Cricket Australia has banned a former Sri Lankan Test star from holding any position with Australian cricket for 20 years after he was found guilty of inappropriate behaviour.
Harry Brook has promised his England team will go out and have fun today against Australia, although the levels of enjoyment the last time these Ashes rivals met in Nottingham are unlikely to be reached.
RICHARD GIBSON: Jamie Smith will keep wicket against Ashes rivals Australia this month in a sign that England view him as a long-term bet across all three international formats.
LAWRENCE BOOTH: You might think it impossible to rob England v Australia of its lustre, but then you probably weren't in Southampton last Wednesday, or in Manchester on Sunday.
The bowler (left), who is England's all-time leading Test wicket taker with 704 scalps - at least 100 more than anyone else - retired at the start of the summer after the first Test against West Indies.
Thorpe, watching on as the nation's superstar women's freestyle quartet took gold in the relay, was effusive in his praise as they took the top step of the podium for a fourth successive Games.
RICHARD GIBSON: Harry Brook will captain England for the first time later this week - and highlighted his enthusiasm for the job by texting acting coach Marcus Trescothick.
Two southpaws delivered the knockout blows as Gloucestershire became Twenty20 champions for the first time courtesy of the best bowling performance in the history of finals days.
RICHARD GIBSON: Jacob Bethell has spent his life surrounded by impressive role models and his latest helped him through a statement second England appearance.
LAWRENCE BOOTH IN CARDIFF: Livingstone provided a soundtrack of fours and sixes, hitting 87 off just 47 balls as England set up a decider on Saturday in Manchester.
LAWRENCE BOOTH: Archie Vaughan and Jack Leach spun Somerset to a sensational last-gasp victory over defending champions Surrey at Taunton to throw the title race wide open.
The veteran opening batter often reads Islam's holiest text to get life lessons and even makes notes in his copy - but he didn't hesitate to answer when asked to compare it to his cricketing cap.
LAWRENCE BOOTH AT THE UTILITA BOWL: England's white-ball reset got off to an underwhelming start last night against Australia in the Southampton gloom on Wednesday evening.
Khushi failed an on-field test with a bat gauge at Trent Bridge on April 6 and was charged with a breach of English cricket's code of conduct following a three-day investigation by the cricket regulator.
The teenage son of a former Ashes-winning captain took six wickets in the County Championship this week in only his second game of first-class cricket. He also scored 44 runs with the bat.
AADAM PATEL IN SOUTHAMPTON: Bethell, Jordan Cox and Jamie Overton will make their T20 debuts at the Rose Bowl tonight in a side captained by Phil Salt.
DAVID LLOYD: We have heard plenty about Bazball over the past couple of years, but Sri Lanka tore into England with some Jayaball on the final day at the Oval to pick up their only Test win.
RICHARD GIBSON: Gus Atkinson has been ruled out of England's one-day internationals against Australia despite him bowling in the fourth innings of the eight-wicket defeat to Sri Lanka.
Pope, deputising as Test captain due to injury to Ben Stokes, agreed his team 'weren't up to it,' after relinquishing the advantage of a 62-run lead at the match's halfway point.
NASSER HUSSAIN: The end of this Test summer series is a time for calm reflection. In cricket, it's important not to get too up when you're doing well. Equally, not too down when you're not.
LAWRENCE BOOTH AT THE OVAL: From that moment, only Smith covered himself in anything remotely resembling glory, hitting 67 to stall England's second-innings collapse.
NASSER HUSSAIN: Dan Lawrence has been batting in the unfamiliar position of opener, and people may ask whether he has done his long-term prospects harm in the process.
RICHARD GIBSON AT THE OVAL: England are plunging towards an embarrassing defeat to Sri Lanka that would made a mockery of their bid for a perfect Test summer.