LV= County Champions-elect Nottinghamshire face an intriguing final day, with Durham leading by 308 runs with five wickets standing following Gordon Muchall's timely second century of the season.
The International Cricket Council has charged and provisionally suspended Pakistan players Salman Butt, Mohammad Asif and Mohammad Aamer with various offences under its Anti-Corruption Code.
The England women’s selectors have named the squad to tour Sri Lanka in November. Four as-yet uncapped players make the 15 - Beth MacGregor, Lauren Griffiths, Fran Wilson and Susie Rowe.
Pakistan bowler Mohammad Amir is being questioned at a north London police station over allegations of corruption, while the ICC says that the players implicated have a disciplinary case to answer.
The National Final of the Lady Taverners Club U13 and U15 competition was disappointingly affected by rain - but Wirksworth and Burton Latimer topped the U13 and U15 tables.
Hampshire, led by Jimmy Adams' second successive century, are making Lancashire fight hard to wrap up victory going into the final day in the LV= County Championship match at Liverpool.
Pakistan overcame setbacks on and off the field to beat Somerset by eight runs in their limited-overs warm-up match in Taunton, though Zander de Bruyn's unbeaten 122 challenged them all the way.
Australian cricketers Shane Watson and Brad Haddin confirm they were approached by an illegal Indian bookmaker on last year's tour of England.
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