Samit Patel

England's captain and senior bowlers led the way but there were too few outstanding contributions elsewhere

The quality of pitches in English domestic cricket will have to improve if England are to enjoy more consistent success at international level, and avoid the sorts of spin-influenced defeats that they suffered against Pakistan in Sharjah, according to And

How do England mask their flaws and make the most of their assets in the make-or-break third Test? ESPNcricinfo assesses the options

Ben Stokes reported for training on Wednesday with Alastair Cook hopeful he will be fit after a suffering a stomach illness in the build-up to the second Test in Dubai

Samit Patel had planned to go to Dubai for a holiday. Now he's going with England, hoping to add to his five Test caps

Samit Patel has been recalled to England's Test squad for the first time since 2012 after Zafar Ansari was ruled out of the tour of UAE

Chris Read became the first wicketkeeper since Jack Russell in 1997 to reach the landmark of 1,000 first class dismissals as Notts turned ther tables on Durham with a sterling victory

Samit Patel picked up four wickets to help Nottinghamshire into the semi-finals of the Royal London Cup after defeating Durham by 49 runs on DLS

Samit Patel and James Taylor guided Nottinghamshire to a seven-wicket victory over Essex in the Royal London Cup contest at a sold-out Chelmsford following an unbroken 215-run stand

When Peter Moores, the former England coach, walks into the Trent Bridge dressing room for the first time he will discover a more upbeat county than he might have imagined

Samit Patel and James Taylor shared an unbroken stand of 95 to guide Nottinghamshire to a seven-wicket victory over Northamptonshire in the Natwest T20 Blast at Trent Bridge

A whirlwind 36 not out off 16 balls by Darren Sammy and a key wicket for Samit Patel tipped the balance as Nottinghamshire got their NatWest T20 Blast campaign back on track with an 11-run win against Worcestershire at New Road

Two days still remain in this match, the weather is at last warming up and batting conditions will become easier, yet you suspect that Nottinghamshire's lead will be enough to break their duck for the season

A match that had been made particularly memorable by a trio of contrasting centurions on its first three days was saved by a collective display of grit from Nottinghamshire's middle order on the final afternoon

A maiden century of high class by Jack Leaning had helped Yorkshire carve out a first-innings lead before three late wickets left Nottinghamshire in a tricky position

Nottinghamshire are in a strong position to start their County Championship campaign with a victory after dominating the second day against Middlesex at Lord's

Samit Patel on better cheerleaders and other ways to improve the game

After a five-year hiatus, 50-over cricket returns to the English county programme under the guise of the Royal London One-Day Cup this weekend amid no little scepticism and many questions