Tag: Mark Wood

Jack Leach gives England early joy before Pakistan recovery

15 October 2024 0 comments

Jack Leach took a pair of early wickets for England before Pakistan rallied to 79 for two on the first […]

Irreplaceable Woakes leaves England with real dilemma

4 August 2024 0 comments

The quality of the opposition wasn’t the highest by any means, but there was a maturity in the way England went about their business in their 3-0 whitewash of the West Indies.

England v West Indies player ratings from 3-0 whitewash to hosts

4 August 2024 0 comments

Ben Stokes’ England secured an impressive 3-0 whitewash of the West Indies in their recent series – here we rate all the players from both teams out of 10.

Derek Pringle: Fearsome Mark Wood embodies the need for speed

4 August 2024 0 comments

Derek Pringle relished watching England paceman Mark Wood dismantle the West Indies batting during the third Test at Edgbaston.

The colour of cricket

4 August 2024 0 comments

Annie Chave asks why the One Day Cup cannot be played with a red ball

England’s Joe Root and Jamie Smith turn tables on West Indies

28 July 2024 0 comments

England overcame a difficult first hour against the West Indies at Edgbaston to finish day two firmly on top and strong favourites to secure a 3-0 clean sweep.

England’s Harry Brook and Shoaib Bashir show their class

28 July 2024 0 comments

England’s win at Trent Bridge featured some of the best Test cricket I’ve seen for a long time. West Indies did well to stay in the match after England threw everything at them but in the end Ben Stokes’ side were just too strong.

Great survivor Jason Holder keeps holding on vs England

28 July 2024 0 comments

At 115-5 on day one of the Edgbaston Test, having won the toss and elected to bat first on a placid surface, the West Indies threatened to be blown away as they had been five days earlier in Nottingham.

Brook and Root tip second Test England’s way

21 July 2024 0 comments

By Charles Reynolds July 18-22, Trent Bridge, Nottingham, 2nd Test Match England 416 (Pope 121, Duckett 71, Joseph 3-98) & […]

Dominica’s favourite sons make a play for the future

21 July 2024 0 comments

By Phil Walker Kavem Hodge sat in the press room after the finest day of his career laughing at his […]

England analysis and comment: The need for speed

21 July 2024 0 comments

Derek Pringle explains that out-and-out pace is just one part of the equation.

England T20 World Cup player ratings

30 June 2024 0 comments

How we thought Jos Buttler’s men fared on the way to their semi-final exit PHIL SALT 6/10 188 runs at […]

Phil Salt powers England to commanding T20 World Cup win over West Indies

20 June 2024 0 comments

The opener smashed 30 off one over as he and Jonny Bairstow saw England home by eight wickets. Phil Salt […]

England overpower plucky Namibia

16 June 2024 0 comments

By Matt Thacker June 15, Sir Vivian Richards Stadium, North Sound England 122-5 (Brook 47*, Bairstow 31, Ali 16, Trumpelmann […]

Get excited, get very excited

2 June 2024 0 comments

BEN GARDNER It rarely takes the very best long to resume normal service after some time out. Think Steve Smith […]

Topley aiming to be top of the world

2 June 2024 0 comments

By Richard Edwards It’s a measure of Reece Topley’s longevity that he first played in a T20 World Cup as […]

Phil Salt stars with the bat as England wrap up T20 series win over Pakistan

30 May 2024 0 comments

England secured a 2-0 victory in the rain-affected Vitality T20 international series with Pakistan after Phil Salt hit 46 to […]

‘No excuses’ from England despite disrupted World Cup preparations – Mark Wood

30 May 2024 0 comments

Mark Wood says there will be “no excuses” from England following a frustrating preparation period for the T20 World Cup. […]

Buttler’s England have firepower to win again

26 May 2024 0 comments

DEREK PRINGLE @derekpringle England have just two more T20 matches against Pakistan, following Saturday’s pipe-opener at Edgbaston, before they mount […]