Cricket

BBC Sport pundit Sir Alastair Cook says England could have lost "four or five" wickets to the West Indies on the opening day of the first Test against West Indies.

Watch highlights from a rain-affected first day of the first Test between England and the West Indies at the Ageas Rose Bowl.

With countless safety measures and no fans in the ground, cricket's return was anything but familiar. The rain certainly was.

England endure a frustrating return to international cricket as the opening day of the first Test against West Indies is limited to 17.4 overs.

West Indies' Shannon Gabriel bowls England's Dominic Sibley with just the 10th delivery of the day as Test cricket returns at the Ageas Rose Bowl.

England and West Indies players take the knee before the first ball of the day to show their support for the Black Lives Matter movement.

England and West Indies players all take a knee in support of the Black Lives Matter movement before the first Test in Southampton.

BBC cricket commentator Alison Mitchell is alarmed to find a pigeon has flown in to her room, joking "I'm not sure he's got accreditation!".

Stand-in captain Ben Stokes says England are ready for the "massive occasion" of the first Test against West Indies, which starts on Wednesday.

Increased representation in leadership roles, an anti-discrimination charter and a bursary scheme for young black coaches are among initiatives announced by the ECB.

Ben Stokes, who captains England for the first Test against West Indies in place of Joe Root, says he is looking forward to the "challenge".

English cricket's 18 counties vote to play both red ball and white ball cricket when the delayed 2020 season starts on 1 August.

West Indies must try and win the Tests against England in four days, says legendary batsman Brian Lara.

Cricket Ireland chief executive Warren Deutrom says confirmation that the ODI series against England will go ahead is a major boost for the local game.

Opener Dom Sibley says he "felt self-conscious about my physique and my weight" on England's aborted tour of Sri Lanka.

Irish opener Paul Stirling says the team must be at their best if they are to shock world champions England after the ODI series between the sides was confirmed on Monday.

Three matches are confirmed for Southampton with a 31 July opener after the series was placed in doubt because of the Covid-19 pandemic.

As England captain Joe Root misses the first West Indies Test to be at the birth of his second child, BBC Sport hears more tales from cricketing dads.

West Indies all-rounder Carlos Brathwaite picks out the players England should be wary of when the Test series starts this week.

England name Dom Bess as their spinner in a 13-man squad for the first Test against West Indies.