Cricket
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 [ ... ]
Steve Smith's Welsh Fire To Face Oval Invincibles In First Game Of The Hundred
Steve Smith and Jonny Bairstow will clash with Jason Roy and Sam Curran in the world’s first-ever 100-ball cricket [ ... ]
England's 'New Era' Gets Off To Worst Possible Start Against Black Caps
England's 'new era' under Chris Silverwood got off to a humiliating start with a huge innings defeat to New [ ... ]
Why England's T20 Triumph Over New Zealand Matters More Than Ever
There could not have been a more fitting antidote to the slightly subdued atmosphere surrounding England’s tour of [ ... ]
Here Comes The Hundred: Cricket's Finest Set To Be Selected For Summer Spectacular
The futures of some of the world’s greatest cricketers are set to be decided on Sunday night when the likes of Australian Steve [ ... ]
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 [ ... ]
Silverwood Over Kirsten Is The Right Choice For England's New Era
England have confirmed the appointment of Chris Silverwood as their new head coach to Trevor Bayliss, who left at the [ ... ]
Alastair Cook, The Autobiography
“Like a cross between Mr Bean and Upper-Class Twit of the Year” was the approach settled on by Alastair Cook’s [ ... ]
How Steve Smith In Pants Can Help Save The Planet
A new report has called for cricketers to ditch the age-old tradition of wearing white trousers in favour of shorts, saying [ ... ]
Why Ashes Win For Australia Could Be A Good Thing In Long Term For England
It might well have been a headline from 2019. That famous obituary we all know so well, written after the mock ‘death’ [ ... ]
Five Things That Prove Steve Smith Ain't Perfect
Steve Smith. The best batsman in the world and seemingly impossible to get out from an English point of view. He’s [ ... ]
Manchester In The Rain: Five Things To Do When The Ashes Is Rained Off
Ah, Manchester. The proud home of The Sportsman is known throughout the world for its music, sport and culture. And this [ ... ]
200 Tests, Not Out! The Die-Hard Cricket Fan Saluted By Australia At The 2019 Ashes
Talking to Luke ‘Lukey Sparrow’ Gillian about cricket is almost as exhausting as watching a full Test. He’s [ ... ]
Ian Botham Hit 118 from 102 At Old Trafford in 1981. Can Ben Stokes Repeat Ashes History Again?
Ben Stokes’ magnificent second innings at Headingley in the 2019 Ashes Third Test naturally drew comparisons to Ian [ ... ]
The Aussie Coaches Making An Assault On English Sport
Australian coaches are probably more in vogue now than ever before in English sport. As England and Australia do battle [ ... ]
The Ashes: Why Sledging No Longer Matters  
It’s bouncers, not bile, that have defined the Ashes so far.  If Steve Smith thought the hostility of the English [ ... ]
Ashes Hero Ben Stokes Must Be Considered Test Cricket's Best All-Rounder
With every switch-hit, Ben Stokes eclipsed Botham of ’81. In the process, the third Ashes Test at Headingley surpassed [ ... ]
England’s Lion Heart Jack Leach Is Granted Free Glasses For Life After Headingley Heroics
Specsavers have made good on Ben Stokes’ request to grant Jack Leach free glasses for life after his role in England’s [ ... ]
Peril On The High Seas: When England First Toured Australia In 1861
Boats and the Ashes. Never a pleasant combination. Not if you’re Andrew Flintoff, anyway.  Yet 150 years before [ ... ]
Cost Of Cricket: Is A Hefty Price Tag Putting Youngsters Off?
The Ashes returns this week, with England looking for an immediate response after losing the first test. It feels like the [ ... ]
The 1981 Ashes: How Ian Botham And England Revived The Spirits Of A Nation
In the summer of 1981 a combination of spiralling unemployment and racial tension had led to riots in Brixton, Birmingham, [ ... ]
The Ashes: Why Staging A Test Is Vital To County Hosts
In the run-up to the Ashes, the talk has been about pitches. To be precise, it’s been about poor pitches.  Was [ ... ]
England vs Australia: Evolution Of The Ashes Rivalry
The Ashes is one of the oldest and most compelling competitions in sport. Cricket’s famous test series is drenched [ ... ]
Jofra Archer, Joe Denly, And Olly Stone Included In England Ashes Squad
Rarely does a 143-run victory give ECB selectors so much food for thought, but a serious scare against Ireland at Lord’s [ ... ]
A Historic Moment For Irish Cricket As First Ever Test Against England Awaits 
Two years on from being awarded Test status, Ireland head to Lord’s for a historic first meeting with England that [ ... ]
Eoin Morgan, Shahid Afridi And Martin Guptill Among The Star Names At Euro T20 Slam
Friday’s draft confirmed the make-up of the six teams taking part in the inaugural Euro T20 slam.  The tournament [ ... ]
Now For The Ashes: England’s World Cup Winners On The Brink Of Fresh Glory  
How do you top it? Will there ever be anything quite like the magical disbelief of England’s victory over New Zealand [ ... ]