McCullum adds ODI and T20 jobs to England Test gig September 3, 2024 Brendon McCullum has said he is ready to “embrace” the upcoming challenge after the New Zealander’s role as England Test head coach was expanded to include the two white-ball cricket formats. McCullum, a former IPL coach with Royal Challengers Bangalore, is credited with revolutionising Test cricket, introducing “Bazball”. But from January 2025 his remit will [...]
Atkinson five-for hands England series win over Sri Lanka at empty Lord’s September 1, 2024 Gus Atkinson’s dream inaugural Test summer continued at Lord’s on Sunday as he took a five-for in England’s 190-run victory over Sri Lanka. The bowling milestone adds to the two he got in his first Test at the Home of Cricket and comes just days after his first Test 100 for England. He is the [...]
Cricket needs more like Flintoff so smaller nations must get financial support August 29, 2024 Andrew Flintoff’s Field of Dreams On Tour, the decline of Test cricket and whether a mooted hardship fund distributed by the ICC might just keep the red-ball game alive. You know when a broadcaster thinks it has a hit on its hands because it releases a series one episode at a time rather than in [...]
England announce 150th anniversary Test match against Australia in 2027 August 18, 2024 The commemorative match is due to be held at Melbourne Cricket Ground, which also hosted a centenary Test in 1977 won by Australia.
Jimmy Anderson: Bowler could return to white-ball cricket after decade August 13, 2024 England’s record wicket taking pacer James Anderson could make a sensational return to white-ball cricket a decade after his last short-form game. Anderson has been a stalwart of England’s Test team since 2003 but was retired this summer by his team just a handful of wickets short of the great Shane Warne. But the 42-year-old, [...]
English cricket mourns ‘beloved’ batter and coach Thorpe after he dies aged 55 August 5, 2024 Thorpe scored more than 9,000 runs for England in 100 Tests and 82 one-day internationals.
England call up uncapped batter to replace injured Crawley for Sri Lanka series August 4, 2024 Crawley has been ruled out of the three-match series, which is due to begin on August 21.
Ed Warner: Is the ‘Wrexham Effect’ actually hurting lower league finances? August 1, 2024 One week until the football league kicks off and Wrexham AFC will hog the League One spotlight.
Ahead of the Game: Six Nations facing compensation fight over £800m deal snub July 31, 2024 In his first weekly sports news column, Matt Hughes reports on the row between the Six Nations and southern hemisphere chiefs over the Nations Championship, the value of Team GB’s new deal with Adidas, Everton’s tensions with the Premier League, and England cricket chiefs’s latest hire. The Six Nations are facing potential demands for tens [...]
Stokes hits record 50 as England take 3-0 series win against West Indies July 28, 2024 Captain Ben Stokes hit the fastest ever Test 50 for England yesterday as his side beat the West Indies by 10 wickets at Edgbaston to take the series 3-0. His half-century came in just 24 balls, having opened the batting alongside Ben Duckett in the fourth innings, chasing down 82 to win the Test match [...]