Harry Kane says he is disappointed by the high number of withdrawals from the England squad this week, insisting the national team must come first. The Euro 2024 runners-up head to Greece for Thursday’s must-win Nations League match before a Wembley meeting with Ireland on Sunday. But interim boss Lee Carsley’s final camp, … Read more
Morgan Rogers (left) in action© AFP Aston Villa’s Morgan Rogers is among a group of five players added to England’s squad for this month’s Nations League fixtures against Greece and Ireland after eight players withdrew. Interim boss Lee Carsley is overseeing his final two fixtures, in Athens on Thursday and at Wembley three … Read more
Phil Salt smashed a scintillating century and Barbados-born Jacob Bethell blasted an unbeaten 58 as England romped to an eight-wicket victory over West Indies in their opening T20I clash at Kensington Oval on Saturday. Chasing a target of 183 to win, England opener Salt guided the tourists home with 19 balls to spare … Read more
England white-ball skipper Jos Buttler, set to play his first game of competitive cricket after the T20 World Cup semifinal loss to India due to a calf injury sustained in August, has said that he is hungry to play as much as possible and help develop a new limited-overs team for England under … Read more
West Indies fast bowler Alzarri Joseph was hit with a two-match suspension.© AFP West Indies fast bowler Alzarri Joseph was hit with a two-match suspension on Thursday after storming off the field during the series-clinching ODI win over England. Cricket West Indies (CWI) said Joseph had been sanctioned for “conduct falling short of … Read more
Former England cricketer Kevin Pietersen recently took to X to express his concerns about the declining quality of batting techniques in Test cricket. Pietersen highlighted the shift in focus towards aggressive, boundary-centric play, which he believes has led to a deterioration in traditional batting skills. “No one should be surprised by the lack … Read more
Pakistan’s experienced spinner Sajid Khan left the press room in splits with his response as he was asked about the ‘scare’ he was giving to England batters in the third Test of the series at Rawalpindi. Noman Ali and Sajid Khan worked as a pair to decimate the England batting unit in the … Read more
Pakistan men’s cricket team celebrate vs England in Rawalpindi.© AFP Pakistan vs England LIVE, 3rd Test Day 3: Spinners Noman Ali and Sajid Khan grabbed all 10 wickets to bowl out England for 112, leaving Pakistan a target of 36 to win the series-deciding third Test in Rawalpindi on Saturday. Noman finished with 6-42 … Read more
Pakistan vs England 3rd Test Day 2 Live Score Updates© AFP Pakistan vs England, 3rd Test Day 2 Live Updates: England eye a steady start after conceding a 77-run lead to Pakistan on Day 2 of the ongoing second Test in Rawalpindi. Pakistan were bowled out for 344 after Saud Shakeel slammed a … Read more
Former England captain Alastair Cook is hopeful about Joe Root going all the way to becoming the leading run-scorer in the history of Test cricket by dethroning the legendary Sachin Tendulkar from the summit. Cook’s former compatriot Root eclipsed him to become England’s leading scorer in Test cricket during the ongoing series against … Read more
Rehan Ahmed in action© AFP England on Tuesday picked Rehan Ahmed as a third slow bowler for the series-deciding final Test against Pakistan on a dry Rawalpindi pitch which is expected to take spin. The 20-year-old leg-spinner will form a three-pronged spin attack when the match begins Thursday alongside left-armer Jack Leach and … Read more
Sarfaraz Khan during India’s Bengaluru Test vs New Zealand.© BCCI The Indian cricket team suffered an embarrassing eight-wicket loss at the hands of New Zealand in the first Test of the three-match series at M Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru. A poor batting display in the first innings saw India lose the game despite making … Read more