England

News Fast bowler keen to defy injury “stigma” ahead of likely MCG recall England were given “a kick up the bum” by Chris Silverwood, the head coach, in a post-match debrief after their 275-run defeat at Adelaide Oval, according to Mark Wood, who is set to return to the side for the Boxing Day Test

News Warwickshire allrounder Jacob Bethell named vice-captain in 15-man squad England Young Lions will be captained by Hampshire’s Tom Prest at upcoming Under-19s World Cup in the Caribbean next month. Prest made full debuts in all three formats during the summer, having scored a triple-hundred for Hampshire’s 2nd XI, and led the Young Lions in

News Fast bowler ruled out of remainder of winter itinerary after procedure in London Jofra Archer will play no part in England’s tours to the Caribbean in January and March after undergoing a second operation on his injured right elbow. Archer has not played international cricket since March due to a stress fracture in that

News Head coach defends selection in opening two Tests after heavy defeats at Brisbane, Adelaide Chris Silverwood has insisted that he is the right man for the job as England’s head coach and that he picked the right team for the first two Tests of the Ashes, despite England’s heavy defeats. England’s selection has come

News “It’s been an immense privilege to try and bring the sport I love into people’s homes up and down the country,” he said David Lloyd, the former England batter and coach, has announced his retirement from Sky Sports after 22 years working as a commentator. Lloyd, 74, said that “the commentary box feels a

News “Where’s the planning? We talk about planning but I can’t see where that planning has got to” Alastair Cook has questioned England’s planning and criticised the “simple, avoidable mistakes” they have made in the first two Ashes Tests after their 275-run defeat in Adelaide saw Australia take a 2-0 lead. Cook, England’s captain during

Report England are staring at an 11th defeat in 12 Tests Down Under England 236 and 4 for 82 (Stokes 3*) need a further 386 runs to beat Australia 9 for 473 dec and 9 for 230 (Head 51, Labuschagne 51) Australia maintained their vice-like grip on the second Test, ripping out four England wickets

News Aussies were one message away from probably needing to replace their entire bowling attack in Adelaide Australia were one snubbed text message away from probably needing to replace their entire bowling attack for the second Test in Adelaide. Captain Pat Cummins was ruled out on the morning of the game having been deemed a

News Fast bowler potentially one injury away from a call-up to England’s Ashes squad The BBL shapes as an ideal T20 World Cup audition for Sydney Thunder express paceman Saqib Mahmood, who is also one injury away from a recall to England’s Test squad. Mahmood was a contentious omission from the visitors’ Ashes plans. He

England17 for 2 (Root 5*, Malan 1*, Neser 1-4, Starc 1-11) trail Australia 473 for 9 dec. (Labuschagne 103, Warner 95, Smith 93, Carey 51) by 456 runs The message on Adelaide’s scoreboard was unequivocal: “Severe weather approaching. Follow direction from event staff and seek shelter”. And sure enough, England’s beleaguered cricketers were only too

News Stokes took three wickets after a spirited display marked by long periods of short-pitched bowling Ben Stokes says that if England don’t believe they can save the Adelaide Test and turn around their fortunes in the Ashes, then “we’re beaten already”, after another chastening day with bat and ball in the second Test. Stokes

News Attack comprised five right-arm seamers of a similar pace and Root’s part-time offbreaks Graham Thorpe, England’s assistant coach, has defended their selection and bowling plans after Australia racked up 221 for 2 on the first day of the second Ashes Test in Adelaide. England made two changes to the side that was thrashed by

News England’s batting line-up, which managed 147 and 297 at the Gabba, will remain unchanged Having planned for years to always have a point-of-difference pace option in their Ashes teams, England have left out Mark Wood, their fastest bowler, from their 12-player squad for the day-night Test in Adelaide. England said that Wood, who topped

News Veteran seamer set to lead the line under Adelaide floodlights in second Test James Anderson has warned England’s bowlers not to get carried away with the prospect of extravagant movement with the pink ball, as the team looks to battle back into the Ashes in Thursday’s second Test under the Adelaide floodlights. Anderson, who

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,