Steve Harmison

Hampshire departed the north-east heading for the south-west tonight with their tails between their legs having seen their National League Division Two championship and promotion hopes take a hammering at the hands of Durham Dynamos at the Riverside.

This is how it was meant to be all along - two ferociously well-matched teams, asking no quarter and giving none in return

One-nil down with three to go

Changes are expected for the third Test against South Africa at Trent Bridge next Thursday, as England's selectors attempt to rediscover the winning formula that has been disastrously mislaid over the past two weeks

The England Coach Duncan Fletcher has made the following decision regarding the availability of England's contracted players to their Counties ahead of the 1st npower Test Match at Edgbaston on July 24th

Andrew Flintoff thumped a rapid 47 not out to help England complete a six-wicket victory over Zimbabwe at Bristol to book their place in the NatWest Series final

The England selectors have released Steve Harmison from the one-day squad, allowing him to play for Durham in their championship match against Worcestershire, which starts today

Alec Stewart became England's second-highest run-scorer in Tests, and Anthony McGrath took his average after two matches to 137, as England completed the first day of Test cricket at Durham in a predictably dominant position

The England and Wales Cricket Board today announced that Lancashire's James Anderson and Durham's Stephen Harmison have been awarded six month summer contracts to cover this summer's international programme.

Stephen Harmison's inclusion in today's Test team marks a significant step in the ECB & Durham Cricket Academy's bid to nurture future England stars

Stephen Harmison (Durham CCC) experienced a recurrence of his recent shin soreness problem at the recent England 'A' Team training camp at Edgbaston, and has not been passed fit to tour with the England 'A' Team this winter

MW Alleyne (Gloucestershire, capt), JP Crawley (Lancashire, vice-capt), IJ Ward (Surrey), VS Solanki (Worcestershire), U Afzaal (Nottinghamshire), A Habib (Leicestershire), DJG Sales (Northamptonshire), CMW Read (Nottinghamshire, wkt), JS Foster