Ed Warner: Thompson’s ECB era will always have report in its shadow July 6, 2023 Ed Warner writes about ECB chair Richard Thompson and how his tenure – much like Seb Coe’s – will always have its connotations despite best efforts. Through the cloud of orange powder, I couldn’t check the privilege of the protester hauled off the Lord’s pitch by Jonny Bairstow last week to see whether he is [...]
Chris Tremlett: Wood can help England forget Lord’s woes in Ashes July 5, 2023 It’s incredible. Tomorrow sees a must-win Ashes Test match for England against Australia and there seems to be more chatter about what’s going on off field than on it. The unsavoury scenes in the Lord’s Long Room was not a good watch and not good for cricket but I do hope nothing changes – except [...]
Wood, Moeen and Woakes into decisive Ashes Test at Headingley July 5, 2023 England have rung the changes for their crucial third Ashes Test against Australia at Headingley in Leeds today. Head coach Brendon McCullum and captain Ben Stokes have made three alterations from the side that lost at Lord’s on Sunday which left England 2-0 down in the series with a draw enough for Australia to retain [...]
The Ashes: Recreate Headingley 2019, don’t boo Australia, Joe Root urges England fans July 4, 2023 England’s Joe Root has urged fans not to boo Australia and instead channel the spirit of Headingley 2019 for this week’s must-win third Ashes Test. The tourists’ contentious dismissal of England’s Johnny Bairstow in the second Test led to taunts of “same old Aussies, always cheating” and even saw them heckled by some Lord’s members [...]
Ashes: Ollie Pope injury blow rocks England men ahead of third Test July 4, 2023 England’s men have suffered another blow in their bid to regain the Ashes after batter Ollie Pope was ruled out of the rest of the series with a shoulder injury. The hosts, already without key bowlers Jofra Archer and Jack Leach, trail 2-0 ahead of this week’s potentially decisive third Test match at Headingley. And [...]
‘Stay in your crease’: Australian PM hits back at Rishi Sunak as Ashes row rumbles on July 4, 2023 Australian prime minister Anthony Albanese has hit back at Rishi Sunak’s criticism of the tourists’ sportsmanship in the current men’s Ashes series in England. A row over the controversial stumping of England wicketkeeper-batter Johnny Bairstow in the second Test has rumbled on ahead of the third match, which starts on Thursday. British PM Sunak waded [...]
Headingley on high alert for Ashes after issues at Lord’s July 3, 2023 Security at Headingley is set to ramped up ahead of the third Ashes Test on Thursday following issues at Lord’s. A controversial stumping of wicket-keeper-batter Jonny Bairstow on the fifth day of the second Test at the Home of Cricket led to some unsavoury scenes in the stadium’s iconic Long Room. Marylebone Cricket Club banned [...]
Ashes: Rishi Sunak goes in to bat for England after controversial Jonny Bairstow dismissal July 3, 2023 Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has given his full backing to England Men’s Test captain Ben Stokes and wicketkeeper Jonny Bairstow, following a heated final day at Lord’s involving a controversial dismissal. Sunak said he would “wouldn’t want to win a game in the manner Australia did”, when asked to comment on the incident yesterday. The [...]
Opinion: Stokes is class but can’t be England’s one-man band forever July 2, 2023 Yes, winning matters. It always will. But spare a thought for England captain Ben Stokes who, despite being on the losing side in the second Ashes Test to go down to Australia 2-0 in the series, hit one of the all-time great individual innings yesterday. With England on the ropes – as they were at [...]
Ashes: Stokes rebukes Australia as tourists lead England 2-0 in series July 2, 2023 England captain Ben Stokes has hit out at Australia after their controversial stumping of Jonny Bairstow in yesterday’s second Ashes Test defeat at Lord’s. Stokes, whose heroic 155 proved to be in vain, suggested that he wouldn’t have sought the dismissal – and that he wouldn’t be sharing a beer with the tourists any time [...]