‘Sooner The Hundred is scrapped the better, the Ashes shone’ August 3, 2023 I’ve had a tough summer so far on behalf of readers, dragging myself from Ashes to Ashes – a day at each of the five men’s Tests plus one of the women’s T20s. From the maddening Rubik’s Cube of ticket application ballots last autumn, through the tyranny of rail strikes, to the final dose of [...]
Records broken as 650,000 turn up for men’s and women’s Ashes August 2, 2023 The men’s and women’s Ashes series saw a combined attendance of 655,000 this summer as records were shattered over the last six weeks. Nearly 545,000 fans attended the five men’s Tests – at Edgbaston, Lord’s Headingley, Old Trafford and the Oval – with every one of the 25 days sold out in advance of the [...]
England docked WTC points after slow over-rate in Ashes August 2, 2023 Ben Stokes’ Test cricket team will take just nine World Test Championship (WTC) points from their Ashes draw after being penalised by the International Cricket Council for a slow over-rate. Both England and Pat Cummins’ Australia have been docked a combined number of 29 WTC points due to slow bowling rates throughout the Ashes series, [...]
McCullum: There are chances to break into England Test side after Ashes August 1, 2023 England Test head coach Brendon McCullum has insisted that there will be opportunities for players to break into the national squad after the retirement of Stuart Broad and the second retirement of Moeen Ali. England, captained by Ben Stokes, came from 2-0 down in the Ashes to draw the five-match contest and deny Australia a [...]
The Hundred has a future if it finds place alongside resurrected Test game August 1, 2023 You thought it was all over… well it isn’t. Sure the Ashes concluded yesterday in sublime fashion in south London but already eyes have turned to the reason the iconic series was shifted forward and away from the peak of British summer: The Hundred. Back again, some had hoped the cricket format – which consists [...]
Ashes: Broad gets fairy tale retirement wicket but Australia retain urn July 31, 2023 Retiring Stuart Broad took a wicket with his final ever delivery in cricket as England took seven wickets in the last session to draw the Ashes. Australia will return to the southern hemisphere with the famous urn but the 2-2 Ashes draw ensures they continue a run in England without a series victory dating back [...]
Sixes cricket owner: Global expansion on cards but we won’t ditch London July 31, 2023 When City foodies hear the names Andy Waugh and Calum Mackinnon it would only be natural to associate them with the now closed Mac & Wild restaurant, which once sat in Devonshire Square near Liverpool Street. But the pair have gone left field; staying in the hospitality sector but offering a product entirely different to [...]
England need 10 wickets to earn Ashes draw in Broad swansong July 30, 2023 England will need 10 wickets today at the Oval if they’re to rescue an Ashes series draw against Australia. The tourists lead 2-1 in the series and have retained the Ashes but England can deny the Baggy Greens a first series win on these shores since 2001. But in what is Stuart Broad’s final cricket [...]
Stuart Broad: England fast bowler announces retirement at end of the Ashes July 29, 2023 England bowler Stuart Broad will retire from Test cricket following the Ashes. The 37-year-old made the announcement at stumps on day three of the final Test against Australia at the Kia Oval. Broad has taken 602 wickets in 167 Tests, making him the second most successful paceman in Test history behind team-mate James Anderson. “Tomorrow [...]
Yorkshire fined £400,000 and hit with points deductions over racism scandal July 28, 2023 Yorkshire have been hit with points deductions in two formats and fined £400,000 over the racism scandal linked to their former player Azeem Rafiq. A Cricket Discipline Commission panel said £300,000 of the fine imposed had been suspended for a period of two years. The club have also immediately been docked 48 points from their [...]