After a number of catches are dropped in the first Test between England and India, Sir Alastair Cook explains why it’s tricky to take a catch in the slip cordon at Headingley. FOLLOW LIVE: England v India first Test – day four Available to UK users only. Read full article at source...
Former England captain Alastair Cook believes Ollie Pope showed admirable control in the century that helped guide his side to 209-3 – trailing India by 262 runs – at the end of the second day of the first Test at Headingley. MATCH REPORT: England v India first Test – day two Available to UK users...
New Zealand has paused millions of dollars in funding to the Cook Islands over wide-ranging deals that its smaller Pacific neighbour had made with China. Wellington, the Cook Islands’ biggest funder, said it was blindsided by the deals that were struck in February, covering infrastructure, tourism, technology and perhaps crucially, deep-sea mineral exploration. Fresh funding...
An Australian woman accused of intentionally cooking a fatal mushroom lunch has told her trial she had wanted the beef Wellington meal to be “special”. Erin Patterson has pleaded not guilty to murdering three people and attempting to kill another at her home in regional Victoria in July 2023. The 50-year-old says it was a...
Sam Cook dismisses Ben Curran to take his first Test wicket for England, leaving Zimbabwe on 31-1 in their first innings of the one-off Test match at Trent Bridge. Read full article at source...
England have often favoured pace or variation in height or angle in recent selections but Cook is a more traditional, skilful seam bowler – his debut a reward for his superb County Championship record. Cook’s 227 County Championship wickets were the most by any seamer in the past five years while his overall haul of...
Cook’s most recent winter was the final step on the road to international cricket. Given he has been overlooked for so long, few would have blamed him had he given up and chased the dollars in short-form leagues. Instead, he turned down “a few bits of franchise stuff” to play for England Lions in Australia,...
In a squad containing no surprises, captain Ben Stokes is fit to lead after undergoing hamstring surgery at Christmas. The match at Trent Bridge will be the all-rounder’s first action since suffering the injury to his left leg in the final Test against New Zealand in December. There are likely to be limitations on how...
England managing director of men’s cricket Rob Key and selector Luke Wright have both publicly praised Cook in recent weeks. Last year, Key said Cook would have been the replacement had Woakes been injured at the end the summer, filling the role as another skilful fast-medium bowler with England keen to have variety in their...