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England’s preparations for the second Ashes Test have come under fire after senior players opted out of a pink-ball tour game despite their heavy defeat in Perth. Only three squad members Jacob Bethell, Matthew Potts and Josh Tongue all unused in the first Test will feature in a two-day match against a Prime Minister’s XI…
Ben Stokes acknowledged on Thursday that overcoming Australia will be a stern challenge, yet the England captain believes his team has a real chance to reshape Ashes history. England has not won a Test series in Australia since 2010-11 and has lost 13 of 15 Tests there since. Still, Stokes argued that the opening Test…
New Zealand and England will face off in a white-ball series, starting with the first T20 International at Hagley Oval in Christchurch on Saturday. The three-match T20I series is a good opportunity for the Kiwis to get their T20 World Cup preparations back on track after they were beaten by Australia 2-0 at home earlier…
New Zealand and England will face off in a white-ball series, starting with the first T20 International at Hagley Oval in Christchurch on Saturday. The three-match T20I series is a good opportunity for the Kiwis to get their T20 World Cup preparations back on track after they were beaten by Australia 2-0 at home earlier…
England fast bowler Mark Wood is “quietly confident” he will be fit for the Ashes opener against Australia next month after being sidelined since February due to a knee injury. The 35-year-old underwent surgery in March and was ruled out for the summer but was included in England’s 16-man Ashes squad named last month. Wood…
Stuart Broad has stoked early Ashes tensions, declaring Australia’s current squad the weakest to contest the series in 15 years. Speaking on his BBC Podcast For The Love of Cricket with Jos Buttler, the former England pacer said: “It’s probably the worst Australian team since 2010, when England last won, and it’s the best English…
England will eye a consolation win as it takes on South Africa in the third and final One-Day International at The Rose Bowl in Southampton on Sunday. The Proteas took an unassailable 2-0 lead in the three-match series after edging England by five runs in the second ODI. Joe Root, Jacob Bethell and Jos Buttler…
England pacer Mark Wood is hoping a return to action in the County Championship next month will help him prove his fitness ahead of the highly anticipated Ashes tour at the end of this year. Wood hasn’t played Test cricket since August last year and is looking to regain full fitness from a knee injury…
England white-ball opener Phil Salt’s bat, which he used in the last two years including in the Indian Premier League (IPL), was initially deemed “to have failed an on-field gauge test” but later cleared after further examination, his club said. The 28-year-old Salt currently plays for Lancashire. He played a major role in Royal Challenger…
Liam Dawson is determined to make the most of his surprise recall to international duty after believing his England career had come to an end. The 35-year-old left-arm spinner had won just 20 caps across all three formats since making his debut in 2016. He appeared surplus to requirements as England selected a succession of…
