"It's probably been coming for a while," Ravi Bopara says with a smile, as he announces his decision to call time on his playing days in county cricket, bringing a storied career with Essex, Sussex ...

The County Championship season gets underway on Friday, bringing with it a sense of excitement and renewal after Rob Key's recent pledge to repair the broken relationship between the England team and ...

Players withdrawn from County Championship matches due to illness or injury must have eight-day stand-down period before they can play again; cricketers can be replaced due to significant life events ...