England

News Allrounder prepared to play through pain again but will wait to see how side strain responds to treatment Ben Stokes has said he wants to play in the fifth Ashes Test in Hobart but admitted his availability to feature as a specialist batter would depend on how his side strain responded to treatment, with

News England opener says substandard surfaces in Championship are a “country-wide problem” Zak Crawley says that England’s batting woes in the Ashes will not be improved until the standard of pitches in county cricket is raised, adding that he will stay committed to Kent rather than seeking a fresh start at a more prominent club

News Keeper-batter says he’s been guaranteed white-ball games in Caribbean after coming to Test squad’s rescue Sam Billings is keen to grasp the unexpected opportunity of a potential Test debut in Hobart later this week, although his thoughts will quickly return to pinning down a place in England’s white-ball teams. Billings embarked on a 500-mile

News England also have to deal with injuries to Ben Stokes and Jonny Bairstow ahead of the fifth Ashes Test Jos Buttler is set to fly home from England’s tour of Australia, after sustaining a broken finger that hampered his performance in the drawn fourth Test at Sydney. Buttler suffered the injury while keeping on

News After twin tons, Khawaja could replace Harris as opener in Hobart Australia captain Pat Cummins has indicated Usman Khawaja should retain his place for the final Ashes Test in Hobart after his stunning comeback with twin centuries at the SCG. Cummins is not on the selection panel – which consists of George Bailey, Justin

Graham Thorpe has called on England’s batters to save the Sydney Test and prove that they have absorbed the lessons of a tough campaign, as he backed the team’s walking wounded of Jonny Bairstow, Jos Buttler and Ben Stokes to do everything they can to be ready for what could yet prove to be their

News Back-up keeper-batter arrives in Sydney after making mercy dash from Brisbane by car Sam Billings was “90 minutes” away from catching a flight back to the UK prior to his call-up to England’s Ashes squad, according to the team management, as he undertook a nine-hour drive from Brisbane to Sydney to provide wicketkeeping cover

News Wicketkeeper-batter will provide cover for Buttler, Bairstow, who have hand injuries England have drafted Sam Billings into their Ashes squad as a back-up wicketkeeper-batter ahead of next week’s fifth Test in Hobart. Billings, who has just completed a Big Bash spell with Sydney Thunder, was due to fly to the UK today to prepare

News England duo have the last laugh after posting crucial innings at the SCG Jonny Bairstow wishes his abusers were still there when he walked off the SCG in triumph. Security evicted three fans from the ground after Bairstow and Ben Stokes were subjected to verbal barbs during Friday’s tea break. The England pair clearly

News The series will be played under tight protocols to try and protect the squads before heading to New Zealand Australia and England players involved in the upcoming Women’s Ashes risk missing the ODI World Cup in New Zealand if they contract Covid-19 towards the backend of the multi-format series. The Ashes schedule was amended

Report Zak Crawley reprieved after being caught off a no-ball late in the day England 0 for 13 (Hameed 2*, Crawley 2*) trail Australia 8 for 416 dec (Khawaja 137, Smith 67, Broad 5-101) by 403 runs Usman Khawaja has produced a comeback century of the highest class to put Australia in another commanding position

News England allrounder might be a doubt for the final Ashes Test, in Hobart from January 14 Ben Stokes is unlikely to bowl again in the ongoing fourth Test, and could be a doubt for next week’s Ashes series finale in Hobart, after sustaining an injury to his left side on the second day of

News The multi-format series will now begin with the T20Is in Adelaide, followed by the Test and ODIs The schedule for the Women’s Ashes which begins later this month has been amended to allow Australia and England more time to complete their quarantine and preparation ahead of the ODI World Cup in New Zealand. North

Report Australia rue missed opportunities as top three squander starts Australia 3 for 126 (Harris 38, Anderson 1-24) vs England Australia’s quest for another Ashes whitewash could well be washed away by Sydney’s weather after just 46.5 overs were bowled on the opening day at the SCG with rain interrupting play four times and ultimately

News But managing director of England men’s cricket warns against mass sackings as a solution Ashley Giles has apologised for England’s heavy Ashes defeat but warned against mass sackings as a solution, saying that “systemic change” is needed. Speaking to reporters in Sydney ahead of the fourth Test, Giles, the managing director of England men’s

Preview Both sides make just one change with a flatter pitch expected at the SCG and some wet weather forecast Big Picture It feels like an eternity since the end of the Boxing Day Test with the early finish on the morning of day three plus a later start to the New Year’s Test in

News England batter believes that some of his team-mates haven’t been in the right “headspace” to get the runs expected of them Zak Crawley has conceded that some of England’s batters may have been overawed in the Ashes series but believes the last two Tests could start a rebuilding process. England were blown away for

News Hollioake too won’t join the depleted coaching staff as planned due to covid reasons Covid continued to stalk England’s preparations for the Sydney Test with Adam Hollioake unable to join the depleted coaching staff as planned, a scare involving the net bowlers at the ground on Sunday and a positive test for head coach

News Some net bowlers are back, but with four coaches in isolation, everyone available has been helping with preparations Low on coaches, low on runs, and low on expectations – England’s Test team has entered 2022 in a pretty grim state but captain Joe Root is clinging to the hope that the turnaround can begin

News “There is a long time between now and the tour of the Caribbean in March and I have never been one to make emotional decisions.” Stuart Broad has said he will not take “any spur-of-the-moment calls” on his future as an England player after a “very disappointing” tour to Australia which has seen him

News Stokes insists under-fire Chris Silverwood retains dressing room’s support Ben Stokes has insisted that he has never held any ambition to be England’s Test captain on a permanent basis and that Joe Root and Chris Silverwood retain the “thorough support” of the dressing room. Root enjoyed a remarkable period with the bat in 2021,

News Sam Billings, Saqib Mahmood, George Garton, Tymal Mills, Reece Topley and James Vince to head home by January 7 Six members of England’s T20I squad are to be withdrawn from the BBL by January 7 to allow them time at home in the UK before flying out for the tour of the West Indies.

News Adam Hollioake added to coaching staff after Covid-19 isolation rules hit tourists England’s batters have been given a “wake-up call” and an “education” by Australia’s bowling attack in the first three Ashes Tests. That is the view of Graham Thorpe, their assistant coach, who will stand in for the self-isolating Chris Silverwood in next

News Former Test captain advocates radical change with call for ECB to impose Hundred template on first-class game Former England batter Kevin Pietersen believes that the ECB must create a first-class competition with a similar structure to the Hundred if the men’s Test team is to “return to its former glories”. Pietersen, an Ashes winner

News England’s leading wicket-taker says county pitches must improve James Anderson has called for English cricket to “redress the balance” between red- and white-ball formats, throwing his weight behind Joe Root’s demand for a “reset” in priorities. “It’s a big part of where the game is at in our country right now that the only

News Kirsten was beaten to the role by the under-fire Chris Silverwood in 2019 Gary Kirsten has declared his interest in becoming head coach of England’s Test team, with Chris Silverwood likely to pay for their Ashes debacle with his job. Kirsten, the former South Africa and India coach, has applied for the role twice

News A family member has become the seventh positive case in the England touring squad England head coach Chris Silverwood will miss the fourth Test in Sydney after being forced to isolate for 10 days due to a family member becoming the seventh Covid-19 case within the touring party. Covid cases started to emerge in

News “He’s got a great cricket brain and I think his record as England captain is actually pretty good.” Root will become England’s most experienced Test captain during the fourth Test in Sydney, going clear of Alastair Cook by leading them for the 60th time, but despite his own record-breaking year with the bat, his

News Play will resume on the third day after a clear set of results among the playing groups but questions remain Cricket Australia is breathing a huge sigh of relief after all players from Australia and England returned negative tests to COVID-19. The outcome of those tests left CA sweating on not only the remainder

Report England blown away in little more than an hour on third morning for third Test rout Australia 267 (Harris 76, Anderson 4-33) beat England 185 (Root 50, Cummins 3-36, Lyon 3-36) and 68 (Boland 6-7, Starc 3-29) by an innings and 14 runs Scott Boland’s six-wicket haul on Test debut powered Australia to an