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Ollie Robinson continued his dream England comeback at Lord’s, sealing career-best figures as England assumed control on day two of the first Rothesay Test against New Zealand.
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05.06.2026
England looked set to banish memories of their Ashes blowout in Perth as they traded blows with New Zealand on a frantic second day at Lord’s.
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05.06.2026
The ICC will trial the use of pink balls during periods of bad light in Test matches, subject to an agreement between both sides before the game.
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07.06.2026
Here we go: The Women’s T20 World Cup kicks off on Friday PICTURE: Alamy ... Continue reading... Access all our premium content from as little as 14p per day! SUBSCRIBE Already a subscriber to our website? Login
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07.06.2026
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07.06.2026
ANDREW FLINTOFF will coach Sydney Thunder in this winter’s men’s BBL, taking over from Trevor Bayliss. The club has described Flintoff joining the set up as “the most significant off-field acquisition in club history.” Flintoff, who is also England Lions...
07.06.2026
THE 2026 IPL FINAL saw Virat Kohli’s Royal Challengers Bengaluru lift back to back titles as the Indian icon hit an unbeaten 75 from 42 balls to chase down 155 against Gujarat Titans. An RCB seam attack of Josh Hazelwood and Bhuvneshwar Kumar restricted t...
07.06.2026
PLAYING ON dry and turning tracks, Pakistan beat Australia 2-1 across three ODIs as spinners from both sides dominated throughout the series. In the first match at Rawalpindi, debutant Arafat Minhas’s five-wicket haul secured victory for Pakistan before A...
07.06.2026
THE INAUGURAL women’s ICC Champions Trophy set to take place in Sri Lanka next year has been moved from June to February. The competition is set to be an eight-team tournament and was first announced back in 2022. A new version of the Women’s Emerging Nat...
07.06.2026
NEWS IN BRIEF SRI LANKA’S Lanka Premier League (LPL) has introduced some new rules for this year’s edition taking place between July 17 and August 8. Impact subs will be available to sides throughout the tournament, while a new rule also states that an un...
07.06.2026
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07.06.2026
THE NATIONAL SCHOOLS Boys T20 competition continued to provide a mix of rain-affected games, dominant run chases and the third bowl-out of the season as regional finalists and semi-finalists booked their places in the next stage of the knockout competitio...
07.06.2026
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07.06.2026
KIWI BATTER Matt Boyle was once again in the runs for Three Bridges in Sussex, his 113 was the headline act in a run chase of 262 against West Chiltington & Thakeham. After three league games, the left-hander is averaging 102, including last weekend’s cen...
07.06.2026
Hitting middle: Chertsey helped introduce the middle stump PICTURE: Longridge CC THIS SUMMER, Chertsey Cricket Club will celebrate a remarkable milestone in cricket history: the 250th anniversary of the introduction of the middle stump. This innovation, n...
07.06.2026
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07.06.2026
By Huzaifa Yousafzai In the Birmingham & District Premier League, Halesowen’s Joe Porter and Luke Tulacz both hit hundreds, after coming together at 4-2. Edward Bragg then took 5-69 to complete a 102-run victory over Kenilworth Wardens. Elsewhere in the l...
07.06.2026
Top score: Feroze Khushi made Suffolk’s highest-ever T20 score PICTURE: Alamy SUFFOLK LAUNCHED their National Counties T20 campaign with back-to-back victories over Cambridgeshire on a record-breaking day at Sawston. In the opener Jacob Marston (89) and D...
07.06.2026
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07.06.2026
IN MAY 2025, Lydia Greenway was named as England women’s national selector, working alongside her former captain Charlotte Edwards, who had been appointed head coach a month earlier. Having worked in the media since her retirement, she’s relished the oppo...
07.06.2026
The England batter turned national selector speaks to Jo Harman-McGowan about the thrill of taking on Australia, the added pressure that came with professionalism and her unexpected Test debut at the age of 17.
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07.06.2026
Huzaifa Yousafzai speaks to Colson Smith about bringing women’s and girls cricket to Castleford.
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07.06.2026
As an England fan, sitting back and watching the chase at Taunton earlier this week was awesome. It made me a bit giddy.
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07.06.2026
June 2, The Cooper Associates County Ground, Taunton India 180-5 (Kaur 56*, Bhatia 32, D Sharma 32, Bell 2-36, Smith 1-40, Dean 1-33) England 184-4 (Capsey 82, Knight 70*, Reddy 2-31, Gaud 2-40) England Women won by 6 wickets Toss: England Women won the t...
07.06.2026
The partnership between Alice Capsey and Heather Knight at Taunton last Tuesday changed the complexion of England’s T20 World Cup preparation.
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07.06.2026
SUNDAY MAY 31 SURREY V SOMERSET Somerset skipper Sophie Luff continued her impressive Blast form with a career-best 82 not out from 53 balls to lead her side to victory over defending champions Surrey at The Oval. Luff ’s imperious innings, her third half...
07.06.2026
By Graham Hardcastle June 5, Headingley, Leeds Durham 155-6 Yorkshire 134-8 Durham Women won by 21 runs Toss: Durham Women won the toss and decided to bat DURHAM’S IMPRESSIVE start to the Blast continued with a convincing victory over struggling Yorkshire...
07.06.2026
By Jon Culley June 5, Trent Bridge, Nottingham The Blaze 151-7 Warwickshire Bears 140-5 The Blaze won by 11 runs Toss: Warwickshire Bears won the toss and decided to field Over and out: Once Meg Austin had gone, the Blaze powered to victory PICTURE: Alamy...
07.06.2026
By Ben Kosky June 5, The Kia Oval, Kennington Essex 145-6 Surrey 149-5 Surrey Women won by 5 wickets Toss: Surrey Women won the toss and decided to field JEMIMA SPENCE completed back-to-back Blast half-centuries as Surrey recovered from their first defeat...
07.06.2026
There was huge excitement when former England all-rounder Moeen Ali, 38, winner of two World Cups and two IPL titles and a player with more than 430 T20 games behind him, was announced as Yorkshire’s star Vitality Blast signing earlier this season.
The po...
07.06.2026
30 MAY SUSSEX V MIDDLESEX It was third time lucky for Middlesex, who won their first Blast match of the season with an impressive display against Sussex at Hove, with the home side replacing them at the bottom of the South Group table. Middlesex scored a...
07.06.2026
By Graham Hardcastle June 5, Headingley, Leeds Yorkshire 213-7Lancashire Lightning 107 Yorkshire won by 106 runs Toss: Lancashire Lightning won the toss and decided to field Best of enemies: Jonny Bairstow and Keaton Jennings get ready for the Roses derby...
07.06.2026
By Ben Kosky June 5, The Kia Oval, Kennington Hampshire Hawks 215-5Surrey 210-7 Hampshire Hawks won by 5 runs Toss: Surrey won the toss and decided to field HAMPSHIRE HAWKS clung on in a tense finish against Surrey to secure a fifth straight Blast victory...
07.06.2026
By Bruce Talbot June 5, County Ground, Hove Sussex Sharks 179 Leicestershire Foxes 180-6 Leicestershire Foxes won by 4 wickets Toss: Sussex Sharks won the toss and decided to bat Match-winner: Ashton Turner hit a composed half century PICTURE: Alamy AN UN...
07.06.2026
By Jon Culley June 5, Trent Bridge, Nottingham Warwickshire Bears 139 Notts Outlaws 143-7 Notts Outlaws won by 3 wickets Toss: Notts Outlaws won the toss and decided to field NOTTS OUTLAWS prevailed by three wickets in a low-scoring at Trent Bridge, where...
07.06.2026
By Andrew Stockhausen June 5, Seat Unique Stadium, Bristol Somerset 137-8Gloucestershire 138-3 Gloucestershire won by 7 wickets Toss: Gloucestershire won the toss and decided to field Short-armed jab: D’Arcy short rushed Gloucestershire to victory PICTURE...
07.06.2026
By Brian Halford Worcestershire Rapids 168-8Glamorgan 141 Worcestershire Rapids won by 27 runs Toss: Glamorgan won the toss and decided to field WORCESTERSHIRE RAPIDS made it three Blast wins out of four with a 27-run victory over Glamorgan at New Road. A...
07.06.2026
The Cricket Paper understands that Kent are in the final stages of signing Bangladesh fast bowler Hasan Mahmud on a red-ball only contract.
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07.06.2026
The relentless nature of the domestic schedule is in evidence this week as the County Championship returns and all 18 counties switch from white ball to red and squeeze in the first of two midsummer rounds of first-class fixtures.
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07.06.2026
AS EXCITEMENT grows ahead of the Women’s T20 World Cup, the PCA have launched the Momentum series to shine a spotlight on the England women’s team. The player-led video series features four of England’s squad who are looking to emulate the success of the...
07.06.2026
Hard-hitter: Livingstone did not mince his words AXED ENGLAND all-rounder Liam Livingstone is “annoyed” by a lack of communication from Rob Key, England men’s managing director. Livingstone doubled down on his poor treatment from the ECB hierarchy three m...
07.06.2026
A 17-PLAYER England Lions squad is taking part in a three-match 50-over series against South Africa A, which started in Leicester on Friday, with a game today at Worcester and another at the same venue on Tuesday. In Friday’s game England Lions suffered a...
07.06.2026
Reddy steady go: the Red for Ruth day at Lord’s has become a part of the international summer PICTURE: Alamy LAST FRIDAY, Lord’s became a sea of red as players, fans, partners and sponsors come together for the eighth annual #RedForRuth on day two of the...
07.06.2026
Modern-day great: Martin Crowe takes his place in the Lord’s pavilion PICTURE: MCC/Jed Leicester A PORTRAIT of the late New Zealand cricketer, Martin Crowe MBE was unveiled in the Long Room at Lord’s before the first Test match between England and New Zea...
07.06.2026
If they didn’t know it already, after Lord’s England’s batters know they are in for a tricky series.
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07.06.2026
THIS MATCH has been marked by the return of two hulking seam-bowling all-rounders. Kyle Jamieson’s previous Test was against South Africa at Mount Maunganui in February 2024 and a couple of weeks later Ollie Robinson’s also played his last Test before his...
07.06.2026
Make no mistake, this was a different England. Yes, the weather and the pitch demanded a different approach, but in the last few years this side has paid scant regard for those kind of variables.
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07.06.2026
Amid the popping champagne corks and smoked salmon sarnies that accompany your typical Lord’s crowd came the widespread refrain that it was great to see batters not have things their own way for once.
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07.06.2026
AT THE end of the third day, Ollie Robinson had taken a total of 83 wickets in his 21st Test at 21.67 with a strike rate of 47.2, the best by an English bowler since Sydney Barnes in 1914. And his average is the best for an England bowler with that many w...
07.06.2026
After two helter-skelter days of Test cricket, the first day seeing 16 wickets fall, the second 17, Lord’s on Saturday was altogether calmer in terms of match momentum.
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07.06.2026