All news by author: Dean Wilson

Ollie Pope is named vice-captain but Jofra Archer will take no part in the Ashes after being ruled out for the rest of the summer with a stress fracture of his right elbow

England's premier fast bowler James Anderson did not take the field for Lancashire against Somerset on day two at Old Trafford as a 'precaution' following a groin injury

EXCLUSIVE: Joe Root believes in-depth conversations with Brian Lara and Kumar Sangakkara about Test cricket have been a bonus during his time at the Rajasthan Royals

Hopes of a repeat of 2019 when Archer was a central figure in both the World Cup and the Ashes now appear a distant pipe dream

Former Yorkshire and England batter Gary Ballance should be slapped with an eight-week ban and an £8,000 fine according to the ECB amid the Azeem Rafiq racism scandal

Smith will play three County Championship matches for Sussex starting at Worcestershire on Thursday as he aims to win Ashes in England for first time

Fellow fast bowler Saqib Mahmood reckons high demands on Jofra Archer's talents will need to be managed carefully if he is to have another huge year like he did in 2019

The Women's Ashes is set to run alongside the men's series this summer and fast bowler Issy Wong has boldly claimed it is a good time to take on the World Champion Aussies, despite them being "one of the greatest sports teams in history"

England bowler Chris Woakes is desperate to play another Ashes Test at his home ground Edgbaston after tasting defeat there in the drawn series in 2019

It will be Duckett’s first Ashes series and with the Ireland Test set to be his first International match in England, it was handy that he managed to register one hundred at Lord’s on Thursday

England superstar Ben Stokes has been recognised for his leadership skills, while Aussie star Beth Mooney takes the women's prize and a new award is added for 160th edition

Former England Ashes winning captain Michael Vaughan has been cleared of racism by the Cricket Discipline Commission and now has an opportunity to be an agent of change

England bowler Ollie Robinson has doubled down on his claim England give Australia a "good hiding" in this summer's Ashes by stating he feels they will "comfortably" win the series

Ben Stokes has had injections to manage his troublesome knee and help him bowl again, with the England Test captain set to start the IPL as a specialist batter only

Former England all-rounder Mark Alleyne is the second black head coach at an English county along with Ottis Gibson at Yorkshire

Hameed is hoping to follow in the footsteps of fellow Nottinghamshire opener Ben Duckett and earn a recall to England's Test high flyers

Words of encouragement from Ben Stokes fills his players with confidence to believe anything is possible on the field

England star Harry Brook is already one of cricket's biggest hitters, and will be showing what he learnt from baseball at the IPL next month with the Hyderabad Sunrisers

A historic fixtures group forced an uneasy compromise to ensure history and tradition were upheld when it came to classic matches

Michael Vaughan's legal team gave closing submissions on Tuesday at the Cricket Discipline Commission hearing and took aim at the ECB, but the national governing body hit back

Michael Vaughan appeared at the Cricket Discipline Commission on Friday, as the investigation into racism at Yorkshire and English county cricket continues following Azeem Rafiq's allegations

Michael Vaughan has staunchly defended himself against racism allegations as he was called to give evidence on day three of the ECB's Cricket Discipline Commission hearing on Friday

Adil Rashid was cross-examined by Michael Vaughan's lawyer during day two of the Cricket Discipline Commission's investigation into racism allegations by Azeem Rafiq

England bowler Adil Rashid appeared via video link and Azeem Rafiq also appeared as the investigation into racism within English cricket and Yorkshire County Cricket Club continued in London on Thursday

England drew 1-1 against New Zealand in what proved to be an enthralling Test series, culminating with a dramatic one-run victory for the hosts in Wellington