England set a target of just 186 runs to win by Sri Lanka as Chris Woakes’ bowling masterclass and three wickets from David Willey puts Eoin Morgan’s men firmly in control in the first of their three ODI series England are firm favourites to beat Sri Lanka after being set a target of just 186 … Read more
England Women brush aside India with commanding eight-wicket victory in the first ODI… as Tammy Beaumont’s 87 helps lead her side to a two-point lead in multi-format series England beat India by eight wickets in the first ODI of the multi-format series Tammy Beaumont made 87 as England cruised to their small target of 202 … Read more
‘It would be the wrong time to start panicking’: Joe Root insists England will not ‘rip up’ their Test team after New Zealand humbling New Zealand recorded their first Test series victory over England since 1999 The loss was just the third suffered by England on home soil since 2008 Joe Root admits his side have to … Read more
TOP SPIN ON THE TEST: England lose home Test series for just the third time since 2008… with Joe Root’s men becoming only the second side in 119 years at Edgbaston to suffer defeat after scoring over 300 in first innings England the second team in 119 years to lose after scoring 300+ at Edgbaston … Read more
Michael Holding has accused English cricket’s new anti-discrimination ‘moment of unity’ of diluting the Black Lives Matter message, and compared them unfavourably with England’s footballers. On the day Lancashire became the latest team to become embroiled in the controversy over historic abusive tweets, the West Indian great praised Gareth Southgate‘s side for continuing to take … Read more
BUMBLE ON THE TEST: England’s forgettable draw with New Zealand was a poor advert for Test cricket… roll on the Hundred! England opted against a final day chase as they drew with New Zealand at Lord’s It is two teams playing two Tests with no bearing on World Test Championship It was great to have fans … Read more
‘Trying to get some sleep… but this bloke pops up!’: David Warner pokes fun at himself for dismal record against Stuart Broad… as he watches England bowler in first Test against New Zealand with the Ashes looming later this year David Warner was dismissed by Stuart Broad seven times in the 2019 Ashes The England … Read more
Cricket World Cup ‘set to revert to 14-team format not seen since 2003 tournament from 2027… with a Super Six stage returning and six more matches included’ than round-robin system used two years ago A 10-team format was used in 2019 World Cup won by Eoin Morgan’s England It is also scheduled to be used … Read more
England leapfrog Australia in the ICC Test rankings as Joe Root’s side move up to third in the standings… ahead of summer series’ against top two New Zealand and India and Ashes down under in the winter England are now third in the ICC’s official Test rankings, on a total of 109 points Tim Paine’s … Read more
Evergreen Jimmy Anderson reveals he takes inspiration from Zlatan Ibrahimovic and Roger Federer as the 38-year-old gears up for a big Test summer with England against New Zealand and India Jimmy Anderson passed 600 Test wickets in his England career last year He is now 38 but the bowler has absolutely no desire to slow … Read more
Ben Stokes set to miss England’s Test series against New Zealand in June after being ruled out for up to three months with broken finger suffered in IPL… and faces race against time to be fit for India in August Stokes has fractured his left index finger and will undergo surgery next week England all-rounder … Read more
England star Ben Stokes wants umpire’s call REMOVED in judging line and impact… as India star KL Rahul warns ICC against making cricket ‘too perfect’ after changes to height of stumps in reviews Virat Kohli claimed last month the umpire’s call in reviews are causing confusion Sportsmail columnist Nasser Hussain however defended its role in … Read more
Matt Parkinson believes he would have ‘struggled’ facing Virat Kohli had England spinner been selected for white-ball series last month… just weeks after his now-deleted tweets of ‘cocky’ India captain went viral which he admits were ‘wrong’ Matt Parkinson was a teenager when he bad-mouthed Virat Kohli and MS Dhoni The spinner was spared retaliation … Read more