Is Joe Root actually the greatest English batsman ever? Opinion Joe Root has been acclaimed as the greatest English batsman ever, but is it actually true? Paul Ormerod delves into the stats.
Bumble: If Test cricket is dead, then why are the grounds full in the UK? Sport David ‘Bumble’ Lloyd has hit out at those saying Test cricket is dying, pointing to the packed crowds UK stadiums enjoy week in, week out. It comes after England’s sensational victory over India at Headingley last week, and a full Lord’s for the World Test Championship fixture between Australia and South Africa. Limited tickets for [...]
2025 Champions Trophy was most watched ever, says ICC Sport Business The 2025 ICC Men’s Champions Trophy became the most watched edition of the tournament ever, global cricket chiefs have revealed. The 15 matches, hosted by Pakistan and the United Arab Emirates, gathered 368bn global views – a 19 per cent increase on the last edition in 2017, according to the International Cricket Council (ICC). Audience [...]
World Test Championship: Prize money doubled for Lord’s final May 15, 2025 Australia or South Africa stand to win a record £2.7m in next month’s World Test Championship final at Lord’s after the International Cricket Council more than doubled prize money. The runners-up in the one-off match in north London on 11-15 June will bank £1.6m, which is more than the £1.2m the winners of the first [...]
Pat Cummins: Top players should take pay cuts to save Test cricket May 3, 2025 Australia captain Pat Cummins has suggested that leading international players should take a pay cut to help save Test cricket. Cummins says he would be open to accepting a lower central contract as the price for providing more funding to the smaller nations to ensure they can continue to play and compete in the Test arena. The [...]
India and Pakistan playing out political tension through Champions Trophy November 26, 2024 The stand-off between India and Pakistan over the 2025 Champions Trophy is set to reach a conclusion this week with a key vote on the row. The next edition of the tournament is set to take place in February and March in Pakistan, who won the last edition in 2017. But given historical political differences [...]
Jimmy Anderson in numbers: Lord’s wickets, scalps per country and how batters were dismissed July 9, 2024 This week, after a match at Lord’s against the West Indies, England pacer James Anderson will retire from Test cricket. He holds the record for the most international wickets for a seamer and will step away from the international game over two decades after he made his debut against Zimbabwe at the Home of cricket [...]
South Africa await England or India in T20 World Cup final June 27, 2024 South Africa reached their first ever T20 Cricket world Cup final this morning by thrashing Afghanistan in the Caribbean. They will take on either England or India, who play this afternoon, in Saturday’s final in Barbados. South Africa’s nine-wicket win over Jonathan Trott’s Afghanistan brings to an end an incredible run at this World Cup, [...]
England to face India in T20 Cricket World Cup semi-finals June 24, 2024 England will take on India in the semi-finals of the T20 Cricket World Cup after Rohit Sharma, captain of the tournament favourites, knocked 92 runs off 41 balls in a 24-run win over Australia. The result means England will head to Guyana to take on India on Thursday afternoon. Having lost Virat Kohli for zero, [...]