‘I wanted the rollercoaster of being emotionally invested’: Ian Bell on coaching, England and the 2005 Ashes WhatsApp Five-times Ashes winner has since had a varied coaching career and believes the red ball is still fundamental to the modern player

Interview: Enjoyed sitting down with serial Ashes winner Ian Bell last week to chat about the IPL, his new coaching role, England and playing for Knowle & Dorridge 4th XI www.theguardian.com/sport/2026/m...

England white-ball series in South Africa under threat due to T20 franchise cricket clash England’s two white-ball series in South Africa next year are currently in doubt amid the latest scheduling clash that pits franchise cricket against the international game

England white-ball series in South Africa under threat due to T20 franchise cricket clash | England cricket team | The Guardian www.theguardian.com/sport/2026/f...

Sussex CCC placed in special measures over alleged financial mismanagement Sussex have been placed in special measures by the England and Wales Cricket Board due to alleged financial mismanagement

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England’s Ashes has been a disaster but touring Australia with a disability has been ‘too easy’ Going to Australia as a freelance journalist with a form of muscular dystrophy was not without trepidation but an away Ashes was too good to pass up

Terrific Ashes diary from Charlie Reynolds www.theguardian.com/sport/2026/j...

Will England capitalise against a weakened Australia? – Ashes Weekly podcast

WOAH ITS @GUARDIAN ASHES WEEKLY

THE BIG PREVIEW

WITH @geofflemon.bsky.social @ali-martin.bsky.social and Andy Bull

open.spotify.com/episode/7zwG...

England off to Cricket World Cup flyer with 10-wicket demolition of South Africa England romped home with a 10-wicket win in their World Cup opener on Friday, after bowling opponents South Africa out for 69

"World Cup cricket has never been so easy."

What a strange day.

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‘I had a lighthearted crack at Steve Smith’: James Vince on the Ashes, sandpaper and his T20 Blast record As he bids for a fourth Finals Day title, Hampshire’s captain is enjoying a new life in Dubai as a T20 freelancer with few regrets over his England career

Interview: James Vince chats about his record 11th Finals Day appearance with Hampshire, his new freelance life, England, Ashes, cracks and sandpaper www.theguardian.com/sport/2025/s...

want!

name, age, dimensions…?

v kind thank you mate

cheers. It was all a bit of panto, very little genuine animosity to speak of. Think it felt like a shared experience at the end

ah cheers!

England’s Chris Woakes: ‘It’s not the way you want to be front-page news’ The pace bowler tells Ali Martin of risking his career by going out to bat against India after dislocating his shoulder: ‘You just know you’re part of something bigger’

Exclusive interview: Chris Woakes speaks publicly for the first time about the dramatic end to the Oval Test, walking out to face the music with a dislocated left shoulder. Warning, contains some eye-watering detail #ENGvIND www.theguardian.com/sport/2025/a...

The lowest total in the first innings of the match in this weekend's round of County Championship matches was 367.

The previous highest 'lowest total of the round' of County matches (where 9 matches started on the same day) was 244 on 23 June 2024.

‘It would be better as a T20’: Welsh Fire’s Sanjay Govil questions Hundred format The Welsh Fire investor says a potential format change ‘is something for the future’, while he also wants the Hundred’s TV rights to be sold separately

Sanjay Govil, the incoming co-owner of Welsh Fire, has become the first Hundred investor to state a preference for the tournament to become a T20. Interview here: www.theguardian.com/sport/2025/j...

Middlesex confirm interest in ‘iconic player of his generation’ Virat Kohli Virat Kohli could yet be seen batting in England once more after Middlesex confirmed they are keen to lure India’s recently retired galáctico to Lord’s

Middlesex confirm interest in ‘iconic player of his generation’ Virat Kohli

Stick or twist? England’s selectors weigh up options for Zimbabwe Test If Zak Crawley’s form is a worry the middle-order is not, but Ben Stokes’s ability to function as an all-rounder remains unknown

Decision time for England www.theguardian.com/sport/2025/a...

‘Something clicked’ – Somerset’s Tom Banton on the secret behind his record 371 The 26-year-old tells Ali Martin about his epic triple century and the ‘wow’ moment of making Somerset history last weekend

Enjoyed a chat with Somerset's Tom Banton earlier ... his record-breaking 371, ditching the side-arm in the nets, and being on the cusp of England once more www.theguardian.com/sport/2025/a...

‘Something clicked’ – Somerset’s Tom Banton on the secret behind his record 371 The 26-year-old tells Ali Martin about his epic triple century and the ‘wow’ moment of making Somerset history last weekend

Enjoyed a chat with Somerset's Tom Banton earlier ... his record-breaking 371, ditching the side-arm in the nets, and being on the cusp of England once more www.theguardian.com/sport/2025/a...

The Gaddafi Stadium in Lahore, gearing up for England v Australia this Saturday

The Gaddafi Stadium in Lahore, gearing up for England v Australia this Saturday

Full Highlights | Pakistan vs West Indies | 2nd Test Day 3 | PCB | M2I1A YouTube video by Sports Central

Highlights of West Indies winning in Pakistan here #Rally www.youtube.com/live/NF2VW6p...

Australia v England: third Women’s Ashes one-day cricket international – live * Updates from Hobart; start 11.05pm GMT/10.05am AET * Australia win second ODI | Sign up for The Spin It’s a beautiful day with golden sunshine and blue skies all the way As expected, the legspinner Georgia Wareham replaces Darcie Brown in the…

Australia v England: third Women’s Ashes one-day cricket international – live

did teams have to beat Australia in that period to qualify?

‘Born to score’: Chris Wood’s journey from Hamilton to Premier League ace Ex-All Whites international Mike Groom recalls striker who stunned him with ‘audacity, self-belief, awareness and skill’

⚽️ Enjoyed going off piste while covering England in NZ to find out more about Chris Wood’s formative years … one for ⁦‪@NFFC‬⁩ fans #nffc

‘Born to score’: Chris Wood’s journey from Hamilton to Premier League star | Nottingham Forest | The Guardian www.theguardian.com/football/202...

yes and didn’t sound that promising for him, even if we was central to the win

Shout out to the haters too (cheers, Bdash)

Tim Southee’s awkward final chapter comes full circle with England Test The New Zealand bowler says goodbye to Test cricket with a long list of accolades but there are doubt about his starting place on his home patch in Hamilton

Tim Southee’s NZ farewell has become a slightly awkward affair … won’t affect his standing … but shows England did right by Jimmy Anderson www.theguardian.com/sport/2024/d...

The field for Gus Atkinson’s hat-trick ball in Wellington; all pointing to the short ball, full and straight does the trick

The field for Gus Atkinson’s hat-trick ball in Wellington; all pointing to the short ball … full and straight does the trick

England (confirmed): Zak Crawley, Ben Duckett, Jacob Bethell (Debut), Joe Root, Harry Brook, Ollie Pope (wk), Ben Stokes (c), Chris Woakes, Gus Atkinson, Brydon Carse, Shoaib Bashir

Breaking news in Christchurch: Jacob Bethell will make his England Test debut this week - and will bat at No3 (!). Ollie Pope keeping wicket and slides down to No6. Their boldest selection call yet, you’d wager…

ALI MARTIN | UK cricket writer previews the Test series between England & New Zealand Scotty & Izzy · Episode

Bit of breakfast radio chat open.spotify.com/episode/6qoi...