Neil Pickup - ARTICLES

There was only one side in the contest at Chester-le-Street, but Bangladesh survived until stumps with a much-improved batting display

England and Bangladesh resumed battle at Chester-le-Street, picking up from where their scripts concluded six days prior at Lord’s

England wrapped up the First Test at Lord’s by a comfortable margin, but not before Khaled Mashud had provided 90 minutes’ resistance

A series of injudicious shots followed by a barrage of innocuous bowling combined to leave England firmly on top after the first day

Half-centuries from Shahid Afridi, Bazid Khan and Yousuf Youhana set Pakistan on their way to a third ODI win despite Chris Gayle’s 124

Sixteen-year-old Mushfiqur Rahim’s maiden first-class century was the brightest spark for Bangladesh during a soggy County Ground draw

The West Indies subsided to another limp defeat in the second ODI of their series against South Africa at Kingston’s Sabina Park

The English summer looms on the horizon – but April, nonetheless, was sufficiently illuminated to escape the shade of the hype.

A Test match containing eight centuries, 1462 runs and 17 wickets finished. No one really cared, but Mark Boucher took a wicket.

Former Indian coach John Wright has strongly criticised the selection committee, following the end of his four-year tenure