Flintoff led the Lions on trips to South Africa and Australia in the winter and, having been with England Under-19s for their win against India in Northampton on Monday, joined the full squad at their practice on Tuesday in Birmingham before the second Test against India. McCullum was made England Test coach in 2022 and...
Since taking over in 2022, Stokes and McCullum have revolutionised England’s Test cricket with a positive, sometimes relaxed, approach. Archer – one of England’s most exciting debutants in a generation in 2019 – last played a Test in February 2021, when Joe Root was captain and Chris Silverwood coach. That Test was the last time...
Getty Images Babies born to fathers over the age of 60 went up by 14.2% in 2024 compared to the year before, official figures show. Of 594,677 live births in England and Wales last year, 1,076 babies had dads over 60, according to the Office for National Statistics (ONS). Total births in England in 2024...
Simon King Lead weather presenter PA Media Spectators braved the heat at Wimbledon on Monday Hot weather will continue across the south-east of England on Tuesday with temperatures rising above 30C once again. There is a chance the highest temperature of the year so far could be reached with forecasts of up to 34C or...
Somerset 17-year-old Thomas Rew hit the fastest one-day century for England Under-19s as they levelled their 50-over series against India with a tense one-wicket win in Northampton. England captain Rew made a sublime 131 from 89 balls, an innings packed full of effortless strokeplay, to break the back of a chase of 291 with England...
Helmets, padding and the ability to practice better has made everyone fair game and you’re acutely aware that you’ll receive a bouncer when you walk out there, especially as you’ll be tasked to do the same when you have the ball in your hand. Your palms get sweaty, you need a nervous trip to the...
Archer, who burst onto the international scene in 2019, has not played a Test since 2021 after a string of back and elbow injuries. He has been carefully nursed back to fitness on a diet of white-ball cricket and played for Sussex in the County Championship last week, taking one wicket in 18 overs. Both...
England’s win over Jamaica was the last opportunity for players to impress – and Jess Carter and Ella Toone certainly did that, while Lauren James and Georgia Stanway got crucial minutes. One of the biggest questions going into the Euros has been the fitness of Chelsea forward James, but she gave Wiegman a boost by...
In 2021, James was a tricky winger who’s talent was waiting to be unlocked, but now she is earning comparisons to one of the all-time England greats Kelly Smith. Former Lioness Karen Carney didn’t hold back in her praise for James on ITV: “She can do things I’ve never seen any player since Kelly Smith...
Wimbledon’s wildcard committee considers a variety of factors – including ranking, form and previous grass-court results – when deciding recipients. “We discuss what is right for the players and the event,” British women’s team captain Anne Keothavong, who is on the wildcard committee, told BBC Radio 5 Live. “We’re fortunate to have a British Grand...
Tuchel made the dash from the Club World Cup in the US to support the Young Lions against his home nation as they repeated the success of Dave Sexton’s side in 1982 and 1984. Victory two years ago was an outlier but now it is slowly becoming the norm. They had previously failed to get...
Rowe is one of three players in England’s U21 Euros squad to play their club football abroad, along with Toulouse defender Charlie Cresswell and Genoa’s Brooke Norton Cuffy. Jobe Bellingham, now at Dortmund, was also named in the squad initially. There are plenty of other recent success stories of young English players moving away from...
Highlights from Trent Bridge in the first of a five-match T20 series. Read full article at source...
Former England and Northamptonshire batter Wayne Larkins has died at the age of 71. Larkins, nicknamed Ned, played 13 Tests and 25 one-day internationals for England between 1979 and 1991, and was part of the side that reached the 1979 World Cup final. He made 716 appearances for Northamptonshire across first-class and one-day formats, scoring...
Smriti Mandhana scored a stunning century as India inflicted England’s heaviest T20 defeat by runs with a comprehensive 97-run triumph at Trent Bridge. Read full article at source...