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Rob Key says the decision to drop Jason Roy was the most deliberated-over part of a “fiddly” selection for England’s 15-man squad for the upcoming Twenty20 World Cup. Having been almost an ever-present in the limited-overs teams since 2015, with 171 caps and 5500 runs across both white-ball codes, the opening batter has endured a

England are yet to name a replacement. Will Jacks, the Surrey and Oval Invincibles opener, is the most likely candidate after he was named in the squad to tour Pakistan immediately before the World Cup, but Alex Hales, Jason Roy, James Vince and Joe Root are among the other names who could come back into

Ben Stokes has been recalled to England’s 15-man squad for the T20 World Cup in Australia, but will sit out the preceding seven-match tour of Pakistan, for which his fellow World Cup selections Chris Woakes and Mark Wood are among the notable returnees in an enlarged 19-player squad. The Pakistan series – England’s first visit

Jason Roy is expected to be the high-profile omission from England’s T20I squad for next month’s tour of Pakistan, and thereafter the T20 World Cup in Australia in October, after failing to emerge from a season-long form slump. Roy, 32, was an integral influence within the white-ball dressing-room under Eoin Morgan’s leadership, and a mainstay

England men have named an unchanged squad for the third Test against South Africa that begins next Thursday (8 September) at the Kia Oval. Following an innings-and-85-run victory at Emirates Old Trafford, squaring the series at one apiece after the Proteas triumphed by an innings and 12 runs in the first Test at Lord’s, the

Hardik Pandya‘s all-round performance in India’s opening game of the 2022 Asia Cup has helped him jump eight places on the T20I allrounder’s rankings to a career-best fifth position. Hardik was instrumental in India’s five-wicket victory against Pakistan in Dubai on Sunday. Hitting the hard lengths consistently, Hardik picked up 3 for 25 in his

Moeen Ali has confirmed that he will be joining Sharjah Warriors in the International League T20 this winter, following a tussle for his signature that may yet result in him appearing in South Africa’s new competition as well, the dates of which are set to overlap with the UAE-based franchise league. Speaking on Wednesday, Graeme

Chris Lynn will return to Northamptonshire in 2023 for the T20 Blast but James Pattinson has been released from the rest of his Nottinghamshire contract. Pattinson, the 32-year-old seamer who retired from international cricket last year, signed a year-long deal with Notts for 2022 but said he needed to give his body a break and

James Anderson hailed Ben Stokes as “an absolute freak” for his remarkable all-round exploits in the second Test at Emirates Old Trafford, but joked that he could be better still if he had “a body that functioned properly”, after England squared the series against South Africa with a crushing innings-and-85-run victory. Stokes was named as

On Wednesday, on the eve of the second Test against South Africa, Ben Stokes and Stuart Broad were driving back to the team hotel after a round of golf at The Mere Golf Resort & Spa. It was here that Broad first heard he would not be taking the new ball at Emirates Old Trafford.

England’s injury crisis has deepened ahead of their seven-match T20I series in Pakistan and the T20 World Cup this winter, with Liam Livingstone becoming the latest to be ruled out of the final stages of the men’s Hundred. Livingstone was the MVP at the 2021 men’s Hundred as Birmingham Phoenix finished top of the table

A broken car with new wheels is still a broken car. So even if you blur out Dean Elgar’s dismissal by James Anderson for the sixth time in 11 matches; Sarel Erwee’s almost hour-long vigil ending with an edge; Aiden Markram failing again, and South Africa losing two wickets for 10 runs with the old

Ben Stokes wants England’s emphatic win in the second Test against South Africa to be the benchmark for his team. England’s reaction to a first defeat this summer was always going to be instructive of how much this group truly believes in themselves, as well as the wider ethos handed down from Stokes and reinforced

Tea South Africa 151 and 141 for 3 (Petersen 42*, van der Dussen 41*) trail England 415 for 9 dec by 123 runs Rassie van der Dussen defied the pain of a fractured left index finger as he and Keegan Petersen pieced together a defiant unbroken stand of 87, spanning the entirety of the afternoon

Ben Foakes admits fitting into this new England men’s Test side can be a struggle but hopes Test century number two is a sign he is going about it the right way. Foakes finished unbeaten on 113 on day two against South Africa at Old Trafford, as the hosts declared on 415 for 9 to

A revamped 50-over competition and a smaller top division of the County Championship are among the key recommendations made by Andrew Strauss‘ high-performance review into English men’s cricket. The review, launched in response to England’s 4-0 defeat in the 2021-22 Ashes series in Australia, has reached its “consultation stage” which will see the panel’s findings

Kagiso Rabada has defended Dean Elgar’s decision to bat first in bowler-friendly conditions at Old Trafford, citing team selection as the reason for the approach. South Africa were shot out for 151, and Rabada, batting at No.9, was the top-scorer with 36 and shared in the highest-stand – 35 for the ninth-wicket with Anrich Nortje.

Innings South Africa 151 (Rabada 36, Anderson 3-32, Broad 3-37) vs England James Anderson claimed figures of 3 for 32 in his 100th home Test, while Stuart Broad and Ben Stokes added five wickets between them, as England seized the early initiative in the second Test at Emirates Old Trafford. After winning the toss and

Joe Root has praised the honesty of Ben Stokes for talking about his struggles with anxiety and believes the England captain’s openness on the subject will continue the progress made against the stigma of mental health. Speaking in his new documentary film, “Ben Stokes: Phoenix from the Ashes”, the 31-year-old has opened up about the

South Africa’s middle-order batters are “under pressure,” to score runs at Old Trafford after none of them got an individual score over 25 at Lord’s. While Test captain Dean Elgar supports backing the same batters who did duty in the first Test, he acknowledged that there needs to be more runs from them if South

Has England’s B… B… bubble burst? At this point, and despite recent evidence, it’s safe to say, no. And Brendon McCullum will no doubt be saying, “I told you so.” McCullum, England’s head coach, did warn that his side’s new risk-versus-reward Test style would bring ups and downs. In facing a quality South Africa side

Reece Topley has pulled out of the final two weeks of the Hundred in order to ensure he is fit to play in the T20 World Cup. Topley was England’s standout bowler in white-ball cricket this summer, taking 17 wickets across 10 limited-overs appearances against India and South Africa, and said in a statement that

On Monday evening, members of the England men’s Test squad taking part in the ongoing series with South Africa – and a handful of others – filed into the Ham Yard Hotel in central London for the premiere of Ben Stokes: Phoenix From The Ashes. On the face of it, there’s nothing particularly unusual there.

England’s first Test tour of Pakistan in 17 years will begin in Rawalpindi on December 1, and includes in the schedule the first Test in Multan since November 2006. The series will end with a Test in Karachi, scene of England’s famous series-clinching win in the dark in December 2000. The final Test will start

Kyle Verreynne batted in the Lord’s Test shortly after his grandfather fell seriously ill in the stands. ESPNcricinfo has learnt that Verreynne’s grandfather was struggling to breathe in the Edrich Stand and was stretchered out of the ground before being admitted to an ICU ward. He remains in hospital. Verreynne was listed on South Africa’s

Heather Knight has undergone surgery on her injured right hip and will continue to be out of action for the foreseeable future. The England women’s captain tweeted that she would miss the home series against India in September as well as the WBBL in October-November. She said she was hoping to return to the field

Dean Elgar praised his South Africa team for the “positivity” that they brought to their crushing innings victory over England in the first LV= Insurance Test, as they cemented their status at the top of the World Test Championship table in barely six sessions of high-octane cricket at Lord’s. After coming into the contest off

Lunch England 165 and 38 for 2 (Lees 12*, Maharaj 2-6) trail South Africa 326 (Erwee 73, Jansen 48, Elgar 47, Maharaj 41, Broad 3-71, Stokes 3-71) by 123 runs South Africa struck twice before lunch, after taking a 161-run first-innings lead, to plunge England into further trouble on day three of the first Test

South Africa 289 for 7 (Jansen 41*, Rabada 3*) lead England 165 (Pope 73, Rabada 5-52, Nortje 3-63) by 124 runs South Africa had refused to believe the hype around England in the build-up to this Test, and they found contributors from all quarters while maintaining the ascendency on day two at Lord’s – defying

Siraj will hope that his county stint will help him in his bid to rediscover his best red-ball form, after a drop-off in his returns during his last two Test tours. After taking just three wickets in two Tests in South Africa at the turn of the year, at an average of 51.00, Siraj had