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The ECB opened the long-awaited, much-delayed Cricket Discipline Commission’s racism hearings by laying out its case against, among others, former fast bowlers Matthew Hoggard and Tim Bresnan. On the opening day of hearings at the International Arbitration Centre in London, the ECB accused Hoggard, Bresnan and John Blain of repeatedly making racist remarks while at

Moeen Ali, England’s vice-captain, believes his side have the skill and experience to thrive in front of a partisan home crowd at the Sher-e-Bangla Stadium in Mirpur, Dhaka in their first ODI in Bangladesh on Wednesday. England have lost five of their six ODIs this winter, generally fielding under-strength teams in front of underwhelming crowds

Big picture: A ‘proper contest’ awaits Long gone is the “little brother vs big brother” equation in Bangladesh-England matches. The 2015 World Cup game brought a bit of edge into the contests, and then came the pushing and shoving between players in the end-of-game beeline during the last bilateral series back in 2016. Since then,

New Zealand 209 (Southee 73, Broad 4-61, Anderson 3-37) and 483 (Williamson 132, Blundell 90, Latham 81, Leach 5-157) beat England 435 for 8 dec (Brook 186, Root 153*, Henry 4-100) and 256 (Root 95, Wagner 4-62, Southee 3-45) by one run New Zealand became only the fourth team in history to win a Test

They will resume at the Basin Reserve on 48 for 1 – Zak Crawley the one to fall – eyeing an 11th win in 12 Tests under the leadership duo of Ben Stokes and Brendon McCullum. And it will have come from hard graft after the Blackcaps struck 483 in their follow-on innings after England,

Tea New Zealand 209 and 423 for 5 (Williamson 113*, Blundell 62*) lead England 435 for 8 dec by 197 runs Kane Williamson‘s 26th Test hundred formed the bulwark for New Zealand as they strove manfully to turn the tables on England at the Basin Reserve. At tea on day four, Williamson had spent more

Jos Buttler, England’s white-ball captain, believes that the slow, low surfaces that his team are likely to face in their forthcoming ODI and T20I series in Bangladesh will be ideal preparation for this winter’s 50-over World Cup in India. Buttler’s team recently added the T20 World Cup title to the 50-over crown that they won

England are targeting a calm performance in their Women’s T20 World Cup semi-final against South Africa on Friday, but opening batter Danni Wyatt‘s nerves were frayed in the lead-up during an incident involving a cable car she was travelling in down Table Mountain. Wyatt revealed during a pre-match press conference in Cape Town on Thursday

Tea New Zealand 209 (Southee 73, Broad 4-61) and 128 for 0 (Latham 72*, Conway 53*) trail England 435 for 8 dec by 98 runs New Zealand produced their best partnership of the series after being made to follow on at Basin Reserve, the openers Tom Latham and Devon Conway batting through the afternoon session

Veteran seamer Katherine Sciver-Brunt has confirmed that England’s semi-final exit in Cape Town will be her last World Cup appearance. Sciver-Brunt, who turns 38 in July, has not made any decision on her playing future beyond the current T20 World Cup, where hosts South Africa will take on defending champions Australia in the final on

Joe Root says he “owed” England his 29th Test century after finishing unbeaten on 153 at Wellington on day two of the second Test against New Zealand. Root’s innings, the 14th time he has gone past 150 in Tests, has now put his average back above 50. It allowed England to declare on 435 for

Lunch New Zealand 12 for 2 (Latham 7*, Young 1*) trail England 435 for 8 dec (Brook 186, Root 153*, Henry 4-100) by 423 runs England’s attacking declaration paid dividends for the second Test running as James Anderson claimed the wickets of Devon Conway and Kane Williamson in a testing seven-over spell before lunch. The

South Africa Women 164 for 4 (Brits 68, Wolvaardt 53, Ecclestone 3-22) beat England Women 158 for 8 (N. Sciver-Brunt 40, Khaka 4-29, Ismail 3-27) by six runs South Africa staged their best performance of the tournament – with bat, ball and in the field – to upset England and secure a place in a

Harry Brook hailed what he rates as the best of his four Test hundreds to date after helping England recover from 21 for 3 to finish day one of the second Test against New Zealand on 315 without any further loss. This fourth century – the slowest so far, yet still only from 107 deliveries

Lunch England 101 for 3 (Brook 51*, Root 23*) vs New Zealand New Zealand’s new-ball attack sliced through the England top order in helpful conditions before the Yorkshire double-act of Joe Root and Harry Brook revived their side’s fortunes with an unbroken 80-run stand to take them through to lunch in better shape. Matt Henry

Ben Stokes says he can’t see James Anderson stopping anytime soon after the 40-year-old topped the latest ICC men’s Test rankings. Anderson will earn his 179th cap on Friday as England named an unchanged team for the 2nd Test against New Zealand at Wellington. It was at the Basin Reserve 15 years ago that Lancashire

Big picture: Back to the Basin If ever there was a venue for this rebooted England team to come full circle, it would have to be the Basin Reserve in Wellington. It was here, back on their 2007-08 tour, that James Anderson – the newly reinstated No.1 Test bowler in the world – began his

Rob Key has admitted that England players without central contracts are taking “huge” dents to their prospective earnings by turning down franchise deals to play bilateral international series. An England squad will arrive in Bangladesh this week for a short white-ball tour comprising three ODIs and three T20Is starting on March 1, with several players

James Anderson has overhauled Australia’s captain Pat Cummins to become the No.1 Test bowler in the ICC rankings, off the back of his role in England’s 267-run win against New Zealand in Mount Maunganui last week. At the age of 40 years and 207 days, Anderson is also the oldest player to top the rankings

The shot went for four and brought up a 29-ball fifty for Sciver-Brunt but she was far from done and her side will assert collectively that neither are they as they head into a semi-final against either South Africa or New Zealand on Friday. She pulled the next ball for another boundary then advanced on

England 213 for 5 (N Sciver-Brunt 81*, Wyatt 59, Sana 2-44) beat Pakistan 99 for 9 (Tuba 28, K Sciver-Brunt 2-14) by 114 runs Electing to bat in sunny conditions, Nat Sciver-Brunt and Danni Wyatt hit blistering half-centuries to propel England to 213 for 5, an almost flawless performance ahead of the semi-finals. After Wyatt

Ghosh scored 44 not out in 32 balls in a win over West Indies, and 47 not out in 34 balls in the defeat to England, which gave her enough points to finish the week up 16 spots to 20th despite a first-ball duck against Ireland. Smriti Mandhana (No. 3), Shafali Verma (No. 10), Jemimah

A score of 57 for someone who has 84 fifty-plus scores – 28 of them hundreds – is small fry in the grand scheme of things. But Joe Root‘s knock in England’s second innings of the first Test against New Zealand carried something more. A sense he is starting to fit in under the new

Ben Stokes, England’s captain, admitted he was “blessed” to be able to call upon a bowling attack led by England’s greatest seam pairing, James Anderson and Stuart Broad, after an emphatic 267-run victory in the first Test against New Zealand. However, he added that the positivity of his batting line-up had been instrumental in allowing

Even when the St George’s Park brass band pauses for a breather, it’s almost impossible not to keep bopping and swaying in your seat. Much like when Renuka Singh got the ball to swing quite seriously, India rocked along with her to make a convincing start to their T20 World Cup game against England in

England 151 for 7 (Nat Sciver-Brunt 50, Jones 40, Renuka 5-15) beat India 140 for 5 (Mandhana 52, Ghosh 47*, Glenn 2-27) by 11 runs England put one foot in the women’s T20 World Cup semi-finals with a last-over win that was set up by crucial knocks from Nat Sciver-Brunt and Amy Jones, which meant

Close New Zealand 306 (Blundell 138, Conway 77, Robinson 4-54) and 63 for 5 (Broad 4-21) need another 331 runs to beat England 325 for 9 dec and 374 (Root 57, Brook 54, Foakes 51, Tickner 3-55) They call him the Nighthawk, and sure enough, Stuart Broad was England’s agent of chaos under the Mount

Robinson is far from off-broadway, already on equal billing with two active legends as he showcased with 4 for 51 on day two at Bay Oval. It was a haul that takes him to 64 dismissals after just 28 innings, keeping his average under 20 (19.60) in his 16th Test. And more importantly, his efforts

Dinner New Zealand 238 for 5 (Blundell 80*, Southee 3*) trail England 325 for 9 dec (Brook 89, Duckett 84) by 87 runs Ben Stokes prised out the crucial wicket of Devon Conway for 77, but Tom Blundell carried New Zealand’s resistance with a battling 80 from 131 balls, as England continued to press for

Tom Abell has been ruled out of England’s upcoming tour to Bangladesh with a side strain, denying him the chance to win his first international cap. Abell, the Somerset captain who bats in the middle order, strained his left side while bowling the first ball of his third over in England Lions’ victory over Sri