Nathan Lyon

Young batter one of four to reach fifty as Lancashire struggle for penetration

Former Test captain says he would rather see Lyon bowling in first-class cricket than doing a pre-season at home in Australia

Star overseas signing only bowls two overs as rain curtails debut

England seamer looks to manage workload ahead of West Indies Tests in July

Australia spinner ready and willing to help Tom Hartley's development as he plots course towards 2027

Several of Australia's red-ball specialists and fringe Test players are heading to England for the start of the County Championship season

With some of the best long-format players around approaching the twilight of their careers, here's a look at how many runs and wickets they're likely to end with

Off-spinner allowed to play seven of first nine Championship matches to manage workload ahead of Tests vs India

The offspinner is also confident the current Australia Test side can stay together until the next Ashes

With 202 runs to get and six wickets in hand, the offspinner says there is confidence in the rest of the batting group

"There's the real sense of calm out there when you know you've got someone that good," says Australia captain Pat Cummins

A look at some of the key stats from the opening Test between New Zealand and Australia in Wellington

New Zealand had started the fourth day with hope but that soon evaporated once the offspinner got to work

Carey's form a cause for concern for the visitors as his batting average slips under 30

The visitors lost 6 for 37 but a target of 369 would mean breaking records for New Zealand

Six Australians, three Indians, three West Indians and two South Africans win honours

Australia's frontline spinner underlined his quality by doing what no other visiting bowler has before in India - taking eight, twice

Peter Handscomb also reached three figures before Victoria's bowlers made inroads in the final session

Maddinson made his second successive century while Will Pucovski and Peter Handscomb posted unbeaten half-centuries to put Victoria in command