Pakistan captain Babar Azam out of first Test against England
Pakistan captain Babar Azam has been ruled out of the first Test against England at Headingley starting Wednesday, with Salman Ali Agha taking over as skipper.
Pakistan captain Babar Azam has been ruled out of the first Test against England at Headingley starting Wednesday, with Salman Ali Agha taking over as skipper.
Pakistan captain Babar Azam suffered an injury during the second day of a warm-up match ahead of next week's first Test against England.
Joe Root said Wednesday there would be no curfew in place during his second spell as England Test captain.
Andrew Flintoff said Friday he had stepped down from his role as coach of the second-string England Lions after his appointment as head coach of the Sydney Thunder in Australia's T20 Big Bash League.
England have recalled Dan Lawrence from two years of Test exile to face Pakistan, with the batsman pencilled in to fill the middle-order vacancy created by the retirement of captain Ben Stokes.
Ben Stokes has revealed his ambition to coach England in the future, but ruled out any chance of ending his shock retirement from international cricket.
The ICC has confirmed The Oval in London as the venue for the 2027 ICC World Test Championship (WTC) Final, which will be played from June 9 to 13.
The England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) has confirmed that both the Bangladesh men's and women's teams will tour England in 2027 as part of its international schedule announced on Thursday.
Harry Brook lauded coach Brendon McCullum for his role in England's first one-day international series victory over India since 2018 following an entertaining 27-run win at Lord's on Sunday.
Joe Root's typically composed 99 not out steered jittery England to a four-wicket win over India in the second one-day international in Cardiff on Thursday that levelled this three-match series at 1-1.
Harry Brook was adamant England's white-ball cricket was "heading in the right direction" after another chastening one-day international loss saw India enjoy a six-wicket success at Edgbaston on Tuesday.
England have left the door ajar for Andy Flower to return as their Test coach after announcing Sunday that Brendon McCullum had been sacked from his red-ball role.