“I watched it a few times post-game, it was something special,” says Alana King on her Shane Warne-esque Ashes ball

"I watched it a few times post-game, it was something special," says Alana King on her Shane Warne-esque Ashes ball

It’s been a hard act for the spinners from Australia to make their name, but Alana King is one such name who is cementing her name at the highest level with the leg break bowler slowly becoming a key player in the Australian women’s team across all three formats. In a recent interview with ESPN, … Read more

Why Brendon McCullum’s express-pace Ashes plan is in danger of hitting the buffers, writes LAWRENCE BOOTH

England were eliminated from the ICC Champions Trophy after losing to Afghanistan this week

Mark Wood hurt his left knee during England’s defeat by Afghanistan this week Ben Stokes missed the ICC Champions Trophy following hamstring surgery By LAWRENCE BOOTH Published: 18:21 EST, 28 February 2025 | Updated: 18:42 EST, 28 February 2025 The sight of Mark Wood flexing his left knee during the chastening defeat by Afghanistan was not just … Read more

Why England’s Ashes pace plan risks falling flat on its face after chastening Champions Trophy campaign, writes LAWRENCE BOOTH

The sight of Mark Wood flexing his left knee sent tremors beyond England's Champions Trophy campaign

The sight of Mark Wood flexing his left knee during England’s chastening defeat by Afghanistan in Lahore on Wednesday wasn’t just bad news for their Champions Trophy hopes. It was a reminder that Ben Stokes’s plans to hit Australia with express pace this winter remains delicately poised between reality and fantasy. And fantasy currently has … Read more

James Anderson: Former England seamer reflects on his glittering career and says he could have made 2025 Ashes | Cricket News

Former England seamer James Anderson believes he could have still played in the upcoming 2025 Ashes had he not retired from international duty earlier this summer. The 42-year-old called time on his glittering international career this summer and bowed out at Lord’s after making his 188th Test appearance for England after a career spanning over … Read more

Women’s Ashes: England in good shape ahead of Australia with Lauren Filer’s pace and ‘best in world’ Nat Sciver-Brunt | Cricket News

England’s quest to regain the Women’s Ashes will soon resume. Not since 2014 have they beaten Australia, with the five series since seeing three wins for the Southern Stars and two draws. England were annihilated 12-4 on points in 2019 and 2022 but there was a closing of the gap on home turf in 2023. … Read more