Category: Cricket

The ongoing 1st Test match between Pakistan and England has witnessed historic records being broken one after the other, with both set of teams piling up the runs, with no end in sight. After Pakistan posted 556 runs in the first innings courtesy of skipper Shan Masood 151, England’s reply with the bat has been...

Joe Root and Harry Brook came together in Multan in England’s first Test of the three-match series against Pakistan and stitched a massive 454-run partnership for the fourth wicket. The duo came together after losing Ben Duckett as the third wicket at 249 on day 3 and thanks to the double centuries for both Root...

Joe Root has overtaken Sir Alastair Cook as England’s leading Test match run-scorer of all time. The 33-year-old moved past Cook’s haul of 12,472 during day three of the first Test against Pakistan in Multan with a boundary to reach 71 having begun the morning 38 runs behind his former team-mate’s tally. Root went on...

Root’s record-breaking feat has been lauded by a number of former England players, including the man whose record he has now surpassed. “Root would have known [he had broken the record]. You just do, don’t you?” Cook told BBC Test Match Special. “And what a shot to do it. “Probably for Joe Root now, he’s...

England made it two wins from two at the Women’s T20 World Cup as their spinners and batters Danni Wyatt-Hodge and Nat Sciver-Brunt starred in a seven-wicket win over South Africa in Sharjah. After limiting Bangladesh to 97-7 at the same ground on Saturday, Heather Knight’s side restricted South Africa – the team that beat...

Linsey Smith believes England will have to be at their best to beat South Africa on Monday in their second Women’s T20 World Cup match, live on Sky Sports Cricket.  Slow left-arm bowler Smith was in impressive form as England opened the tournament with a 21-run win over Bangladesh on Saturday, taking two wickets for...

Based on recent results and world rankings, Australia and India are the other heavyweights. The former’s record speaks for itself, and while the latter are still seeking a first global title, they are rapidly improving. India’s frustration at recent World Cups has been similar to England’s – promising group-stage efforts followed by a stumble at...

Postpublished at 11:45 Greenwich Mean Time 7 March 11:45 GMT 7 March More from England batting coach Marcus Trescothick… Talk in the dressing room? “I don’t think we’ll study what they do too much, we’re a very unique side in how we go about things. We don’t get too down when we have bad days...

‘The scoreboard flattered us’published at 17:53 British Summer Time 11 May 17:53 BST 11 May England captain Heather Knight speaking on BBC Two: “I think if we are honest the scoreboard flattered us, we did some good things today but we were probably a little off the pace. It was desperation to get going, a...