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Ashar Zaidi and Michael Yardy made unbeaten half-centuries as Sussex fought back impressively in their crucial LV= County Championship game against Somerset at Hove.

Former England left-arm spinner would like to play overseas in January in a bid to attract a county next year as first step back to Test cricket

Interview: Surrey all-rounder with the Cambridge double first has made enormous strides with his bowling this season and tells Nick Hoult of a useful escape route from the pressures of a maiden tour

Zafar Ansari has suffered an injury scare on the day he was called up to England's Test squad to face Pakistan in the United Arab Emirates.

Zafar Ansari suffered an open dislocation of his left thumb just hours after he was called up to England's Test squad to face Pakistan in the United Arab Emirates.

Former England spinner Monty Panesar is one of four players who will leave Essex at the end of the season, the club have announced.

Surrey all-rounder Zafar Ansari believes it is his consistency that has earned him a call-up to the England Test squad.

Michael Atherton reckons Alex Hales' aggression earned him the nod over fellow opener Adam Lyth for England's Test series against Pakistan.

Scyld Berry: Pitches will be at their easiest to bat on in the opening overs in the UAE, which means England must tinker with their tactics

Durham coach Paul Collingwood and Mahela Jayawardene will both join England’s management team in different consultancy roles, the ECB have announced.

Surrey's Zafar Ansari has been named in England's Test squad to face Pakistan in the United Arab Emirates, along with Nottinghamshire duo Alex Hales and James Taylor.

Zafar Ansari was dismissed for 99 but his patient 244-ball innings ensured Surrey had the best of the opening day of their top-of-the-table game against Lancashire at Old Trafford.