The timing and circumstances surrounding Ben Stokes’ mid-match retirement have drawn plenty of mixed reaction from English media after the all-rounder’s incredible Test career ended with a whimper at Trent Bridge on Sunday.
India eliminated as Perry steers record-breaking Aussies into World Cup knockouts
Ellyse Perry starred as Australia knocked India out of the Women’s T20 World Cup with a six-wicket group-stage win at Lord’s on Sunday.
Ben Stokes retirement bombshell: England captain quits international cricket mid-Test
England captain Ben Stokes has declared he will retire from international cricket at the end of the current Test against New Zealand following a contentious year.
India whitewashed in historic series loss to Ireland as 15yo phenom snubbed again
Ireland secured a landmark series win over T20 world champions India in Belfast on Sunday with a tense one-run win after the tourists again denied teenage sensation Vaibhav Sooryavanshi a debut.
Poms in deep strife as Kiwis mount fightback after Archer’s frightening blitz
Rachin Ravindra’s unbeaten fifty revived New Zealand after Jofra Archer’s double strike gave England renewed hope of victory in the third and deciding Test at Trent Bridge on Saturday.
IPL teen sensation denied debut as minnow shocks India in all-time T20 boilover
Ireland stunned T20 world champions India with a landmark 34-run win in their series opener in Belfast on Friday after the tourists opted against giving an international debut to teenage sensation Vaibhav Sooryavanshi.
‘You see clearly’: DRS drama as returning Stokes makes ‘magical’ statement
Ben Duckett scored his first century in over a year and Jacob Bethell banished his first-innings blues after returning England captain Ben Stokes sparked a fightback in the third Test against New Zealand at Trent Bridge.
Kiwis’ monster opening partnership smashes record… but late stumble gives England a ‘sniff’
New Zealand’s Tom Latham and Devon Conway broke a record that had stood for nearly a hundred years before England skipper Ben Stokes marked his return to international duty by sparking a late fightback on the first day of the third and deciding Test at Trent Bridge.
Bizarre reason 15yo phenom Vaibhav Sooryavanshi won’t be allowed into Indian changeroom during debut
Teen cricket sensation Vaibhav Sooryavanshi will reportedly be required to use his own changeroom during India’s white-ball tour of Ireland and England.
Alarm bells ring over Stokes answer as ‘frustrated’ England star breaks silence on nightclub saga
Returning captain Ben Stokes insisted he had been “man enough” to apologise to his England teammates after missing the last Test for breaching a curfew.
Perry’s all-round heroics in World Cup thrashing… but Aussies sweat on wounded star
Ellyse Perry starred as Australia moved closer to the Women’s T20 World Cup semi-finals with a 113-run rout of lacklustre Pakistan on Tuesday.
Inside the civil war threatening to tear England apart as McCullum responds to Stokes rift claim
England coach Brendon McCullum has denied his relationship with Ben Stokes was damaged by the nightclub controversy that forced the captain into exile for the second Test defeat against New Zealand.
Title dream in tatters as sloppy England dealt massive penalty in fresh setback
England’s chances of qualifying for the World Test Championship final have taken another heavy blow, with Brendon McCullum’s side sanctioned for a slow over-rate during the second Test against New Zealand.
Starc replica’s path to baggy green dream; ‘doubts’ linger for hot-and-cold Aussie – State of Play
Spencer Johnson could have an opportunity to press his case for a Test debut next summer if the tall speedster proves his fitness during the first half of the Sheffield Shield season.
11-BALL FIFTY! Teen phenom does it again in absurd knock… but Aussie’s record still safe
Fifteen-year-old cricket sensation Vaibhav Sooryavanshi stunned with the fastest half-century in List A history, smashing the milestone in just 11 balls on Sunday.