Richard Gould says England have "huge responsibility" to maintain strength of bilateral cricket

[Cricket news from ESPN Cricinfo.com : Fri, 26 Jul 2024 22:08:18 GMT]

Despite losing three wickets late on day one of the third Test, England can still pile on "big runs" against West Indies at Edgbaston, says Chris Woakes.

[BBC Sport : Fri, 26 Jul 2024 19:30:09 GMT]

England lose openers Zak Crawley and Ben Duckett late in the evening session to surrender the initiative on day one of the third Test against West Indies.

[BBC Sport : Fri, 26 Jul 2024 18:26:17 GMT]

Cavalier approach leads to loss of three wickets Woakes: ‘We always try to take the positive option’Chris Woakes defended England’s approach after they lost three wickets in the final half-hour of the opening day at Edgbaston to reach stumps at 38 for three, still 244 runs behind, having chosen to be cavalier rather than cautious in a potentially tricky late-afternoon mini-session.“We always try to take the ­positive option, particularly the two openers in Zak [Crawley] and Ben [Duckett]. Unfortunately on this occasion it didn’t quite come off,” Woakes said. Continue reading...

[Cricket | The Guardian : Fri, 26 Jul 2024 19:54:26 GMT]

Andrew Flintoff suffers a heavy defeat in his first match as a head coach as his Northern Superchargers side lose to Trent Rockets by 47 runs in The Hundred men's competition at Headingley.

[BBC Sport : Fri, 26 Jul 2024 21:00:08 GMT]

Warwickshire make it two One-Day Cup wins out of two, while Notts, Hants and Somerset all claim victories too.

[BBC Sport : Fri, 26 Jul 2024 20:26:31 GMT]

Third Test, day one: West Indies 282; England 38-3Gus Atkinson takes four wickets at EdgbastonThere were some raised eyebrows when England named an unchanged XI for this third Test against West Indies; eyebrows that wondered why, in a summer of supposed renewal for their bowling attack, and with the series win already secured, Ben Stokes and Brendon McCullum had decided against blooding another rookie seamer.The logic went that with three more Tests against Sri Lanka to come following a pause for the Hundred, chances for the likes of Matthew Potts and Dillon Pennington would emerge organically. Mark Wood’s pace had put the frighteners up the tourists at Trent Bridge, while Chris Woakes, their banker in English conditions, was returning to his home ground. They also wanted another look at Gus Atkinson to find out how the 26-year-old would cope physically playing his third Test match in the space of three weeks. Continue reading...

[Cricket | The Guardian : Fri, 26 Jul 2024 18:05:42 GMT]

"What I really want is to get 100% out of my players, and to create a positive environment for them"

[Cricket news from ESPN Cricinfo.com : Fri, 26 Jul 2024 19:07:45 GMT]

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[Cricket | The Guardian : Fri, 26 Jul 2024 11:15:08 GMT]

This will be the first SA20 stint for both players

[Cricket news from ESPN Cricinfo.com : Fri, 26 Jul 2024 19:01:17 GMT]