Irish Sea Ireland determined to keep hold of next Eoin Morgan with new 'world class' structureThe Telegraph - By Jacob WhiteheadThe stereotype of cricket in Ireland is that it mirrors English national identity, and Lord’s, where Ireland play on Wednesday, embodies this genteel image. Certain quarters have marketed this Test as
Cricket England women fade horribly to leave Australia on verge of reclaiming AshesThe Telegraph - By Isabelle WestburyIt started in anticipation, it ended in disappointment, to a soundtrack of ironic cheers. The air of initial excitement hung almost guiltily at the start of play because, in truth, perhaps it shouldn’t
Cricket England women's hopes of winning back the Ashes killed off by the rain and Ellyse Perry's brillianceThe Telegraph - By Isabelle WestburyAs the rain streamed across the outfield late into the afternoon session on day two, England’s hopes of winning back the Ashes went with it too. If they had been remote by the close of play on day one,
Eoin MorganEoin Morgan exclusive interview: 'We walked through the corridors at No 10 and all the staff were there cheering us. It amazing'The Telegraph - By Nick HoultAn exhausted Eoin Morgan will go on holiday next week to contemplate his future and decide if he still has the ‘drive’ to carry on as England captain. Morgan was at Heathrow on Friday as one of the icon
Cricket Australia dominate first day of Women's Ashes Test leaving England with a mountain to climbThe Telegraph - By Isabelle WestburyWomen’s Tests are so few and far between that their statistics offer all sorts of anomalies. Alyssa Healy, averaging 50 in one-day international cricket over the past two years had, before Thursday, never
Ben Stokes Ged Stokes exclusive interview: 'My son's World Cup win is a redemption story - it's made for Hollywood'The Telegraph - By Tom MorganDeb Stokes was so awestruck in the immediate aftermath of her son's World Cup miracle that she failed to notice that her home phone in New Zealand had been ringing off the hook. "I had left for work but
Sunrisers Hyderabad Trevor Bayliss to join IPL side Sunrisers Hyderabad when England contract expires after the AshesThe Telegraph - By Telegraph SportOutgoing England head coach Trevor Bayliss will take charge of Indian Premier League franchise Sunrisers Hyderabad from next year. Bayliss had long ago signalled his intention to end his four-year tenure
Cricket T20 Blast: A team-by-team guide to the 2019 contendersThe Telegraph - By Telegraph SportThe 17th edition of the T20 Blast kicks off on Thursday evening with all 18 counties battling for a place in September's quarter-finals. Here, Telegraph Sport provides a rundown of the contenders to take
Cricket Tammy Beaumont diary: We'll take energy from men's World Cup success into Ashes TestThe Telegraph - By Tammy BeaumontEngland are 6-0 down in the multi-format Ashes series ahead of the four-day Test match which gets under way in Taunton today. Opener Tammy Beaumont is writing exclusively for the Telegraph during the Here's
Cricket 'Remarkable' Lewis Gregory in shock after England call-up for Ireland TestThe Telegraph - By Calum TrenamanLewis Gregory admitted he was speechless after being told of his call-up to the England squad for the Test against Ireland at Lord’s next week. England have also selected Gregory for their 16-man pre-Ashes
Cricket Jofra Archer and Mark Wood ruled out of first Ashes Test with injuryThe Telegraph - By Nick HoultThere was always going to be a price to pay for winning the World Cup and the debt for England is injuries to Jofra Archer and Mark Wood with both out for the start of the Ashes. On Wednesday, England
Cricket Exclusive Ellyse Perry interview: 'I miss football but it is a small price to pay now I'm playing in the Ashes'The Telegraph - By Tim WigmoreEllyse Perry laughs when asked if a part of her wishes she had played in the football Women’s World Cup this summer. In 2011, Perry scored a brilliant chip from just outside the penalty area against Sweden
Cricket Jason Roy will make England Test debut against Ireland after World Cup heroics as selectors name 13-man squadThe Telegraph - By Nick HoultJason Roy will make his Test debut against Ireland next week after his World Cup heroics persuaded the selectors he is ready to play the long form of the game. Roy is now set to open in the Ashes with
Cricket Jack Leach impresses for England Lions against Australian XI to stake claim for place in Test sideThe Telegraph - By Calum TrenamanAustralian XI (397 & 223-6) lead England Lions (267) by 353 runs With England coach Trevor Bayliss and selectors Ed Smith and James Taylor looking on, Jack Leach picked a great day to stake his claim a
Cricket Jason Roy will have chance to show England selectors what they have been missing in Test debut against IrelandThe Telegraph - By Scyld BerryNot since 1958, when the custom of presenting debs at court was abolished, will London have seen so many debutants as it will next Wednesday when England meet Ireland at Lord’s in a Test match - scheduled
Cricket Andrew Strauss: Unlike 2005 Ashes, World Cup victory must be launchpad for something biggerThe Telegraph - By Nick HoultThe England players returned to Lord’s on Tuesday morning to pick up their kit from the changing rooms and most were still wearing their World Cup winners’ medal. At the same time Andrew Strauss, their
Ben Stokes Ben Stokes immediately apologised to Andrew Strauss after being released from police custodyThe Telegraph - By Nick HoultBen Stokes immediately apologised to Andrew Strauss when the then team director went to meet him on the morning he released from police custody in Bristol following his arrest for suspected actual bodily
Cricket World Cup Victorious England must adapt or die before World Cup defence in India in 2023The Telegraph - By Tim Wigmore“It shouldn’t and won’t be just about this World Cup,” Joe Root said before the World Cup. “We want a period of white-ball cricket like Australia had in the early 2000s.” Then, Australia were in the midst
Cricket The Edge film review: Cricketers shown at their fragile best to leave you wondering why they botherThe Telegraph - By Isabelle WestburyWinning is good, losing is bad and that, until only recently, is all we needed to know about professional sport. Not any more. As the conversation around mental health and the pressures of elite sport
Cricket Now for the Ashes: How does World Cup win change the mood, who to look out for, and will England win it?The Telegraph - By Rob Bagchi and Alistair TweedaleEngland’s goals at the start of the four-year cycle that ends in September were to win the World Cup on home soil and to continue the rebuilding of the Test side while remaining competitive in the senior
Cricket Spinner Kirstie Gordon called up as England Women announce Ashes Test squadThe Telegraph - By Isabelle WestburyIn the first international cricket for England following the men’s World Cup victory on Sunday, the women start the sole Ashes Test against Australia in Taunton on Thursday. In a must-win affair, England
The Ashes The Ashes 2019: What dates are the England vs Australia Tests, what TV channel will it be on and what is our prediction?The Telegraph - By Telegraph SportIt is the 71st Ashes series, the oldest rivalry cricket that takes place between England and Australia. The two countries take it in turns to host a five-Test series, normally every couple of years, with
Ben Stokes Luck was the key factor in England's Cricket World Cup triumph, but does not detract from itThe Telegraph - By Tim WigmoreIt is the end of the 2005 Ashes Test at Edgbaston, perhaps the greatest of all Tests played. Michael Kasprowicz has just gloved a brutal bouncer from Steve Harmison down the leg side. Madly, England have
Cricket World Cup World Cup win has put cricket back into the national conversation: it needs to be in state schools to keep it thereThe Telegraph - By Paul HaywardAshley Giles is an expert on transformative victories. He stood on the pitch where he scored 59 in England’s historic second innings in the final 2005 Ashes Test and watched today’s World Cup winners mobbed
Jofra Archer Jofra Archer faces Ashes fitness race as England cricket crosses fingers for its new World Cup heroThe Telegraph - By Isabelle Westbury and Nick HoultJofra Archer is facing a race to be fit for the start of the Ashes due to a side strain. The fast bowler - the hero of England’s World Cup final triumph over New Zealand on Sunday - had been earmarked
Jofra Archer 'I’ve probably had the best two months of my life': Jofra Archer hails teammates after propelling England to World Cup gloryThe Telegraph - By Isabelle Westbury“They’ve been a really good family to me,” enthused England’s star bowler, Jofra Archer, moments after delivering the Super Over to propel England to World Cup glory. Unlike his bowling, this time Archer
Cricket ECB has cunning plan to build on 50-over cricket's newfound popularity. Clue: it's not 50-over cricketThe Telegraph - By Nick HoultEngland’s World Cup win is the perfect time to launch the Hundred and capitalise on cricket’s new audience, according to Colin Graves, the chairman of the England and Wales Cricket board. The inception
Cricket World Cup Government under pressure to give Cricket World Cup TV 'crown jewels' statusThe Telegraph - By Ben Rumsby and Tom MorganThe Government is facing pressure to add the latter stages of the Cricket World Cup and the Ashes to the "crown jewels" list of live sport reserved for free-to-air television. A Whitehall source all but
Eoin Morgan Jos Buttler leads the calls for Eoin Morgan to stay on as England captain after Cricket World Cup winThe Telegraph - By Nick HoultEngland want Eoin Morgan to continue as captain and lead the team at next year’s World Twenty20 tournament in Australia. Morgan is set to hold talks about his future with Ashley Giles, the England team
