During the latest calamitous performance of Jos Buttler’s reign as England captain it was hard to know whether to laugh or cry. ‘Buttler Brigade: charging towards glory,’ read a female fan’s homemade sign in the Gaddafi Stadium crowd. They do gallows humour rather well here in Pakistan. For the only thing England were charging to, … Read more
England white-ball captain Jos Buttler is considering whether he is “part of the problem or part of the solution” after his side crashed out of the Champions Trophy at the hands of Afghanistan. England’s miserable white-ball winter reached its lowest ebb as they were eliminated following a nerve-shredding eight-run defeat to Afghanistan in Lahore. Defeat … Read more
Ben Duckett hit the highest score by an England batsman in a global tournament, but it came in a losing cause after Leeds-raised Josh Inglis charged under-strength Australia home by five wickets at the Gaddafi Stadium. There was no better time to face Australia, given they were without five of their first-choice XI, but on … Read more
England suffered a devastating five-wicket defeat in their Champions Trophy opener as Australia chased down an ICC tournament-record target of 352 in Lahore, with Josh Inglis hitting a magnificent maiden ODI ton. Ben Duckett had earlier set a new Champions Trophy record with a stunning 165 off 143 balls to help propel England to an … Read more
After promising to smile more and relinquishing the wicketkeeper’s gloves, the decision to drop himself back down the order appears to be a last throw of the dice in Jos Buttler’s bid to revitalise his England captaincy. Sporting a fresh hair cut on Friday in explaining the logic behind the latest tinkering, he did his … Read more
Sarina Wiegman breaks silence on Chloe Kelly’s England future after squad emission England kick off another important year with the opening fixture of their Women’s Nations League campaign against Portugal in the Algarve. The Lionesses will hope to build form and momentum ahead this summer’s European Championships, where Sarina Wiegman’s side will be seeking to … Read more
We hear from all four camps ahead of a bumper Six Nations round of Saturday fixtures between all nations involved on the summer’s British and Irish Lions tour to Australia: England, Ireland, Scotland and Wales… Lawrence: No pressure on Fin Smith to outshine Scotland’s Russell at Twickenham England centre Ollie Lawrence insists Fin Smith is … Read more
In contrast to the drawn-out 50-over World Cup and its T20 equivalent, the Champions Trophy is quite a cutthroat affair, with one slip-up in the group stage manageable but two likely terminal. Jos Buttler called it a brutal format before England’s opener against Australia in Lahore on Saturday, while his opposite number, Steve Smith, spoke … Read more
England and Scotland will meet at Twickenham on Saturday for the Calcutta Cup. This is the oldest fixture in international rugby union. The first match was played in 1871 and won by Scotland. Steve Borthwick’s team will seek to end a four-match losing skid against the Scots. His team are coming into the match off … Read more
The top stories and transfer rumours from Thursday’s newspapers… DAILY MIRROR Chelsea are determined to lead the chase for in-demand England defender Marc Guehi this summer. Feyenoord have launched a double swoop for Robin van Persie and Erik ten Hag’s former Manchester United assistant Rene Hake. Cristiano Ronaldo’s private jet has been left stranded in … Read more