5.38am EDT 05:38 Teams: Fawad, Crawley and Curran come in Sure enough, Shadab Khan gives way to Fawad Alam, as Azhar feels that one leggie will do, and Zak Crawley stands in for Ben Stokes. It’s Sam Curran rather than Mark Wood who replaces Jofra Archer, so England are ...
They are called Test matches for a reason. They represent the ultimate challenge for any cricketer. Even the one-day wizards from Virat Kohli to Eoin Morgan to Jos Buttler acknowledge that and it may be that those challenges are even more demanding this week – for both sides. Pakistan, ...
Uncapped Sussex seamer Ollie Robinson has been included in England’s 14-man squad for the second Test against Pakistan. The 26-year-old had been training with the squad during the West Indies series and took eight Hampshire wickets in his subsequent appearance in the Bob Willis Trophy. Whether or not Robinson ...
Uncapped Sussex seamer Ollie Robinson has been included in England's 14-man squad for the second Test against Pakistan. The 26-year-old had been training with the squad during the West Indies series and took eight Hampshire wickets in his subsequent appearance in the Bob Willis Trophy. Whether or not Robinson comes into contention for ...
After 10 Tests, Dom Sibley is in a comfortable spot. Part of that is down to them all coming in a row: worth acknowledging in an England Test side better known for their state of flux since 2012 with a particular penchant for discarding opening batsmen. For those 10 ...
1) How do England manage without Ben Stokes? With difficulty. The last time he was absent for more than the odd Test was in the 2017-18 Ashes, when he was helping Bristol police with their inquiries. England lost 4-0, and it was hard to say what they missed most ...
9.25am EDT 09:25 Cover your eyes Durham-ites: 48-5. Just two ducks so far - a couple of wickets for Luke Wood and three for Tom Bailey. Sorry, in the time it took me to answer the door, now 49-7 with Liam Hurt on a hat-trick.... Updated at 9.26am EDT ...
It would be easy to paint Chris Woakes as an underrated England cricketer but the truth is, it rather depends where you look and who you listen to. And, perhaps, those days are in the rearview mirror now anyway. On the drive back from Manchester late on Saturday evening ...