There is nothing like the anticipation of an Ashes Series, with its intense build-up, the customary war of words, close scrutiny of form and fevered discussion over selection. The 2017-18 Series is clearly no different.

With a busy summer of cricket now in full swing, the Gullivers team have been busy down in New Zealand planning for the England Cricket team's tour of New Zealand in 2018, at time of writing, with the dates expected to be announced any day now.

Pakistan's cricketers have been named ICC Champions Trophy winners after a triumphant victory over India at the Oval, beating the 2013 victors by a whopping 180 runs.

With momentum on their side, can England win the Champions Trophy on home soil, or will one of the other big teams in world cricket take home the silverware?

England have completed a one-day clean sweep over the West Indies with a 186 run win in the final day.