15 h. 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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60 h. ago Will Jacks feels enjoying his cricket has helped him find form again

Will Jacks has proved to be a man for all seasons for England, Surrey and Oval Invincibles this summer.yu

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5 d. ago Richard Hammond drops major hint Top Gear could return after BBC axed show following Flintoff crash

Top Gear has been on indefinite pause since December 2022, when former England cricket captain Flintoff was seriously injured during filming

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6 d. ago Glenn McGrath makes Ashes prediction and names key battle that will decide series

McGrath is convinced Australia will mow through England when they visit later this year

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6 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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7 d. ago Brits warned over new alcohol rules in England that could lead to five big changes

A letter from leading health experts has warned that the government is not doing enough to tackle the alcohol 'crisis' in England, with a series of new rules and regulations demanded

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8 d. ago Underrated riverside town has castle, cobbled streets, and is a walker's dream

Right on the border with England this historic town has serious medieval credentials along with lovely hikes and proper pubs

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8 d. 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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8 d. ago Phil Salt ‘over the moon’ to be captaining James Anderson in The Hundred

The 43-year-old was picked up in last month’s wildcard draft by Manchester Originals.

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8 d. ago Ashes 2025/26 UK TV broadcaster confirmed as announcement is made

Ben Stokes' England side take on Australia Down Under in a five-Test series beginning in November and concluding in January.

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8 d. 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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8 d. ago TNT Sports secures live rights to England’s Ashes series in Australia

Broadcaster will now show all of men’s winter tourTests added to white-ball deals in NZ and Sri LankaEngland’s attempt to regain the Ashes this winter will be broadcast live in the UK by TNT Sports. After agreeing a one-year deal with Cricket Australia over the weekend TNT now has the rights for all of England’s winter tours, as the broadcaster had deals in place to cover white-ball series in New Zealand and Sri Lanka either side of the Ashes.TNT’s predecessor, BT Sport, bought the rights for the past two Ashes tours so the new deal may be inauspicious for Ben Stokes’s side as their viewers have not seen England win a single game. England have lost 13 of the past 15 Tests they have played in Australia, which shows the size of the task for the touring side this winter. Continue reading...

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9 d. 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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9 d. 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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9 d. 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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9 d. ago India deny England to seize exhilarating victory and series draw despite Chris Woakes heroics

India beat England by six runs to win fifth Test and draw series 2-2: Mohammed Siraj inspired the tourists at the Oval with a five-wicket haul on an action-packed day five

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9 d. ago England beaten in thriller as India secure series draw with six

Chris Woakes attempted to carry England over the line with a dislocated shoulder.

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9 d. ago India beat England by six runs to draw series in thrilling finale to fifth men’s cricket Test – live

Woakes sent out in a sling as England beaten at OvalDay four report | Follow us on Bluesky | Mail TanyaSiraj is signing autographs. Intensely.“Bought my son a day five ticket several weeks back,” you clever man David Adam, “and he’s been watching the whole match hoping for wickets to stop and rain to start. As much as yesterday’s crowd were rightly gutted not to see the conclusion, I’m selfishly delighted that my son will get his first taste of Test cricket this morning, even if it’s only half an hour. Surely the series deserves to end with a third ever tied test? Siraj sending an spectactularly unsporting bouncer down at Woakes?” Continue reading...

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9 d. ago India beat England in dramatic series finale after Chris Woakes bats in SLING

England went in the final day of their epic five-match Test series against India needing 35 runs to win with four wickets in hand, one of whom was Chris Woakes, who dislocated his shoulder on Thursday

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9 d. ago Harry Brook and Joe Root set up thrilling series finale after Mohammed Siraj’s comic mistake turns fifth Test England’s way

The fifth Test was left on a cliffhanger with England needing 35 more runs to clinch the match as India chase four more wickets to draw the series

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