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After an Ashes tour dogged by drinking controversies, is an incident in a London nightclub enough to cost Ben Stokes the England captaincy?

Linsey Smith admits to "hating" the first part of her international career but has risen to her current position of the number one T20 bowler in the world since.

Australia suffer only their second one-day international defeat by Bangladesh - and first for 21 years - in their series opener in Mirpur.

Lancashire Lightning, Essex and Northants Steelbacks all pick up wins in the T20 Blast.

Hampshire's lower order frustrates Surrey on day three of their County Championship match at the Kia Oval.

Hampshire Hawks cruise to an eight-wicket victory against struggling Lancashire Thunder with opening batter Maia Bouchier scoring an unbeaten 74.

BBC Sport chief cricket commentator Jonathan Agnew says Ben Stokes and Gus Atkinson's drinking incident in a London nightclub is "not on" and the team has to be accountability over England's drinking culture.

The Lord's pitch for the first Test between England and New Zealand is rated "unsatisfactory", with the historic venue given one demerit point.