Josh Hull, a 6ft 7in left-arm seamer, will make his England debut in their third Test against Sri Lanka at The Oval, which starts on Friday. He will replace Matthew Potts in England’s only change from the side that won by 190 runs at Lord’s to secure an unassailable 2-0 lead in the series. Hull,

Ben Stokes says the decision to enlist Brendon McCullum as England men’s new limited-overs coach is “an unbelievable move”, and believes his influence will be especially beneficial to the new generation of players who are set to come through the white-ball set-up in the coming months. The ECB announced on Tuesday that McCullum will combine

Success in English cricket is evaluated by Ashes series and World Cups. The extensions to both Brendon McCullum‘s contract and his remit, announced on Tuesday, represent Rob Key quadrupling the size of his bet: McCullum will not only take charge of the 2025/26 Ashes, but now the 2026 T20 World Cup, 2027 Ashes and 2027

Brendon McCullum has been announced as England’s new men’s white-ball head coach, and will combine that role with his existing Test duties. McCullum has agreed a remarkable new three-year deal as part of what the ECB has termed a “strategic restructure” within the men’s set-up. The contract extension, announced on Tuesday, means that McCullum is

Diminishing Test returns after being promoted to a leadership role is not just an Ollie Pope problem. Since assuming the vice-captaincy for the Sri Lanka series, Harry Brook has not been his usual, ruthless self. Starts have been given away throughout and an average of 39.50 from four innings is comfortably his lowest of any

It should have been a crowning moment on this sun-soaked Sunday afternoon in north-west London. Olly Stone backpedalled from mid-on to settle underneath a catch off Chris Woakes’ bowling, clinching England’s fifth consecutive Test win and their second series win of the summer. And yet, England’s players celebrated this 190-run victory over Sri Lanka in

England 427 (Root 143, Atkinson 118, Asitha 5-102) and 251 (Root 103, Asitha 3-52) beat Sri Lanka 196 (Kamindu 74, Potts 2-19) and 292 (Chandimal 58, Karunaratne 55, Dhananjaya 50, Atkinson 5-62) by 190 runs Gus Atkinson produced his fifth performance worthy of the Lord’s honours boards in his debut summer as an England Test

Jack Leach said he is “as determined as I ever have been to play for England” after his 12-wicket haul secured Somerset’s win over Durham, and is targeting a place on October’s Test tour to Pakistan. Leach was England’s first-choice spinner for the first year of Ben Stokes’ tenure as captain, but has only played

Ben Duckett and Laurie Evans were among a host of England players drafted in for the 14th edition of the Big Bash League (BBL). Duckett, who had played for Brisbane Heat in 2021-22, was the first pick for Melbourne Stars (platinum category), while Perth Scorchers opted to not use their retention pick for Laurie Evans,

Eoin Morgan criticised England and Ollie Pope for a lack of killer instinct with “everything in their favour”, as their refusal to continue bowling spin from both ends brought the third day of their second Test against Sri Lanka to a premature close at Lord’s. Pope brought on Shoaib Bashir and Joe Root to bowl

Alastair Cook hailed Joe Root as “a genius” after losing his record for the most England Test centuries to his former team-mate. Root made 103 in the second innings against Sri Lanka at Lord’s on Saturday, his second hundred of the match and his 34th overall in Test cricket, taking him clear of Cook’s former

Joe Root’s grin as he sat on the Lord’s outfield made clear that his outlandish comparison between Gus Atkinson and Jacques Kallis was tongue-in-cheek. But while Atkinson is unlikely to graduate to official allrounder status anytime soon, there was no questioning the talent he showed in making his maiden Test – and first-class – hundred.

Flintoff has been involved in England’s white-ball set-up for the past year, including at June’s T20 World Cup, but will not be part of Trescothick’s coaching staff for the three T20Is and five ODIs against Australia next month. He recently had his first experience as a head coach at the Hundred, his Northern Superchargers finishing

Innings England 427 (Root 143, Atkinson 118, Asitha 5-102) vs Sri Lanka Gus Atkinson strode through to a magnificent maiden Test century, to land a clean sweep of Lord’s honours-board entries in only his fifth England appearance, as Sri Lanka’s toiling attack endured another of their off-colour sessions to surrender the initiative in the second

Joe Root dedicated his record-equalling 33rd Test hundred to Graham Thorpe, his long-term batting mentor who died this month aged 55. Root pointed to the skies after reaching three figures and paid tribute to Thorpe’s influence on his batting, saying he “definitely wouldn’t be where I am now” without him. “I’ve been very lucky to

England are anticipating empty stadiums at October’s Women’s T20 World Cup 2024, but believe that their upcoming training camp in Abu Dhabi will mitigate the impact of the late change in venue from Bangladesh to Dubai and Sharjah. The ICC confirmed last week that the tournament will no longer be played in Bangladesh after weeks

Toss Sri Lanka chose to bowl vs England Sri Lanka opted to bowl on a sunny morning for the start of the second Test at Lord’s, with captain Dhananjaya de Silva hoping for some early assistance for his quicks as the tourists seek a way back into the series, trailing 1-0 with two to play.

Dhananjaya de Silva hopes that his Sri Lanka team-mates can earn more opportunities in county cricket through their performances in England, which he believes would be particularly beneficial to their batters. Counties have been allowed to field two overseas players in their XI in each format since 2021. A relaxation of visa criteria has enabled

Ben Stokes is on track to recover from his hamstring injury in time to play a full role as an allrounder in England’s Test series against Pakistan in October. Stokes tore his left hamstring two-and-a-half weeks ago while playing for Northern Superchargers in the Hundred. He was ruled out for the rest of the summer

Dawid Malan, England’s former No.1-ranked T20I batter, has announced his retirement from international cricket at the age of 37. Malan, who played 22 Tests, 30 ODIs and 62 T20Is, is one of only two England men’s batters (alongside Jos Buttler) to have made centuries in all three international formats. However, he had not featured in

Stone, 30, has only played three Tests in his injury-blighted career but has been a regular in England squads when fit. After missing most of last season with a hamstring injury, Stone has played 28 times across formats this summer for Nottinghamshire and London Spirit, the second-most appearances he has made in a single season.

England will consider Joe Root and Ben Stokes for their 2025 Champions Trophy squad despite neither playing a 50-over match since last year’s World Cup. Root (rested) and Stokes (injured) are not involved in September’s five-match ODI series against Australia, and will both miss November’s tour to West Indies due to England’s Test tours to

Allrounder Kemp and back-up wicketkeeper Heath will also take part in next month’s white-ball trip to Ireland, where Kate Cross will captain a team otherwise missing England’s World Cup players. The three ODIs and two T20Is could see a number of debutants, with seven uncapped players across both squads. England’s planning for the T20 World

England have handed first white-ball call-ups to Jacob Bethell, Josh Hull and Dan Mousley for next month’s home series against Australia. Brydon Carse returns after serving a three-month suspension for betting breaches, while the uncapped John Turner is also included in both squads. There was no place for veterans Jonny Bairstow, Moeen Ali or Chris

Jos Buttler is targeting Lancashire’s T20 Blast quarter-final at Sussex for his comeback from the calf injury which ruled him out of the Hundred. Buttler, who has not played since the T20 World Cup, has been backed to continue as England’s white-ball captain by managing director Rob Key after Matthew Mott lost his job as

Josh Hull, the Leicestershire left-arm seamer, has been added to England’s squad for the final two Tests against Sri Lanka, following confirmation that Mark Wood will play no further part in the series after suffering a thigh injury. Hull, 20, is one of the most exciting young players on the county circuit, although his first-class

Joe Root joked that he’d been forced to channel his “inner [Nasser] Hussain” in tricky batting conditions at Emirates Old Trafford, after anchoring England’s taxing run-chase in the first Test against Sri Lanka with an unbeaten 62 from 128 balls. Speaking to Hussain and Ian Ward on Sky Sports, shortly after England’s five-wicket win on

England 358 (Smith 111, Brook 56, Asitha 4-102) and 82 for 3 need another 123 runs to beat Sri Lanka 236 and 326 (Kamindu 113, Chandimal 79, Potts 3-47) England still need a further 123 for victory with seven wickets in hand in the first Test at Emirates Old Trafford, after a brilliant fightback with

For the second time in as many Test summers, England found themselves on the right side of a ball change. After the 41st over of Sri Lanka’s second innings on day two of this first Test at Emirates Old Trafford, standing umpires Chris Gaffaney and Paul Reiffel agreed to the hosts’ request to swap out

Tea Sri Lanka 236 and 107 for 4 (Mathews 48*, Kamindu 6*) trail England 358 (Smith 111, Brook 56, Asitha 4-102) by 15 runs Sri Lanka’s hopes of staying afloat in the first Test at Emirates Old Trafford were sinking fast by tea on the third afternoon, as Mark Wood struck twice in the middle