Cricket

The significance of Heather Knight’s legacy is one that is difficult to measure. In a game of numbers, her impact goes far beyond that. The former captain has seen it all in a record 320 matches, 199 of them in charge over nine exhausting yet era-defining years. The euphoric high …

So to perhaps the result that ended Bazball in the minds of many, even if not in reality: An Ashes trashing in Australia. England walking off buoyant at the end of the first day in Perth seems a distant memory. Despite being bowled out for 172, the visitors were set …

Available for over a year Simon Mann is alongside former England batter Michael Carberry and former India wicketkeeper Deep Dasgupta for reaction to England’s 4-0 thrashing of India in the five match T20 series. Hear from Jos Buttler who scored 131 for England, as well as England captain Harry Brook …

England v India, Fifth T20. The series comes to an end at Southampton BBC News

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Highlights of day two of the Lord’s Test match between England Women and India Women. BBC News

Derbyshire Falcons’ all-time leading T20 run-scorer Wayne Madsen is to retire from domestic T20 cricket. The 42-year-old will play his final T20 Blast match on Sunday when the Falcons host Leicestershire, but will continue to feature in the County Championship and One-Day Cup. Madsen is the fourth-highest run-scorer in the …

India seamer Kranti Gaud takes five wickets in England’s first innings to become the first woman to go on the Lord’s Test honours board. BBC News

England make the worst start to the afternoon session as captain Nat Sciver-Brunt is trapped lbw for 44, in just the second over after lunch, as the hosts fall to 142-6 in their first innings against India in the one-off Test at Lord’s. FOLLOW LIVE: England v India Day Two …

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Surrey and Gloucestershire become the latest sides to reach the quarter-finals of the T20 Blast on a busy night of action. BBC News

Available for over a year Alison Mitchell is alongside 2017 World Cup winner Alex Hartley, Indian cricket journalist Annesha Ghosh, and Ashes-winning bowler Steven Finn for reaction to an historic day at Lord’s where Sophie Ecclestone became England’s leading wicket-taker as the stadium hosts its first ever Test match. Hear …

With their win over The Blaze on Wednesday, Hampshire had guaranteed their place in Finals Day and they reeled off a seventh successive victory at Edgbaston. Already eliminated Warwickshire were asked to bat and captain Katie George led the way with 67 at the top of the order as they …

It’s a day for the history books as Lord’s hosts it’s first women’s Test match with England closing the day on 21-1, 264 runs behind India’s first innings total of 284 – an innings which saw Sophie Ecclestone become England’s leading wicket-taker in all formats. MATCH REPORT: Ecclestone makes history …

India captain Harmanpreet Kaur has “no answers” to Mady Villiers’ ball as she is bowled for 58 in the first women’s Test match at Lord’s. BBC News

Northamptonshire all-rounder Justin Broad has been ruled out for the remainder of the 2026 season with a lower back injury. The Germany international has played just nine first-team games this season and has been unable to bowl due to the problem. South-Africa born Broad, 26, signed a new two-year deal …

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India’s captain Shreyas Iyer frustrates England’s bowlers with an unbeaten 80 to help his side reach 158-7 after batting first against England in the fourth T20 at Bristol. BBC News

Middlesex have announced the appointment of Julie Harrington as the county’s interim chief executive officer. Harrington, the former CEO of British Cycling and the British Horseracing Authority, said she was looking forward to “bringing her experience” to the club. Her appointment comes after chief executive, Andrew Cornish, was placed on …

Sciver-Brunt will be leading England for the first time in a Test match, as England’s last home Test was during the 2023 Ashes series. In the past few months, she has struggled with a calf injury which ruled her out of the start of the summer and three World Cup …