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2 weeks ago | 
espn.co.uk | Vithushan Ehantharajah |Andrew Miller |Nagraj Gollapudi
Harry Brook says no amount of money will get between him and giving his all as England's new limited-overs captain, as he pledged to put franchise cricket on the backburner for the good of English cricket. Brook, 26, was named as Jos Buttler's successor on Monday, a role which will furnish one of the team's premier all-format batters with extra responsibility by putting him in charge of a much-needed refresh.
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2 weeks ago | 
espn.in | Vithushan Ehantharajah |Andrew Miller |Nagraj Gollapudi
Harry Brook says no amount of money will get between him and giving his all as England's new limited-overs captain, as he pledged to put franchise cricket on the backburner for the good of English cricket. Brook, 26, was named as Jos Buttler's successor on Monday, a role which will furnish one of the team's premier all-format batters with extra responsibility by putting him in charge of a much-needed refresh.
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3 weeks ago | 
espn.in | Andrew Miller |Vithushan Ehantharajah
It's hard these days to claim that the clouds at Middlesex have ever entirely rolled away. And yet, with the sun beating down on a glorious April afternoon at Lord's, ahead of Lancashire's visit for Friday's County Championship opener, it felt possible for a moment to believe in new beginnings - even if several cold hard realities remain lurking on the fringes of the club narrative.
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3 weeks ago | 
espn.co.uk | Valkerie Baynes |Andrew Miller |Vithushan Ehantharajah
"It's about winning." With those three words, uttered 24 hours after being named England Women's head coach, Charlotte Edwards set out her mission to turn an underperforming team into World Cup contenders within six months. Effectively dispensing with the 'inspire and entertain' mantra introduced two years ago by her predecessor, Jon Lewis, Edwards wasn't afraid to tread into territory that makes some other coaches squeamish.
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3 weeks ago | 
espn.in | Valkerie Baynes |Andrew Miller |Vithushan Ehantharajah
"It's about winning." With those three words, uttered 24 hours after being named England Women's head coach, Charlotte Edwards set out her mission to turn an underperforming team into World Cup contenders within six months. Effectively dispensing with the 'inspire and entertain' mantra introduced two years ago by her predecessor, Jon Lewis, Edwards wasn't afraid to tread into territory that makes some other coaches squeamish.
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3 weeks ago | 
espn.in | Andrew Miller |Valkerie Baynes |Vithushan Ehantharajah
It seemed, on the face of it, to be a classic case of ECB miscommunication. At Lord's on Tuesday afternoon, with literally minutes to go until the start of a board-hosted event to mark the start of the 2025 county season, a WhatsApp message pinged in the pockets of the invited journalists that drew the attention away from the assembled winners of last year's eight domestic trophies, and onto rather more pressing matters.
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3 weeks ago | 
espn.co.uk | Andrew Miller |Valkerie Baynes |Vithushan Ehantharajah
It seemed, on the face of it, to be a classic case of ECB miscommunication. At Lord's on Tuesday afternoon, with literally minutes to go until the start of a board-hosted event to mark the start of the 2025 county season, a WhatsApp message pinged in the pockets of the invited journalists that drew the attention away from the assembled winners of last year's eight domestic trophies, and onto rather more pressing matters.
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4 weeks ago | 
espn.co.uk | Alan Gardner |Vithushan Ehantharajah |Andrew Miller
Sussex's base at Hove may be one of the more tranquil destinations on the county circuit. But when the club make their return to Division One of the Championship after a ten-year absence next month, opponents should not arrive expecting a ride on the teacups. That is the message coming from the 2024 Division Two champions, with head coach, Paul Farbrace, saying Sussex will going into the new season "aiming to win" the title.
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4 weeks ago | 
espn.co.uk | Vithushan Ehantharajah |Andrew Miller |Alan Gardner
The England Test set-up under Brendon McCullum and Ben Stokes have given plenty of new opportunities to players. But for Dan Lawrence, his three-match stint as an opener last summer might rank as their biggest hospital pass. With Zak Crawley ruled out of the Sri Lanka series with a broken finger, England decided to insert Lawrence at the top of the order. He had been the spare batter for a while, at home and overseas.
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4 weeks ago | 
espn.co.uk | Andrew Miller |Vithushan Ehantharajah |Alan Gardner
How long can a hungry young player stay hungry - or young for that matter - when the fates seem so cruelly conspired against him? Five years have passed since Jordan Cox, then 19, announced his talents with a startling double-century for Kent in the Bob Willis Trophy, and four years since his Player-of-the-Match performance in their T20 Blast triumph at Edgbaston in 2021.
