Simon Wilde

6 days ago | thetimes.com | Simon Wilde

The Ashes urn, the most famous object in cricket, is commonly thought to have been filled with the remains of a bail burnt during an English tour to Australia in the 1880s. Now for the first time the urn has been reunited in the museum at Lord’s with what some experts believe to be the companion bail to the one that was ceremonially burnt.

1 week ago | thetimes.com | Simon Wilde

Ben Stokes’s return to action at Trent Bridge last week was good news for England on several fronts. As a leader he shapes the team’s style of play. As an all-rounder he helps to balance the side. But his bowling — which had great rhythm and good pace — also adds an angle of attack for which the management have a growing enthusiasm, bordering on obsession.

1 week ago | thetimes.com | Simon Wilde

2 weeks ago | thetimes.com | Elizabeth Ammon |Simon Wilde

2 weeks ago | thetimes.com | Simon Wilde