It is two wins out of two for England in World Cup qualifying to begin the Thomas Tuchel era. But what did you think of the teams the German head coach selected against Albania and Latvia? If you were picking an England team tomorrow and everyone was fit, would you go for a Tuchel XI...
England all-rounder Danielle Gibson has been ruled out of the start of the women’s domestic season with a stress fracture in her back. The 23-year-old felt discomfort during preparations for England A’s forthcoming multi-format series against Australia A in Sydney. A scan has revealed the extent of the injury and Gibson will now fly back...
Glamorgan have signed England spinner Shoaib Bashir on a short-term loan from Somerset. Bashir, 21, is joining for three County Championship games as cover for Mason Crane, who will miss the opening month of the season because of a shoulder injury. Surrey-born off-spinner Bashir impressed after being a shock choice for England’s tour to India...
From the win over Canada that secured England’s WXV1 title success in October, Mitchell made seven changes and some positional alterations to his starting XV, with the result a comfortable 38-5 victory in front of 8,391 supporters in York. In the early stages, no drop-off was evident. The Red Roses started in clinical fashion, the...
England extend their winning run to 21 games with a 38-5 win over Italy to get their Women’s Six Nations title defence off to a strong start at the LNER Community stadium in York. Read article in full at source...
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...
In some ways, ending the captaincy on 199 matches in charge feels fitting to summarise Knight’s captaincy. An immense achievement of longevity, desire and determination – but also falling just short. The scenes at Lord’s in July 2017, when England beat India by nine runs to win the 50-over World Cup, promised so much. Knight...
Jodie Ounsley – Fury from Gladiators and former Exeter Chiefs winger – catches up with fellow “northern lass” Zoe Aldcroft to talk about the honour of captaining the Red Roses as the Women’s Six Nations gets underway in the “biggest year of women’s rugby”. Watch: England v Italy live on BBC 2, Sunday 23 March...
Heather Knight has been sacked as England captain following her side’s 16-0 loss in Australia. Knight has been in the position since 2016, but has overseen a difficult winter, with a series win in South Africa sandwiched between a disappointing T20 World Cup campaign and a tumultuous Ashes tour of Australia. On Friday, head coach...
Worrall, who has English heritage through his father, was born in Melbourne and played state cricket for South Australia. He had spells as Gloucestershire’s overseas player in 2018 and 2021, then effectively retired from Australian cricket three years ago in order to move to the UK. Since then he has taken 139 wickets at an...
Jon Lewis is not the first England coach or captain to fall victim to the ruthless scrutiny that follows a heavy Ashes defeat, and he certainly will not be the last. The series, which ended in February with a 16-0 thrashing, saw England’s women placed under a microscope of pressure, criticism and attention like never...
The new coach faces home white-ball series against West Indies and India this summer before a 50-over World Cup in India in the autumn. Whoever does take charge will be looking to end a trophy drought that stretches back eight years to the 2017 World Cup triumph. Lewis, previously a fast-bowling coach with the England...
Thomas Tuchel takes charge of England for the first time in Friday’s World Cup qualifier against Albania – and there’s every chance the German will dish out some Three Lions debuts. But can you remember which manager gave other players their debuts? Take our quiz to find out. Source link...
It’s the question everyone is asking. Who will start for England against Albania on Friday in Thomas Tuchel’s first game as Three Lions boss. We asked BBC Sport readers who they would select when the squad was announced on Thursday and the results are below. Chelsea midfielder Cole Palmer did make the initial line-up but...
England head coach Thomas Tuchel has left Morgan Gibbs-White, Jarrell Quansah and Aaron Ramsdale out of his matchday squad for Friday’s World Cup qualifier against Albania at Wembley. Nottingham Forest midfielder Gibbs-White was not included by Tuchel’s original squad but was called up when Chelsea’s Cole Palmer pulled out. Uefa rules state that a manager...