28 h. ago Shoaib Bashir gives England boost for Ashes with injury update

Bashir went down attempting to take a catch off his own bowling in England’s third Test against India at Lord’s last month

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63 h. ago Officials urge caution on mosquito bites abroad amid rise in chikungunya cases

The first cases of oropouche virus, all of which were linked to travel to Brazil, have also been reported in the UK.

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3 d. ago Australia unfazed by England’s aggression before Ashes, says Scott Boland

Fast bowler hoping for selection after Windies hat-trickHome Ashes series starts with Perth Test on 21 NovemberFast bowler Scott Boland says Australia will ignore any on-field aggression brought down under by England this summer, 100 days from the first Ashes Test in a tour that looks set to break records.England and India completed a thrilling drawn series last week across five Tests marked by tension between the two sides, prompting Indian captain Shubman Gill at one point to describe the hosts’ behaviour as not “what I would think comes in the spirit of the game”. Continue reading...

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5 d. ago Cricket must get on the front foot in helping women and girls to feel accepted | Isa Guha

The charity Take Her Lead is striving to get more South Asian females taking up the sport, and cut the number of them dropping out due to feelings of alienationNearly a quarter of a century has passed since myself and Ebony Rainford-Brent made our England cricket debuts. It was awesome for us to win World Cups together as the first two female internationals from ethnically diverse backgrounds. Since then there have been only four others, two with an Indian heritage. When you think of the interest shown in the game by the South Asian community, it is a staggering number.In 2022 I founded a charity, Take Her Lead, in honour of my mum, with the aim to increase the number of women and girls playing and staying in the game, and advance equity and diversity in cricket. We do this through connecting young players from under‑represented groups to aspirational role models through life-skills workshops, to build the mental and social skills required to stay in the sport (girls ...

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7 d. ago Chris Woakes could reject surgery on shoulder in bid to be fit for Ashes

The series gets under way on November 21 and an eight-week period of rehabilitation would increase Woakes’ chance of featuring

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9 d. ago Michael Vaughan criticises England’s ‘diabolical’ decision to pick Jacob Bethell in fifth Test against India

The 21-year-old Bethell scored 11 runs across two innings at the Oval

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9 d. ago I ‘never considered’ not attempting to bat with my arm in a sling – Chris Woakes

Woakes was suffering from a suspected dislocated shoulder sustained in trying to prevent a boundary on day one.

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9 d. ago England’s Chris Woakes: ‘It’s not the way you want to be front

The pace bowler says of risking his career by going out to bat against India after dislocating his shoulder: ‘You just know you’re part of something bigger’“I wouldn’t have been able to live with myself if I didn’t try,” says Chris Woakes, just 48 hours after he walked out to a standing ovation at the Oval, left arm in a sling, bat in hand, ready to push through the agony of a dislocated shoulder to get England the win.It may have been thwarted, with India victorious by a slim six runs to bring one of the most thrilling series in recent times to an end in a 2-2 draw. But the selfless act of crossing the boundary with a potentially career‑threatening injury meant Woakes entered cricketing folklore – echoing Colin Cowdrey in 1963, Paul Terry and Malcolm Marshall in 1984, and Rishabh Pant at Old Trafford just a week earlier. Continue reading...

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1 week ago Next up, the Ashes – and England will need Ben Stokes at his all

England’s batting lineup looks settled for the trip to Australia, but their fast-bowling stocks were stretched against India and the captain can help ease the burdenThe England-India epic that ended up like two weary prizefighters trading blows will live long in the memory – a 2‑2 classic for which the players on both sides deserve immense credit. Not that Mohammed Siraj, still hitting 90mph on the speed gun on the 25th day, showed weariness. If anything, he could well hold the key to solving the world’s energy problems.Plaudits in particular go to three men who stepped up bravely when other sports would have simply subbed them off: Shoaib Bashir bowled with a broken left hand at Lord’s; Rishabh Pant batted with a broken foot at Old Trafford; and then Chris Woakes, Horatio Nelson armed with a Gray-Nicolls, followed him in folklore at the Oval. Don’t be fooled by the white flannels and the stoppages for tea – Test cricket is a brutal sport. Continue reading...

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1 week ago Pope’s form, Stokes’ fitness and pace options – the questions facing England

Attention will quickly turn from an epic series against India to this winter’s Ashes.

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1 week ago The England selection decision looming large before The Ashes

England’s dramatic 2-2 draw with India was their last taste of Test cricket before The Ashes begins in Perth in November, and there is little time left to win a place in the squad

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1 week ago Intensity of India series will help England in Ashes battle – Brendon McCullum

McCullum says the series will have built resilience within his team.

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1 week ago Lauren Bell says India contests stand England in good stead for World Cup

The bowler insists there is plenty to learn from this summer’s contests.

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1 week ago England’s Ashes series in Australia to be shown by TNT Sports

Ben Stokes’ side will try to win back the urn, starting with the first Test in Perth in November, with TNT Sports now set to show the five-Test series after a thrilling 2-2 draw with India concluded England’s Test cricket summer

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1 week ago Stokes’ fitness, Pope’s form and pace options – the questions facing England

Attention will quickly turn from an epic series against India to this winter’s Ashes.

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1 week ago How ‘warrior’ Mohammed Siraj set the tone to announce a new era for India

The India fast bowler delivered a deadly spell on day five, claiming three wickets, to carry the tourists over the line in a famous win at The Oval to ensure a 2-2 draw in the series against England

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1 week ago 'England and India's game for the ages Test series the best since 2005 Ashes'

The final day of the final test of the summer between England and India had it all as fans witnessed one of the most extraordinary ends to an incredible test match and series

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1 week ago ‘Amazing’ series shows Test cricket is not dying – Ben Stokes

India completed a dramatic victory in the fifth Test at the Oval, despite Chris Woakes batting with a dislocated shoulder, to draw the series 2-2.

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1 week ago The numbers behind England vs India and a test series for the ages

India tied the series with England after a dramatic final day at The Oval

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1 week ago Chris Woakes will go down as a cricket legend after playing with one arm in dramatic loss

Despite Chris Woakes heroically coming out to bat with one arm, India beat England by just six runs to win the fifth Test at The Oval and draw an enthralling series 2-2

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