English County Championship

R Ashwin signs up with Yorkshire, will play for County Club after conclusion of IPL 2020

Ashwin, 33, who will play for Delhi Capitals in the upcoming Indian Premier League, will be Yorkshire's main overseas spinner following South African Keshav Maharaj's stint in 2019.

Highlights, England vs Pakistan, 2nd Test, Day 1 at Headingley, Full Cricket Score: Hosts trail by 68 runs at stumps

Catch all the LIVE scores and updates from the second Test between England vs Pakistan at Headingly

Australia's Matt Renshaw continues dream county run with second century for Somerset against Yorkshire

Australia opener Matt Renshaw's superb start in county cricket continued on Saturday when he scored a hundred before lunch for Somerset against Yorkshire – his second century in as many matches

South Africa's Morne Morkel signs for county side Surrey post-international retirement

Morkel Morkel, 33, took 309 wickets in 86 Tests at an average of 27.66 and was a member of the South Africa side that topped the International Cricket Council's Test rankings in 2012.

Kumar Sangakkara calls for minimum Test pay for all countries to stop young players ditching the longest format

Sangakkara praised the shorter format for spreading the game's popularity to new markets but warned that without change Test cricket could face a battle to remain relevant

Defending English county champions Middlesex suffer relegation after loss to Somerset

Middlesex's Australian captain Adam Voges conceded his team had been outplayed but was not impressed by the state of the pitch.

Indian umpire Nitin Menon to officiate in English County Championship in June

Nitin Menon will be umpiring in the Leicestershire versus Sussex match from 9-12 June and Worcestershire's game against Kent from 19-22 June.