The one constant in Pakistan cricket is the inherent quality and variety of the bowling. These men rejoice in making a cricket ball talk. The use of the ball, its leather and its seam, is a culture, forensically explored and widely envied.

Australia wicketkeeper Brad Haddin has retired from Test cricket.

James Anderson becomes the first England bowler to reach 400 Test wickets on the first day of the second Test against New Zealand at Headingley.