Brydon Carse named in England squad for Test series against Pakistan Jordan Cox is also included in the travelling party. The Independent UK · Sep 10, 2024
Ollie Pope’s aggressive moves leave England with regrets after ‘shooting themselves in the foot’ England were left to pay for reckless batting and wayward bowling as Sri Lanka won by eight wickets The Independent UK · Sep 9, 2024
England hopes of unbeaten Test summer wrecked as Sri Lanka claim memorable win Pathum Nissanka scored an unbeaten 127 to guide Sri Lanka to an eight-wicket victory at the Oval The Independent UK · Sep 9, 2024
Superb Pathum Nissanka century leads Sri Lanka to famous win as England denied summer clean sweep Sri Lanka ensured there was no Oval drama as England ended summer in disappointing fashion Evening Standard · Sep 9, 2024
Brilliant Nissanka leads Sri Lanka to emphatic Test victory over England Pathum Nissanka’s unbeaten 127 saw Sri Lanka win the third Test by eight wickets at the Oval, with England winning the series 2-1 The Guardian - UK · Sep 9, 2024
England on top but Ben Duckett and Ollie Pope suffer cheap dismissals The pair fell for seven apiece but England were 97 ahead at lunch at the Oval. The Independent UK · Sep 8, 2024
Josh Hull continues impressive England debut with two more wickets Hull ended the innings with figures of three for 53. The Independent UK · Sep 8, 2024
Dhananjaya de Silva and Kamindu Mendis lead Sri Lanka fightback against careless England in Third Test Partnership of 118 runs and counting has given Sri Lanka hope in the final Test of the summer Evening Standard · Sep 7, 2024
Josh Hull discovers highs and lows of Test cricket as Sri Lanka fight back The visitors recovered from a rocky start to reach 211 for five on day two. The Independent UK · Sep 7, 2024
Josh Hull’s England debut another sign of Brendon McCullum’s maverick streak Seamer making his England Test debut after 10 first-class games epitomises what the head coach is all about The Guardian - UK · Sep 5, 2024
Who is Josh Hull? The Covid cricket convert set for his England Test debut Hull is a towering left-arm seamer already making a big impression aged only 20 The Independent UK · Sep 4, 2024
Gus Atkinson takes another Lord's five-wicket haul as England seal series win over Sri Lanka Atkinson has his name on all three honours boards at Lord’s after only two appearances Evening Standard · Sep 1, 2024
‘I feel I am getting back to my best’ – Jack Leach targets England’s winter tour The spinner claimed match figures of 12 for 174 to provide a reminder of his quality to England selectors. The Independent UK · Sep 1, 2024
England close in on series victory over Sri Lanka England needed three more wickets to wrap up victory at tea on day four at Lord’s. The Independent UK · Sep 1, 2024
The Independent UK · Aug 24, 2024 Sri Lanka stretch lead as England search for a breakthrough without Mark Wood The tourists reached 291 for six at lunch, an increasingly handy lead of 169.
The Times of India · Aug 22, 2024 Sri Lanka debutant breaks 41-year-old Test record of India's 1983 World Cup star NEW DELHI: In a remarkable feat, Sri Lankan debutant Milan Rathnayake shattered a long-standing Test record by scoring the highest runs by a number 9 batter in men's red-ball cricket. The 28-year-old surpassed India's Balwinder Sandhu's record of 71, a splendid knock that came against Pakistan in Hyderabad in 1983.
International Business Times · Aug 22, 2024 De Silva And Rathnayake Star In Sri Lanka Revival Against England Dhananjaya de Silva and debutant fast bowler Milan Rathnayake both made fine fifties as Sri Lanka recovered from a dramatic top-order collapse on Wednesday's opening day of the first Test against England at Old Trafford.
Evening Standard · Aug 21, 2024 England vs Sri Lanka: Strong start for skipper Ollie Pope as first Test begins Sri Lanka were eventually bowled all out for 236 on day one at Old Trafford
The Independent UK · Aug 21, 2024 Sri Lanka fight back as Ollie Pope enjoys fine start to England captaincy The tourists were bowled out for 236 after being 92 for six shortly after lunch
The Independent UK · Aug 21, 2024 Chris Woakes in the wickets as Ollie Pope’s England dominate Sri Lanka Woakes picked up a double-wicket maiden as the tourists slumped to six for three.
The Independent UK · Aug 21, 2024 Chris Woakes stars as England’s bowlers dominate first morning against Sri Lanka The tourists struggled to 80 for five after opting to bat first at Emirates Old Trafford.
The Guardian - UK · Jul 29, 2024 World after Jimmy Anderson becomes clearer for England as attack shows bite Return of Ben Stokes as a bowling force, plus the emergence of Gus Atkinson and Jamie Smith, gives real hope for future
The Guardian - UK · Jul 29, 2024 England needed ‘improvements’ to take step forward, claims McCullum England’s red-ball head coach has praised the newcomers in the 3-0 series win against West Indies
Evening Standard · Jul 29, 2024 All smiles for dominant England as restructure shows signs of promise Harder tests to come but eye-opening selections appear to pay off
The Independent UK · Jul 28, 2024 Ben Stokes says Mark Wood has ‘heart of a lion’ as England whitewash West Indies The pace bowler produced an outstanding spell of pace bowling to set up the win.