Cricket

Empty seats for England vs Sri Lanka show Lord’s needs…

Posted by September 1, 2024

Second Test, Day 4: England 427 (Root 143, Atkinson 118 | A Fernando 5-102) & 251 (Root 103) beat Sri Lanka 196 (Kamindu 74) & 292 (Chandimal 58, K

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England vs Sri Lanka: Ollie Pope ‘not hiding’ from poor…

Posted by September 1, 2024

Stand-in England captain Ollie Pope says he is “not hiding” from his poor form after a highest score of 17 in his past five Test innings.Pope, 26, has led E

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Half-empty Lord’s is a bad look, but should English cricket…

Posted by September 1, 2024

Tucked quietly behind the Lord’s museum is the far less interesting Lord’s car park. It’s a postage-stamp space that can accommodate more bikes than it ca

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England vs Sri Lanka: Gus Atkinson helps hosts to match…

Posted by September 1, 2024

Gus Atkinson got his name on the Lord’s honours board again with a five-wicket haul which helped secure a match and series win f

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England wrap up series victory but empty seats highlight wider…

Posted by September 1, 2024

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One England player gets a perfect 10 in our second…

Posted by September 1, 2024

England defeated Sri Lanka by 190 runs at Lord’s on Sunday, securing a series victory in the process. With one more match to

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England vs Sri Lanka player ratings as ‘brainless’ Pope scores…

Posted by September 1, 2024

LORD’S — England clinched a dominant win against Sri Lanka in the second Test to take an unassailable 2-0 series lead.The hosts were always going to win thi

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England vs Sri Lanka: Gus Atkinson haul seals series win…

Posted by September 1, 2024

England’s push for victory was delayed by bad light on the third evening. As Sri Lanka began Sunday on 53-2, an improbable 430 runs adrift, the question was n

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England cricket: Why Brendon McCullum should get vacant white-ball head…

Posted by August 31, 2024

Key could perhaps coax an extra two years out of McCullum, through to the home Ashes in 2027 and the next 50-over World Cup that immediately follows in South Af

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BBC cricket broadcaster Isa Guha reveals she fell down a…

Posted by August 31, 2024

Isa Guha took to social media to reveal she fell down a hole during Friday's Test'Extreme measures' were taken as hole was taped off, with Guha lau

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England vs Sri Lanka: Joe Root makes record 34th hundred…

Posted by August 31, 2024

England’s strong position and desire to push the game on led to a number of cameos and wickets as a result of attacking shots. Pope, Ben Duckett for 24, Harry

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England vs Sri Lanka: Joe Root breaks Sir Alastair Cook’s…

Posted by August 31, 2024

Joe Root broke Alastair Cook's record for the most Test centuries for England during day three of the second Test against Sri Lank

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