Middlesbrough have appointed ex-Luton Town manager Rob Edwards as their new head coach. Edwards, 42, moves to the Riverside Stadium on a three-year deal as the replacement for Michael Carrick, who was dismissed earlier this month. He led Luton to the Premier League in 2023 but could not avoid relegation from the top flight 12...
Fielding has been one of England’s biggest areas for improvement, with six drops seeing them prematurely knocked out in T20 World Cup group stage and seven on day one of the Ashes Test alone. They took 38 catches in this series but still dropped 13 chances, giving them a 75% catch efficiency. That is up...
England head coach Charlotte Edwards has confirmed that captain Nat Sciver-Brunt is unlikely to bowl this summer. All-rounder Sciver-Brunt, 32, has been recovering from a long-standing Achilles problem which worsened during England’s thrashing by Australia in the Women’s Ashes at the start of the year. She subsequently played a starring role in Mumbai Indians’ Women’s...
After England’s early exit from the T20 World Cup in October, former spinner Alex Hartley said some players were “letting the team down” in terms of fitness. Athleticism again came into focus during the Ashes, but coach Jon Lewis attributed that to a cultural difference between the UK and Australia. He and captain Heather Knight...
England ODI and T20 squads: Nat Sciver-Brunt (capt, The Blaze), Amy Jones (The Blaze), Charlie Dean (Somerset), Emily Arlott (Warwickshire), Heather Knight (Somerset), Lauren Bell (Hampshire), Linsey Smith (Hampshire), Sarah Glenn (The Blaze), Sophia Dunkley (Surrey), Tammy Beaumont (The Blaze) ODI squad only: Alice Davidson-Richards (Surrey), Emma Lamb (Lancashire), Kate Cross (Lancashire), Mahika Gaur (Lancashire)...
There had been some worries regarding Sciver-Brunt’s workload with the captaincy, considering her importance as England’s best batter and one of their most experienced bowlers, but Edwards said she was confident that she could relieve some of the pressure and allow her to focus on the on-field matters. Another criticism of England’s set-up – and...
New England head coach Charlotte Edwards tells BBC Sport’s Joe Wilson to have a portrait of her in the Long Room at Lord’s is “truly special”. The painting is just the third of a woman commissioned by the Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC). READ MORE: ‘Very short’ list for captain, says coach Edwards Read full article...
In January, during the Ashes, Sciver-Brunt said she would “love” the opportunity to become captain. Edwards was speaking at the unveiling of a portrait of her in the Long Room at Lord’s. The painting of the 45-year-old is just the third of a woman commissioned by the Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC), following fellow England internationals...
Plymouth Argyle manager Miron Muslic says captain Joe Edwards will start Good Friday’s crucial Championship trip to Middlesbrough. Edwards came on as a half-time substitute against high-flying Sheffield United on Saturday and helped the Pilgrims overturn a 1-0 deficit to get a crucial 2-1 win. The 34-year-old has featured four times from the bench since...
However, her presence as a leader eventually became a block for others to bloom, which worked against her in the end. After being told England would move on from her as captain and a player in 2016, I felt for her. There was a brutality to it because she was still playing well. While fitness...
Edwards won the Ashes and both World Cups as England captain only to be sacked in 2016 and replaced by Knight. Now Knight has been sacked but has indicated her desire to continue as a player. Edwards, 45, said she was not consulted in the decision to remove Knight. “She sets such high standards, she’s...
New England head coach Charlotte Edwards tells BBC Sport that she is now “ready” for the role and the “big challenge”. The 45-year-old, England’s all-time leading run-scorer, replaces Jon Lewis, who was sacked in March after the 16-0 Ashes hammering in Australia. READ MORE: ‘Everyone should be excited by this’ – England appoint Edwards as...
England have appointed legendary former captain Charlotte Edwards as their new head coach. The 45-year-old, England’s all-time leading run-scorer, replaces Jon Lewis, who was sacked in March after the 16-0 Ashes hammering in Australia. Edwards played more than 300 times for England in a 19-year career, including in excess of 200 games as captain. In...
Hampshire have drafted in New Zealander Brett Hampton for the first two months of the County Championship season after all-rounder Jack Edwards was ruled out through injury. Australian Edwards had been signed as one of the county’s overseas players, but sustained a knee injury playing for New South Wales in the Sheffield Shield and faces...
After the Ashes humiliation, Edwards told the BBC Stumped podcast that she was keen to help England rebuild and Greenway added that her former team-mate’s coaching style would be the right method for the team’s progression. “In women’s cricket, we’ve had a number of different coaches who have had very different styles and I think...