England

News Fast bowler drafted in as cover after warm-up injury puts Broad’s place in jeopardy Saqib Mahmood has been called up as cover ahead of England’s second Test against India at Lord’s, starting on Thursday, after Stuart Broad sustained a calf injury that looks set to rule him out of what would have been his

KL Rahul acknowledges the applause on getting to a hundred © Getty Images India 276 for 3 (Rahul 127*, Rohit 83, Anderson 2-52) vs England Having been asked to bat when they wanted to bowl, and having negotiated rainy and overcast conditions, India finished day one at Lord’s looking healthy in all respects – on

Preview England could be without Broad and Anderson; Moeen set for his first Test of the summer Big picture England could, conceivably, have taken the nine wickets they needed to seal an unlikely victory had the weather not intervened most critically on the final day at Trent Bridge. India should have overhauled the remaining 157

News The game is a must-win fixture for both teams, sitting fifth and sixth on the points table Northern Superchargers men’s fixture against Manchester Originals is set to go ahead as scheduled on Thursday night, despite two players testing positive for Covid-19. All players in the Hundred are required to take regular lateral flow tests

News The allrounder was added to the England squad ahead of the Lord’s Test against India Liam Livingstone has admitted it is “obviously disappointing” for players to be pulled out of the Hundred for international duty but has backed Birmingham Phoenix to cope with the absence of their captain Moeen Ali for the final two

News Bumrah returns to top 10 in Test bowlers list after his 9 for 110 in the first Test England captain Joe Root has overtaken his Indian counterpart Virat Kohli in the latest ICC Test rankings for batters, while Jasprit Bumrah has returned to the top 10 among Test bowlers, and Bangladesh’s Shakib Al Hasan

News Captain says Hameed will take the opportunity with “both hands”, if he plays Joe Root, England’s captain, hopes that Moeen Ali can transform the confidence and fluency of his recent table-topping exploits with Birmingham Phoenix into the Test arena, as he prepares to make only his second Test appearance in two years, and his

Andrew Strauss believes that a compromise can still be reached whereby England’s cricketers will be allowed to bring their families with them on this winter’s Ashes tour of Australia, but says it would be “unrealistic” to expect the players to embark on such an arduous campaign without being able to see their loved ones for

News Spinning allrounder recalled to balance side in wake of England’s struggles at Trent Bridge Moeen Ali has been recalled to the England squad and looks set to play in the second LV= Insurance Test at Lord’s. Moeen, the off-spinning all-rounder, is expected to join up with the squad at training today (Tuesday) as England

News Coach says Pope, Hameed, Moeen all in contention ahead of second Test against India Chris Silverwood has called on England’s top-order to “step up” and support Joe Root ahead of the second LV= Insurance Test at Lord’s. Root’s 21st Test century – and the rain – helped England escape from Trent Bridge with a

Report Get your dose of analysis, stats and colour from Trent Bridge on ESPNcricinfo’s live blog An incredible final day awaits at Trent Bridge. Will India go 1-0 up in the series or will England find a way to stop them? Follow ESPNcricinfo’s live updates to find out (Please refresh to get the latest) Also,

News India captain hints at continuing with current template of four seamers and a spinner India were looking forward to having a good crack at the remaining 157 runs needed to cross the line to win the first Test, Virat Kohli said at the end of the Trent bridge stalemate. He also said that he

Report India’s tail added valuable runs with only Anderson and Robinson posing a threat for England Ravindra Jadeja pulled out his sword celebration, Jasprit Bumrah hit a six and also his top score in Tests, Mohammed Shami displayed text-book defensive pushes, and Mohammed Siraj had some fun too as India’s much-maligned lower order took them

News The England seamer will play no part in the Test series against India, the T20 World Cup or the Ashes Jofra Archer has been ruled out of all cricket for the rest of the year following a recurrence of a stress fracture in his right elbow. Archer, the England fast bowler, was forced home

India were a pleased bunch as Mohammed Siraj had a not-out caught-behind appeal overturned on review © AFP/Getty Images India took the last seven England wickets for 45 runs to bowl the hosts out for 183 after they won the toss and batted in tough batting conditions. India’s openers knocked off 21 of those without

News He says involvement of other England players in the tournament, scheduled in September-October in the UAE, was a matter of personal choice Eoin Morgan has confirmed he will return to Kolkata Knight Riders for the rescheduled second half of the IPL in the UAE in September-October following the postponement of England’s limited-overs tour to

News Pioneering figure to receive permanent memorial, five years after her death in 2017 Rachael Heyhoe Flint will be commemorated at Lord’s by a newly named gate, after the MCC committee overcame criticism from a section of its membership to agree on a permanent memorial to one of cricket’s most pioneering figures. The gates are

News England brace for update this week on fast bowler’s elbow injury England are braced for an update on Jofra Archer‘s elbow injury, with the fast bowler due to see a specialist later this week amid fears he could miss the whole international summer. Archer returned home from England’s tour to India ahead of the

News England seamer says he struggled after calf problem forced him out of 2019 Ashes James Anderson has admitted he had to be talked out of retirement by his wife after a series of injury setbacks. Anderson managed just four overs in the 2019 Ashes after a recurrence of a calf injury ruled him out

News He insisted that the competition was ‘really important’ for the young players who have been called up as replacements from the Royal London Cup Sam Billings has insisted that the last-minute withdrawals of a number of players from the Royal London Cup as replacements for teams in the Hundred will leave young cricketers “far

Ben Stokes and Joe Root share a laugh during a training session © Getty Images Joe Root has admitted that the absence of Ben Stokes leaves a huge hole at the heart of England’s team, but insists his first consideration is for the well-being of his friend. Stokes has taken a break from the sport

News He suffered a quadriceps tear during a run of five T20 games in the space of eight days Ollie Pope remains a fitness doubt for England’s first Test against India at Trent Bridge, which starts on Thursday, and has suggested that Surrey’s relentless Vitality Blast schedule was to blame for his injury. Pope suffered

News Spinner looking for “as many games as possible” having not played home Test since 2019 Jack Leach has spoken of his frustrations at being left out of the Test side against New Zealand earlier in the summer, as well as a bit-part role in the England set-up that has only seem him play five

Ben Stokes will focus on his mental wellbeing and continue his recovery from injury © BCCI Ben Stokes has pulled out of England’s Test series against India and will take “an indefinite break from all cricket” to focus on his mental wellbeing and continue his recovery from a finger injury. Ashley Giles, England’s director of

News ECB issues joint statement with PCA ahead of further Ashes discussions The ECB has issued a joint statement with the Professional Cricketers’ Association (PCA) saying it is committed to “putting player and staff welfare as the main priority” in the planning process for this winter’s Ashes tour of Australia. Concerns have been raised about

News Australia’s strict Covid-19 restrictions raise prospect of senior players’ withdrawals Dom Bess, the Yorkshire and England offspinner, has said that the prospect of being selected for his maiden Ashes tour this winter is something he “would never, ever turn down”, amid concerns that a number of England’s senior players may be reluctant to commit

News Team hopeful of having the pacer for the last four games as he continues a gradual comeback from elbow surgery Southern Brave are not expecting to have Jofra Archer available for either of their next two men’s Hundred fixtures as he continues a gradual comeback from elbow surgery. Archer has played twice for Sussex

News The Originals had lined up Anrich Nortje as Ferguson’s replacement but the latter returned to fitness sooner than expected Lockie Ferguson, the New Zealand fast bowler, could make his Manchester Originals debut against Welsh Fire on Saturday after recovering from a side strain. Ferguson missed Yorkshire’s final two Vitality Blast group games after picking

News Highly regarded fast-medium bowler played 30 Tests for England and also coached Ireland Mike Hendrick, the former Derbyshire and England seamer who was also Ireland’s first professional coach, has died at the age of 72. Hendrick, a tall seamer known for his classical side-on action and capable of expertly harnessing English conditions, played 30

Report Captain Dane van Niekerk plays an equally pivotal role with bat and ball Oval Invincibles 132 for 7 (Capsey 59) beat London Spirit 117 for 7 (Knight 40, van Niekerk 3-30) by 15 runs An early feature of the Hundred has been young, uncapped English players making a name for themselves and Alice Capsey