Sophia Dunkley’s superb unbeaten 81 propels England to a comfortable eight- wicket victory in the first T20 of the summer against West Indies at Canterbury. Read full article at source...
England’s new era under captain Nat Sciver-Brunt and coach Charlotte Edwards started with a comfortable eight-wicket win in the first T20 against West Indies in Canterbury. The tourists posted 146-7 after captain Hayley Matthews’ superb unbeaten century, but England made light work of the chase by reaching the target in 16.3 overs thanks to Sophia...
England’s Lauren Bell makes a “sensational” diving catch at short fine-leg to dismiss Mandy Mangru for 17 runs to leave West Indies on 134-7 in the first T20 international at Canterbury. FOLLOW LIVE: England Women v West Indies Women – first T20 Available to UK users only. Read full article at source...
Captain Ben Stokes speaks to Jonathan Agnew ahead of England’s first Test of the summer. Read full article at source...
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...
Uefa says Euro 2028 joint-hosts England, Scotland, Wales and the Republic of Ireland will have to come through qualifying to participate in the competition. Nine venues across the four home nations will stage the 24-team tournament. Unlike previous Euros that have seen the hosts qualify automatically, Uefa has had to alter its protocols given the...
Seamer Josh Hull, 20, who played one Test against Sri Lanka last summer, also makes the group, as does all-rounder Dan Mousley, who made his limited-overs debuts against the West Indies in the autumn. However, fast bowler Jofra Archer has not been selected after injuring his thumb at the Indian Premier League. “This series is...
Back trouble restricted Muzarabani’s playing time with Northants, but the injury did not affect the learning process. On the field, Ben Sanderson showed him how to bowl a full length in English conditions. Off the field, he formed a tight bond with Saif Zaib, Jack White and Ben Curran, the latter now a Zimbabwe team-mate....
England and Belgium play out a 1-1 draw in the opening clash of the UEFA European U17 Championships as Noah Fernandez’s sensational free-kick cancels out Alejandro Rodriguez’s opener. READ MORE: England U17 1 – 1 Belgium U17 Available to UK users only. Read full article at source...
England: England are looking to win their first European Under-17 Championship since 2014 in what is a record 17th appearance at the competition. To win the tournament they will have to face defending champions Italy, who knocked them out of the quarter-finals last year. The Young Lions made it through the qualifying rounds, winning all...
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...
Allied to the inconsistent results are the perception of the England team and some of the comments they make in the media. During the Champions Trophy they were criticised for not training enough by former England captain Kevin Pietersen, who pointed to their love of golf. Wood said he was irritated by an external narrative...
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...
Forwards: Joe Batley (Bristol Bears), Fin Baxter (Harlequins), Richard Capstick (Exeter Chiefs), Arthur Clark (Gloucester Rugby), Ben Curry (Sale Sharks), Theo Dan (Saracens), Alex Dombrandt (Harlequins), Afolabi Fasogbon (Gloucester Rugby), Jamie George (Saracens), Joe Heyes (Leicester Tigers), Emeka Ilione (Leicester Tigers), Nick Isiekwe (Saracens), Jack Kenningham (Harlequins), Gabriel Oghre (Bristol Bears), Asher Opoku-Fordjour (Sale Shark),...
“I first met Natalie when I was working at Loughborough University,” says former fast bowler Katherine. “She was trialling at the National Cricket Performance Centre there. “She came in with an arm brace on because her elbow hyper-extends. Mark Lane, the England coach at the time, was trying to wind me up saying she could...