England

News Says disruptions during England’s preparation before the series was a big reason for the poor performance, insists Test cricket remains the priority for the team Eoin Morgan, England’s limited-overs captain, has said that it is “laughable to point the finger at the Hundred” for England’s 4-0 Ashes drubbing in Australia, and insisted that Test

News “Time for bed, thank you” – police had to be called in to send the merrymakers to their hotel rooms as the noise continued till just after 6am The ECB has launched an investigation after an early-morning drinking session at England’s team hotel in Hobart ended with the police being called in to send

News Gladiators pick England batter Dan Lawrence as a reserved supplementary pick, while Zalmi roped in Pakistan quick Sohail Khan in that category Karachi Kings have snapped up English batter Ian Cockbain for the upcoming PSL season. In a heavily English-centric PSL replacement draft, Cockbain, 34, was signed as a substitute for fellow countryman Tom

News “Until I’m told differently I’ll start planning for the West Indies” Chris Silverwood, England’s embattled head coach, has said that he wants to remain in his post despite overseeing a humbling Ashes defeat in Australia and will begin planning for March’s Test tour of the Caribbean “until I’m told differently”. In the wake of

Report England lose all ten wickets for 56 in final collapse after Mark Wood six-for raises hopes Australia 303 (Head 101, Green 74) and 155 (Carey 48, Wood 6-37) beat England 188 (Cummins 4-45) and 124 (Boland 3-18, Green 3-21, Cummins 3-42) by 146 runs Australia’s seamers ran through England to win the fifth and

Report Joshua Boyden rattled the defending champions by taking 4 for 16, before England chased down the low total inside 26 overs England 98 for 3 (Bethell 44, Rew 26*) beat Bangladesh 97(Mondol 33*, Boyden 4-16, Aspinwall 2-18) by seven wickets Bangladesh crashed and burned in their opening game of the Under-19 World Cup, getting

News Australia captain rates young allrounder among best in the world Australia captain Pat Cummins believes Cameron Green is the complete package and as good as any current Test allrounder in the world after his match-winning efforts in the fifth Test in Hobart. Green, 22, turned the game on the third evening with a blistering

News Australia has only six teams in its premier first-class competition, meaning opportunities for outsiders are limited Tom Harrison, the ECB’s chief executive, has sent a formal proposal to Cricket Australia encouraging it to involve young English players in the Sheffield Shield. Harrison, who arrived in Australia as the inquest into another Ashes drubbing for

Report Australia take 115-run lead but late wickets under lights keep tourists interested Australia 303 and 3 for 37 (Smith 17*, Boland 3*) lead England 188 (Cummins 4-45) by 152 runs Australia’s seamers, led by Pat Cummins, ran rampant over England’s flat-lining batting order to bundle the tourists out for just 188 on an eventful

News While Wood has already submitted his paperwork for the auction, Root is clear he would do so only if it doesn’t detract from his Test commitments Joe Root and Mark Wood are among the England players who are weighing their potential involvement in the 2022 IPL, with players required to submit their paperwork for

Tom Harrison, the ECB chief executive, has acknowledged the need to “reset” England’s red-ball fortunes in the wake of an “exceptionally difficult” Ashes campaign, after insisting that “our priority is Test cricket”. Speaking to reporters in Hobart, Harrison echoed the sentiments of England’s Test captain, Joe Root, who had called on the ECB to match

Report Hosts recover from 3 for 12 as Head and Cameron Green continue impressive series Australia 6 for 241 (Head 101, Green 74) vs England An accomplished century from Travis Head wrested back control for Australia on an entertaining first day of the fifth and final Ashes Test, which was ultimately curtailed by rain. It

News Anthony McGrath, Alan Richardson, and Paul Tweddle named as coaches for Barbados trip Harry Brook, Yorkshire’s promising young batter, has been added to England’s T20I squad for the forthcoming five-match series against West Indies in Barbados, as cover for Sam Billings, who has been added to the Ashes squad for this week’s final Test

Mark Wood insists he does not see his recent successes against Marnus Labuschagne as a moral victory “because we have been getting battered”, but hopes that a green pitch at Hobart could offer one last opportunity for England to go out on a high at the end of a tough Ashes campaign. Wood, who turned

Big Picture The whitewash is no longer up for grabs by Australia after England’s resistance in Sydney, but a 4-0 Ashes win would be a fine start to Pat Cummins‘ captaincy (with a little help from Steven Smith). For Joe Root, it is a chance to build on the fight shown at the SCG before

News England captain weighing up IPL auction involvement with deadline looming Joe Root has publicly backed Chris Silverwood to keep his job as England coach despite their heavy Ashes series defeat, suggesting that he had been let down by his players. Silverwood has maintained since his promotion from bowling coach to head coach in October

News Root says both men will need to be fit enough to perform at a similar level to their Sydney showings England duo Ben Stokes and Jonny Bairstow will be given as much time as they need to prove their fitness ahead of the fifth and final Ashes Test in Hobart. England’s players enjoyed a

News The left-armer says he’s fit for the final installment of the Ashes having been the only quick to play throughout Australia quick Mitchell Starc is adamant he doesn’t need or want to rest for the fifth Ashes Test in Hobart, especially as it will be a pink-ball Test under lights. Starc has been Australia’s

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