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Adam Collins: Why do Aussies hate Bazball?

A confession: I am an Australian who doesn’t have a pathological hatred of the current England team. I’m not exactly enthralled by them either, but moderation on the...

Jacob Bethell finished his stop-start summer with a flourish

Mark Butcher: Jacob Bethell in pole position following Ollie Pope’s demotion

We’re in the commentary box for the One-Day Cup final, it’s raining outside, and Nick Knight pipes up: “Who bats three? Pope or Bethell?” The room went quiet...

Nottinghamshire fast bowler Dillon Pennington

Darren Stevens: The season’s over but the show must go on

The lot of a professional domestic cricketer is crazy: he plays way too much cricket between April and September, then far too little in the other six months.

Emma Lamb

Katya Witney: Emerging batters make it a season to remember

Lancashire’s One-Day Cup win last weekend book-ended their season with silverware. Without wanting to downplay their T20 County Cup win back in May, this will be the more...

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Right-handed batter and medium pacer Francesca Sweet joins Hampshire following a successful trial period

All-rounder Francesca Sweet signs two-year deal with Hampshire

All-rounder Francesca Sweet has signed a two-year contract with Hampshire following a successful trial period with the club.

England head coach Brendan McCullum looks dejected

Why sacking England head coach Brendon McCullum would cost the ECB more than just money

Sports finance expert Professor Rob Wilson has warned the England and Wales Cricket Board and English cricket fans that abandoning ‘Bazball’ could set the national team back despite...

One Day

Young Lions to keep an eye on during ICC Under-19 Men’s World Cup

The ICC Under-19 Men’s Cricket World Cup is underway as the next generation of talent from 16 nations descend on Zimbabwe and Namibia for the 16th edition of...

England spinner Shoaib Bashir in the nets

England off-spinner Shoaib Bashir signs for Derbyshire from Somerset

Derbyshire have signed England off-spinner, Shoaib Bashir, on a two-year deal.

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Right-handed batter and medium pacer Francesca Sweet joins Hampshire following a successful trial period

All-rounder Francesca Sweet signs two-year deal with Hampshire

All-rounder Francesca Sweet has signed a two-year contract with Hampshire following a successful trial period with the club.

England spinner Shoaib Bashir in the nets

England off-spinner Shoaib Bashir signs for Derbyshire from Somerset

Derbyshire have signed England off-spinner, Shoaib Bashir, on a two-year deal.

Utilita Bowl Solar Panels completed

New Reach and Hampshire Cricket partner for fourth year

Sport and impact focused PR and communications agency, New Reach, has renewed its partnership with Hampshire Cricket and the iconic Utilita Bowl for a fourth consecutive year. 

Hampshire Hawks batter James Vince

James Vince extends his stay with Hampshire Hawks

Batter and men’s T20 captain James Vince has extended his stay with Hampshire Hawks until the end of the 2026 season.

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Joe Root exchanges words with the Sri Lanka team after his dismissal

England beaten in first ODI as Sri Lanka spinners dominate

England were undone by Sri Lanka’s spinners to fall to a 19-run defeat in Colombo as the morale-boosting victory Harry Brook’s men so desperately craved slipped away.

England captain Harry Brook calls nightclub incident a ‘terrible mistake’

Harry Brook admits he made a “terrible mistake” by getting involved in an altercation with a nightclub bouncer and accepts he is lucky to still be England captain.

Harry Brook looks on

England’s Sri Lanka tour takes on added significance after troubled Ashes series

England’s white-ball tour of Sri Lanka has taken on greater significance in the wake of their damaging Ashes series.

England head coach Brendan McCullum looks dejected

Why sacking England head coach Brendon McCullum would cost the ECB more than just money

Sports finance expert Professor Rob Wilson has warned the England and Wales Cricket Board and English cricket fans that abandoning ‘Bazball’ could set the national team back despite...

InternationalMore International

Jasprit Bumrah smiles during a lap of honour after India won the 2024 ICC Men's T20 Cricket World Cup (Philip Brown/Getty Images)

Cricket predictions: ICC Men’s T20 World Cup outright picks

The 10th edition of the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup is nearly upon us, with a total of 20 teams preparing to battle it out across India and...

Harry Brook looks on

England’s Sri Lanka tour takes on added significance after troubled Ashes series

England’s white-ball tour of Sri Lanka has taken on greater significance in the wake of their damaging Ashes series.

One Day

Young Lions to keep an eye on during ICC Under-19 Men’s World Cup

The ICC Under-19 Men’s Cricket World Cup is underway as the next generation of talent from 16 nations descend on Zimbabwe and Namibia for the 16th edition of...

Usman Khawaja announces his retirement from all international cricket

Australia’s Usman Khawaja hits out at ‘racial stereotypes’ after announcing retirement

Usman Khawaja has hit out against a culture of “racial stereotypes” in Australian cricket, declaring the sport is “still very white” as he announced his international retirement.

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