All news by author: Matthew Cooper

This summer's Ashes could be the "best series since 2005" believes Australia great Mike Hussey, who was part of England's coaching setup when they won the T20 World Cup last year

England captain Ben Stokes wants at least eight seamers to choose from during the Ashes, which has been squeezed into a tight 46-day window, and Mark Wood believes he is unlikely to play a major role

Rehan Ahmed has broken a record held by the late Ben Hollioake after becoming the youngest men's cricketer to play an ODI for England when he was handed a debut against Bangladesh

Jason Roy struck an excellent hundred and Sam Curran starred with both bat and ball as England completed a series victory over Bangladesh with a game to spare after winning the second ODI by 132 runs

Wales stars Liam Williams and Josh Adams have both been linked with moves abroad, but Cardiff's Director of Rugby Dai Young has revealed the Welsh Rugby Union could still veto any moves

Ben Stokes and Brendon McCullum have completely revolutionised England's Test team, guiding them to ten wins in 12 playing 'Bazball', and Sir Alastair Cook has praised the pair's approach

David Warner has averaged just 29.48 in Test cricket since the start of 2021 and former Australia captain Ricky Ponting believes he should already have retired from the format

England star Harry Brook will join Major League Baseball side St Louis Cardinals at their spring training camp in Florida where he will swap sports and attempt to smash some home runs

England captain Ben Stokes is dealing with a chronic injury problem in his left knee and the likes of Steve Harmison and Michael Vaughan have urged him to withdraw from the IPL and focus solely on the Ashes

Dawid Malan laid down a real marker ahead of England's 50-over World Cup defence with an outstanding century as he guided Jos Buttler's side to victory against Bangladesh

The Yorkshire racism scandal has reportedly cost the club millions of pounds, with former spinner Azeem Rafiq found to have been the victim of "racial harassment and bullying" during his time at Headingley

Former England Nasser Hussain has defended Ben Stokes and Brendon McCullum following their one-run loss to New Zealand, telling fans: "You can't have it both ways"

Jon Rahm has returned to the top of the world rankings after a brilliant run of form and the 28-year-old has recalled a conversation he shared with Tiger Woods

Mark Wood stripped down to his boxers and took a catch in a bizarre fielding drill during England's tour of Bangladesh ahead of the first ODI on Wednesday

Zak Crawley is in the midst of a poor run of form and David Lloyd has urged England to drop him ahead of the Ashes and hand a recall to Haseeb Hameed

Captain Ben Stokes and coach Brendon McCullum have reflected on England's narrow one-run defeat to New Zealand in the second Test in Wellington

England opener Zak Crawley is under pressure after scoring just 58 runs at an average of 14.50 against New Zealand and Sir Alastair Cook has suggested Joe Root could repace him at the top of the order

England captain Ben Stokes has admitted his chronic left knee injury is "holding me back", but both he and Brendon McCullum are hopeful it will not be an issue during the Ashes

England lost a thrilling Test match to New Zealand by just one run, becoming only the fourth team in history to lose after enforcing the follow on and captain Ben Stokes has defended his decision

New Zealand won a thrilling Test match against England that will go down as one of the all-time greats by just one run, with Ben Stokes' side becoming just the fourth team to ever lose after enforcing the follow on

Rehan Ahmed made history last year as he became England's youngest ever men's Test cricketer and Jos Buttler believes the teenager could become a "brilliant international cricketer"

Harry Brook has enjoyed a brilliant start to his Test career with the bat and now has his first wicket in an England shirt, having dismissed New Zealand's all-time leading run scorer Kane Williamson

Alex Hales has not played an ODI since March 2019, but England white-ball coach Matthew Mott says the opener is in contention for a spot at the upcoming 50-over World Cup

New Zealand star Michael Bracewell has been slammed after he was run out in the second Test against England, with Kiwi legend Craig McMillan particularly critical of his dismissal

England opener Zak Crawley has struggled for form recently and ends the tour of New Zealand having struck just 58 runs at an average of 14.50, with a top score of 28