk grandmother

New Zealand captain Brendon McCullum was full of praise for 'enterprising' England after the tourists lost the first Test by 124 runs on a thrilling final day at Lord's.

New England coach is from the old school, loves talking cricket over a beer, but most importantly agrees with Andrew Strauss about empowering players

Pakistan's cricket board have banned left-arm spinner Raza Hasan for two years after he tested positive for cocaine.

Nasser Hussain thinks Trevor Bayliss’ experience in one-day cricket could have been the deciding factor in him landing the role of England head coach ahead of Jason Gillespie.

Ben Stokes inspired England to a stunning 124-run victory as New Zealand slumped to 220 all out in the final session of an absorbing first Test at Lord’s.

County Championship - updates from around the grounds.

The man set to take over England - a terrorist survivor and the world's most underrated cricket coach

Exclusive: Australian accepts offer to replace Peter Moores as head coach after ECB opt against appointing Jason Gillespie

Australian Trevor Bayliss is being tipped to become the surprise choice as England’s new head coach.

Australian Trevor Bayliss is in negotiations with the ECB about becoming England’s new head coach with Yorkshire’s Jason Gillespie out of the running.

Saeed Ajmal was not recalled to Pakistan’s one-day squad for the three-match series against Zimbabwe.