England news

Dobell: Ed Smith must have an eye on future in his first England Test squad

May 14, 2018: A double century from James Vince, an injury to Jack Leach and questions of succession planning make for a fascinating announcement on Tuesday

IPL 2018

Five England players to watch in the IPL

Apr 5, 2018: With a record number of England players taking part in this year's IPL, we pick five who could make a big impact

England in New Zealand 2017-18

Moeen faces axe as Ashes form continues

Mar 27, 2018: England allrounder could be the fall guy for Auckland defeat, says Trevor Bayliss, with Livingstone and Leach potential debutants

England in New Zealand 2017-18

England's lower gear, Stokes' focus and Taylor on one leg

Mar 11, 2018: England and New Zealand played out an entertaining series, although the decider was one-sided. What stood out over the five matches?

New Zealand v England, 5th ODI, Christchurch

Bairstow, bowlers lead England charge to series

Mar 10, 2018: England surged to a seven-wicket victory with 17.2 overs to spare to secure their sixth one-day series win a row

New Zealand v England, 2nd ODI, Mount Maunganui

We aren't machines, you need a bit of luck - Woakes

Feb 27, 2018: Chris Woakes was not beating himself up about the last over which got away in Hamilton, realising that the margin between hero and villain can be the matter of a few inches

IPL 2018

Stokes, Woakes, Archer in the IPL money; Root ignored

Jan 27, 2018: England players have so far enjoyed mixed results on the first day of the IPL mega auction in Bangalore

Australia v England, 4th ODI, Adelaide

Woakes-led revival 'not ideal' - Cummins

Jan 26, 2018:

Australia v England, 3rd ODI, Sydney

England dig deep in their 'best' performance under Morgan

Jan 21, 2018: Inspiration with the bat came from Jos Buttler, then England managed to overcome the loss of Liam Plunkett with the ball

Australia v England, 3rd ODI, Sydney

Australia's losing streak

Jan 21, 2018: The best of the stats from the third ODI in Sydney as England continued their white-ball hold over Australia

Australia v England, 3rd ODI, Sydney

Buttler's blast sets up England to seal series

Jan 21, 2018: Jos Buttler's stunning century and a composed all-round effort with the ball helped England clinch the ODI series with two matches to play

Australia v England, 2nd ODI, Brisbane

All-round Root stars as England take 2-0 lead

Jan 19, 2018: England's spinners - including Joe Root - played a starring role to help set-up victory before half-centuries from Jonny Bairstow and Alex Hales launched the chase

The Ashes 2017-18

Moeen's horror, Broad's toil, and Malan's silver lining

Jan 8, 2018: It was another bruising Ashes campaign down under for England who had moments in each of the five Tests they couldn't take advantage of. Have any players left with enhanced reputations and who is looking over their shoulder?

Australia v England, 5th Test, Sydney

Side strain rules Woakes out of Sydney Test

Jan 3, 2018: With Mason Crane already pencilled in as the second spinner on a surface expected to offer some turn, Tom Curran retains his place in the seam attack thanks to Woakes' injury

The Ashes 2017/18

Is Woakes a thug? Australia continue fake news campaign

Nov 29, 2017: England have been destabilised by Australian gamesmanship and need to find a solution

Cricket Australia XI v England, tour match, 1st day, Townsville

Woakes limbers up for Gabba with six-for

Nov 15, 2017: Chris Woakes' second spell of the day yielded four wickets for 15 runs, and his six-for took his wickets tally in two first-class matches on the tour to 12

Cricket Australia XI v England, tour match, 3rd day, Adelaide

Woakes gives beleaguered England a lift

Nov 10, 2017: Chris Woakes claimed four wickets as England closed in on victory but there were again concerns about the vulnerability of the tourists' top order

The Ashes 2017-18

Woakes questions Australia's pace depth

Oct 28, 2017: Chris Woakes has highlighted the injury records of Australia's three frontline quicks, as well as the lack of certainty over who will keep wicket ahead of the Ashes

Who should England pick for the Ashes?

Sep 21, 2017: It is a task both easy and difficult. The unusual problem is that the difficult part is to do with key positions in the order

England v West Indies, 2nd Investec Test, Headingley, 4th day

Moeen takes pride in lower-order resilience

Aug 28, 2017: The England allrounder sensed the West Indies bowlers tiring quickly after tea and thought the time was right to "bury them almost"