All news by author: Dean Wilson

Two uncapped players, Danielle Gibson and Lauren Filer, earn their maiden Test call ups to the England squad after strong starts for Western Storm

Morgan has had a huge impact on Stokes with England's white-ball cricket and believes he has all the tools to make the difference this summer

Former Australia captain Ricky Ponting can't wait for the Ashes to start with English conditions and the success of 'Bazball' set to have a huge say in the destination of the urn

Australia's Steve Smith has earned the respect of his England opponents over a dominant 13-year Ashes career, but this could be his toughest test to date

Swann is England's most successful off spinner and reckons Moeen Ali still has the goods to be a real threat in Test cricket as he returns for this summer's Ashes series

In a dramatic turn of events, the 35-year-old off-spinning all rounder simply couldn't say no to his great mate Ben Stokes after the call was made to see whether he might help out in their hour of need

England star Stuart Broad has been happy to call out the selectors when he has been dropped in the past, but promises he won't mind this summer

England management have made an approach to Moeen as a possible replacement for the injured Jack Leach and are awaiting an answer on his decision

Legendary Aussie batter hoping fourth time is the charm as he goes in search of first away Ashes series win

Flower has a gap in his schedule between the IPL and The Hundred which allows him to give the Aussies the benefit of his knowledge

ENGLAND VS IRELAND DAY ONE: Stuart Broad warmed up for the Ashes in style, as England look towards hosting Australia this month by playing a warm-up test against Ireland

Ben Stokes will captain England in their one off Test with Ireland this week, the side's final warm-up match ahead of the start of the Ashes at Edgbaston on June 19

England face Ireland in their first Test of the summer, and captain Ben Stokes insists his knee issues are behind him and that he's ready to tear into Australia when the Ashes rolls around later this month

Stokes is confident his knee will stand up to the rigours of bowling when he needs to this summer after a fitness burst in India

'Dream come true' for Worcestershire seamer who was called up as cover, but now gets to make England debut in Ashes warm-up at the Home of Cricket

Woakes won't get the opportunity to add to his stunning record at Lord's after missing out on England's XI for the Ireland Test but is back in the squad ahead of the Ashes

Stuart Broad set to lead the attack at Lord's this week in the absence of 40-year-old Anderson, who is expected to play in his 10th Ashes series in June

Jason Roy is the first high-profile cricketer to sign a deal and join Major League Cricket, with the batsman expected to join the Los Angeles Knight Riders in a two-year deal

Chairs and Chief Executives are regularly consulted and have huge influence on domestic cricket decisions but they are rarely former players

injury concerns allow England to give another young cricketer the chance to see what life is like in the Ben Stokes and Brendon McCullum world

Job satisfaction is through the roof for Broad who is hoping to go toe-to-toe with David Warner once more when the Aussies arrive to do battle for the urn

Confidence is running high in the England dressing room and veteran bowler Jimmy Anderson is feeling bold about his Ashes opposition this summer as the countdown heads into the final straight

Jonny Bairstow is confident he can find the same formula for success this summer now that he has recovered from a horrific broken leg which has left him with a visible limp

Anderson confident his groin strain is nowhere near as severe as the calf injury he suffered in 2019 that curtailed his Ashes participation at the first hurdle

World Cup defence in October also in doubt after Archer is ruled out of entire summer with recurring elbow injury