Steve Smith believes England may have picked the wrong bowlers for the Ashes, suggesting Australian wickets will be better suited to seam and swing than an all-out pace attack. The tourists are heavily relying on speed merchants led by Jofra Archer and Mark Wood for the five-Test showdown, with Gus Atkinson, Brydon Carse, Matthew Potts […]
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Stokes says England will be ready for Ashes opener despite lean preparations
Captain Ben Stokes brushed off concerns about England’s Ashes preparations on Wednesday, saying there was no way the squad could prepare in the same way touring teams of the past had, given the demands of the modern game. England great Ian Botham raised questions on Tuesday about the preparations for the opening Test, which amount […]
Former Test quick Harris fires broadside at England’s Ashes hopes
Former Test paceman Ryan Harris has dismissed Stuart Broad’s scathing assessment of Australia’s quality ahead of the Ashes and tipped England to leave the country without the coveted urn once again. Broad rated Pat Cummins’s side as “probably the worst Australian team” since that which lost 3-1 in 2010/11, while judging Ben Stokes’s outfit the […]
England’s batting exposed as NZ seal ODI series sweep
Blair Tickner and Zakary Foulkes made decisive contributions with bat and ball to secure a tense two-wicket win for New Zealand over England on Saturday and a clean sweep of the three-match ODI series. The two tailenders put on an unbroken stand of 30 for the ninth wicket to lift the home side to 226-8 […]
England collapse again as New Zealand eye ODI series whitewash
England’s batting woes continued as they were bowled out for 222 in the third and final ODI against New Zealand in Wellington on Saturday. With the hosts already leading 2-0, New Zealand are now well poised to complete a clean sweep. England’s top order once again failed to fire, collapsing to 44-5 inside 11 overs. […]
New Zealand hammer reckless England despite Archer’s brilliance
New Zealand defeated England by five wickets in the second ODI in Hamilton on Wednesday, with the return of Jofra Archer unable to ignite the visitors’ full-throttle style of cricket. The victory meant New Zealand clinched the three-match series with a game to spare after their four-wicket win in Mount Maunganui on Sunday. England’s batsmen […]
South Africa crush England to reach Women’s World Cup final
Laura Wolvaardt led from the front with a majestic 169 to help South Africa thrash England by 125 runs and reach their first-ever ODI Women’s World Cup final on Wednesday. South Africa posted 319-7 and then bowled out England for 194 in 42.3 overs with medium-pace bowler Marizanne Kapp returning figures of 5-20 in the […]
Broad claims ICC told him to be ‘lenient’ with India over slow over-rate breaches
Former England cricketer-turned-match-referee Chris Broad has raised serious questions about the impartiality of the International Cricket Council (ICC) when it comes to the handling of the Indian national team. In an interview with The Telegraph, Broad, who officiated as match referee from 2003 to 2024, claimed that at one point he was instructed to be […]
Brook, Salt power England to T20 win over New Zealand
England captain Harry Brook and opening batter Phil Salt put New Zealand to the sword as the tourists recorded the highest T20 total at the Hagley Oval en route to a 65-run win. Brook was especially belligerent in a staggering display of power hitting, with five sixes and six fours, crashing 78 off 35 balls […]
England thrash Latvia 5-0 to qualify for World Cup finals
England booked their place in next year’s World Cup finals as captain Harry Kane scored twice in a 5-0 romp away to Latvia on Tuesday to ensure they will win qualifying Group K. There has been little doubt throughout the campaign that England would reach a ninth successive major tournament but now they can officially […]