Veteran England player Harry Brook will lead England for the first time in his career after being named skipper for the upcoming ODI series against Australia. However, Brook has been given the role of captaincy after Jos Buttler was ruled out of the five-match series. Buttler, who wasn’t added for the T20Is as well, is […]

England’s new white-ball head coach Brendon Mccullum has lauded captain Jos Buttler as the greatest ever white-ball player to play for the country. However, McCullum, who’s serving as England’s Test head coach since June 2022, was recently appointed as the white-ball coach as well, and his contract extended until the end of 2027. Recently, McCullum […]

Former India player turned veteran commentator Aakash Chopra said that Bangladesh have a herculean task to reach the WTC final despite their decent current standing in the points table as well. “If we talk about our neighbors Bangladesh, the current standing is looking very good. They are at No. 4. However, I still see their […]

Former England captain Michael Vaughan has warned that Indian speedster Jasprit Bumrah could severely impact Joe Root’s run-scoring when India arrives for the five-match Test series. However, Vaughan’s comments came after Root faced a rare failure at The Oval, with Bumrah also having a good record against him as well. In his column for The […]

England captain Ollie Pope said that there was ‘extra motivation’ before the season-ending Oval Test against Sri Lanka, which ended with ‘frustration’ as Sri Lanka registered their first win in England in a decade. After their 3-0 win over the West Indies, England had a chance to sweep the home series – a feat they […]

Former Australian captain Ian Chappell called England’s stand-in Test captain Ollie Pope a ‘potential weakness’ for the 2025-26 Ashes down under. Taking over the Test captain in the absence of Ben Stokes, Pope has led the side quite well, with five wins in as many games during the home season. However, his batting form has […]

Former England captain Nasser Hussain has been critical of Dan Lawrence’s poor show as a makeshift opener. He earned an opportunity to feature in the Test team for the first time since 2022 following Zak Crawley’s injury during the recent home series against the West Indies as well. However, Lawrence could not do well at […]

Veteran commentator Nasser Hussain believes all-rounder Moeen Ali is an important figure as the first Muslim and Asian-origin cricketer to Captain England in T20Is as well. He also believes Moeen, along with Adil Rashid, have set an example for the upcoming generation as well. However, Moeen, who made his international debut in 2014, announced his […]

Veteran England all-rounder Moeen Ali has announced his retirement from all international cricket after being overlooked for England’s upcoming white-ball series against Australia. He last represented England in their semi-final loss to India at the 2024 T20 World Cup in Guyana as well. “I’m 37 years old and didn’t get picked for this month’s Australia […]

The England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) has appointed veteran all-rounder Andrew Flintoff as the head coach of the men’s youth team, also known as England Lions. Flintoff, who represented England in 79 Tests between 1998 and 2009, had been working as a consultant with the senior men’s team for quite some time now. According […]