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England's Ben Stokes, Joe Root wear fancy dress for quiz in Spain
England cricketers Ben Stokes and Joe Root wear fancy dress for a quiz night during the team's bonding trip to Spain.Jul 1, 08:45
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Simon Jones: 'Ben Stokes can be better than Andrew Flintoff'
Simon Jones believes that Ben Stokes has the quality to become a better player than former England all-rounder Andrew Flintoff.Jun 30, 04:40
Alastair Cook: England have "feel-good factor"
England cricket captain Alastair Cook believes that the Test side has a "feel-good factor" ahead of this summer's Ashes.Jun 26, 12:58
Andrew Flintoff tips Ben Stokes to be England great
Andrew Flintoff believes that Ben Stokes could have a big part to play for England in the years to come.Jun 22, 15:19
England beat New Zealand in thrilling rain-affected final ODI to win series
Jonny Bairstow powers England to an unlikely victory in the fifth one-day international to wrap up a series victory against New Zealand.Jun 20, 18:28
England set victory target of 284 by New Zealand to win series
England require 284 runs at Chester-le-Street to claim victory in the one-day international series against New Zealand.Jun 20, 13:34
Ben Stokes hails improving England ahead of New Zealand decider
Ben Stokes praises England's positivity in their one-day series against New Zealand.Jun 20, 04:30
New Zealand post big total in fourth ODI against England
Kane Williamson and Mitchell Santner star as New Zealand post England a victory target of 350 in the fourth one-day international against England.Jun 17, 16:37
Nasser Hussain defends England approach despite New Zealand loss
England need to be applauded for their daring brand of cricket even if they lose, according to former captain Nasser Hussain.Jun 15, 02:47
New Zealand take ODI series lead with three-wicket victory over England
Kane Williamson and Ross Taylor both score centuries to lead New Zealand to a three-wicket victory in the third one-day international against England.Jun 14, 17:30
England set New Zealand victory target of 303 in third one-day international
England ODI captain Eoin Morgan top scores with 71 as the hosts are bowled out for 302 in the third one-day international against New Zealand at Southampton.Jun 14, 13:01
New Zealand defeat England by 13 runs via Duckworth-Lewis method
New Zealand defeat England by 13 runs via the Duckworth-Lewis method in the second one-day international at The Oval.Jun 12, 20:26
Ian Bell on top form as Birmingham Bears beat Durham Jets in T20 Blast
Ian Bell puts his recent England woes behind him with a score of 90 runs off 65 balls in the Birmingham Bears' T20 Blast victory over the Durham Jets.Jun 6, 16:28
New Zealand earn victory over England to draw series
England draw series with New Zealand after being bowled out for 255 at Headingley.Jun 2, 16:01
England in deep trouble at lunch against New Zealand
England are reduced to 102-5 at lunch on the final day of the second Test against New Zealand at Headingley.Jun 2, 12:05
New Zealand lose four wickets by tea
New Zealand lose four key wickets by tea on day three of the second Test against England at Headingley.May 31, 15:01
Adam Lyth hits maiden century
Adam Lyth hits his first Test century to leave England 253-5 at stumps on day two of the second Test against New Zealand.May 30, 17:44
Stuart Broad halts New Zealand fightback
Stuart Broad prevents Tom Lathan and Luke Ronchi from reaching centuries to restrict New Zealand to 297-8 on the first day of the second Test at Headingley.May 29, 18:29
Nasser Hussain: 'England may have to alter batting lineup for The Ashes'
Nasser Hussain feels that England should consider altering their batting lineup for The Ashes to deploy a more attacking player than Gary Ballance at number three.May 29, 04:11
Alastair Cook praises England's team spirit after beating New Zealand
England captain Alastair Cook hails the team spirit within the camp following his side's 124-run victory over New Zealand at Lord's.May 26, 05:11
Ben Stokes brands performance "a fluke"
Ben Stokes admits that he wasn't expecting to score 101 against New Zealand at Lord's.May 26, 04:02
England earn dramatic win over New Zealand
England earn a 124-run victory over New Zealand in the first Test at Lord's.May 25, 17:11
New Zealand five down at tea against England
New Zealand reach 134-5 at tea on the final day of the first Test against England at Lord's as they chase a total of 345.May 25, 14:48
Ben Stokes, Alastair Cook star as England lead New Zealand by 295 runs
England lead New Zealand by 295 runs heading into day five of the first Test at Lord's, courtesy of fine performances from Ben Stokes and Alastair Cook.May 24, 22:25
Alastair Cook hits a century as England lead New Zealand by 127 at tea
England take a lead of 127 runs on the fourth day of the first Test against New Zealand thanks in part to a second-innings century from captain Alastair Cook.May 24, 14:40
New Zealand in control as they restrict England to 86-run first-innings lead
New Zealand are firmly in control of the first Test against England as they reach stumps on 303-2 on day two at Lord's.May 22, 17:33
England find breakthrough after frustrating spell against New Zealand batsmen
England snatch two New Zealand wickets in three balls before tea following a frustrating afternoon session on day two of the first Test at Lord's.May 22, 14:45
Matt Henry: 'We made it too easy for England'
Matt Henry admits that New Zealand made it easy for England after reducing the hosts to 30-4 on the first morning at Lord's.May 22, 01:36
Joe Root, Ben Stokes lead England revival
England close play on day one of the first Test against New Zealand on 354-7, following a stirring comeback at Lord's.May 21, 17:34
England show strong signs of recovery
England find themselves on 219-5 at tea on day one of their opening Test of the summer against New Zealand at Lord's.May 21, 15:08
England lose four wickets as New Zealand dominate start of first Test at Lord's
England's batsmen unravel as four wickets fall in the morning session against New Zealand, but Joe Root leads the recovery to reach 113-4 at lunch on day one.May 21, 12:03
Andrew Strauss: Five immediate tasks
Sports Mole picks out five situations that England's new director of cricket Andrew Strauss needs to address quickly.May 11, 10:18
West Indies defeat England in third Test in Barbados to draw series
West Indies defeat England by five wickets in the third Test in Barbados to draw their series 1-1 as Darren Bravo scores 82 on the way to victory.May 3, 21:32
West Indies chase down 192 following England collapse
An England collapse, which saw them lose five wickets for 84 runs, gifts West Indies a real chance of drawing the three-Test series.May 3, 17:05
England rocked by West Indies fightback
England slip to 39-5, a lead of just 107, as the West Indies produce an excellent fightback in the final session on day two of the third Test.May 2, 21:42
England on top in Barbados
England take four more wickets in the afternoon session to reduce the West Indies to 139-7 on day two of the third Test.May 2, 18:52
Alastair Cook ends two-year wait for century
England captain Alastair Cook makes his first Test century in two years as the team reach 240-7 at stumps on day one of the third match against the West Indies.May 1, 21:21
England win toss, unchanged for third Test match with West Indies
England captain Alastair Cook opts to bat first after winning the toss ahead of the third Test match with West Indies.May 1, 13:35
Ben Stokes doubtful for third Test with back problem
England all-rounder Ben Stokes is battling to be fit for the third Test against the West Indies due to a back problem.May 1, 01:24
Paul Farbrace hints at unchanged England side
Assistant coach Paul Farbrace suggests that England are likely to name an unchanged side against the West Indies in Bridgetown.Apr 30, 02:07
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