Aged just 21, Thomas Wilson is a relative newcomer to the Three Lions environment having first joined up with the squad towards the end of last year after impressing in his debut season with Lancashire, which caught the eye of coach Derek Morgan.

Lancashire women’s cricket captain and Trafford resident Jasmine Titmuss has become the first ever Ambassador for Pride Sports, an organisation focused on LGBT sports development.

Wilson has been announced as part of a 15-man squad that will travel out to Melbourne for four one-day internationals and two T20 matches against Australia, with the first match taking place on March 14.

MM took to the streets to find out whether Manchester think new measures should be brought in to ensure better protection for sport stars, to ensure their safety, after the tragic death of star batsman Phillip Hughes

Cricket Australia announced that Hughes had passed away on Thursday afternoon in Sydney, just two days after being struck on the head by the ball in a domestic match.

Cricket Australia announced that Hughes had passed away on Thursday afternoon in Sydney, the country’s captain Michael Clarke reading out a statement from Hughes’ family.

Former England all-rounder Andrew ‘Freddie’ Flintoff has joined Brisbane Heat for this year’s Australian Big Bash T20 competition.

Relegated Lancashire recently announced that Ashley Giles will take over as head coach next season and the two players may not be the last to be cut

Pietersen tweeted last night that he had been made aware that Anderson, along with fellow England bowler Graeme Swann and Stuart Broad, all had access to the parody twitter account @KPGenius.

Never one to shy away, the former England batsman reiterated all of the eyebrow-raising claims he made in his autobiography out this week, which have caused a media storm around the England and Wales Cricket Board.

England’s Visually Impaired Cricket team’s newest member from Ashton-under-Lyne is already targeting World Cup glory – despite having yet to make his first appearance.