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England v Sri Lanka: Joe Root’s matches Sir Alastair Cook…
Pope managed to only score six in each innings as England won his first Test in charge last week. He spoke in the build-up to this match of trying to balance th
Ollie Pope is worst starter in England’s history – an…
Facing spin early on, Pope’s tendency has been to sweep with impunity; against the seaming ball, his inclination has been to
Rob Key: ECB managing director on culture of ‘Bazball’, England…
Rob Key is delighted with the culture Ben Stokes and Brendon McCullum have built for England's Test team but warned that is underl
Josh Hull: ‘Sky’s the limit’ for Leicestershire’s England call-up
The man who helped oversee the development of new England call-up Josh Hull believes "the sky's the limit" for the Leicestershire seamer.Hull was a surprise inc
Kamindu fights for Sri Lanka but England seize control after…
England 427 (Root 143, Atkinson 118, Asitha 5-102) and 25 for 1 lead Sri Lanka 196 (Kamindu 74) by 256 runs Gus Atkinson's magnificent maiden Test century set t
England v Sri Lanka: second men’s cricket Test match, day…
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Lord’s ticket struggles another sign Test cricket outside ‘big three’…
The results against West Indies have had a knock-on effect on this series. Sri Lanka, like West Indies, lack the stars of old a
England vs Sri Lanka LIVE: Second Test, day one, Lord’s…
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Lord’s could be half empty on day four of England…
Day four of England’s Test match at Lord’s this week is likely to be played in front of swathes of empty seats as only 7,00
Ireland v England cricket: Hosts still without injured captain Laura…
Ireland are still without injured captain Laura Delany as they named their squad for next month's five-match series against England. Delany, who earlier this ye
The 33-year curse England are desperate to shake in second…
After establishing a 1-0 lead in this series with the most understated win of the Bazball era, England will this week aim to do something they haven’t achieve
England v Sri Lanka: Ollie Pope wants to ‘reward’ his…
Stone, 30, has been dogged by injuries since he made his Test debut in 2019. This will be only his fourth cap in five years, all against different opponents.Ove
