3 h. ago Ollie Pope set to lose England role as Brendon McCullum ponders Ashes shake

Pope may be in danger as England look to snatch a victory in Australia this winter

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5 h. ago Brendon McCullum mulls appointing Harry Brook as England vice

Coach confirms Ollie Pope will be reserve wicketkeeperRain washes out last game in South Africa T20 seriesHarry Brook could replace Ollie Pope as England vice-captain for the Ashes after Brendon McCullum, the head coach, revealed it was up for discussion in an otherwise “easy” squad to select.Speaking after an afternoon of solid rain in Nottingham caused a washout of the third Twenty20 between England and South Africa – the international home summer ending with a 1-1 series draw – McCullum floated the possibility of Brook as Ben Stokes’s deputy given his role as the limited-over captain. Continue reading...

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7 h. ago England v South Africa: third men’s T20 international abandoned by rain – as it didn’t happen

IT20 series between England and South Africa tied 1-1 after rain washes out decider in NottinghamEngland Head Coach Brendon McCullum has been in the Sky Pod chatting to Ian Ward and Nasser Hussain.“We balanced things a little bit better,” he says of England’s tempo with the bat in the Test series v India. “We grew up quite a lot through that series... We saw the emergence of the fast-bowling cartel we’ve been trying to build over the last couple of years. I left the series thinking we’d become a better team, despite the 2-2 result.” Continue reading...

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59 h. ago Crime gang 'lieutenant' whined 'my life's over' on Tiktok after being caught

Christina Rowlands, 41, was jailed for her key role in a Liverpool crime gang that was supplying drugs across England and Wales where she was the trusted "lieutenant" of the kingpin

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4 d. ago Morgan Rogers revels in Paul Gascoigne comparison after starring in central England role

The Aston Villa midfielder has vowed to keep getting ‘fans off their seats’ after impressing in the 5-0 thrashing of Serbia

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5 d. ago Brendon McCullum explains why criticism of England’s ‘Bazball’ style of cricket has been ‘disrespectful’

McCullum’s relaxed approach to coaching and uber-attacking style have helped transform England’s fortunes in Test cricket

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6 d. ago Brendon McCullum labels upcoming Ashes as ‘biggest series of all of our lives’

England head coach hails ‘box office’ Jofra ArcherStokes and Wood ‘progressing well’ after injuriesBrendon McCullum has ramped up the Ashes hype ahead of this winter’s trip to Australia, describing England’s pursuit of the urn they last won a decade ago – and have brought back from the Antipodes just once since 1986-87 – as “the biggest series of all of our lives”.England returned to international action last week for the first time since a thrilling five-Test series against India concluded in early August, and though they lost to South Africa over three one-day internationals that run ended with a historic, one-sided victory in Southampton on Sunday. A spellbinding performance in that game from Jofra Archer, who took four wickets for 18 runs – “There was an ‘ooh’ or an ‘aah’ every single over,” he said afterwards – set imaginations racing with thoughts of what the injury-prone seamer might achieve in more high-profile assignments to come. The first Ashes Test starts in Perth on 21 ...

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6 d. ago Jofra Archer will be ready for ‘biggest series of our lives’ – Brendon McCullum

Archer will be key to England’s Ashes hopes and showed his quality with four for 18 against South Africa on Sunday.

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2 w. ago Gareth Southgate 'secures exciting new job' in his first role since his departure as England boss a year ago

Gareth Southgate has secured an exciting new job a year after leaving as England boss. As reported by The Sun, Southgate will host a new BBC show called One Of A Kind.

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2 w. ago Trump children set to lose a fortune from their late mother's £13.2m home after price cut

The New York City townhouse where Ivana Trump died has seen a series of price reductions after initially being listed for $26.5 million

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2 w. ago Declan Rice's Kobbie Mainoo comments spoke volumes after England row – 'He bit at me'

Kobbie Mainoo has gone from winning plaudits from England and Manchester United international team-mates to a minor role under Ruben Amorim, despite the Red Devils' struggles

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3 w. ago UK could copy US castration law which sees paedophile set to lose his testicles

Following the news that an American paedophile is set to have his testicles removed as part of a plea deal, Labour have also been eyeing up a similar law here in the UK

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3 w. ago Gareth Southgate gives next job update 13 months on from England exit

Gareth Southgate left his role as England boss in the aftermath of the Three Lions’ Euro 2024 defeat to Spain and has chosen not to step back into the dugout since then

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3 w. ago Zak Crawley leads Northern Superchargers to dominant win over London Spirit

The Spirit – second from bottom – had made 135 for three before the Superchargers closed out a fourth win from six games

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