England

News “If we can put the bowlers out there for an extended period of time, [we can] put them under pressure” Australia’s left-handed batters will be on notice with the expected return of Stuart Broad‘s around-the-wicket skills in Adelaide after he tormented them with that line of attack in the 2019 Ashes. While it was

News England captain says ‘no excuses’ as team seeks to bounce back from Brisbane loss Joe Root, England’s captain, has conceded he was guilty of expecting too much, too soon from his returning “superhero” Ben Stokes, after his team slumped to a nine-wicket defeat in the first Test at Brisbane that has left them needing

News James Bracey among those flying home despite fourth-innings hundred against Australia A England’s management have opted not to keep any of the 14-man Lions squad on with the Ashes squad in Australia, with the majority of the touring party flying home on Tuesday. The England Lions squad travelled to Australia in early November along

News Will Leach or Bess play? Who will go out to make room for Anderson and Broad? Joe Root has admitted that England are facing some “tricky decisions” over the make-up of their XI for the day-night Test in Adelaide, largely centred on the balance of the attack and the role spin might play. The

News England allrounder to stay at Riverside at least until end of 2024 Ben Stokes will remain a Durham player at least until the end of the 2024 season, after signing a new three-year contract extension with the club. Stokes, 30, recently returned to action with England in the first Ashes Test at Brisbane, after

News Silverwood says seam duo are “fit and ready to go” ahead of Adelaide’s pink-ball fixture Stuart Broad and James Anderson are in line for selection in the second Ashes Test in Adelaide, with England head coach Chris Silverwood declaring that the pair are “fit and ready to go”. The omission of the vastly experienced

News Seamer says it wouldn’t be right to “kick up a stink” over decision as he prepares for pink-ball Test Despite his disappointment at being left out of the first Ashes Test, Stuart Broad says it wouldn’t be right to “kick up a stink” over the decision. England’s omission of vastly experienced seamers Broad and

News Team-mates unsurprised as Paine’s replacement steps up with the gloves and bat Bright lights and debuts hold no fears for Alex Carey. In February 2009, he played at Adelaide Oval for the first time as a 17-year-old representing Glenelg against Kensington in the final of South Australia’s 1st Grade 50-over competition. He took to

Report Nathan Lyon finally claimed his 400th Test wicket as another calamitous collapse from the visitors handed the hosts a comfortable win Australia 425 and 1 for 20 (Harris 9*, Robinson 1-13) beat England 147 and 297 (Root 89, Malan 82, Lyon 4-91) by nine wickets The power went down at the Gabba and England

News Players lose 100% of their match fees for falling five overs short; Travis Head fined 15% of his match fee for use of an audible obscenity The England players have been fined 100% of their match fees, and team has also been docked five World Test Championship (WTC) points for maintaining slow over-rates in

News “With these five-match series, it’s really important that we don’t feel too sorry for ourselves off the back of this defeat.” Joe Root has insisted that England can recover from their nine-wicket thrashing at the Gabba and that his team are “not scared of a challenge” but admitted that their catching and first-innings batting

News England face tantalising prospect of setting a tricky target if they can weather Australia’s next barrage The new ball never came into the equation in England’s first innings, but both teams know it shapes as a potentially crucial period on the fourth day at the Gabba after Joe Root and Dawid Malan ate significantly

News Batter’s safety-first approach barely registered as a Test asset before his recall in August Dawid Malan has spent much of the past 12 months as the No.1-ranked batter in T20I cricket… and the No.1 bugbear for many England analysts, who believe that his calm, measured, safety-first approach to massive run-scoring is a counterintuitive approach

News Star allrounder will be assessed overnight after hurting his knee while fielding Ben Stokes will be assessed overnight by England’s medical staff after picking up an injury on a chastening second day at the Gabba. Stokes appeared to suffer the injury to his knee when he chased a ball to the boundary in the

News Under the ICC playing conditions the third umpire is meant to monitor the front line and relay any no-balls Ben Stokes was denied a wicket in his first over back in Test cricket when he bowled David Warner with a no-ball and it soon transpired that he had overstepped on the first three deliveries

News Tourists will use Pope-Buttler partnership as evidence their batting line-up can succeed in Australia England have no choice but to cling to the positives. A chastening opening day of the Ashes series at the Gabba saw them bowled out for 147 in 50.1 overs, which represented a recovery of sorts from 11 for 3,

News Hazlewood now has Root eight times in 14 Tests and Cummins seven times in 11 Pat Cummins took an early lead in the head-to-head with his opposite number, Joe Root – the No. 1 men’s Test bowler and batter in the world – on the opening day at the Gabba with Australia delighted they

News CA have confirmed that the relocated fifth Test will be under lights to fill the favourable timeslot There has been a flurry of public lobbying from state leaders regarding the fifth men’s Ashes Test, with Tasmania facing stiff competition in its bid for hosting rights. Cricket Australia confirmed on Monday the showpiece series finale,

News Captain’s head-to-head with rival Pat Cummins could be major factor as Gabba Test looms Captain Joe Root says England’s squad can win the big moments to secure an Ashes win in Australia and that he’d be foolish not to understand this series will define him. Set for a third tour and second as captain

News ECB pay tribute to “a remarkable woman who led an extraordinary life” Eileen Ash, who was the oldest living Test cricketer, has died at the age of 110 with the ECB paying tribute to “a remarkable woman who led an extraordinary life”. Ash, née Whelan, made her Test debut for England against Australia in

News Seamer hopes lessons of 2019-20 Lions tour will serve him well in maiden Ashes series As a 13-year-old in 2006-07, Ollie Robinson bunked off a week of school to spend Christmas out in Australia and watch Andrew Flintoff’s team get crushed in three of the five Tests of that winter’s Ashes whitewash. He’s back

News Increase in team purses from £800,000 to £1 million should help attact overseas stars too England’s leading white-ball cricketers will earn up to £135,000 for their involvement in the Hundred next summer, following a 25% increase in salaries for the competition, ESPNcricinfo can reveal. Men’s salaries were due to range from £30,000-£125,000 – with

News Australia’s No. 3 is one of the few players who will enter the Ashes with substantial cricket under his belt Unburdened by leadership responsibilities, a focused Marnus Labuschagne hopes to emulate the consistency of the great Test batters of this era knowing he has a “target on the back” ahead of his home Ashes

News “Naturally you bowl a little shorter here but you don’t want to be drawn into bowling too short” It’s a question that dogs England ahead of every Ashes tour: can their attack master the Kookaburra ball like their favoured Dukes back home? The Kookaburra, which swings considerably less than the Dukes used in the

News Changes to FTP mean England will play bilateral men’s series in five different countries England will tour South Africa and New Zealand in early 2023, ESPNcricinfo can reveal. In the original version of the Future Tours Programme (FTP) for 2018-23, the men’s 50-over World Cup was due to be staged in India in February-March

Report England Lions XI make 226 for 4 against potential Test attack featuring Stokes, Anderson and Broad England Lions XI 226 for 4 vs England XI Ben Stokes was England’s most-successful bowler as the Brisbane rains finally relented, allowing the tourists their most significant warm-up action since arriving in Australia. Stokes claimed 2 for 31

News Channel to adopt a “hybrid” approach with Vaughan’s stints on Fox Sports to be overlaid Michael Vaughan, the former England captain, will not be heard by UK audiences during this winter’s Ashes in Australia, after BT Sport followed the BBC’s decision to remove him from their TV coverage of the series. Vaughan, 47, was

News Payment bands for female players next season will range from £7500 to £31,250 The ECB has more than doubled salaries for female players in the second season of the Hundred after the inaugural women’s competition broke records for attendances and TV viewing figures. Women’s salaries ranged from £3600 (US$4800) to £15,000 (US$20,000) – with

News There is a template for a success from other left-arm spinners who have toured Australia The return of Ben Stokes to the England set-up is good news on many levels, but one person perhaps happier than most will be left-arm spinner Jack Leach. England tried to find a solution by recalling Moeen Ali after

News England quick hopes to use BBL stint with Melbourne Renegades to build his case Left-arm quick Reece Topley is hoping to use the Big Bash League as a launching pad to build his case to be in England’s first-choice squad for next year’s T20 World Cup in Australia. Topley was a late addition to