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Jordan Cox: "If England said you have to open the batting, I'll do it hands down"

NICK HOWSON AT CHELMSFORD: The Essex batter struck 117 on day one of the new County Championship season against reigning champions Surrey

Sun-drenched Lord's illuminates start of county cricket's six-month prose-poem

PAUL EDWARDS AT LORD'S: It was that gnarled 21-year-old, Tom Aspinwall, who snaffled the day's honours in his seventh first-class game with four wickets in 24 balls as Middlesex subsided like Gwyneth Paltrow at the Oscars

Liam Guthrie impresses as host of naturalised Aussies do battle at Wantage Road

JAMES COYNE AT WANTAGE ROAD: The Australian seamer got the county summer off to a flier by bowling Zak Crawley – the second wicket to fall in the Championship season – but Darren Lehmann clearly has lots of work to do at Northants

Tawanda Muyeye sparkles, Derbyshire respond and depleted Lancashire stay in touch

COUNTY CHAMPIONSHIP DIVISION TWO ROUNDUP: The opening day of the county summer in the second tier is dominated by the bowlers as 50 wickets fall

Tension gives way to expression as Caleb Jewell crowns Derbyshire's day against Gloucestershire

DAVID SHARMAN AT THE COUNTY GROUND: The Tasmanian announced himself in county cricket with a flourish as Luis Reece gave the home side the edge in the battle of last year’s bottom pair

Hampshire newbies make immediate impact against stuttering Yorkshire

OSCAR RESS AT THE UTILITA BOWL: The hosts dominated day one as the Sonny Baker-inspired attack bowled the visitors out for 121 before the batters, led by fellow debutant Mark Stoneman, built a lead

Remember where you were, this won't happen very often this season

NICK HOWSON AT CHELMSFORD: On a golden opening day of the County Championship season, as headlines were created up and down the country, champions Surrey were dictated to on a flat surface designed to nullify an attack without Dan Worrall

Season dawn at Trent Bridge provides microcosm of English cricket's seamer conundrum

NICK FRIEND AT TRENT BRIDGE: Dillon Pennington, Josh Tongue and Matthew Potts are all in action in Nottingham, where an Australian, Fergus O'Neill, starred for the home side on the same day that Olly Stone was ruled out for three months

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"We're just trying to get him right" - Surrey tight-lipped on Dan Worrall's absence

Eligible for England when they return to Test cricket against Zimbabwe in May, the Australian was absent from the XI to Chelmsford

MS Dhoni and the curious debate between commercial and performance value

OSCAR RESS: With CSK's head coach, Stephen Fleming, admitting this week that his veteran wicketkeeper "can't bat 10 overs," will Dhoni's dwindling value on the field lead to the end of his remarkable IPL career?

England's bowling stocks suffer further blow

Olly Stone, who played two Tests against Sri Lanka last summer, has been ruled out for 14 weeks with a right knee injury

The latest chapter of the Yorkshire rebrand sees a blend of the past and the future

NICK HOWSON: If the Headingley club can bring together club stalwarts, England's middle-order, consistent performers and a young breed, there is every chance they will infiltrate the Division One title picture

Adam Hollioake: "I just love competing; it's a sickness, isn't it?"

NICK FRIEND - INTERVIEW: The Surrey great has signed up for his first county head coach role, taking over from Matt Walker at Kent, where he has already make a mark in pre-season with his competitiveness and enthusiasm

"Underrated" Hampshire recognise need to do "things in a different way" as they seek first title in 52 years

OSCAR RESS: The loss of some high-profile players from their red-ball team over the winter may have dampened title hopes, but a mixture of talented youngsters with existing "old heads" can end the drought