New Zealand and England will face off in a white-ball series, starting with the first T20 International at Hagley Oval in Christchurch on Saturday. The three-match T20I series is a good opportunity for the Kiwis to get their T20 World Cup preparations back on track after they were beaten by Australia 2-0 at home earlier…
England coach Brendon McCullum has left open the possibility of Harry Brook replacing Ollie Pope as vice-captain during the upcoming Ashes tour of Australia. Pope officially took on the role in May 2023 after securing his place as England’s number three in Test cricket, and has since led the team five times when inspirational skipper…
LEEDS, ENGLAND – SEPTEMBER 02: Engalnd captain Harry Brook with South Africa captain Temba Bavuma ahead of the 1st Metro Bank One Day International between England and South Africa at Headingley on September 02, 2025 in Leeds, England. (Photo by Gareth Copley – ECB/ECB via Getty Images) ECB via Getty Images A soggy September can…
Harry Brook being named as England’s Player of the Series for the Anderson–Tendulkar Trophy wasn’t the most predictable of outcomes. His 481 runs at 53.44 were impressive, yet they didn’t dominate the headlines in the way Ben Stokes’ heroics or Joe Root’s three centuries did. Even Josh Tongue hauled in 19 wickets in three Tests. …
England batter Harry Brook disagreed with India coach Gautam Gambhir’s decision to name him as Player of the Series, saying the honour should have gone to Joe Root for his prolific run in the five-Test series. With the series ending 2-2, each team’s coach selected one player from the opposition for the Player of the…
England captain Ben Stokes lauded India’s efforts in the Anderson-Tendulkar Trophy and admitted that 2-2 was probably a fair outcome after a compelling Test series. “The series as a whole, even before this game, was just all four games going to five days. It’s been toe-to-toe for 25 days. Two very good teams who have…
India skipper Shubman Gill was named India’s ‘Player of the Series’ after the Anderson-Tendulkar Trophy series ended in a 2-2 stalemate at The Oval in London on Monday. Gill was the leading run scorer of the five-match series, finishing with a whopping 754 runs in 10 innings at an average of 75.40. He struck as…
Tempers flared during England’s 22-run win at Lord’s with players from both sides engaging in verbal volleys. However, England batter Harry Brook stated that his team tried playing ‘in the spirit of the game as much as possible’ before the Indian players provoked them. “Their lads went hard at Creeps [Zak Crawley] and Ducky [Ben…