Ben Stokes denied early wicket on Durham return Absent England captain Stokes was applauded warmly by a sparse crowd at the Riverside. The Independent UK · Jun 19
England v New Zealand: second men’s Test, day three – as it happened Henry Nicholls led the way with his 11th Test century as a ruthless New Zealand batted England out of the second Test The Guardian - UK · Jun 19
Unbeaten Windies win helter-skelter T20 World Cup match The West Indies have beaten Scotland by seven runs in Leeds to remain unbeaten at the Women's Twenty20 World Cup. AAP · Jun 18
Ben Stokes poised for swift England return in third Test against New Zealand Stokes was left out of the second Test against New Zealand after a curfew breach The Independent UK · Jun 18
‘It wasn’t what we wanted to happen’: Emilio Gay on England’s bad morning Emilio Gay put England’s travails on the second morning of the second Test against New Zealand down to bad luck rather than poor planning or execution The Guardian - UK · Jun 18
Phillips hits maiden Test ton as NZ pressurise England New Zealand have enjoyed a strong second day in the second Test at the Oval, with Glenn Phillips scoring a maiden ton in their 391 before England sank to 6-222. AAP · Jun 18
New Zealand claim upper hand after Phillips century and late wickets jolt England The Black Caps’ disciplined attack made late inroads into their hosts’ batting to leave England 222 for 6 at the close on day two in reply to New Zealand’s 391 The Guardian - UK · Jun 18
Ragged England left to rue mistakes as New Zealand gain upper hand at Oval The hosts were 222 for six in reply to New Zealand’s 391 all out. The Independent UK · Jun 18
Ben Stokes could be back soon as England captain as mood turns his way The England and Wales Cricket Board is hopeful that Ben Stokes will be able to make a quick return as England captain The Guardian - UK · Jun 18
The horror hour that set the tone for England’s worrying day against New Zealand England (222/6) trail New Zealand (391) by 169 runs: A bad dropped catch, wayward bowling and squandered starts with the bat allowed New Zealand to assert their ascendancy at the Kia Oval The Independent UK · Jun 18
Sonny Baker’s second day was a lesson that Test cricket can turn on you quick The debutant and stand-in captain Joe Root had a sloppy morning in England’s bid to bowl New Zealand out quickly in the second Test match The Guardian - UK · Jun 18
Ben Stokes named in Durham squad to face Northamptonshire The England captain was not considered for the second Test against New Zealand after breaking a team curfew. The Independent UK · Jun 18
That’s just how I am – Sonny Baker reaps rewards of staying true to himself Test debutant Baker removed the dangerous duo of Rachin Ravindra and Daryl Mitchell on day one against New Zealand at the Kia Oval. The Independent UK · Jun 17
Sonny Baker delighted to banish bad memories with altogether different England debut The young seamer struck twice on his first day as a Test cricketer after a bruising white-ball debut The Independent UK · Jun 17
The Guardian - UK · Jun 17 Sonny Baker revels in ‘brilliant, awesome’ first taste of Test cricket for England Sonny Baker took two key wickets on the first day at the Oval and said the backdrop in the run-up has had a ‘negligible’ effect on the squad
The Guardian - UK · Jun 17 Stokes and McCullum under pressure as England struggle to block out speculation Behind those shades at the second Test it is impossible to tell what the England head coach is thinking in the enforced absence of his captain
The Guardian - UK · Jun 17 Jacob Bethell strikes twice as new-look England keep New Zealand in check England fielded three debutants as New Zealand reached 291 for seven at the end of day one, with Jacob Bethell taking two wickets in the final hour
The Independent UK · Jun 17 How Joe Root filled Ben Stokes’ funky shoes to help new-look England keep New Zealand in check New Zealand 284-7 (75): England’s stand-in skipper managed a new-look bowling attack well on an entertaining opening day at the Kia Oval
AAP · Jun 17 Gill & Kishan ton up, power India to Afghan series win Centuries for captain Shubman Gill and ishan Kishan have set up India's huge 170-run win over Afghanistan to seal victory in their ODI series.
The Guardian - UK · Jun 17 Captain Root 2.0: more fun but a different kind of burden in leadership reboot He is back in the groove as leader, but the callow nature of this team has forced a fresh approach as Ben Stokes’s stand-in
The Independent UK · Jun 17 New-look England make steady start against New Zealand under Joe Root’s guidance Root was leading his country for the 65th time but first in more than four years.
AAP · Jun 17 Perry leads Australia to rousing T20 World Cup victory Evergreen Ellyse Perry has starred with bat and ball as Australia gave their net run-rate a massive boost with a landslide win over Bangladesh at Headingley.
The Guardian - AU · Jun 17 Australia power past Bangladesh in Women’s World T20 mismatch Australia win by nine wickets after being set 79 to win as the victory in Leeds underlines disparity in resources
AAP · Jun 17 Aussie tweakers spin their web over Bangladesh in T20 Cooper Connolly and the Australian spinners have guided Australia to an impressive T20 victory over Bangladesh with 10 balls to spare.
The Independent UK · Jun 17 Nat Sciver-Brunt says retiring out as England beat Ireland ‘just precautionary’ England had slipped to 35 for three in their T20 World Cup clash before Sciver-Brunt guided them towards a target of 119.