Cricket

Will Jacks flying one-handed under the Brisbane lights. The batter was the great Steve Smith. The ball was behind him. Surrey all-rounder Jacks clung on and England’s fans roared in belief that ...

Carse, usually so reliable, had been as guilty as anyone of spraying the ball around Brisbane – he conceded 113 runs from his 17 overs. And it was indicative of England’s situation that th...

Hampshire have appointed South African Russell Domingo as their new head coach on a two-year deal across all formats. The 51-year-old takes over from Adi Birrell who departed the county at the end of ...

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This is an important series for Smith, playing in an Ashes for the first time. He was promoted to the England team at the beginning of the 2024 summer at the expense of Ben Foakes and Jonny Bairstow w...

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Root has been adamant that a personal milestone means very little if England do not return home with the Ashes. He’s right, obviously, but the more runs Root scores, the more likely England are ...

Available for over a year Simon Mann is joined by Jonathan Agnew, Glenn McGrath, Phil Tufnell and Andy Zaltzman to review an absorbing opening day at the Gabba where Joe Root was the star. We also hea...

Joe Root finally made a century in Australia to keep England afloat on a riveting first day of the second Ashes Test in Brisbane. With the day-night conditions fuelling the theatre, Root, who was drop...