Lunch England 325 for 1 (Duckett 161*, Pope 97*, Crawley 56) lead Ireland 172 (McCollum 36, Broad 5-51) by 153 runs Bazball and patience are polar opposites but even under the former’s ethos, Ben Duckett continues to prove that old adage that all good things come to those who wait. Nearly seven years after making

As part of a new revenue-distribution model, India are set to take home 38.5% of the $600m earnings over the next four-year commercial cycle. The ECB are the next highest earners in the proposed model, potentially earning $41.33 million (6.89%) with Cricket Australia next highest with $37.53 million (6.25%). The PCB is projected to make

Lunch Ireland 78 for 4 (McCollum 29*, Broad 3-21) vs England Three quick wickets to Stuart Broad consigned Ireland to a rough start in their Test against England at Lord’s. Broad claimed his three in the space of eight deliveries as Ireland slumped to 19 for 3 then went to lunch on the first day

Josh Tongue was quick to talk up Worcestershire’s role in him winning his first Test cap for England against Ireland at Lord’s this week, but it remains to be seen if he will still be at the county in 2024. Tongue is the first Worcestershire player to make a men’s Test debut for England since

It’s not often you get to the eve of the Test summer and an England captain likens himself to a Chelsea footballer. But such are the demands on a modern cricketer like Ben Stokes, the comparison made sense. “I played a little bit of a John Terry role winning the IPL,” the allrounder joked during

Big picture: Searching for the pinnacle “So Ben, what does the Ashes rivalry mean to you?” No disrespect was intended to England’s actual opponents in tomorrow’s one-off Test against Ireland, but nor was there any point in playing the question – which came in the opening seconds of Ben Stokes‘ first press conference of the

Ben Stokes says his fitness levels are back to their 2019 best and hopes to come good on a promise to his team-mates to fulfil his role as an allrounder this summer. A chronic left knee injury has left England’s Test captain managing his bowling output in recent years, in turn dulling the balance he

Tongue, the 25-year-old Worcestershire seamer, was initially drafted into the squad last Wednesday as cover for James Anderson and Ollie Robinson who were nursing groin and ankle niggles, respectively. He will now make his international bow at Lord’s. Anderson and Robinson were ruled out of this week’s match by head coach Brendon McCullum on Monday,

Gary Wilson, Ireland’s batting coach, is hopeful that his team’s heightened focus on technique ahead of their one-off Test against England at Lord’s will also aid them in their bid to qualify for the 50-over World Cup in India this winter. The four-day Test, beginning on Thursday, will be Ireland’s first against England since a

James Anderson and Ollie Robinson have been ruled out of England’s first Test of the summer, against Ireland at Lord’s from Thursday, but according to Brendon McCullum, both are on course for full fitness come the start of the Ashes at Edgbaston, beginning June 16. Neither has bowled competitively since, while there are still concerns

The Hundred is going nowhere before the end of 2028 and has “a long and successful future well beyond that”, according to the ECB’s chair. Several outlets reported last month that Richard Gould and Richard Thompson – the ECB’s chief executive and chair respectively, who previously held the same roles at Surrey – were discussing

England white-ball players are negotiating releases from their ECB contracts in order to take up lucrative offers to play in the inaugural season of Major League Cricket (MLC) in the United States. English players on full central contracts are unlikely to feature in MLC this year but Jason Roy – who holds an incremental deal

The directors of cricket (DoCs) at county clubs have called for an “urgent” review into standard contracts to address the “very real challenge” presented by their players representing several franchises during the English winter. The majority of county cricketers are employed on 12-month contracts but the English season only runs from April to September, meaning

Having come through the pathway at New Road since the age of six, Tongue has shown good pace and bounce from a tall action and will join the Test squad for their camp this weekend as a point of difference. With Robinson, Anderson and Mark Wood due to sit out the Ireland Test to preserve

England were handed good news ahead of the Test summer as scans revealed Ollie Robinson had suffered no damage to his left ankle. The seamer reported discomfort in the ankle after day two of Sussex’s LV= Insurance County Championship match against Glamorgan at Hove last week. He left the field on day three with soreness

James Anderson is set to miss England’s first Test of the summer against Ireland at Lord’s as he looks to preserve himself for the Ashes series that follows. Anderson is currently recovering from a mild strain of his left groin picked up during Lancashire’s recent County Championship match against Somerset. The 40-year-old picked up the

Jonny Bairstow feared he would never walk again after breaking his left leg in three places last August. On Tuesday, Bairstow’s recovery from the horrific injury sustained while playing golf came full circle. After eight months on the sidelines, missing six Tests and England’s T20 World Cup win, the 33-year-old was recalled to England’s squad

Zak Crawley says he doesn’t care about criticism over his continued selection, after the opener was announced as one of 15 names for the first Test of the summer against Ireland, which takes place on June 1 ahead of the Ashes. While the major talking point was the axing of wicketkeeper Ben Foakes for the

Jofra Archer has been ruled out of the English summer, including the Ashes, after the ECB confirmed a recurrence of the stress fracture in his right elbow. Concerns about Archer’s fitness were raised earlier this month when he flew home early from his IPL stint with Mumbai Indians, having already taken time out of the