England Cricket
Adil Rashid confident of defending T20 World Cup title
England’s T20 World Cup 2022 campaign saw them emerge victorious with only one loss in the tournament that came shockingly against Ireland. In the semi-final, they defeated India by 10 wickets when they chased down 169 in 16 overs and took a comfortable win in the final against Pakistan with an over to spare while chasing 138.
England spin great Derek Underwood dead at 78
Derek Underwood, the most successful spin bowler in England's Test cricket history, has died at the age of 78, his former county Kent announced Monday.
Archer won't play Test cricket until at least 2025: England chief Key
Jofra Archer will not play Test cricket again until 2025 at the earliest but the T20 World Cup is a realistic goal for the paceman, according to England cricket chief Rob Key.
ECB chief slams county cricket 'conspiracy theory'
England and Wales Cricket Board chief executive Richard Gould has dismissed suggestions the governing body wants to cut any of the 18 first-class counties adrift as a "totally mad conspiracy theory".
Key takes responsibility for England's poor World Cup
Defending champions England, led by captain Jos Buttler, suffered six defeats in their first seven matches of the tournament
Racism 'entrenched' in English cricket, report finds
England cricket chiefs have promised to "reset" the game after an independent report on Tuesday said not enough had been done to tackle institutional racism and sexism in the game.
Roy ends England deal to play T20 cricket in USA
The aggressive opener, who has just returned from a stint with Kolkata Knight Riders in the Indian Premier League, reportedly has an offer from their affiliated MLC franchise, the Los Angeles Knight Riders
‘I don't think anyone can cope with us’
The 40-year-old England great is set to be involved in his ninth series against Australia, although a minor groin strain could rule him out of a one-off encounter with Ireland at Lord's that precedes the Ashes opener in Birmingham starting on June 16
Bairstow had feared the worst
“You wonder whether or not you’ll be able to walk again, jog again, run again, play cricket again. Absolutely, those things do go through your mind,” he was quoted as saying by ESPNcricinfo.
Stokes reveals he was ‘angry at cricket’
England Test captain Ben Stokes told the Telegraph on Monday that he felt deep resentment towards cricket because he had been unable to visit his dying father as much as he wanted.
First Test win dented England morale, says Maharaj
South Africa spinner Keshav Maharaj hopes his side's first Test win over England week has dented home morale ahead of the second clash, which begins at Old Trafford on Thursday.
England to tour Pakistan in September
England will tour Pakistan in September for the first time in 17 years to play seven Twenty20 and three Test matches, the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) announced on Tuesday.
'This is a line in the sand moment for the team'
England's white-ball coach Matthew Mott said the Twenty20 series defeat by South Africa was a "line in the sand" after they ended the home summer without a limited-overs series win for the first time since 2013.
‘We are not cars, you can't just fill us up’
Ben Stokes said on Tuesday he hopes his retirement from one-day internationals will serve as a warning to cricket chiefs over an increasingly congested global schedule, with the all-rounder insisting players "are not cars, you can't just fill us up".
'Stokes victim of crazy schedule'
The number of games being crammed into the global cricket schedule is "madness" and more players could follow Ben Stokes in quitting the one-day format, said former England captain Nasser Hussain.
‘Bumrah has an incredibly high level of skill’
Jasprit Bumrah responded to a one-day international career-best haul that set-up India's 10-wicket thrashing of world champions England by saying "I have bowled so much better than this and not got wickets".
Bumrah sets up India's 10-wicket thrashing of England
Jasprit Bumrah routed the top order as India thrashed 50-over world champions England by 10 wickets in the first one-day international at the Oval on Tuesday.
Sobers 'cannot believe' England's dashing approach to Test cricket
Cricket great Garry Sobers has admitted to being left bewildered by England's astonishing start to their 2022 home Test season.
England avoid whitewash with 17-run win
England defeated India by 17 runs in the third and final T20 international at Trent Bridge on Sunday to deny the tourists a 3-0 series whitewash.
