Aged 11, Burn was let go from the Newcastle academy and by 16 he was pushing trollies at a supermarket in his hometown of Blyth once a week. He played for non-league club Blyth Spartans before joining League Two Darlington on a youth contract in 2009. The lush green turf of St George’s Park must...
England head coach John Mitchell has included GB Sevens player Jade Shekells in his Women’s Six Nations squad before their opener against Italy on Sunday. The 2024 Paris Olympian, who recently played for GB in the Vancouver leg of the World Sevens Series in February, is uncapped in the XVs code. Shekells is one of...
England all-rounder Dan Mousley has signed a new two-year contract to stay at Warwickshire until at least the end of the 2027 season. The 23-year-old has been with the Bears since he was 10 and came through the academy at Edgbaston to making his first-class debut in 2019. Left-hander Mousley has scored more than 1,000...
England all-rounder Sam Curran has been named Surrey’s captain for the 2025 T20 Vitality Blast. Curran, who is succeeding Chris Jordan in the role after three years, was named player of the tournament when England won the T20 World Cup in 2022. Last month, he was named most valuable player at the International League T20...
Aside from the captaincy, wicketkeeper Billings also said any rebuild of the England white-ball team is an “opportunity” for players trying to force their way into the international set-up. “The talent in domestic cricket in this country is always there, certainly in white-ball cricket,” said Billings. “You don’t have to reinvent the wheel. It will...
England A have named their three squads for the upcoming tour to Australia. They will play three T20s, three 50-over matches and a four-day match against Australia A between 26 March and 15 April. Alice Capsey and Danielle Gibson – who feature in the 50-over and four-day squads – were part of England’s Ashes squads...
“I’ve spent close to half my life as a Bear,” Hain said., external “I’ve loved every minute of my time here, it’s a special place and I’m lucky to call it home. “It’s been one hell of a journey and I’m looking forward to seeing what the next four seasons have in store and how...
James Anderson looks at what the future holds for the England white-ball team. Source link...
The 150th anniversary fixture between England and Australia to celebrate the first men’s Test match will be a day-night contest at the Melbourne Cricket Ground. Cricket Australia has said the one-off fixture will take place at the MCG, which has a capacity of approximately 100,000, from 11-15 March 2027. The MCG played host to the...
Rob Key says he gets annoyed by the perception of Brendon McCullum’s England teams as being carefree, but admits it is “our own fault”. McCullum was appointed as head coach of the Test side in 2022 and transformed the team’s fortunes alongside captain Ben Stokes, instilling a positive and fearless brand of cricket. The former...
But the final group of McIlroy, Shane Lowry and Sepp Straka were regularly held up by the group in front, with Tom Kim particularly culpable. The young Korean – regarded as one of the game’s exciting prospects – took so long over so many shots, including his second to the sixth which he sprayed into...
With 50 days to go to Euro 2025 BBC Sport looks back at five iconic England goals from Euro 2022 including Georgia Stanway’s screamer against Spain and Alessia Russo’s cheeky backheel versus Sweden. READ MORE: Which key players could miss Euros through injury? Available to UK users only. Read full article at source...
