No surprises England squad wastes precious opportunity Sport It is very sensible, that England squad, isn’t it? There are no thrills or spills, no rogue actors or dazzling potential debutant. It is very Steve Borthwick. And that is no bad thing. This 36-man training squad will be tasked with taking on the southern hemisphere’s big three nations in New Zealand, Australia and South [...]
Duckett: Pakistan can crumble, we’re not playing for a draw Sport Multan centurion Ben Duckett has insisted Pakistan can still crumble on day three after the hosts used spin to get themselves back into the second Test of the series. England were 73-1 [Zak Crawley out for 27], 125-2 [Ollie Pope out for 29] and 211-3 [Joe Root out for 34] and looking strong. But when [...]
German Thomas Tuchel to become England manager Sport Thomas Tuchel will lead the Three Lions into the next World Cup after signing a deal to become England’s new head coach. The former Chelsea and Bayern Munich manager will take over from Lee Carsley, who has been in charge on an interim basis following the departure of Gareth Southgate after Euro 2024 earlier this [...]
England out of Women’s T20 World Cup in shock defeat October 15, 2024 England were beaten by the West Indies on Tuesday in a match that resulted in their exit from the Women’s T20 Cricket World Cup. The West Indies set a target of 145 after their innings. Openers Hayley Matthews and Qiana Joseph knocked 50 and 52 respectively. In response England could muster only 141-7, handing the [...]
Pakistan stalwart Babar Azam dropped for second England Test October 13, 2024 Babar Azam has been dropped from the Pakistan squad to face England on Tuesday in Multan. The former three format captain, alongside leading pace bowlers Shaheen Shah Afridi and Naseem Shah, have been ‘rested on the basis of current form and fitness’, according to the Pakistan Cricket Board. Pakistan became the first nation to score [...]
England begin battle to chase Pakistan 556 in Multan October 8, 2024 England began to battle back against Pakistan as they began the chase of 556 in Multan. The tourists managed to bowl Pakistan out later into day two of the first Test between the two sides, but not before Salman Ali Agha scored the third century of the host’s innings. Bowler Brydon Carse did pick up [...]
Maddison eyes England spot ahead of Tottenham Europa clash October 2, 2024 Tottenham attacking midfielder James Maddison says he is hopeful of earning a spot in Lee Carsley’s second England squad ahead of tomorrow’s Europa League tie at Ferencvaros. The Englishman missed out last month but has worked with the national team’s interim boss Carsley previously. “I want to be in the squad. It’s simple, every England [...]
Australia win ODI series 3-2 after rain halts England hopes September 29, 2024 Rain and a solid Australia innings combined to inflict defeat on England in Bristol as they lost the ODI series 3-2. England recovered from 2-0 down to draw the series 2-2 to turn Sunday’s fifth match into a decider. Ben Duckett was the star for England with the bat; the Opener knocked 107 of England’s [...]
Brook century powers England to DLS win over Australia in ODI September 24, 2024 Harry Brook hit a captain’s century as England beat Australia by 46 runs using the DLS Method to keep their five-match autumn ODI series alive. Australia piled on the runs in Chester-le-Street with Alex Carey knocking 77 not out, Steve Smith 60 and Aaron Hardie 44 to set England a target of 305. Jofra Archer [...]
England lose unbeaten streak at hands of brilliant Sri Lanka September 9, 2024 England’s Ollie Pope admitted his side “shot themselves in the foot” as Sri Lanka won the final home Test of the year to ruin a previously unbeaten summer. England, without Test captain Ben Stokes, went into the third Test at the Oval 2-0 up in the series having won all five of their matches this [...]