Cricket

Special report: How cricket ate itself

Posted by October 30, 2024

“You don’t really have the team continuity – players just coming in and out the whole time. It’s become more and more o

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New Zealand v England: Jacob Bethell, Jordan Cox set for…

Posted by October 29, 2024

Brendon McCullum has handed Jacob Bethell and Jordan Cox their first England Test call-ups, while Jamie Smith is out of the three-match series against New Zeala

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No more international cricket live on free-to-air TV as ECB…

Posted by October 29, 2024

The England men’s and women’s cricket teams are set to return fully behind the Sky Sports paywall next season after an extension to the BBC rights deal in w

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The Hundred: MCC members vote to accept 51% share in…

Posted by October 29, 2024

Marylebone Cricket Club members have voted to accept a 51% share in London Spirit before the forthcoming sale of franchises in The Hundred.The vote came after a

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England vs New Zealand: Jacob Bethell named in Test squad…

Posted by October 29, 2024

England have named Warwickshire all-rounder Jacob Bethell in their squad for the three-Test tour of New Zealand with Jamie Smith t

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New Zealand vs England: Jacob Bethell earns first Test call-up…

Posted by October 29, 2024

By Stephan Shemilt, BBC Chief Cricket WriterThis was an unusual situation for England. Going back to Jonny Bairstow, Ben Foakes, Dan Lawrence or Alex Lees would

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Jacob Bethell to replace Jamie Smith in England Test squad

Posted by October 28, 2024

England have confirmed the call-up of Jacob Bethell for their Test tour of New Zealand next month as part of a squad showing li

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England have regressed since last Pakistan tour – and here’s…

Posted by October 28, 2024

Two Rawalpindi Tests, almost two years apart, have provided the highest highs and the lowest lows of the Bazball era.In 2022, E

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Ex-England cricketer Devon Malcolm backs development in village

Posted by October 28, 2024

The former fast bowler said: "If we can't secure a long-term lease, we can't apply for funding from the England and Wales Cricket Board."If we do own the ground

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No country plays more Test cricket – and England are…

Posted by October 28, 2024

ISLAMABAD — England’s players looked like they had one eye on their flights home during the nine-wicket hammering in Rawalpindi. And that’s probably not u

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England in Pakistan: Ollie Pope, Ben Stokes & Test cricket…

Posted by October 27, 2024

The impressive emergence of Brydon Carse is the latest stage in the rebuilding of an England pace attack in a previously unthinkable world without James Anderso

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England and Pakistan player ratings as hosts claim series 2-1…

Posted by October 27, 2024

Here's how we rated the England and Pakistan players out of 10 after the hosts' claimed a nine-wicket victory in the third Test in

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