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Surrey keeper Smith eager to prove England credentials

3 April 2024 0 comments

…caps in September and his name is in the mix for a Test shot should Surrey team-mate Ben Foakes be discarded. Smith added: “That was important to put a season…

India level series as England fall short

5 February 2024 0 comments

…A dejected Stokes stopped to speak to Ben Foakes before departing but, although the wicketkeeper shared an eighth-wicket stand of 55 with Tom Hartley, England’s race was run. Both men…

England given reality check as India take charge

25 January 2024 0 comments

…side battle back (Mahesh Kumar A/AP) However, Stokes shepherded things impressively at the back end of the innings, which seemed to be disappearing swiftly when Ben Foakes’ nick behind made…

England players sign multi-year deals but Stokes takes one-year extension

24 October 2023 0 comments

…O Pope, M Potts, A Rashid, J Tongue, C Woakes. One-year deals: M Ali, J Anderson, B Foakes, J Leach, D Malan, O Robinson, B Stokes, R Topley. Development deals:…

Durham are Division Two champions after bowling out Worcestershire

21 September 2023 0 comments

…with 63 off 75 balls. At the Kia Oval, Ben Foakes and Jamie Overton led a fightback from Division One leaders Surrey against bottom-of-the table Northamptonshire on another rain-affected day….

Can England beat weather to level Ashes? Fourth test talking points

18 July 2023 0 comments

…Will Jonny be good Jonny Bairstow needs to sharpen up behind the stumps (Mike Egerton/PA) England have rowed in hard behind Jonny Bairstow as wicketkeeper, rendering Ben Foakes’ imperious glovework…

What do England need to do to win the Ashes?

21 June 2023 0 comments

…needs a confidence boost (Mike Egerton/PA) By choosing to drop Ben Foakes, a player Stokes has frequently described as the best wicketkeeper in world cricket, England opened themselves up to…

England openers shine after Stuart Broad takes five on first day against Ireland

1 June 2023 0 comments

…Bairstow a simple first catch behind the stumps since replacing Ben Foakes. After making it to lunch on 78 for four, Broad ended McCollum’s hard-fought 36 off 108 deliveries when…

Steve Smith finds form with Ollie Robinson and Stuart Broad among the wickets

19 May 2023 0 comments

…out for a disappointing 16 after Tuesday’s England call-up. Elsewhere, Ben Foakes put his England snub behind him with three catches during a hard-fought opening day between Surrey and Kent…

Overton hits back at Lancs over tactical criticism

14 May 2023 0 comments

…gloves – as Somerset finished on 398 for five to sit 433 ahead. England wicketkeeper Ben Foakes took six catches as Surrey’s impressive attack inspired a nine-wicket victory over Middlesex…

Surrey hammer Yorkshire to secure another County Championship title

22 September 2022 0 comments

…for five and, 11 overs and 34 runs later, Tattersall’s 21 ended when he touched a lifting leg-side ball from Jamie Overton to wicketkeeper Ben Foakes. Soon after lunch Worrall…

England looking to finish summer in style with third Test victory over South Africa at The Oval

7 September 2022 0 comments

…lows in the sport. Leading by example on the pitch, Stokes, along with wicket-keeper Ben Foakes’ impressive 113 not out, helped guide England to an unassailable 415 first innings score….

Keaton Jennings hits triple hundred on exciting day of Championship action

13 July 2022 0 comments

…178. England Test wicketkeeper Ben Foakes’ unbeaten 86 and Rory Burns’ century have given Championship leaders Surrey an outside chance of victory against Yorkshire at Scarborough. https://twitter.com/lancscricket/status/1547299970906218496 Surrey, replying to…

The ‘Bazball’ effect – A closer look at England’s Test resurgence

15 June 2022 0 comments

…order have grown in just a few short weeks. Alex Lees looks a freer, more expansive player than the blocker who made his debut in the West Indies, Ben Foakes…

Ben Foakes predicting ‘one hell of a day’ as England-NZ Test nears conclusion

13 June 2022 0 comments

Ben Foakes predicted “one hell of a day” lay in store at Trent Bridge after England and New Zealand traded blows to leave the second LV= Insurance Test up for…

Dom Sibley can show he is England’s ‘best opener’ says team-mate Michael Burgess

25 May 2022 0 comments

…scores of 170 and 178 so far this term. There is no shortage of wicketkeeper-batters in the England reckoning – with Ben Foakes, Jonny Bairstow, Jos Buttler, Sam Billings, James…

Livingstone omitted by England despite Pietersen backing

20 May 2022 0 comments

…Stokes. England Test squad: Ben Stokes (Durham, captain), James Anderson (Lancashire), Jonathan Bairstow (Yorkshire), Stuart Broad (Nottinghamshire), Harry Brook (Yorkshire), Zak Crawley (Kent), Ben Foakes (Surrey), Jack Leach (Somerset), Alex…

Harry Brook and Matthew Potts included in England Test squad

18 May 2022 0 comments

…Alex Lees and Zak Crawley, the opening pair from the recent West Indies tour, and retained wicketkeeper Ben Foakes for what should be his first home Test. Jonny Bairstow also…

Ryan Patel stars as early championship leaders Surrey seal victory over Somerset

25 April 2022 0 comments

…Patel joined by Ben Foakes in a decisive fourth-wicket partnership of 66. Foakes was earlier passed fit to resume playing after concussion tests and finished unbeaten on 48. https://twitter.com/surreycricket/status/1518283195397070850 Warwickshire…