Half-centuries from Mohammad Hafeez and debutant Haider Ali set up victory

Ireland put in spirited performance but trail 2-0 with one match to play on Tuesday

Three-match series will also count towards World Cup qualification

24-strong squad will prepare for three-match ODI series in Southampton

In a game that hinges on getting players out, what happens when you cannot get one out?

Nathan Lyon takes 6-49 as hosts fall to a crushing 251-run defeat at Edgbaston

Story of this series will be his journey from boo-magnet to a sporting phenomenon

Second-consecutive ton leaves England with a full day to bat in order to save opening Test

Australia lose three early wickets but edge into the lead in opening Ashes Test

Smith takes Australia to unexpected heights on topsy-turvy day

Anderson and Broad joined by Woakes for opener against Aussies at Edgbaston

Sent in as a nightwatchman, the Somerset tailender fell just short of a century

Late runs from England tailenders set to give Ireland a challenging fourth-innings target

‘I didn’t think I’d be on the away team’s honours board when I first started playing’

Tim Murtagh tears through England’s batting order as hosts skittled for just 85 runs

First Test meeting with England will be one of the biggest games in Irish cricket history

Jason Roy one of four players who won final in squad for Lord’s test

The England team includes several key players who were born in other countries

The 15-man squad included five players born outside the UK, including Irish-born captain

India suffer first defeat of the competition in high-scoring match at Edgbaston

England’s hopes of reaching semi-finals dealt a real blow by Australia

England captain inspires his side to 150 run victory over Afghanistan at Old Trafford

Fine centuries from Joe Root and Jos Buttler in vain as Pakistan bounce back in style

Stuart Broad leads an England fightback on day two but hosts tighten their grip on Test

West Indies seized the initiative with the help of the weather

The team needs fresh legs and minds, and Stuart Broad certainly sounds as if he is ready

Late wickets leave tourists in sight of victory in Colombo

Tourists need 31 minutes to take final three wickets and take Pallekele Test by 57 runs

Captain helps his side into 278-run lead against Sri Lanka in Kandy

Moeen Ali takes four second innings wickets as Rangana Herath bows out in Galle

Jimmy Anderson passes Glenn McGrath as retiring Alastair Cook says his final goodbye

England have a lead of 154 runs with Cook unbeaten on 46

Tourists’ resistance all but ends with Virat Kohli as Joe Root’s side take thrilling Test

India are facing by far their highest chase to win a Test match in England

Pujara’s century helps India establish a slender 27-run advantage struck a century

England’s Irish captain, Eoin Morgan, leads them to a 2-1 ODI series win over India

Tourists reduced to 8-5 before Chris Woakes’ resistance proves futile in Adelaide

England put Ashes defeat behind them in opening one-day clash

Side rebounds from 4-0 Test defeat as they kick off limited-overs leg of tour Down Under

‘We’ve not been blown away every game, doesn’t feel like completely disastrous series’