England vs Sri Lanka: Ollie Pope must seize chance to silence critics in Ben Stokes' absence Stand-in skipper to helm First Test at Old Trafford Evening Standard · Aug 20, 2024
Sydneysider Darius Visser the toast of Samoan cricket Sydneysider Darius Visser has blasted 39 runs for Samoa against Vanuatu to establish a new ICC world record for most runs scored in an over. AAP · Aug 20, 2024
What does the future hold for The Hundred? A television rights deal until 2028 means continuing whispers about converting The Hundred into a T20 competition are on the back-burner. The Independent UK · Aug 20, 2024
Sri Lanka’s Test return to England has gone under the radar but is long overdue Tourists are not the force of old but Dan Lawrence’s technique will be tested as an opener at Old Trafford The Guardian - UK · Aug 20, 2024
Stokes Absence Adds Extra Edge To England-Sri Lanka Series England head into the first Test against Sri Lanka at Old Trafford starting Wednesday with several players given a chance to prove a point after captain Ben Stokes's series-ending injury. International Business Times · Aug 20, 2024
Ex-cricket star Michael Slater remains behind bars Former cricket star and TV commentator Michael Slater who is accused of more than a dozen offences including choking has had a second bail application refused. AAP · Aug 20, 2024
Matthew Potts to face Sri Lanka as part of five-man England bowling attack Matthew Potts will form part of a five-man England bowling attack in the opening Test against Sri Lanka, with Harry Brook promoted to vice-captain The Guardian - UK · Aug 19, 2024
Matthew Potts named in England’s team for first Sri Lanka Test Matthew Potts and Dan Lawrence have been named in England’s Test team against Sri Lanka The Independent UK · Aug 19, 2024
Dan Lawrence confident he fits the mould for England as team to play Sri Lanka confirmed Ollie Pope to captain side as Ben Stokes ruled out due to injury Evening Standard · Aug 19, 2024
Dan Lawrence confident his approach will suit new role as England opener Lawrence will open with Ben Duckett in the absence of the injured Zak Crawley. The Independent UK · Aug 19, 2024
Healy finds it 'hard to fathom' playing in Bangladesh Alyssa Healy says it would be morally "hard to fathom" October's Twenty20 World Cup being played in Bangladesh, amid political unrest in the country. AAP · Aug 19, 2024
Cummins to manage workloads before Test summer Test captain Pat Cummins is unlikely to bank on a Sheffield Shield warm-up ahead of Australia's series against India, instead preferring one-day internationals. AAP · Aug 19, 2024
London Spirit win Women’s Hundred final after chasing down Welsh Fire Deepti Sharma’s six meant London Spirit claimed the Women’s Hundred title by overcoming Welsh Fire with two balls to spare The Guardian - UK · Aug 18, 2024
Australia's decade of 'unfinished business' with India Nathan Lyon is raring to be unleashed on India, given Australia's previous struggles against Rohit Sharma's side. AAP · Aug 18, 2024
The Guardian - UK · Aug 17, 2024 Jayasuriya’s style adds intrigue to Sri Lanka’s series against England Coach’s talent could rub off on his players in the tourists’ first series in England for eight years
The Guardian - UK · Aug 16, 2024 Alice Capsey: ‘I wouldn’t have played for England so soon without the Hundred’ The Oval Invincibles batter has been touted as a future England captain and, she tells Raf Nicholson, is relishing ‘the best job in the world’
The Independent UK · Aug 16, 2024 Moeen Ali feels Ben Stokes absence will ‘mess up’ balance of England team Stokes suffered a torn hamstring while batting for Northern Superchargers
The Independent UK · Aug 16, 2024 Richard Pyrah returns to Yorkshire as women’s head coach after racism scandal Pyrah was handed a two-week coaching ban and a £2,500 fine by the Cricket Discipline Commission in May last year.
The Guardian - UK · Aug 16, 2024 The Hundred hopes for final flourish as Ben Stokes’ injury hogs the headlines Organisers will want the cricket to be the focus when the men’s and women’s titles are decided this weekend, and not continued criticism of the product
The Independent UK · Aug 15, 2024 Stuart Broad: England must put positive spin on being without injured Ben Stokes Stokes set the record for the fastest Test half-century by an England batter to round off a 3-0 series whitewash of the West Indies last month.
The Independent UK · Aug 14, 2024 Jamie Smith believes Ollie Pope has similar captaincy attributes to Ben Stokes Pope will step up to captain England next week after Stokes was ruled out of the rest of the summer with a torn left hamstring.
The Guardian - UK · Aug 14, 2024 On a hat-trick in cricket? Listen to Ian Botham, bowl full and straight There have been 49 Test hat-tricks. Dominic Cork learned from a previous failure and was successful for England in 1995
Evening Standard · Aug 14, 2024 Freddie Flintoff fans praise TV star as he tells of 'nightmares and flashbacks' from Top Gear crash The former England cricketer bravely discussed his recovery in a new series of Freddie Flintoff Field of Dreams
The Guardian - UK · Aug 13, 2024 Freddie Flintoff’s Field of Dreams on Tour review – an utterly stirring way to come back from that car crash It starts as the tale of a teenage cricket team going to India, until a horrific Top Gear accident turns it into so much more. This is shocking, moving, transformational TV
The Independent UK · Aug 13, 2024 England legend James Anderson eyeing shock return to white-ball cricket Anderson took 704 wickets in 188 matches, making him the most prolific fast bowler in Test history