Ed Joyce

The importance of openers is reflected in the fact that the top two sides have established, performing pairs

Murray Power, Irish Cricket Union's chairman, talks to Cricinfo about his country's future

Once again, England are launching themselves into a major tournament on a wing and a prayer

There were no surprises when David Graveney announced England's 15-man squad for the World Cup

It took ten matches, but England finally managed to beat Australia. And they did it in style by earning a bonus point with the 92-run victory

England have been looking for positives despite winning only one game on their horror three-month tour of Australia. Their latest loss provided one clear positive: their trip will almost certainly end a week early after New Zealand's comprehensive 58-run

The curse of the Andrew Flintoff captaincy continued at Adelaide, where Daniel Vettori bowled New Zealand to victory in a low-scoring contest. Vettori took four wickets as England collapsed in their modest chase of 211 to be all out for 120 in the 38th ov

Ed Joyce, the Middlesex left-hander who has been summoned into England's Ashes squad to replace Marcus Trescothick, is still trying to take in his call-up but is determined to use the chance to push forward his international career

The regular Monday column in which Steven Lynch answers your questions about (almost) any aspect of cricket:

The return of the regular Monday column in which Steven Lynch answers your questions about (almost) any aspect of cricket

Two crisp fifties from Ed Joyce and Owais Shah, and a belligerent unbeaten 54 from Scott Styris in the dying overs of the day led a confident Middlesex reply to Sussex's 507 on the second day at picturesque Southgate

A round-up from the latest round of County Championship matches

A round-up from the first day of the latest round of County Championship matches as it returns following the Twenty20

Ed Joyce is confident that he will be back in action in less than six weeks after suffering an ankle injury during the Twenty20 international at The Rose Bowl last week

Sri Lanka kept their cool under the lights to secure a thrilling two-run victory off the last ball of the Twenty20 international at The Rose Bowl

Welcome to a vision of the not-too-distant future. In a little under nine months' time, the ninth cricket World Cup will be getting underway in the Caribbean, and on today's evidence it promises to be an event of unrelenting tedium

England began their one-day season with an unspectacular 38-run win in their inaugural match against Ireland at Stormont

At the age of 32, Glen Chapple has been named as the surprise inclusion in England's one-day squad to face Sri Lanka later this month

Glen Chapple is one of a clutch of surprise inclusions for England's matches against Ireland and Sri Lanka which Andrew Strauss will lead as Andrew Flintoff is being rested