With temperament, age and an undeniable talent on his side, Haseeb Hameed is a man who is only on the way up according to former England batsman Jonathan Trott.

Tim Bresnan believes there is no better way to kick off the 2017 Royal London One-Day Cup campaign than by facing Roses rivals Lancashire.

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.

Lancashire will be without strike bowler Jimmy Anderson and wicket-keeper Jos Buttler as they travel to Scotland for England’s first international game of the summer

Jimmy Anderson, 31, pens contract extension until 2015

MM takes a look at cricketers who have played for England in the Ashes

Former captain also announced Betfred Big Bash line-up