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England’s Ollie Pope plays to his favourite audience

8 September 2024 0 comments

Any player, no matter how good, is allowed a few quiet games, or at least they should be. Luckily for Ollie Pope, The Oval is his happy place.

Derek Pringle: Small is beautiful for England opener Ben Duckett

8 September 2024 0 comments

At 5ft 6in Ben Duckett is in the small camp. But small batters have advantages even if looking up to everyone else on a cricket field isn’t one of them…

Ebony Rainford-Brent: After a solid summer, England will look to dominate winter tours

8 September 2024 0 comments

It’s a new-look England team at the moment and it is a direction that Brendon McCullum and Ben Stokes have wanted to go in.

Mark Butcher on Gus Atkinson: A new star with old-fashioned virtues

8 September 2024 0 comments

An incredible start to Gus Atkinson’s Test career. His century at Lord’s was outrageous, it will be fascinating to see how he develops.

Brendon McCullum to coach England men’s white-ball teams

8 September 2024 0 comments

England Men’s Test Head Coach Brendon McCullum will also take on the role of England’s white-ball Head Coach as part […]

England captain Jos Buttler ruled out of T20 series against Australia

5 September 2024 0 comments

Phil Salt is stepping up to lead the side. England captain Jos Buttler has been ruled out of the forthcoming […]

Talking points as England seek perfect summer record in Sri Lanka finale at Oval

5 September 2024 0 comments

Josh Hull makes his England debut while Joe Root is chasing more records. England head into the final Test of […]

England to hand Test debut to left-arm quick Josh Hull at the Kia Oval

4 September 2024 0 comments

England have made a habit of gambling on young talent since head coach Brendon McCullum and captain Ben Stokes took […]

Adil Rashid sees age as no barrier and is keen to keep on enjoying playing

4 September 2024 0 comments

Adil Rashid is eager to represent England at next year’s ICC Champions Trophy in Pakistan. Adil Rashid marked 15 years […]

Matthew Potts sees strength in numbers despite key retirements

4 September 2024 0 comments

England are one win away from a first perfect Test summer at home in 20 years. Matthew Potts believes England […]

Test coach Brendon McCullum to take charge of England white-ball sides next year

4 September 2024 0 comments

Marcus Trescothick will oversee the limited-overs teams until the New Zealander begins the role in January. Brendon McCullum will oversee […]

Joe is simply ton-derful! England’s Root is a record breaker at Lord’s

1 September 2024 0 comments

JOE ROOT broke a whole raft of records at Lord’s as England turned the screw against Sri Lanka in the second Test.

Joe Root breaks hatful of records as classy England close in

1 September 2024 0 comments

BAD LIGHT brought things to an early end at Lord’s on day three as England advanced towards a comprehensive victory over Sri Lanka in the second Test.

Golden Gus shows the value of a wagging tail

1 September 2024 0 comments

“It’s like watching Jacques Kallis play,” said a beaming Joe Root having had a front-row seat for the latest instalment of Gus Atkinson’s dreamy first summer as a Test cricketer.

Derek Pringle column: DRS protocols over lbw need to change now

1 September 2024 0 comments

Master and apprentice is a phrase you often hear when Joe Root and Harry Brook are at the crease together. Yet the roles could so readily have been reversed in the Second Test against Sri Lanka at Lord’s, after the Decision Review System had both men lbw to balls clipping leg-stump.

Ebony Rainford-Brent: Time to acknowledge Joe Root as one of the greats

1 September 2024 0 comments

Looking back on the first day at Lord’s, England were struggling for rhythm and just as they started to get going, Sri Lanka would chip away with another wicket. Enter Joe Root to stabilise things and put England on track for a fine first innings total.

England News

England’s Ollie Pope plays to his favourite audience

Derek Pringle: Small is beautiful for England opener Ben Duckett

Ebony Rainford-Brent: After a solid summer, England will look to dominate winter tours

Mark Butcher on Gus Atkinson: A new star with old-fashioned virtues

Brendon McCullum to coach England men’s white-ball teams

England captain Jos Buttler ruled out of T20 series against Australia

Talking points as England seek perfect summer record in Sri Lanka finale at Oval

England to hand Test debut to left-arm quick Josh Hull at the Kia Oval

Adil Rashid sees age as no barrier and is keen to keep on enjoying playing

Matthew Potts sees strength in numbers despite key retirements

Test coach Brendon McCullum to take charge of England white-ball sides next year

Joe is simply ton-derful! England’s Root is a record breaker at Lord’s

Joe Root breaks hatful of records as classy England close in

Golden Gus shows the value of a wagging tail

Derek Pringle column: DRS protocols over lbw need to change now

Ebony Rainford-Brent: Time to acknowledge Joe Root as one of the greats

Mark Butcher: England star Jamie Smith is a natural-born thriller

Five uncapped England players named to face Australia in T20I and ODI series

England Women name squad for T20 World Cup

Ollie Pope plans to separate captaincy from batting at Lord’s

Dawid Malan announces retirement from international cricket at age of 36

Olly Stone ready to play with a smile on his face on return to England Test side

Joe Root feeling more like Peter Pan than ‘grandad’ in youthful England line-up

Jonny Bairstow and Moeen Ali left out as England enter new white-ball era

Josh Hull lands England call-up after Mark Wood sustains series-ending injury

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