England cricket legend Sir Geoffrey Boycott has confirmed he will undergo surgery in the next two weeks after he was diagnosed with throat cancer for the second time.
After enjoying a farewell tour which included a swansong last summer, Warner was denied his fairytale goodbye during the T20 World Cup as Australia crashed out in the Super Eights.
RICHARD GIBSON: Rob Key, the ECB's managing director of men's cricket, confirmed Anderson (left) would work under Brendon McCullum and might be a part of a coaching development programme.
The announcement of a 14-man squad for the first two Tests against West Indies, starting at Lord's on July 10, confirmed what had long been obvious: Jonny Bairstow's 100-Test career is over.
Jimmy Anderson's farewell to international cricket will coincide with new beginnings for England's Test team following the decision to turn to the uncapped Jamie Smith behind the stumps.
Throughout the Bazball era, it has been a battle between Jonny Bairstow and Ben Foakes behind the stumps, but the selectors have plumped for Foakes' Surrey colleague Smith.
COMMENT BY LAWRENCE BOOTH: England's white-ball set-up has traded for too long on their World Cup win in Australia two years ago, a triumph based on the legacy of Eoin Morgan.
Michael Slater's sad fall from grace has continued after the former cricket star was hit with fresh domestic violence charges during a court hearing in Queensland on Friday.
NASSER HUSSAIN: India's score was only slightly higher than the 168 they put up in the 2022 semi-final between these teams, but the difference in conditions was chalk and cheese.
LAWENCE BOOTH AT THE GUYANA NATIONAL STADIUM: The early damage was done by left-arm spinner Axar Patel, who with his first ball removed Buttler, toe-ending a reverse sweep.
LAWRENCE BOOTH: South Africa are through to their first men's World Cup final after blowing away Afghanistan by nine wickets on a desperately one-sided night in Trinidad.
NASSER HUSSAIN: England's semi-final against India in Guyana represents their biggest challenge yet in this World Cup. India have won seven out of seven, and brushed Australia aside.
LAWRENCE BOOTH: Jos Buttler's side have had a disappointing tournament so far, squeeking through the initial group stages and then narrowly making it through the Super Eights to the India fixture.
RICHARD GIBSON: Batting at no 8, Kimber produced a truly astonishing assault on the fourth day to obliterate Ben Stokes ' high of 17 sixes in a Championship innings.
Travis head said the Australian team was planning a boozy send-off for David Warner after he played his last game for his country - but the first beery photo on social media is very unexpected.
LAWRENCE BOOTH IN BARBADOS: All-rounder Gulbadin Naib, stationary at slip, collapsed to the ground clutching his left thigh, as if he'd been shot by a sniper, with Afghanistan just ahead.
LAWRENCE BOOTH IN BARBADOS: As Rohit Sharma monstered Australia 's high-class attack for 92 off 41 balls in St Lucia, the scale of England's task became apparent.
Scotland cricketer Hamza Tahir is to retire from international cricket with immediate effect after launching a formal grievance against Cricket Scotland.
Warner, 37, has been a constant presence in Australia's international sides across all formats for the past decade, with the batter viewed as a truly three-dimensional player.
Hazlewood set social media alight earlier this month when he confessed that the Aussies were considering manipulating their result in the group stage game vs Scotland.
Warner has spoken during his farewell T20 World Cup about his relief at soon exiting the limelight, frustrated by the never-ending aftermath of the 2018 scandal.
Australia's Twenty20 World Cup campaign has ended in extraordinary fashion after Big Bash League hero Rashid Khan lifted Afghanistan to an historic semi-final appearance.
England will face India in Guyana on Thursday, in a repeat of their T20 World Cup semi-final clash in Adelaide two years ago, after the Indians brushed aside Australia by 24 runs in St Lucia.
The Aussies need Bangladesh to beat Afghanistan in order to keep their campaign alive - and if that doesn't happen, Warner will have scored just six in his last international match.