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Sam Curran was granted an extended break, given the time he has spent in bio-secure bubbles © Getty Images Chris Silverwood has warned England may extend their controversial rest and rotation policy into the Ashes if Covid restrictions are still in place. Each of England’s all-format players has been given a break at some point

News The 3-1 series win over England helped India finish top of the WTC table with 72.2 percentage points A comprehensive 3-1 Test series victory over England has confirmed India’s spot in the final of the inaugural World Test Championship, where they will meet New Zealand. The WTC final is scheduled between June 18 and

News England captain wants better pitches, more points for a draw in County Championship Joe Root has reiterated his call for changes to be made in county cricket to provide players with better preparation for the international game. Root, England’s Test captain, suggested that flatter wickets and a change to the bonus-point system might result

Joe Root has called on his England team to embrace the realities of a chastening 3-1 series loss in India, and accept that their skills in spinning conditions let them down at key moments of the campaign, rather than the conditions themselves. After winning the first Test in Chennai by an emphatic 227-run margin, England

News Experienced commissioner will lead appointment process for other members The ECB’s board have appointed Cindy Butts as chair of the newly-established Independent Commission for Equity in Cricket, which was unveiled in November as part of the board’s measures to drive out discrimination and increase diversity across the game. Butts, whose other roles include serving

News Ben Stokes takes field despite suffering from stomach bug Jofra Archer was not considered for selection in England’s fourth Test in India due to his ongoing right-elbow issue, the ECB have confirmed. Archer bowled only five overs in the third Test, taking 1 for 24, after he had missed the second Test in Chennai

Welcome to day two of our live report of the fourth India-England Test from Ahmedabad. 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 India 294 for 7 (Pant

Report England wrap up a comfortable win in the second T20I to go 2-0 up with one game to go England Women 124 for 4 (Beaumont 63, Knight 39, Mair 2-22) beat New Zealand Women 123 for 9 (Satterthwaite 49, Davies 4-23, Sciver 2-25, Glenn 2-27) by six wickets Opener Tammy Beaumont‘s 63 combined with

Welcome to day one of our live report of the fourth India-England Test from Ahmedabad. 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 India 24 for 1 (Sharma

Ben Stokes says that the conditions England have faced in the past three Tests in India have been the hardest challenge of his career, but insists that the team should not be castigated for their aggression – with the bat or, in his case, with the verbals – on the opening day in Ahmedabad. After

Welcome to day one of our live report of the fourth India-England Test from Ahmedabad. 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 1.38pm: Stokes slopes off! England

News Bess admits being dropped was ‘a tough pill to swallow’ after role in Chennai win Dom Bess has admitted that being dropped from the England team was “a tough pill to swallow” but said that he accepted, in retrospect, that it might have been the best thing for him. Bess claimed five wickets in

The ECB has been accused of “failing to adopt their own policies” on inclusion and diversity after they made a high-profile coaching appointment without advertising the role. The ECB announced on Monday that Richard Dawson, currently the head coach at Gloucestershire, would be the new Elite Performance Pathway Coach alongside three other specialist coaching positions.

Report She took two early wickets and made an unbeaten 26 as the visitors claimed a seven-wicket win England Women 99 for 3 (Wyatt 33, Sciver 26*, Kasperek 2-24) beat New Zealand Women 96 (Martin 36, Glenn 2-11, Brunt 2-13, Ecclestone 2-18, Sciver 2-28) by seven wickets Natalie Sciver made a decisive impact with ball

Zak Crawley admits that England may need to be more proactive as a batting unit to overcome another spin-friendly surface in Ahmedabad this week, but he’s confident that a reversion to red-ball cricket may remove some of the challenges associated with last week’s pink-ball Test – particularly those posed by the left-arm spinner, Axar Patel.

English cricket looks set to be the major beneficiary of a £300 million government bail-out for summer sport, when Chancellor Rishi Sunak unveils the Budget on Wednesday. The news will come as a major boost to the ECB, which announced losses in excess of £100 million in 2020 after the sport bore the brunt of

Perhaps, after a fortnight or so when the topic of pitches has dominated the conversation, it was to be expected that an England player might eventually pass comment. Until this point, all the debate about the surfaces in India had been carried out in the media. The England team – and the England team management

News Extended time away from home ended Test career early, but former opener ready for new role Marcus Trescothick has confirmed he is “ready to jump back” into touring life, but accepts he is still “building up” to the long trips usually undertaken by England players and support staff. Trescothick was named as the ECB’s

News Trio named in batting, pace bowling and spin bowling roles at end of recruitment drive Marcus Trescothick, Jon Lewis and Jeetan Patel have been named as the ECB’s new elite coaches in the vacant batting, pace bowling and spin bowling roles respectively. The appointments bring to an end a formal recruitment process from the

News Trott, Sibley’s former Warwickshire team-mate, is England’s batting consultant in India It has been a strange winter for Dom Sibley. While England’s white-ball players were in South Africa in December, Sibley was readying himself for the challenge of his first six Tests in Asia in surreal surroundings, batting in a marquee at the national

Ben Foakes says England know the challenge ahead now © BCCI Expecting more of the testing conditions they faced in their hefty defeat inside two days in Ahmedabad, Ben Foakes says England will be better equipped to level the series against India in the final match, starting at the same ground on Thursday. Foakes was

News Axar Patel, who picked up 11 wickets in the third Test against England, also gained 30 slots to reach the 38th position Rohit Sharma has climbed six places to a career-best eighth position in the ICC men’s Test batsmen’s rankings, while R Ashwin has progressed four places to third position on the bowlers’ rankings

Report Satterthwaite became New Zealand’s second-highest ODI run-scorer during her unbeaten century New Zealand Women 223 for 3 (Satterthwaite 119*, Amelia 72*) beat England Women 220 (Beaumont 88*, Knight 60, Amelia 4-42) Amy Satterthwaite‘s seventh ODI century and a fine all-round display from Amelia Kerr carried New Zealand to a seven-wicket victory in the third

Sixteen pink-ball Test matches have been played so far, with only five of those stretching up to the fifth day. The most-recent pink-ball Test, between India and England in Ahmedabad, finished within two days, throwing up the shortest Test result since 1935 and the seventh-shortest overall. Two days after that Test, R Ashwin conceded that

News “I find it heinous where you have a thought process and you want everyone to follow that and think that” R Ashwin has expressed strong reservations about narratives built around how India are winning because of pitches being tailored to suit their strengths. He refuses to “buy what’s being sold” and wants fans to

News Allrounder to return for ODI series in March, having played no matches in three countries England will not be able to call upon Chris Woakes for next week’s fourth Test against in Ahmedabad, after he left the tour on Thursday for his pre-arranged break from the team’s bio-secure bubble. Woakes, 31, has endured a

England are considering making a formal complaint to the ICC following their two-day defeat in this week’s third Test in Ahmedabad – an experience that Chris Silverwood, England’s head coach, says he hopes will galvanise his young batsmen to fully cash in when the going is good in the future. England were routed by ten

News Former England captain and record run-scorer replaces Graham Gooch at helm Charlotte Edwards, the former England captain, has become the first female president of the Professional Cricketers Association (PCA) after being elected as Graham Gooch‘s successor in the role. Edwards, who captained England Women between 2005 and 2016 and is their all-time leading run-scorer

Report Brooke Halliday again impressed but New Zealand were well short after an early batting collapse England Women 194 for 3 (Beaumont 72*, Sciver 63) beat New Zealand Women 192 (Halliday 60, Sciver 3-26) by seven wickets Nat Sciver produced a fine all-round display as England secured the ODI series over New Zealand with a

Joe Root claimed career-best figures © BCCI Joe Root says England’s 10-wicket defeat to India inside two days of the third Test won’t define his team, who also fell out of contention for a place in the WTC final as a result. On a day when 17 wickets fell in a match described by his