May 31 (OPTA) - Scoreboard at close of play of between Leicestershire and Lancashire on Thursday at Oakham, England Lancashire win by 9 wickets Leicestershire 1st innings Cameron Delport b Joe Mennie 2 Paul Horton c Liam Livingstone b Graham Onions 2 Ned Eckersley c Alex Davies b Stephen Parry 15 Mark Cosgrove st Dane Vilas b Matthew Parkinson 52 Colin Ackermann b Matthew Parkinson

May 31 (Reuters) - England's limited-overs captain Eoin Morgan expects Australia to be "galvanised" when they face his team next month in their first series after the ball tampering scandal in South Africa.

May 30 (OPTA) - Scoreboard at close of play of between Derbyshire and Yorkshire on Wednesday at Derby, England Yorkshire win by 2 wickets Derbyshire 1st innings Ben Slater Not Out 109 Billy Godleman c Tim Bresnan b Adil Rashid 21 Wayne Madsen c Cheteshwar Pujara b Tim Bresnan 20 Luis Reece Retired Hurt 16 Gary Wilson b David Willey 3 Matthew Critc

May 30 (OPTA) - Scoreboard at close of play of between Warwickshire and Northamptonshire on Wednesday at Birmingham, England Match abandoned without a ball bowed ................................ Umpire Neil Mallender Umpire Steve O'Shaughnessy Video Peter Hartley Home Scorer Melvin Smith Away Scorer Anthony Kingston

May 30 (OPTA) - Scoreboard at close of play of between Middlesex and Hampshire on Wednesday at Northwood, England Hampshire win by 5 wickets Middlesex 1st innings Paul Stirling c Joe Weatherley b Reece Topley 12 Nick Gubbins c Brad Taylor b Reece Topley 9 Stevie Eskinazi lbw James Vince 42 Max Holden c Lewis McManus b Reece Topley 38 Hilton Cartwright b Gareth Berg 28 John Simpson c Reece Topley b

May 30 (OPTA) - Scoreboard at close of play of between Essex and Glamorgan on Wednesday at Chelmsford, England Essex win by 9 wickets Glamorgan 1st innings Nick Selman c Varun Chopra b Jamie Porter 10 Aneurin Donald c Adam Wheater b Jamie Porter 0 Connor Brown c Adam Wheater b Jamie Porter 31 Colin Ingram lbw Jamie Porter 13 David Lloyd c Simon Harmer b Neil Wagner

May 30 (Reuters) - England's limited-overs captain Eoin Morgan has been included in the one-day international (ODI) squad to face Australia and Scotland despite suffering a finger injury, the England and Wales Cricket Board said on Wednesday.

MUMBAI, May 30 (Reuters) - Disgraced Australian cricketer Steve Smith will be much stronger mentally when he returns to international cricket after serving a one-year ban for his involvement in ball tampering, former South Africa skipper Graeme Smith has told Reuters.

May 30 (Reuters) - England's limited-overs captain Eoin Morgan suffered a fractured finger while playing for club side Middlesex on Sunday but hopes to return for next month's one-day international series against Australia, British media reported.

May 29 (Reuters) - The International Cricket Council's Cricket Committee backed stricter punishments for ball-tampering but decided not to do away with the toss in test cricket during a two-day meeting which concluded in Mumbai on Tuesday.

May 29 (OPTA) - Scoreboard at close of play of between Worcestershire and Leicestershire on Tuesday at Worcester, England Worcestershire win by 6 wickets Leicestershire 1st innings Cameron Delport b Ed Barnard 20 Paul Horton c Ben Cox b Moeen Ali 79 Ben Raine c Joe Leach b Ed Barnard 83 Mark Cosgrove c Patrick Brown b Ed Barnard 70 Colin Ackermann Not Out 71 Tom Wells Not Out

May 29 (OPTA) - Scoreboard at close of play of between Surrey and Sussex on Tuesday at London, England Match abandoned without a ball bowled ................................ Umpire Richard Illingworth Umpire Jeremy Lloyds Home Scorer Philip Makepeace Away Scorer Mike Charman

MUMBAI, May 29 (Reuters) - The untimely retirement of "irreplaceable" AB de Villiers is a big loss for South Africa and the team must prepare for the challenging transition they face in the next couple of years, former captain Graeme Smith has told Reuters.