Lawrence, Potts in England XI
Dan Lawrence will open the batting for England in the first Test of a three-match series against Sri Lanka.
Stokes out of Sri Lanka series
England captain Ben Stokes has been ruled out for the rest of the season with a torn hamstring.
Crawley to miss Sri Lanka series
England opener Zak Crawley has been ruled out of the forthcoming Test series against Sri Lanka due to a broken finger.
England white-ball coach sacked
Matthew Mott has stood down as England’s white-ball head coach, leaving Marcus Trescothick in caretaker charge.
Atkinson feels need for more speed
England coach Brendon McCullum believes an overhauled Test side is stronger after launching their home season with a 3-0 series rout of the West Indies.
Five talking points from England-West Indies series
England completed a comprehensive 3-0 whitewash of the West Indies on Sunday. Here’s what we learned from the series …
Stokes wraps up England whitewash of Windies
Ben Stokes hit the fastest Test fifty by an England batsman as the hosts hammered the West Indies by 10 wickets to win the third Test at Edgbaston on Sunday.
Smith eager to stay on the attack
Jamie Smith promised there will be no let-up in his aggressive approach after surviving a barrage of bouncers to make a dashing 95 at Edgbaston on Saturday.
Smith stars after Root leads England recovery
Jamie Smith fell agonisingly short of a maiden Test hundred as England fought back from a top-order collapse to eye a series clean sweep of the West Indies at Edgbaston on Saturday.
West Indies’ treble strike rocks England
The West Indies took three late wickets, including both England openers with successive deliveries, in a stirring fightback on Friday’s opening day of the third Test at Edgbaston.
Mott’s England future uncertain
Matthew Mott’s future as head coach of the England white-ball team was left hanging in the air after the ECB CEO failed to offer the under-pressure Australian “the dreaded vote of confidence” on Friday.
Pope: 600 runs in a day within England’s reach
Ollie Pope believes England could yet score 600 runs in a single day of Test cricket in the right circumstances for Ben Stokes’ men.
England rising star enjoying every moment
Shoaib Bashir may already be a Test-match winning bowler but the 20-year-old off-spinner insists he’s still learning “the tricks of the trade”.
England win series after West Indies collapse
England thrashed the West Indies by 241 runs in the second Test at Trent Bridge on Sunday to take an unassailable 2-0 lead in a three-match series.
Brook puts England back in charge
Harry Brook’s unbeaten fifty guided England into a strong position at stumps on the third day of the second Test against the West Indies at Trent Bridge.
