‘Ben Stokes is a VERY, VERY, VERY good captain’: Aussie great Adam Gilchrist leads praise for England and their skipper after a historic series win in Pakistan… as the Test side continues its rampant form just six months out from the Ashes England sealed a superb series victory in Pakistan after winning the second Test … Read more
TOP SPIN AT THE TEST: David Warner and Steve Smith make ducks in the same Test for the first time… but Travis Head’s imperious Ashes form should make him an Australia regular after another century against England David Warner and Steve Smith both fell for a duck in the fifth and final Ashes Test Warner’s … Read more
TOP SPIN AT THE TEST: England’s tenth-wicket partnership saves a Test match for the SEVENTH time in history… while new Aussie hero Scott Boland takes his bowling average to an incredible 8.64 By Lawrence Booth for MailOnline Published: 13:51 GMT, 9 January 2022 | Updated: 14:14 GMT, 9 January 2022 The 102 overs England survived … Read more
Ashes Day Five LIVE: Australia need just four wickets to secure another dominant win and move 2-0 up in the Ashes as Ollie Pope falls early and Ben Stokes is out to Nathan Lyon after a smart review Australia are on the brink of going 2-0 up in the Ashes on the final day Ollie … Read more
‘Great to be back hitting balls’: England talisman Ben Stokes raises hopes further of being fit for the Ashes as he bats for the first time in THREE MONTHS… and his last shot was a lot better than his first! Ben Stokes has not played cricket since taking an indefinite break in July The England … Read more
EXCLUSIVE: Danny Briggs is out of the England Lions’ tour of Australia due to family reasons and after asking to be excused ahead of November matches Danny Briggs would have been among the reserves travelling on November 4 He has a pre-arranged appointment that month so will not be named in the group Briggs helped … Read more
‘We’ll get Jofra Archer back to his best’: Ashley Giles vows to get bowler fit and firing after undergoing surgery on long-standing elbow problem By Lawrence Booth for the Daily Mail Published: 22:30 BST, 27 May 2021 | Updated: 01:58 BST, 28 May 2021 Ashley Giles has played down concerns over Jofra Archer‘s long-standing elbow … Read more
England leapfrog Australia in the ICC Test rankings as Joe Root’s side move up to third in the standings… ahead of summer series’ against top two New Zealand and India and Ashes down under in the winter England are now third in the ICC’s official Test rankings, on a total of 109 points Tim Paine’s … Read more
Steve Smith given huge captaincy boost ahead of this year’s Ashes after his credentials were endorsed by the man whose probe resulted in Australian star’s year-long ban for ball-tampering scandal Steve Smith revealed he wanted to lead Australia again a little over a month ago Dr Simon Langstaff said he had no objections to Smith … Read more
Four and a half years ago, Parnham House in Dorset was reduced by fire to a smouldering shell — a catastrophe followed by the arrest of its owner, Austrian banker Michael Treichl, for suspected arson, and his subsequent death by drowning in Lake Geneva. But what promises to be one of Britain’s most daring and … Read more