England Cricket

Pat Cummins says Australia won’t be celebrating retaining the Ashes after rain at Old Trafford ensured they keep hold of the urn… as he admits to being frustrated at his own bowling and captaincy performance

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Pat Cummins says Australia won’t be celebrating retaining the Ashes after rain at Old Trafford ensured they keep hold of the urn… as he admits to being frustrated at his own bowling and captaincy performance  Cummins says Aussies won’t be celebrating  Skipper admits it’s a ‘strange’ feeling  Is targeting outright series win at The Oval … Read more

Australian cricket great Ricky Ponting pinpoints the one moment that lost England the Ashes in drama-filled series… and it isn’t the rain at Old Trafford

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Australian cricket great Ricky Ponting pinpoints the one moment that lost England the Ashes in drama-filled series… and it isn’t the rain at Old Trafford  Ponting says early declaration cost England  Stokes declared at 393/8 after just 78 overs  Pietersen was also shocked by the decision By James Cooney For Daily Mail Australia Updated: 04:25 BST, … Read more

Azeem Rafiq set for ECB probe after anti-Semitic and homophobic allegations

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EXCLUSIVE: Azeem Rafiq is set for an ECB investigation after claims of using anti-Semitic and homophobic language towards team-mates and opponents – with the ex-Yorkshire spinner also accused of fat-shaming children while coaching By Matt Hughes For The Daily Mail Published: 22:30 BST, 14 October 2022 | Updated: 11:14 BST, 15 October 2022 The ECB … Read more

Ashes: Ollie Robinson is forced off mid-over during bowling spell with an apparent hamstring injury

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Ollie Robinson is forced off mid-over during bowling spell with an apparent hamstring injury in another England Ashes blow… but seamer DOES return to action during day two of third Test England’s Ashes tour got worse when Ollie Robinson suffered a hamstring issue He pulled up after generating  a caught-and-bowled chance, which he put down … Read more

Ashes: England will stop play if abuse from Australian crowd crosses the line

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Joe Root will bring a halt to an Ashes Test if any England player is subjected to racial or abusive comments from the Australian crowd. England’s captain has been empowered to take the strongest possible action should the traditionally raucous Ashes atmosphere in Australia cross the line of acceptability. Ashley Giles, the England managing director, … Read more

Ashes: England chief Ashley Giles says squad reflected on Azeem Rafiq racism testimony

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Ashley Giles broke England’s silence on the racism crisis rocking cricket on Sunday and immediately offered support to his beleaguered old Ashes winning captain. England’s managing director chose his words carefully as he offered his side’s perspective on the fall-out from Azeem Rafiq’s allegations of institutionalised racism. But when it came to Michael Vaughan there … Read more

Sam Hain dominates with unbeaten 83 in massive score vs Somerset as Warwickshire Bears smell glory

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Sam Hain dominates with unbeaten 83 in massive score against Somerset as Warwickshire eye first County Championship title since 2012 Warwickshire reached a sizeable score of 283-4, thanks to Sam Hain’s clean 83  If the Bears score a further 67 in 14 overs, they will secure a fourth batting point That means their fate in … Read more

England outcast Alex Hales smashes 40 not out as Trent Rockets chase down the Northern Superchargers

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England outcast Alex Hales smashes 40 not out and Ben Stokes and Joe Root fail to fire as Trent Rockets thrillingly chase down the Northern Superchargers with late charge Before the match Trent Rockets’ Root said his friendship with Northern Superchargers captain and his England team-mate Stokes would be ‘put aside’ John Simpson (42) and … Read more

Ollie Pope may miss England’s first Test match against India next month following thigh injury

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Ollie Pope may miss England’s first Test match against India next month following thigh injury suffered on Surrey duty… and medical staff could advise him to aim for second Test at Lord’s eight days later Ollie Pope sustained a thigh injury playing for his county Surrey in the T20 Blast The England batsman had hoped … Read more

England beat India by eight wickets in third women’s T20 to seal multi-format series win

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England beat India by eight wickets in third women’s T20 to seal multi-format series win as Danni Wyatt goes from zero to hero after smashing unbeaten 89 from 56 balls England chased down India’s target of 154 in style to win multi-format series Danni Wyatt propelled England to victory with an unbeaten 89 from 56 … Read more

England suffer catastrophic batting collapse in chase of mediocre total of 149 against India

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England suffer catastrophic batting collapse in chase of mediocre total of 149 against India as multi-format series goes to the wire Tammy Beaumont and Heather Knight had England on 106-2 in the 14th over But both women were dismissed in successive balls as the hosts collapsed Knight was dismissed after Deepti Sharma inadvertently blocked her … Read more

England’s James Anderson takes his 1,000th first-class wicket with sensational ten-over spell

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James Anderson takes his 1,000th first-class wicket with sensational ten-over spell that sees him remove SEVEN Kent batsmen… as England’s 38-year-old hits form ahead of India series this summer and Ashes Tests later this year Jimmy Anderson took the 1,000th wicket in first-class cricket of his career Heino Kuhn was the victim as the Englishman … Read more

India secure the first win of their tour of England as Mithali Raj guides the team to victory

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India secure the first win of their tour of England as Mithali Raj guides the team to victory with an unbeaten knock of 75 to become the leading run-scorer in the history of women’s internationals England set the tourists a target of 220 to win at New Road in the third ODI Shafali Verma was … Read more