Plymouth-born Tozer made his senior debut with Swindon in 2007 before joining Newcastle a year later. He made two first-team appearances for the Magpies before joining Northampton permanently in 2011 following two loan stints with the Cobblers. Following a brief loan spell with Colchester, Tozer made the switch to Yeovil for the 2015-16 season before...
While neither the question nor Stokes’ answer on Wednesday specifically mentioned the England squad or playing XI, the 33-year-old believes his comments about Somerset batter Rew, who was unused member of the squad for the Test against Zimbabwe, made it clear he was referring to Bethell’s place in the squad, rather than the XI. Speaking...
England captain Ben Stokes says his pre-match comments about Jacob Bethell coming straight back into the England team to play India were “twisted to suit an agenda”. The 21-year-old’s return for the five Tests against India could come at the expense of Ollie Pope, but Stokes says Pope – who scored 171 against Zimbabwe –...
Realistically, this was always likely to be a week of few answers for England. No matter the runs scored by Zak Crawley and Ollie Pope, or the wickets taken by Shoaib Bashir, they come with the caveat of the opposition. That is not meant to be disrespectful to Zimbabwe, but the tourists simply do not...
Ben Stokes hinted at a return to his best and Brian Bennett struck a sparkling century before England made Zimbabwe follow on on the second day of the one-off Test at Trent Bridge. England captain Stokes, playing for the first time since having surgery on his hamstring, took 2-11 in a captivating spell of only...
Centuries from Zak Crawley, Ollie Pope and Ben Duckett highlight a dominant batting display as England wrap up day one on 498-3 in the first innings of their single Test match against Zimbabwe at Trent Bridge. MATCH REPORT: Pope, Crawley and Duckett tons flatten Zimbabwe Available to UK users only. Read full article at source...
Pope, therefore, is vulnerable, despite again being confirmed as England’s vice-captain by Stokes on Wednesday. If he does lose his place, it would be unfortunate given his willingness to adapt for England over the past year. At various times he has been captain, wicketkeeper, opener, number three and number six. Indeed, he slipped down the...
England Test captain Ben Stokes tells Jonathan Agnew that they “can be the best Test team in the world” but admits “we have been guilty in the past of being too stuck in our ways”. England play a one-off Test against Zimbabwe at Trent Bridge from Thursday, before marquee series at home to India and...
Stokes was found not guilty of affray in a high-profile trial in 2018, after being involved in a fight outside a nightclub in Bristol. He told the court that he had been drinking but was not drunk. In his podcast interview, Stokes described the differences in cricket’s drinking culture in today’s professional era compared with...
Brentford defender Ben Mee has announced he will leave the club at the end of the season. The 35-year-old joined Brentford on a free transfer in July 2022 after 11 years at Burnley and the former England Under-21 international has played 67 times for the Bees, scoring five goals. However this season he has made...
Ben Foakes maintained his fine form with the bat by hitting 86 to fashion a solid Surrey lead in their County Championship encounter with Yorkshire at the Kia Oval. Foakes, who hit a career-high 174 not out against Warwickshire earlier this week, followed it up with another vital knock to guide the home side to...
Ben Cohen, the co-founder of Ben & Jerry’s, was arrested during a protest in the US Senate over military aid to Israel and humanitarian conditions in Gaza. Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F Kennedy Jr was testifying in the US Senate at the time of the protest. More on this story. Read full article...
Peter Hoskins Business reporter Sofia Ferreira Santos BBC News Moment Ben & Jerry’s co-founder interrupts RFK Jr testimony Ben Cohen, the co-founder of Ben & Jerry’s, was arrested during a protest in the US Senate over military aid to Israel and humanitarian conditions in Gaza. Protesters disrupted the hearing on Wednesday while Health and Human...
England top-order batter Ben Duckett has signed an extended contract with Nottinghamshire until the end of the 2027 season. Duckett has scored more than 5,500 runs in all formats for Notts since joining in August 2018 from Northamptonshire. His runs have helped the county win the 2020 Vitality Blast final and the County Championship Division...
Ben Brown scored his first century as Hampshire captain to eliminate fears of an innings defeat by Durham in the County Championship. Hampshire were still 92 runs away from avoiding the follow-on when Toby Albert was the sixth man to depart, but Brown and Felix Organ ticked through the required runs with a 164 stand....