Bumrah and Root in running for best men's cricketer award. Wolvaardt is among 4 women's finalists Root has enjoyed a brilliant year with the bat, scoring 1,556 runs from 17 tests with an average of 55.57. Sports 31 Dec, 2024
England completes memorable and record-filled test match with innings win over Pakistan The second test begins at Multan from next Tuesday with the final test scheduled for Rawalpindi from Oct. 24. Sports 11 Oct, 2024
Record-breaking Root and Brook lead England to a strong 492-3 against Pakistan in 1st test But Root stayed calm and Brook showed plenty of aggression to take England into a dominant position. Sports 09 Oct, 2024
West Indies collapse as England wins 2nd test by 241 runs to claim series England took an insurmountable 2-0 lead in the three-test series. Sports 22 Jul, 2024
England cruise to 145-1 by tea after bowling Australia for 416 in 2nd Ashes test Ben Duckett had a patient 62 and Ollie Pope was on 32. Sports 29 Jun, 2023
Axar Patel's half-century nullifies Lyon's 5-wicket haul Axar Patel’s half-century nullifies Lyon’s 5-wicket haul Sports 18 Feb, 2023
England lose openers but lead swells at Headingley The hosts were 182-2 at lunch, with Dawid Malan on 27 and looking keen to capitalise on his return to the test squad. Sports 26 Aug, 2021
Root to miss first West Indies test, Stokes to captain England LONDON: England captain Joe Root will miss the first test of their three-match series against West Indies to attend the birth of his child, with Ben Stokes set to take the reins in his absence, the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) said on... 30 Jun, 2020
Captaining England would be 'huge honour', says Stokes LONDON: England's talisman Ben Stokes says captaining his country even just once in his career would be a "huge honour" but admits it was never a massive ambition. The all-rounder is poised to lead the team in the first test against West Indies on... 30 Jun, 2020
Australia aim to pour cold water on England's summer LONDON: England are still basking in the glow of an epic World Cup triumph but if anything can throw cold water over their memorable summer it would be a first home Ashes series loss to Australia for 18 years. Battle commences at Edgbaston on... 30 Jul, 2019
Debutant Foakes engineers England recovery in Galle Early Lakmal strikes jolt England Debutant Foakes unbeaten on 87 England 321-8 at stumps GALLE: England's Ben Foakes made a memorable debut to help the tourists recover from a terrible start and reach 321 for eight wickets on the... 06 Nov, 2018
England reward Curran with central contract LONDON: England all-rounder Sam Curran has been awarded a first central contract after his stellar display in the 4-1 test series win over India, the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) announced on Friday. Curran scored 272 runs and claimed... 01 Oct, 2018
