The questions English cricket must answer after fortnight from hell

With the fallout from the past fortnight far from over, and further changes inevitable in Nottingham, Daily Mail Sport looks at the doubts hanging over England's under-pressure Test team...

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'He's uncoachable - in a good way': The making of England's Jordan Cox

When Jordan Cox finally makes his Test debut against New Zealand at The Oval this week, he will complete an improbable journey that began with a show of bravado at the age of 10.

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Wisden Cricketers' Almanack - Cricketer of the year

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LAWRENCE BOOTH: English cricket left looking rudderless and weak

Only a few days after the win that was supposed to put to bed a dark winter and open the curtains on sunlit uplands, English cricket feels more confused than ever.

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LOU VINCENT: I feel the scars of my match-fixing every day

EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW BY LAWRENCE BOOTH: Among the crowd of 30,000 at Lord's this week for the first Test between England and New Zealand will be a face many thought would never fit.

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Inside the great county cricket 'tourist Aussies' debate

Even now, months later, England's lack of preparation for the Ashes induces a grimace. The bad news is that Australia are unlikely to make the same mistake ahead of their return trip in 2027.

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One tiny chip is transforming how counties scout, train and hit sixes

Cricket is on the brink of a major technological breakthrough with three counties practising with balls containing a chip that provides access to new levels of data.

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Secret meeting to stop 11 cricket counties hurtling over 'cliff edge'

The meeting was called due to increasing worries among non-host counties about spiralling costs and inflation. A document seen by Daily Mail Sport flagged up widespread fears of 'irrelevance or failur...

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ALLAN LAMB EXCLUSIVE: There's no accountability in this England team

Allan Lamb can't shake off his anger - both because of England's performance in Australia and the subsequent decision to stick with the managerial status quo.

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SAM COOK: I'm ready to right the wrongs of my England Test debut

It is not quite a year since Sam Cook won his lone Test cap. But as well as being a little older, he is also wiser. Having tried too hard back then, he is more relaxed now. And he wants his England pl...

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Wisden bowls out the competition at the indies

The latest in Wisden's long-running series of almanacks has topped the Independent Bookshop Top 20 in its first week, according to the latest set of data released by NielsenIQ BookScan.

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From the Golden Age to Poundland: How cricket abandoned its outgrounds

Outgrounds have a special place in the hearts of cricket lovers, the more so when not only abandoned by their county, but demolished and built over.

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Mining for talent: coal and cricket’s partnership

The camaraderie, work ethic and sheer strength from doing pit work once bred a host of fine players, writes Tanya Aldred

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JAMES REW: Can I emulate Jacob Bethell? He's a bit better than me!

EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW BY LAWRENCE BOOTH: Rew's name keeps cropping up in the England conversation - and no matter that he prefers the No 4 slot to the top three.

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The one question Robinson must answer to win back England Test place

In a winter of regret for the England Test team, one question went surprisingly unasked: how might they have fared on Australia's spicy pitches had Ollie Robinson not been persona non grata?

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Why England have gambled on McCullum and Key - and what's changing

English cricket's decision to stick with the status quo in the wake of the Ashes debacle had been long expected - but it is more of a gamble than the ECB hierarchy seem to think.

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EXCLUSIVE: English cricket is running out of BALLS - this is why

'If only I'd known this was going to happen, I'd have had a word with Donald Trump,' says the owner of the company that makes Dukes balls. 'Please don't attack anybody before the cricket season starts...

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Livingstone can moan but here's the reason he's out in the cold

The anger of the jilted sportsman is a tale as old as the English batting collapse. And as Liam Livingstone's latest outburst confirms, anger isn't always accompanied by clarity.

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Brendon McCullum will keep his job as England coach... for now

LAWRENCE BOOTH: McCullum confirmed his desire to keep his job after England's T20 World Cup semi-final defeat by India in Mumbai on Thursday, and he will be given that chance.

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England T20 World Cup PLAYER RATINGS: Who collapsed in the semi-final?

England were eliminated from the T20 World Cup after falling just seven runs short in their spirited chase of 254 against India. LAWRENCE BOOTH has rated each player's T20 World Cup campaign.

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Inside Sussex's financial hell and the impossible 'balancing act'

Drizzly Hove in February does not immediately feel like ground zero for one of English cricket's most vexed debates. But the financial misadventures of Sussex have dictated otherwise.

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Why McCullum must go after England's most disappointing Ashes tour

LAWRENCE BOOTH IN SYDNEY: This was not England's worst Ashes tour among their many failures in Australia down the years. But it was arguably their most disappointing.

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MATT PRIOR: If I got out like this I'd be dug out by the dressing room

It pains Matt Prior to say it, but say it he does. England's former wicketkeeper is ticking about the performance that left Ben Stokes's side two down in the Ashes with three to play.

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