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England bounced back from two early losses in the second Ashes Test at the Gabba, with Zak Crawley and Joe Root knuckling down to halt Australia’s momentum.
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04.12.2025
Joe Root’s 13-year wait for a Test century on Australian soil finally came to an end as he breathed life into England’s Ashes dreams on a remarkable start to the day-night clash at the Gabba.
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04.12.2025
Will Jacks took one of the great Ashes catches to lift England, but five other chances went down on a sloppy day that handed control of the second Test to Australia.
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05.12.2025
Joe Root insists the wheels have not come off England’s Ashes campaign after dropped catches handed Australia five extra lives and a first-innings lead at the Gabba.
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05.12.2025
England face an almighty battle to salvage their Ashes campaign after slumping to yet another grisly defeat in the second Test at the Gabba.
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07.12.2025
Brendon McCullum bizarrely claimed England “trained too much” ahead of the second Ashes Test in Brisbane amid fierce criticism of their preparations in Australia.
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07.12.2025
Beaten England captain Ben Stokes has made it clear there is no room for “weak men” on England’s faltering Ashes tour.
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07.12.2025
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08.12.2025
Where to begin with England? On the wrong end of yet another chastening defeat by Australia at the Gabba, a winless record Down Under extended to 17 matches and the most highly-anticipated Ashes series for a generation all-but over after six days of crick...
08.12.2025
England’s decision to take a mid-Ashes break on the Sunshine Coast has attracted an onslaught from Australian media, but rival wicketkeeper Alex Carey has defended their right to “refresh the batteries”.
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10.12.2025
Former Australia captain Tim Paine has piled more pressure on England’s Jofra Archer after claiming Steve Smith is winning their personal rivalry “hands down”.
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11.12.2025
Becoming a charity will be ‘game-changing’ for the county, says Oxfordshire Cricket Managing Director Nick Pinhol.
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11.12.2025
The festive season is upon us, which means franchise cricket comes into full flow, and whilst the England Test side head to Adelaide in a desperate bid to save their Ashes hopes, a number of domestic white-ball players are arriving ahead of the 15th editi...
12.12.2025
England head coach Brendon McCullum is ready to roll out an unchanged batting line-up for this week’s crunch Ashes Test in Adelaide, insisting he will not be swayed by questions over his future.
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14.12.2025
Former England cricket captain Michael Vaughan admits being locked in a restaurant in Bondi during a terrorist attack was “scary”.
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14.12.2025
Brendon McCullum has praised his England squad for the way they have reacted to the off-field “hostility” that has followed them in Australia.
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14.12.2025
England have recalled Josh Tongue for their must-win Ashes Test in Adelaide, but spinner Shoaib Bashir has again been omitted.
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15.12.2025
Australia have recalled captain Pat Cummins and Nathan Lyon for the third Ashes Test in Adelaide, but there is no room for fit-again batter Usman Khawaja.
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16.12.2025
Harry Brook is prepared to “rein it in” in this week’s third Ashes Test, admitting he has been guilty of “shocking” errors since arriving in Australia.
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16.12.2025
Ben Stokes has challenged his England team to bare their teeth and prove they have “a bit of dog” in them as their Ashes campaign reaches must-win territory in Adelaide
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16.12.2025
Ben Stokes is hoping memories of England’s Ashes comeback in 2023 can help spark another fightback Down Under.
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16.12.2025
Australia batter Steve Smith has been ruled out of the third Ashes Test in Adelaide with illness.
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16.12.2025
England will consider raising concerns over the accuracy of the ‘Snickometer’ technology after Australia’s Alex Carey admitted he got lucky on his way to a crucial century in Adelaide.
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17.12.2025
In-play cricket betting has transformed how fans engage with the sport. Watching Stokes dig in during an Ashes session or Brook accelerating through the middle overs becomes more compelling when you’ve stakes riding on each delivery. Yet for many UK crick...
17.12.2025
Hampshire Cricket says it is proud to support the GOAT Boys mentoring programme, an initiative aimed at providing positive male role models for young people in our community.
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26.01.2026
Liam Dawson insists he is not thinking about challenging to become England’s regular Test spinner as he focuses on his first T20 World Cup at the age of 35.
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26.01.2026
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26.01.2026
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27.01.2026
It will be a landmark year for The Hundred as the controversial city-based competition gets set to enter a new era with overseas investment that promises to deliver the biggest season to date.
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27.01.2026
It was an unofficial Finals Day on Sunday as the Big Bash League and SA20 culminated to mark the end of the congested franchise winter schedule, with attention now turning towards the upcoming T20 World Cup and Indian Premier League on the horizon.
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27.01.2026
Harry Brook smashed a blistering 136 and Joe Root made another flawless century as England beat Sri Lanka by 53 runs to clinch a much-needed ODI series victory.
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27.01.2026
Harry Brook admits that Joe Root was never in the frame to make England’s T20 World Cup squad.
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28.01.2026
Seam bowler Poppy Tulloch has signed a two-year contract extension with Hampshire, keeping her at Utilita Bowl until at least the end of the 2027 season.
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29.01.2026
Phil Salt has his sights set on becoming the best T20 batter in the world as he bids to fire England to T20 World Cup glory.
The post England opener Phil Salt aims to become world’s best T20 batter ahead of World Cup appeared first on The Cricket Paper.
29.01.2026
Big-hitting Australian batter Hilton Cartwright returns to Utilita Bowl for a second stint with Hampshire Hawks.
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30.01.2026
Sam Curran took a hat-trick as England began their T20 World Cup preparations by easing to an 11-run victory on the DLS method in the series-opener against Sri Lanka.
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30.01.2026
Tom Banton underlined his World Cup credentials by firing England to a series-clinching six-wicket DLS victory in the second T20 against Sri Lanka in Kandy.
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01.02.2026
South African batter Tristan Stubbs has joined Hampshire Hawks for the 2026 Vitality Blast.
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02.02.2026
What everyone associated with English cricket would give for some tournament success after a miserable winter, particularly none more so than Harry Brook and Brendon McCullum, who are both facing intense media scrutiny.
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03.02.2026
England beat Sri Lanka by 12 runs in a low-scoring thriller to seal a 3-0 T20 series win in their final match before the World Cup.
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03.02.2026
Brendon McCullum has dismissed criticism of England’s behaviour as “out of order”, hit out at the perception that he runs a “loose ship” and launched a staunch defence of Harry Brook.
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04.02.2026
Brendon McCullum is relishing England’s bid for a third World T20 title and believes his side have shown the tactical flexibility to succeed.
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05.02.2026
England were given a major scare at the beginning of their T20 World Cup campaign, but Sam Curran held his nerve to deliver a four-run win over minnows Nepal at a raucous Wankhede Stadium.
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08.02.2026
Barbados-born Jacob Bethell views his first World Cup meeting against the West Indies as just an opportunity to boost England’s hopes of reaching the next stage.
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09.02.2026
Sam Curran was unable to dig England out of a hole at the T20 World Cup again as their struggles against spin in Asia resurfaced in a 30-run loss to the West Indies in Mumbai.
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12.02.2026
The games keep coming thick and fast at the T20 World Cup as the first phase of the tournament begins to take shape.
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12.02.2026
Tom Banton starred as England kick-started their T20 World Cup campaign with a nervy five-wicket win over Scotland in Kolkata.
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15.02.2026
England are through to the next stage of the T20 World Cup, but they were given another major scare in a 24-run victory over brave Italy in Kolkata.
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16.02.2026
The Men’s T20 World Cup is now reaching the business end of the group stages, ahead of the Super 8s, which get underway this weekend.
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17.02.2026
Having struggled through the initial group stage with a number of unconvincing performances, England qualified for the Super 8 stage of the tournament after beating World Cup first timers Italy. But once again struggled to impress against cricketing minno...
20.02.2026