Wales: Jasmine Joyce; Lisa Neumann, Hannah Jones (capt), Kayleigh Powell, Carys Cox, Lleucu George, Keira Bevan; Gwenllian Pyrs, Carys Phillips, Jenni Scoble, Abbie Fleming, Gwen Crabb, Kate Williams, Bethan Lewis, Georgia Evans. Replacements: Kelsey Jones, Maisie Davies, Donna Rose, Alaw Pyrs, Bryonie King, Meg Davies, Courtney Keight, Nel Metcalfe. Read article in full at source...
Granted, Lawrence is in a vastly superior position to open for England than yours truly headlining the Pyramid Stage. He opened in his younger days and batting is batting, right? Yes and no. Opening is a specialist position, suited to some and not others. The challenge of fresh pace bowlers armed with a new ball....
BBC chief cricket commentator Jonathan Agnew When I was aged 11, my dad took me to a Gillette Cup final at Lord’s between Lancashire and Kent, and I saw a fast bowler running in from the Nursery End. I’d never seen anything like it. I turned to my dad and said: “That’s who I want...
Callum Hudson-Odoi feels he is almost back at the beginning of his career. The winger’s mindset now, as then, is going into every game feeling he can score or assist, being part of the conversation around the England senior team, and once again trying to impress Thomas Tuchel. Now 24, the three-cap England international has...
Dean, who made her England debut in 2021, said she is trying to avoid “outside noise” regarding the captaincy as she prepares for her first season with Somerset as part of the new women’s domestic system, which sees eight counties aligned with the men’s first-class teams. She added the month in Australia was “brutal” but...
Securing the Ashes series this autumn gives England the chance to test their mettle against the world champions, after an eight-year wait. That last meeting was in the 2017 World Cup final, which Australia won. Since then, the Kangaroos have won the world crown again, doing so in England in 2022. “The chance to go...
Although just the first of three T20s before three 50-over games and a four-day match, this is a promising victory for a young England side, especially given the turmoil around the senior XI. England are looking for a new coach and captain after Jon Lewis and Heather Knight were sacked following the humiliating 16-0 clean...
Women’s Six Nations: Wales v England Venue: Principality Stadium, Cardiff Date: Saturday, 29 March Kick off: 16:45 GMT Coverage: BBC One, BBC Radio Wales, Radio Cymru, BBC Sounds, the BBC Sport website and app, plus live text commentary, followed by report and reaction on the BBC Sport website and app. Read article in full at...
The Tonga and Samoa series were well received and a success for England, but all the games were staged at stadiums with capacities up to 25,000 in rugby league’s traditional heartland. However, the expected appetite for Australia’s visit has prompted the Rugby Football League and RL Commercial to think bigger – with the 90,000-capacity Wembley...
Latest scorecard from the first women’s Twenty20 match between Australia A and England A at Sydney’s Hurstville Oval. View original article...
Players are not “listened to” over their scheduling concerns, says England captain Harry Kane. The next international window takes place between 2-10 June following the conclusion of the Premier League season on 25 May and the Champions League final on 31 May. Kane’s Bayern Munich are also set to be involved in the new expanded...
Jos Buttler made a half-century in his first innings since resigning as England’s white-ball captain but was unable to prevent Gujarat Titans from slipping to an 11-run defeat by Punjab Kings in the Indian Premier League. Buttler acknowledged he had “reached the end of the road” when he relinquished the captaincy at the Champions Trophy...
On Tuesday 25 March, climate crisis and anti-genocide protesters across England came together to target insurance companies complicit in death and destruction around the world. A press release from Boycott Bloody Insurance explained that: groups from the climate justice, Palestine liberation and migrants rights movements, held protests in cities across England. Protests took place in...
Where Southgate, certainly towards the end of his reign, would break the news to new or unexpected call-ups on the day of a squad announcement, Tuchel confirmed with some players that they would be called up the evening before the big reveal. All players who were on Tuchel’s radar received a text in the days...
England manager Sarina Wiegman says Fran Kirby “brings a lot of experience and great vision” after she recalled the Brighton forward to the squad for their Women’s Nations League matches against Belgium next month. READ MORE: Kirby recalled to Lionesses squad to face Belgium Read article in full at source...