Illness sidelines Stokes ahead of third Test
England head into the third Test at Headingley on Thursday with doubts over the health of captain Ben Stokes as they chase a 3-0 series clean sweep against New Zealand.
England head into the third Test at Headingley on Thursday with doubts over the health of captain Ben Stokes as they chase a 3-0 series clean sweep against New Zealand.
England beat the Netherlands by six wickets in a shortened second ODI at VRA cricket ground outside Amsterdam on Sunday.
England posted a world record ODI total to crush the Netherlands by 232 runs in Amstelveen on Friday.
Surrey seam bowler Jamie Overton has been called up for England’s third and final Test against New Zealand.
England’s Jonny Bairstow says playing T20 cricket in the IPL has given him the tools he needed to launch his astonishing demolition of New Zealand in the second Test.
Jonny Bairstow hit a 77-ball hundred as England chased down 299 to win the second Test and the series against New Zealand.
Jonny Bairstow blasted England to a five-wicket win over New Zealand on the final day of the second Test at Trent Bridge on Tuesday.
New Zealand collapsed to 224-7 on the fourth day of the second Test as England gave themselves a chance to chase a dramatic series victory.
Joe Root swaggered to a majestic 163* and Ollie Pope hit his highest Test score of 145 as rampant England reached 473-5 against New Zealand on the third day of the second Test.
Daryl Mitchell hit a sublime 190 as New Zealand amassed 553 before England started to fight back on a free-scoring second day of the second Test at Trent Bridge.
Daryl Mitchell led the charge as New Zealand powered to 318-4 against England on the first day of the second Test on Friday.
England will aim to carry on from where they left off at Lord’s when they face New Zealand in the second Test at Trent Bridge starting on Friday.
Joe Root said his time as England captain had ended in an “unhealthy relationship” after marking his return to the ranks with a match-winning hundred against New Zealand at Lord’s.
England captain Ben Stokes heaped praise on predecessor Joe Root after his unbeaten century helped set up a five-wicket win over New Zealand in the first Test at Lord’s on Sunday.
Former England captain Joe Root scored an unbeaten century to give successor Ben Stokes a winning start to his reign with a five-wicket victory over New Zealand in the first Test at Lord’s.