Jonny Bairstow has reaffirmed his ambition to get back into England's Test set-up and is set to play first-class cricket with Yorkshire for the first time since 2018, with a…
Big pictureNo sooner has the first Test series of a jam-packed mid-summer of cricket ended than a set of one-day internationals begins.What better drawcard than the chance for fans to…
Stuart Broad enjoyed a hugely memorable Test match as England sealed a 2-1 series win over West Indies at Old Trafford. He picked up a 10-wicket match haul, the Player-of-the-Match…
Of course Stuart Broad had the final word. Of course, at the end of a series he has dominated since his spell with the second new ball on the fourth…
For the second series in a row, England roared back from 1-0 down to win - this time amid the unusual setting of three bio-secure, behind-closed-doors Tests. Reclaiming the Wisden…
Stuart Broad's Ashes batting bunny David Warner is still trying to figure out how it was even possible that the paceman was dropped from England's first Test match of the…
"It does get a little frustrating," Buzz Aldrin once said of a lifetime of being known as the second man on the moon. When you've travelled approximately 240,000 miles further…
James Anderson says that his team-mate Stuart Broad could go yet on to outstrip his own England-record wicket tally, as he stood on the verge of becoming the fourth seam…
Stuart Broad is currently bowling as well as at any time in his career, according to former England captain, Andrew Strauss.Broad will go into the final day of the Test…
Might England have found another piece in the jigsaw? It's been a long time since they could feel they had a settled opening pair. Arguably not since the days of…
There's a famous photo of an iconic West Indies attack. Lined up in height order, Andy Roberts, Michael Holding, Colin Croft and Joel Garner stare back at the camera. There's…
Stuart Broad has said that his recent upturn in form with the bat stems from a decision to ditch the reticence and be more like Shane Warne at the crease.Speaking…
When Ollie Pope made his Test debut, the comparisons with Ian Bell, while obvious, seemed flattering.Bell was a great of modern England cricket, after all. He scored nearly 8000 Test…
1:41 AM ISTValkerie BaynesCloseValkerie Baynes is a general editor at ESPNcricinfoOllie Pope has admitted to feeling a weight lift from his shoulders as he neared a possible second Test century…
England have released five players from the bio-secure bubble at Emirates Old Trafford. Joe Denly will move over to the white-ball training group down at the Ageas Bowl ahead of…
Jos Buttler remains a "vital" member of the England team, according to his captain, Joe Root, and the national selector, Ed Smith.Buttler's position has started to come under scrutiny after…
2:11 PM ISTValkerie BaynesCloseValkerie Baynes is a general editor at ESPNcricinfoWelcome to ESPNcricinfo's live updates on the 3rd Test between England and West Indies at Emirates Old Trafford. We've also…
Big pictureMaybe this Test cricket lark has some legs after all. Two matches in as many weeks, two pulsating fifth-day finishes, one victory apiece and the promise of more to…
Ben Stokes has already surpassed the feats of Andrew Flintoff, and is well on his way to overtaking Sir Ian Botham as England's greatest allrounder, according to James Anderson, who…
Excluding the ubiquitous Ben Stokes, England have used two completely different seam attacks in their first two Tests of the summer, and with four more Tests to come in the…
Chris Silverwood faces an intriguing test of his management style this week as England pick a side they hope can win the third Test against West Indies.In many ways Silverwood,…
Ben Stokes has replaced Jason Holder as the No. 1 Test allrounder following a match-defining performance in the second Test against West Indies at Old Trafford. Stokes, who slammed a…
After the first match in Southampton, Shai Hope averaged 26.71 in Tests but 52.20 in ODIs - is that the biggest difference for anyone? asked Alexander Appleyard from EnglandGiven a…
It was telling that Ben Stokes was the first to reach the pitch on the fifth morning.The West Indies team were still in a huddle near the edge of the…
Ben Stokes has moved to ease injury concerns after he pulled up in discomfort while bowling late in England's second-Test victory, in which he played a starring role.Stokes stopped bowling…
Joe Root, England's captain, believes his team is "in the presence of greatness", after paying handsome tribute to his "Mr Incredible", Ben Stokes for yet another display of matchwinning bravado…
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Not long after tea on the fourth day, it looked as if this Test was heading, as Stuart Broad put it, for a "bore draw".West Indies required only 38 more…
When you are in a spot, you would bank on Jason Holder, wouldn't you? One of the two best allrounders in Test cricket, along with Ben Stokes, Holder has shown…
Stuart Broad says that England may be willing to set West Indies an achievable target on the final day of the second Test in exchange for the opportunity to get…
7:16 PM ISTValkerie BaynesCloseValkerie Baynes is a general editor at ESPNcricinfoJames Anderson says he would welcome a return home if England's players are allowed to break free of their biosecure…
Jul 16, 2020Valkerie BaynesCloseValkerie Baynes is a general editor at ESPNcricinfoWelcome to ESPNcricinfo's live updates on the 2nd Test between England and West Indies at the Old Trafford. We've also…