James Anderson’s first day as Lancashire’s interim skipper was spoiled by Ben Compton and the rain as Kent dominated the first day of the County Championship match in Blackpool. Having lost the toss, the visitors were 213-3 when heavy showers caused play to be abandoned shortly after the scheduled tea interval. At that point, Compton...
India’s Ravindra Jadeja does brilliantly to take a catch at the square-leg boundary before juggling it to team-mate Sai Sudharsan to dismiss Harry Smith for 40, leaving England on 349-6 on day three of the first Test at Headingley. FOLLOW LIVE: England v India first Test – day three Available to UK users only. Read...
David ‘Syd’ Lawrence takes the wicket of Richie Richardson during the third Test match between England and West Indies in July 1991 at Trent Bridge. Read full article at source...
A shorter ball from India’s Prasidh Krishna is nicked behind and caught to end Ollie Pope’s “wonderful” innings, leaving England on 225-4 on day three of the first Test at Headingley. FOLLOW LIVE: England v India first Test – day three Available to UK users only. Read full article at source...
BBC Sport pundit Phil Tuffnell pays tribute to former team-mate David ‘Syd’ Lawrence after the first British-born black cricketer to play for England passed away at the age of 61. READ MORE: Former England fast bowler Lawrence dies aged 61 Available to UK users only. Read full article at source...
In the County Championship, the maximum number of points a team can earn in one match is 24 points. The winning team is awarded 16 points, while the losers are earn none for the result. Draws and a tie give teams eight points each. On top of that, teams can earn up to eight additional...
Australian Minjee Lee opened up a four-shot lead at the “brutal” Women’s PGA Championship with a third-round 69 as overnight leader Jeeno Thitikul faltered in Frisco, Texas. Lee was three shots behind Thitikul at the start of day three but produced an impressive bogey-free round, which included three birdies, to move to six under as...
England’s Tommy Fleetwood will take a three-shot lead into the final round of the Travelers Championship in Connecticut. The 34-year-old, looking to clinch his first PGA Tour title, had a share of a three-way lead after the second round. A brilliant seven-under-par 63 on Saturday has given Fleetwood the outright lead over American pair Russell...
Saturday at Headingley. Fancy dress. A group of clergymen took their place on the Western Terrace. Maybe there was a universe where Ollie Pope joined them in watching from the sidelines. Maybe his place was never under any serious threat from Jacob Bethell. If it had taken a leap of faith from Ben Stokes to...
Reaction from day two where England finish strongly as they limit India with the bat. Read full article at source...
Ollie Pope’s century from 125 balls propels England to 206-2 in their chase of India’s first innings tally of 471 runs on day two of the first Test at Headingley. Read full article at source...
India’s Jasprit Bumrah takes the wicket of Ben Duckett after an inside edge deflects onto the middle stump to leave England on 126-2 in the first Test at Headingley. Read full article at source...
Ben Duckett’s 50 off 68 balls helps England move to 105-1 in reply to India’s first innings score of 471 on day two of the first Test at Headingley. Read full article at source...
Having bowled the decisive super over in the World Cup final earlier that summer, Archer made a thrilling start to his Test career during the 2019 Ashes and was viewed as a generational talent. He took 22 wickets at 20.27 across four Tests and bowled an electric spell to Steve Smith at Lord’s, which resulted...
BBC Sport’s Isa Guha reflects on Rishabh Pant’s long road back to a full recovery following a serious car crash in 2022 after the India vice-captain scored a superb century against England on day two of the first Test at Headingley. FOLLOW LIVE: England v India first Test – day two Available to UK users...