England’s 2026 home summer was supposed to be all about renewal. Instead, it became a season of upheaval, contrasting fortunes and, for both national teams, a useful measure of how far the game has moved on since the disappointments of the previous winter.
The men ended with some of the most emphatic white-ball cricket of the summer, but their Test side underwent a leadership and coaching reset. Not before time according to many. The women reached a home T20 World Cup final, only to lose to Australia – with some inevitability it must be said – at Lord’s, wh...
