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Graham Thorpe says that Sam Curran‘s composure in pressurised situations is the trait that has propelled him to the heart of England’s white-ball plans, following his series-sealing five-wicket haul in the second ODI against Sri Lanka at The Kia Oval. Curran, who has played ten ODIs in his young career compared to 21 Tests since

News Somerset batter brought in for third ODI after finding form in Blast England have added Tom Banton to their squad for the third and final ODI against Sri Lanka in Bristol on Sunday. Banton, the 22-year-old Somerset top-order batter, hit a 47-ball century in the Vitality T20 Blast at the start of the week.

News Fast bowler confirms his role will be promotional-only as he saves energies for red-ball While the rest of the country were glued to TV screens on Tuesday night, watching England’s 2-0 win against Germany at Euro 2020, James Anderson was bowling in the middle with Jon Lewis and Marcus Trescothick – England’s bowling and

News Test captain hasn’t given up hope of T20 World Cup involvement after starring role in ODI Joe Root hopes England’s controversial rest-and-rotation policy can be “put behind us” ahead of the Test series against India and in the Ashes that follows. While England have selected their strongest available T20I squad for two successive series

News Tammy Beaumont consolidates top spot after hitting run-a-ball 87 not out Mithali Raj has returned to the top five among women batters in ODIs after scoring 72 in her side’s eight-wicket loss to England in the first ODI in Bristol on Sunday. Raj, who gained three places on the table, got into the top

News Fast bowler still pushing the speed gun as careful management extends injury-free spell Mark Wood has had something of a reputation as a glass man during his six-year international career, such has been his fragility and susceptibility to injury – so it might be surprising to learn that, in the current era of rest

Phil Whitticase with the captains at the toss for the third T20I © AFP/Getty Images The ECB has been forced to seek replacements for five officials due to oversee the start of England’s ODI series with Sri Lanka at Chester-le-Street on Tuesday, after a positive Covid-19 test was returned by a member of the team

Tymal Mills’ pace and left-arm angle are both attractive assets © Getty Images Tymal Mills is under consideration for England’s T20I side and could force his way into their World Cup plans as a death-bowling specialist through performances for Southern Brave in the Hundred, Eoin Morgan has said. Preliminary squads for October’s T20 World Cup

Report England also make two changes – Chris Woakes and Moeen Ali come in, Mark Wood and Jason Roy go out Toss Sri Lanka won the toss and chose to bowl vs England Sri Lanka have chosen to bowl first in the final T20I of their series against England at the Ageas Bowl. England have

News Dawid Malan added to ODI squad after MRI scans reveal small calf tear Jos Buttler has been ruled out of the rest of England’s white-ball series with Sri Lanka. Buttler sustained a calf tear in Wednesday’s first T20I and will now return home to commence his rehabilitation. Buttler, England’s vice-captain and wicketkeeper, scored an

News Buttler injury opens door to extended run in ODI squad after luckless tour of India At the start of March, Sam Billings was full of positivity about an upcoming three-match period that could have locked him into England’s T20 World Cup squad: he had not been given an opportunity in their T20I series in

Liam Livingstone has enhanced his World Cup claims with two important displays © Getty Images Teams can take a squad of 33 players to cover 15 starting positions in rugby’s next World Cup, and 23 for 11 spots in football’s, but cricket diverges from the norm. England will take a 15-man squad to the T20

David Willey replaced Chris Woakes in the side for the second T20I © PA Images/Getty Toss Sri Lanka chose to bat vs England Sri Lanka made two changes to the XI that lost by a substantial margin on Wednesday night, but stuck to the same decision at the toss, opting to bat first even though

Report Sri Lanka won the toss and chose to bat first in the opening match of the T20I series against England in Cardiff Toss Sri Lanka chose to bat vs England Sri Lanka won the toss and chose to bat first in the opening match of the T20I series against England in Cardiff. England captain,

Preview Back-to-back Cardiff matches a stern test of leadership and a gauge of where SL are as a T20 side Big picture Since the start of 2019, England have won 16 T20 internationals to the eight they have lost. In the same period, Sri Lanka have lost 14, winning just five. England are the top-ranked

News Captain says England ‘can’t play players until they fall over’ in ‘unbelievably busy’ schedule Eoin Morgan has defended the ECB’s rest-and-rotation policy ahead of England’s T20I series against Sri Lanka, calling the current international schedule “unbelievably busy” and insisting that England “can’t play players until they fall over”. Morgan, England’s limited-overs captain, has had

Alastair Cook has questioned England’s priorities, after the selectors named their strongest available white-ball squad to take on Sri Lanka this week, only days after an under-strength Test team lost to New Zealand for their first home series defeat since 2014. Cook, who was England captain when they were overturned by Sri Lanka in a

Jos Buttler insists that his ambition is still to be “the best player I can, no matter what colour the ball is”, but says he has no qualms about missing England’s last five Test matches as part of the ECB’s rest-and-rotation policy, warning that if you treat the global schedule as “an endless piece of

News Allrounder hasn’t played for England since September but could make T20 comeback after six years Chris Woakes has conceded that his winter of inaction with England “felt like a bit of a waste”, and revealed that he had received an apology from the team management and the ECB over the shared car ride that

News Ben Stokes set to return to action, for Durham, after being out since April when he picked up a finger injury Olly Stone has been ruled out for the rest of the English summer after suffering another stress fracture to the lower back, his third in as many years. Stone was due to be

News Yorkshireman links up with white-ball squad in Cardiff ahead of series opener Jonny Bairstow has linked up with England’s white-ball squads in Cardiff as scheduled after a scan cleared him of a serious ankle injury. Bairstow suffered the injury while batting for Yorkshire on Wednesday night against Worcestershire, pulling up after running a single.

News The England captain was full of praise for her team’s efforts despite being defied by India’s lower order Heather Knight has hailed the one-off Test between England and India as a prime advertisement for the game, saying she would welcome five-day contests for women. Having lost a significant amount of play to rain on

Report The spinner took out half-centurions Shafali Verma and Deepti Sharma Lunch India 171 for 3 (Verma 63, Sharma 54) and 231 (Verma 96, Mandhana 78, Ecclestone 4-88, Knight 2-7) lead England 396 for 9 dec. (Knight 95, Dunkley 74*, Beaumont 66, Rana 4-131, Sharma 3-65) by six runs Within seconds of Katherine Brunt taking

Report Visitors bowled out for 231, 165 runs behind England’s first-innings total of 396 for 9 declared Innings India 231 (Verma 96, Mandhana 78, Ecclestone 4-88, Knight 2-7) trail England 396 for 9 dec. (Knight 95, Dunkley 74*, Beaumont 66, Rana 4-131, Sharma 3-65) by 165 runs Sophie Ecclestone picked up from where England had

News She praised the performances of India’s debutants in Bristol, especially fellow opener Shafali Verma India batter Smriti Mandhana believes that more opportunities to play Tests can help cultivate a better understanding regarding approaching the closing stages of each session in a day’s play. Mandhana’s views came after stumps on the rain-affected third day of

News Dawid Malan set to miss Yorkshire’s next Blast game as he manages Achilles problem England will wait for the result of scans on Jonny Bairstow‘s right ankle before deciding on whether to call up a replacement batter for their T20I squad to play Sri Lanka. Bairstow suffered the injury while batting for Yorkshire on

News Batter comes into contact with Covid-19 carrier, but not while on England duty Ollie Pope will miss Surrey’s next four T20 Blast fixtures after coming into contact with someone who has tested positive for Covid-19. Pope, the middle-order batter, had been due to link up with his county this week following England’s Test series

Preview First Test encounter for seven years sets the scene for multi-format series Big picture They call it the seven-year itch and after so long in the Test match wilderness, India are ready for a change of scene which they and their opponents, England, hope will be anything but dull or scratchy. So rare are

Graham Thorpe, England’s assistant coach, has called on his team’s young batters to prove their “desperation” to stay in the Test team, after New Zealand’s eight-wicket win at Edgbaston on Sunday completed their first series victory in this country since 1999, and England’s first loss on home soil in seven years. Thorpe, who was a

News England player-turned commentator honoured in Queen’s Birthday Honours list England cricketer-turned commentator Ebony Rainford-Brent has become an MBE in the Queen’s Birthday Honours list for services to cricket and charity. Rainford-Brent was recognised for her work with the African Caribbean Engagement (ACE) Programme. The organisation was founded in January 2020 to engage young people