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LOST TIME: Reece Topley (right) celebrates the dismissal of New Zealand’s Rachin Ravindra with his England team-mates at The Ageas Bowl, Southampton. Picture: John Walton/PA

Topley hopes to avoid injury repeat to make his mark at World Cup

STRIKE FORCE: Surrey's Gus Atkinson of Surrey could be a major player for England at this year's World Cup Picture: Ben Hoskins/Getty Images

Atkinson backed as ideal replacement for England's Jofra Archer

GOT HIM: England's Reece Topley celebrates with Harry Brook after taking the wicket of Mohammad Rizwan. Picture: Alex Davidson/Getty Images

Superchargers offers England star way back into World Cup fold

England player Harry Brook reacts during catching practice during England nets ahead of the first Ashes Test Match at Edgbaston on June 14, 2023 in Birmingham, England. (Picture: Stu Forster/Getty Images)

'This is absolutely a childhood dream' - Harry Brook reveals Ashes ambition

Former Yorkshire and England star Liam Plunkett, who will be turning out for San Francisco Unicorns in Major League Cricket. Picture by Alex Whitehead/SWpix.com

New US T20 competition no threat to county cricket at present - Gough

Katie Levick is looking forward to a new season with Northern Diamonds (Picture: Simon Wilkinson/SWPix.com)

Katie Levick eyeing personal milestone as WPL accelerates game's growth

FINGERS CROSSED: Chris Woakes, who hopes sacrificing an Indian Premier League payday in favour of a County Championship stint gives him the best chance of featuring in the Ashes. Picture: Darren England via AAP

Woakes hoping home comforts can secure Ashes role with England

BACK IN THE GAME: England's fast bowler Jofra Archer has impressed during the recent ODI series against Bangladesh - his main target being this summer's Ashes Test series against Australia Picture: Shaun Botterill/PA.

Archer remains at forefront of England's minds for Ashes return

BIG DEAL: Harry Brook saw his stock rise even further during the Indian Premier League auction after scoring a deal in excess of £1m with Sunrisers Hyderabad Picture: AP Photo/Anjum Naveed

Yorkshire's Brook breaks £1m barrier in IPL auction

England's Jason Roy. (Photo by Richard Heathcote/Getty Images)

Jason Roy happy to be back with England after ‘dark time’

England's Jonny Bairstow celebrates his century from just 77 balls against New Zealand at Trent Bridge on Tuesday Picture: Mike Egerton/PA

How Jonny Bairstow’s England Test heroics were inspired by spell in IPL

DOUBTFUL: New Zealand's Trent Boult. Picture: Mike Egerton/PA Wire.

New Zealand pair Trent Boult and Henry Nicholls unlikely to feature at Lords

England's Jos Buttler: Happy tour is on. Picture: PA

England’s Jos Buttler happy to tour South Africa in a bubble

West Indies batsman Chris Gayle: Six-hit king. Picture: Tim Goode/PA

There’s more than just bling behind Chris Gayle, the coolest cricketer on the pl...

WHETHER Chris Gayle is the sexiest cricketer in the world I am not qualified to say.

Chris Waters

Busy man: Jofra Archer, competing on England duty where their priorities should lie, despite the money on offer and the time out of the game required to play in the Indian Premier League (Picture: Getty Images)

Ben Stokes, Jofra Archer and Sam Curran pulled between IPL and England duty

Martyn Moxon: Believes previous tournament could have been ahead of its time.

T20 Champions League worthy of a place in cricketing schedule, says Martyn Moxon

Role reversal: England fast bowler Jofra Archer of Rajasthan Royals hit four sixes in an over in a recent match. (AP Photo/Surjeet Yadav)

Chris Waters on why cricket just going crazy over this here-today, gone-tomorrow...

World leaders: England cricket coach Chris Silverwood

England have set blueprint for rest of the cricketing world to follow, claims Ch...

NOT QUITE: Yorkshire's David Willey excelled for England in the recent ODI series against Ireland, but was still omitted from the squad to face Australia. Picture: Andrew Couldridge/NMC Pool/PA

David Willey moves on from England axe by turning focus to Yorkshire T20 bid

Usain Bolt has reportedly tested positive for coronavirus (Getty Images)

Usain Bolt has tested positive for coronavirus after his birthday party - here's...

Joe Root playing for Yorkshire (Picture: Getty Images)

Yorkshire CCC waiting to learn Joe Root’s four-day availability

Incoming: Indian spinner Ravi Ashwin, pictured warming up in the nets ahead of the Christmas Test with Australia, is joining Yorkshire for a portion of the 2020 season. (Picture: Quinn Rooney/Getty Images)

Indian spinner Ravi Ashwin ‘thrilled’ to be joining Yorkshire CCC

Ravi Ashwin bowling for India against Australia

India bowling star Ravi Ashwin set to join Yorkshire CCC for 2020

England's Jonny Bairstow.

England’s cricketers can follow All Blacks example and reap more silverware, bel...

England's Joe Denly and Joe Root (right) take part in catching practice during the nets session at Edgbaston.

The Ashes will still have an edge to them, says Ben Stokes

Ben Stokes expects a healthy dose of white line fever to keep tensions high during the Ashes, guaranteeing “some sort of theatre” between England and Australia.

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Australia's David Warner. Picture: Simon Cooper/PA

Jonny Bairstow puzzled by Australian plea for fans not to boo David Warner and S...

England's Jofra Archer (left) celebrates with Joe Root after taking the wicket of Sri Lanka's Dhananjaya de Silva at Headingley. Picture: Tim Goode/PA

England v Australia – Jofra Archer happy to put friendship with Steve Smith to u...

INJURY: Dale Steyn Picture: Lee Warren/Gallo Images/Getty Images

World Cup – England v South Africa: Proteas shuffle bowling pack to cover for Da...

India captain Virat Kohli (Picture: Nick Potts/PA Wire).

‘Great athlete’ Jofra Archer has intimidating pace, warns India’s captain Virat ...

Jonny Bairstow hits out for England in a recent T20 clash against West Indies. Picture: Getty Images

Chris Waters – Why Jonny Bairstow leaves Joe Root and company firmly in the shad...

England's Joe Root plays a shot against West Indies during the first One Day International cricket match at the Kensington Oval in Bridgetown, Barbados. (AP Photo/Ricardo Mazalan)

England agree to let Joe Root carry on batting in T20s

Jonny Bairstow

Martyn Moxon expecting Jonny Bairstow to be a big hit in the Indian Premier Leag...

England's Jonny Bairstow: Will play alongside Kane Williamson.

Yorkshire's Jonny Bairstow snapped up at auction

HAVE A BASH: Joe Root hopes to enhance his game in the shortest format of the game when playing with Sydney Thunder in the Big Bash this winter. Picture: Danny Lawson/PA

Big Bash deal offers Joe Root chance to evolve all-round game

David Gower is bringing his solo tour to Halifax.

David Gower on the Tiger Moth jape that downed his England career

FOLLOW ME: England's Joe Root during a practice session ahead of their second one-day international cricket match with Sri Lanka in Dambulla. Picture: AP/Eranga Jayawardena.

Joe Root believes he is still the right man to captain England

Crowd-pullers: Yorkshire's Adam Lyth and Harry Brook in T20 action against Durham.

Chris Waters: Is the T20 golden goose being overcooked?

New Zealander Kane Williamson will be back in action for Yorkshire when they play Lancashire next Friday (Picture: Ross Setford/AP).

Williamson looking to learn '˜from all the guys' on his return to play for Yorks...

Yorkshire and England's Liam Plunkett. Picture : David Davies/PA

Positive influence of Ponting not lost on Yorkshire's Liam Plunkett

New Zealand captain Kane Williamson during the nets session at the Cardiff Wales Stadium. (Picture: PA)

'˜Unexpected workload' reduces Kane Williamson's Yorkshire involvement

England's Jos Buttler pictured ahead of Monday's nets session at Lord's (Picture: Steven Paston/PA Wire).

Jos Buttler intends to play with freedom on England Test return

England's Joe Root and Jonny Bairstow (Picture: PA)

England do not fear Amir, insists bullish Bairstow

Sir Ian Botham. Picture: Jason O'Brien/PA

Botham prepared to give '˜Hundred' plans time to develop

Yorkshire's Liam Plunkett: Not turning his back on the red-ball game.

Yorkshire CCC 2018: Test cricket remains the pinnacle for Liam Plunkett

Adil Rashid: Will only play white-ball cricket this summer.

Chris Waters: Yorkshire would have been right to show Adil Rashid the door

UNSIGNED: Adil Rashid, Jonny Bairstow and, right, David Willey remained unsigned at the IPL auction, along with county colleagues Joe Root and Liam Plunkett.

Chris Waters: How failing to attract a bid can only help Yorkshire's cause

POPULAR GUY: Liam Plunkett is congratulated by his England team-mates after taking a wicket against in an ODI Ireland earlier this year. Picture: John Walton/PA

Liam Plunkett hopes England form can put him in T20 shop window

Tim Bresnan celebrates one of six wickets he took in last Friday's win over Lancashire (Picture: SWPix.com)

Sell-out Roses match gives Tim Bresnan taste for T20's city format

England's Anya Shrubsole celebrates the wicket of India's Rajeshwari Gayakwad during the ICC Women's World Cup Final at Lord's, London. (Picture: John Walton/PA Wire.)

Weekend Interview: Women's cricket has to cash in on World Cup win '“ Mark Robin...

Englands Ben Stokes celebrates reaching his century during Saturdays ICC Champions Trophy Group A win over Australia at Edgbaston (Picture: Mike Egerton/PA Wire).

I'm never happy with how I'm going, claims Stokes

England's Ben Stokes.

England's Stokes is happy to learn from best

England's Eoin Morgan.

ODI captain Morgan fired up over '˜world-beater' Stokes

Could city T20 be coming to English cricket? A general view of Yorkshire Vikings v Northants Steelbacks (Picture: SWPix.com)

City-based Twenty20 moves a step closer

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