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Report All the updates, news and stats from day four of the second Test at Edgbaston Welcome to day four of our live report of the second Test between England and New Zealand from Edgbaston. Join us for updates, analysis and colour. You can find our traditional ball-by-ball commentary here. * Most recent entry will

News But England skipper says now is not the time to ‘rip up all the hard work we’ve done’ Joe Root has admitted England were “outplayed in all three departments” after slipping to defeat in the LV=Insurance Test series against New Zealand. The series defeat was England’s first at home since 2014 and Root’s first

News Trio back in contention as England seek cover for Stokes, Archer and Topley England have recalled Chris Woakes, David Willey and Liam Dawson to their T20I squad to face Sri Lanka later this month. Woakes has not played T20 cricket for England since 2015 but comes in as one of three changes from the

News Head coach keeping open mind on selection changes: ‘If people are getting runs, I’ll be taking notice’ Chris Silverwood has admitted England were “obviously not good enough” as they stumbled to the brink of defeat in the LV=Insurance Test series against New Zealand. On a blameless batting track, England were 122 for 9 at

News Review will ‘address historical issues’, remind players of responsibilities and ‘help them learn’ The ECB have announced a “social media review” after admitting the sport’s attempts to prove itself inclusive have been “severely diminished” following the emergence of a series of historic tweets by players. The episode was sparked by the re-emergence of comments

News Fast bowler will head to Kia Oval at conclusion of the World Test Championship final Kyle Jamieson, the New Zealand fast bowler, has signed a short-term deal for Surrey across formats, and will link up with the club at the conclusion of the World Test Championship final against India later this month. Jamieson, who

News Young’s success presents a selection dilemma ahead of the WTC final Devon Conway was 71 not out when Joe Root threw the old ball to Mark Wood, 15 minutes before tea. Other than an announcement over the PA system, there was no way to make the short-ball plan more obvious: fielders were stationed on

Report All the updates, news and stats from day two of the second Test at Edgbaston Welcome to day two of our live report of the second Test between England and New Zealand from Edgbaston. Join us for updates, analysis and colour. You can find our traditional ball-by-ball commentary here. * Most recent entry will

Welcome to day one of our live report of the second Test between England and New Zealand from Edgbaston. Join us for updates, analysis and colour. You can find our traditional ball-by-ball commentary here. * Most recent entry will appear at the top, please refresh your page for the latest updates. All times are local

Trent Boult celebrates with his team-mates after dismissing James Bracey © Getty Images New Zealand have never previously made six changes to their side within a series and that they did so at Edgbaston and still managed to take seven wickets after being asked to bowl on a flat pitch was evidence of two things:

Report All the updates, news and stats from day one of the second Test at Edgbaston Welcome to day one of our live report of the second Test between England and New Zealand from Edgbaston. Join us for updates, analysis and colour. You can find our traditional ball-by-ball commentary here. * Most recent entry will

Big picture Shall we talk about the cricket for a bit, then? Let’s park the timeline mining and the urge to be outraged by every less-than-savoury comment ever committed to the Twittersphere, and focus on the reason why such remarks from England’s senior sports stars are held to a higher standard than the rest of

News Players will participate in another ‘moment of unity’ as ECB investigate unsavoury social media histories England will reaffirm their commitment to making cricket a more representative and inclusive sport by wearing anti-discrimination t-shirts in another ‘moment of unity’ on the morning of the second Test at Edgbaston. The move comes at the end of

Kane Williamson will play no part in the second Test against England © PA Images via Getty Images Kane Williamson, the New Zealand captain, has been ruled out of the second Test against England at Edgbaston because of a persistent elbow injury. Williamson had to miss an ODI series against Bangladesh earlier this year because

Few players have married skill and longevity to quite such staggering effect as James Anderson, who stands to overtake Alastair Cook as England’s most-capped Test cricketer this week, if selected for his 162nd appearance against New Zealand in the second Test at Edgbaston. But, as he reflected on his 18-year journey from a raw but

James Anderson takes a breather in training at Edgbaston © Getty Images James Anderson says that England’s players are committed to “improving ourselves as people”, as the build-up towards Thursday’s second LV= Insurance Test against New Zealand at Edgbaston continues to be overshadowed by Ollie Robinson‘s suspension for a series of historic offensive posts on

News Solitary change to 17-person group ahead of home series against India Sophia Dunkley, the South East Stars allrounder, has replaced Kirstie Gordon in the only change to England Women’s central contracts list for the year 2021-22. Dunkley has played in each of England’s last five T20Is after impressing in the bio-secure bubble in Derby

News Allrounder in line for first Durham appearance since 2018 after finger injury Ben Stokes is set to play his first T20 Blast game for nearly three years next week when he makes his comeback from the finger injury he suffered in the IPL. The early stages of the Blast, which begins on Wednesday, will

News Unnamed player was under 16 at the time of offensive social media posts More historic tweets of a discriminatory nature from a player involved with the England men’s squad have emerged. A day after the ECB announced the suspension of Ollie Robinson pending a disciplinary investigation, Wisden.com published tweets from another player within the

News Yorkshire spinner called in as cover with Jack Leach in line for recall England have added Dom Bess to their squad for the second LV= Insurance Test against New Zealand at Edgbaston. Bess, the offspinning allrounder, has effectively been called up to provide cover for Jack Leach. While Leach, England’s first-choice spinner, is understood

Report NZ make enterprising declaration after stalemate looked set following third-day washout England 275 (Burns 132, Southee 6-43) and 170 for 3 (Sibley 60*, Wagner 2-27) drew with New Zealand 378 (Conway 200, Nicholls 61, Robinson 4-75) and 169 for 6 dec (Latham 36, Robinson 3-26) There are often many different ways to end up

Welcome to day five of our live report of the first Test between England and New Zealand from Lord’s. Join us for updates, analysis and colour. You can find our traditional ball-by-ball commentary here. *Most recent entry will appear at the top, please refresh your page for the latest updates. All times are local 7.10pm:

Report All the updates, news and stats from day five of the first Test at Lord’s Welcome to day five of our live report of the first Test between England and New Zealand from Lord’s. Join us for updates, analysis and colour. You can find our traditional ball-by-ball commentary here. *Most recent entry will appear

Welcome to day four of our live report of the first Test between England and New Zealand from Lord’s. Join us for updates, analysis and colour. You can find our traditional ball-by-ball commentary here. *Most recent entry will appear at the top, please refresh your page for the latest updates. All times are local 7.10pm:

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News Ismail Dawood equally unimpressed by ECB comments, but governing body rejects allegations of ‘institutional racism’ John Holder has dismissed ECB comments claiming he has withdrawn his claim of racial discrimination against them as “disingenuous” and vowed to never work for the organisation again. Holder and Ismail Dawood had launched a legal challenge against the

News Cruel blow for seamer who worked hard to return from stress fractures in his back Reece Topley could miss England’s entire white-ball summer after sustaining a side strain. Topley, the left-arm seamer, suffered the injury while playing for Surrey’s second XI against Essex on Wednesday. He later underwent a scan which suggested he will

News Seamer ends NZ innings as leading wicket-taker after apologising for historic offensive tweets Graham Thorpe says Ollie Robinson showed “character” on the second day of the first Test against New Zealand at Lord’s. Robinson’s first day of Test cricket ended with him making an unreserved apology after tweets written by him between 2012 and

Report All the updates, news and stats from day two of the first Test at Lord’s Welcome to day one of our live report of the first Test between England and New Zealand from Lord’s. Join us for updates, analysis and colour. You can find our traditional ball-by-ball commentary here. *Most recent entry will appear

Welcome to day one of our live report of the first Test between England and New Zealand from Lord’s. Join us for updates, analysis and colour. You can find our traditional ball-by-ball commentary here. *Most recent entry will appear at the top, please refresh your page for the latest updates. All times are local 6.35pm: