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England vs Sri Lanka 3rd Test, Day 2 LIVE© AFP England vs Sri Lanka 3rd Test, Day 2 LIVE: Stand-in England captain Ollie Pope smashed a brilliant hundred on Day 1 against Sri Lanka in the third and final Test of the series at the Kennington Oval. Put into bat by Sri Lanka,…
Ollie Pope returned to form on his Oval home ground with a first hundred as England captain on Friday’s opening day of the third Test against Sri Lanka. Pope had managed a mere 30 runs in four previous innings since succeeding the injured Ben Stokes as skipper at the start of this series. But when…
The England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) today confirmed that Men’s Test Head Coach Brendon McCullum will also take on the role of England’s White-Ball Head Coach as part of a strategic restructure of the England Men’s senior set-up. McCullum, who has been at the helm since May 2022, has extended his contract…
Gus Atkinson scored a dashing maiden century before England strengthened their grip on the second Test against Sri Lanka at Lord’s on Friday. Atkinson’s sparkling 118 helped take England to 427 all out in their first innings after Joe Root had made a masterful 143 on Thursday to equal the England record of 33…
Ollie Pope has asked Joe Root for guidance on how best to balance the demands of batting and captaincy after an awkward first outing as stand-in England skipper against Sri Lanka. Pope, in the first of three matches deputising for the injured Ben Stokesled England to a five-wicket win over Sri Lanka at…
File image of Olly Stone.© X (Twitter) Olly Stone has been recalled to the England side for the first time in three years as the replacement for Mark Wood in the only change for the second Test against Sri Lanka. Wood has been ruled out for the remainder of the series after suffering…
Swedish manager Sven Goran Eriksson reached his heavenly abode on Monday, the 26th of August 2024., aged 76 years. The manager was suffering from pancreatic cancer. Eriksson had a swathe of high-profile jobs as a manager with his time in charge of the Three Lions between 2001-2006 widely remembered. He also has stints with clubs…
Jamie Smith on Day 2 of the first Test match between England and Sri Lanka at Old Trafford.© AFP England wicketkeeper Jamie Smith scored a sensational century during the side’s ongoing first Test against Sri Lanka at Emirates Old Trafford, Manchester. The ton that came on the third day of the game also…
Former England captain Michael Vaughan stated tearaway pacer Mark Wood becomes a more crucial player than Ben Stokes on flat pitches, and noted that Wood’s absence from the last two Tests against Sri Lanka is a big blow. Wood suffered a right thigh muscle strain in the series opener at Old Trafford that…
England captain Ben Stokes may not be playing in the Test series against Sri Lanka due to a hamstring injury, but he’s still involved within the England dressing room. This allowed a hilarious moment to take place at Old Trafford on Friday, where the match cameras were able to capture a man in…