All news by author: Dean Wilson

England meet Bangladesh on Tuesday in their second Cricket World Cup clash after suffering a heavy defeat at the hands of New Zealand in their opening fixture in India

If the game does go ahead there will be strict instructions from the England medical staff for players to avoid sliding in the field where their knees could easily get caught in the turf

New Zealand blew England away by nine wickets as Jos Buttler's batters failed to hit their familiar stride in a nightmare opening match at the World Cup in India

England are bidding to make it back-to-back 50-over World Cup successes when they begin their 2023 campaign against New Zealand in India on Thursday - but face stiff competition

Ben Stokes is an injury doubt for the clash with New Zealand - and Harry Brook is in line for an ODI World Cup debut in the middle order just hours after being named English cricket's player of the year

Jason Roy is ready to be on England's reserve list for the World Cup later this year after missing out on the squad that heads to India with Harry Brook preferred

Freddie Flintoff has rejoined the England set-up as a coach helping to guide the current players nine months on from his horror car crash whilst filming Top Gear

Gale has a four week coaching ban to serve and a £6,000 fine to pay for his part in the Yorkshire racism scandal but he has taken a coaching job in Australia without paying.

Tom Kohler-Cadmore has been called up by England for their ODI series against Ireland after Jason Roy turned down the chance to feature following his axing from the World Cup squad

At Headingley, Crawley will lead for the first time an England team that includes Joe Root, the man who gave him his England Test debut in 2019

Stokes hit 182 at the Oval to break Jason Roy's record in his latest show of brilliance as England took a 2-1 series lead with one game remaining

Archer sent down a succession of thunderbolts into the baseball mitt of Flintoff, who was clearly enjoying the high speeds, similar to the sort of deliveries he used to send down in his pomp

England have pulled level with New Zealand on one win apiece in the ODI series after beating the Kiwis by 79 runs at the Rose Bowl on Sunday with Liam Livingstone the star of the show

Livingstone may take on a greater spinning role on Sunday should England not want to take a risk with Rashid’s niggle, but his batting remains the focus

Ben Stokes may face issues with his knee following the World Cup but the England Test captain is ready and able to do his bit as a batter as Jos Buttler's side look to retain their crown

Harry Brook was controversially left our of England's provisional World Cup squad, but the Yorkshire batter is now ready to prove his worth in 50 over game after sparkling in the Hundred and T20 series

Ben Stokes quit ODI cricket last summer but is set to be named in England's preliminary World Cup squad alongside Jofra Archer

England saw the 28 World Test Championship points they picked up during an exhilarating Ashes series reduced to 9, with the ICC continuing to battle against slow over rates

England coach Brendon McCullum is already looking forward to the next Ashes series in 2025 after enjoying his first taste of the historic rivalry

England were a little off balance in the first two matches but three strong performances secured a series draw and provides hope for the return clash

England could not regain the urn as they had to settle for a drawn series with Stuart Broad bowing out in fairytale fashion in the fifth Test at The Oval

Australia are 135-0 in their pursuit of a record-breaking 384 to win the final Ashes Test, with David Warner and Usman Khawaja threatening to spoil Stuart Broad's farewell

England were able to finish off the Australian batting order by the evening at the Oval leaving themselves three days to set a total and bowl out their rivals at the Oval

Ben Stokes has been involved in all five matches of England's Test summer so far - and will make it six at the Oval - despite pressing concerns over his lingering knee injuries

Stokes has named the same players for the fifth and final Ashes Test at the Oval and he insists Anderson remains a quality option despite a disappointing series