Brittle England Beaten Inside Two Days As India Survive The Madness In Ahmedabad

It was one of the most chaotic days of Test cricket ever but by shortly after tea on day two in Ahmedabad England had lost [ ... ]

Sidebottom Wants To See Both Broad And Anderson Play Third Test Against India

Former England bowler Ryan Sidebottom says England ought to select both Stuart Broad and Jimmy Anderson for their crucial [ ... ]

The Hundred Can Help Revolutionise Women’s Cricket And Inspire A New Generation

The long-awaited The Hundred competition is set to revolutionise cricket and will finally kick off this summer with a women’s [ ... ]

Should Test Cricket Lose The Toss After India's Battering Of England In Chennai?

England have nobody to blame but themselves for the manner of their 317-run mauling at the hands of India in Chennai. They [ ... ]

England Should Go All Out In India In A Bid For Double World Champion Status

Following the exhilaration comes expectation. England’s commanding First Test win over India in Chennai earlier this [ ... ]

Sidebottom Hails ''Fantastic'' Root And ''Stunning'' Anderson After England Beat India

Ryan Sidebottom has heaped praise on both Jimmy Anderson and captain Joe Root following England’s surprise 227-run [ ... ]

Fantastic Jimmy Anderson Wraps Up A Statement England Win In First Test

England wrapped up a dominant First Test win over India on Tuesday, with Jimmy Anderson collecting three vital wickets to [ ... ]

100 Up! Joe Root's Timely Form Could Be The Difference For England In India

He is the baby-faced batsman who slotted into England’s line-up in India in 2012-13 and immediately looked like he [ ... ]

India Beware! Joe Root's Thrilling Form In Sri Lanka Shows He's Still England's King

There is just no end to Joe Root’s magnificence right now, it would seem. The England captain’s return to form [ ... ]

Tailenders Is The Easy-Listening Pod That Takes An Alternative Look At Cricket

At the moment, we’re all enamoured with cricket, thanks to India digging in and out-saucing the Aussies Down Under, [ ... ]

England Test Series Win Would Be A Fitting Reward For Their One-Man Barmy Army

England’s Second Test against Sri Lanka in Galle, which starts on Friday, carries with it two big questions. Can Joe [ ... ]

It Pays To Be Patient: The Sportsman’s Ode To 140 Years Of Test Cricket

Can you imagine trying to sell Test cricket to the public in 2020, if it was a new invention? Given the fast-paced nature [ ... ]

The New Book Shining A Light On The Biggest Scandal In Cricket History

It has been nine years since the News of the World ceased publication. Nine years. Doesn’t time fly? The year before [ ... ]

How Botham And England Revived The Spirits Of A Nation At The 1981 Ashes

In the summer of 1981 a combination of spiralling unemployment and racial tension had led to riots in Brixton, Birmingham, [ ... ]

World Cups, Podcasts and Panesar: The Sportsman Interviews Alex Hartley

So you think you know your cricket? Well answer this. When did England first win the Cricket World Cup? Nil points for you [ ... ]

Better The Second Time Around: The Redemption of Kevin Pietersen

It’s both apt and ironic that Kevin Pietersen, the brash cricketer once known for his fondness of butting heads with [ ... ]

The Big Interview: Sir Alastair Cook On Life After Test Cricket

At 34, Sir Alastair Cook is essentially a man stitched together with ridiculous statistics: 161 Tests, producing 12,472 [ ... ]

Barbados To Blackburn: How The West Indies Made The Lancashire League Great

The West Indies have produced some of the world’s finest cricketers over the years and having grown up playing cricket [ ... ]

Don Bradman - Cricket's Greatest Ever Player Set The Bar For All Sporting Greats

He has a career Test batting average more than 50 per cent higher than any other player in history, remains unmatched for [ ... ]

Ben Stokes Inspires England Victory In Five-Day Test Classic

This was five-day test match cricket at its finest. Ben Stokes took the final three wickets on Tuesday to lead England to [ ... ]

Batting Legend Tendulkar Warns ICC Five-Day Tests ''Should Not Be Tinkered With''

If you’re looking for a cricket batting record, odds on Sachin Tendulkar probably owns it. The India great therefore [ ... ]

Ben Stokes' Scintillating 258: The Innings That Made The Legend

These days he’s England’s World Cup-winning star, the new Ian Botham with his very own Headingley heroics to [ ... ]

England Head To South Africa Test In Search Of Answers And A New Direction

England end a historic 2019 by taking on South Africa in the First Test in Centurion this week. But far from it being a [ ... ]

England World Cup Winner Moeen Ali's Conscious Uncoupling From Test Cricket

“I just want to get that buzz back”. England’s Moeen Ali has continued to put his Test career on [ ... ]

England Fail To Win A Test Series In A Calendar Year For First Time Since 1999

England have lost another Test series in 2019, which brings to a close a difficult 12 months that has seen Joe Root’s [ ... ]

Joe Root Double Century Gives England A Glimmer Of Hope Against Black Caps

Joe Root hit a stunning double century to give England a slight hope of victory against New Zealand on day four of the second [ ... ]

Pope Steps Up After Baffling Selection Leaves England Short Of Wicket-Keepers

It is ever difficult to predict exactly what will unfold when England go on tour. Ollie Pope, a man who has kept wicket [ ... ]

Book Review - Ben Stokes: On Fire

Like rugby, cricket fancies itself as a bit of a proving ground for leadership and performance techniques, packed with valuable [ ... ]

Ben Stokes Throws His Weight Behind ''England's Best'' Joe Root

Ben Stokes has leapt to the defence of under-fire England Test captain Joe Root following the heavy first Test defeat to [ ... ]

The Time Has Come For Joe Root To Step Down As Captain And Focus On Finding Form

Joe Root loves a soft dismissal these days.  Should England decide to move him aside as captain at the end of their [ ... ]