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England bowler was not awarded Test central contract‘It’s less stress on my body. It could be a possibility’Mark Wood has said his career may head towards white-ball specialism and though this appears a long-term consideration, the admission still brin…
The unspoken, unexamined decision of the Indian Premier League to ignore one country has turned the dressing room into a proxy battlefield, the auction into a theatre of warLast week, the England and Wales Cricket Board announced it is in the process o…
The best male players’ earning power has exploded in recent years; it’s those on fringes that must worry most about Covid-19The gravy train has slipped into reverse for the first time in 20 years. Old cricketers are often asked when has been the best t…
Men’s team agree to changes in latest cost-cutting measuresFirst reduction since central contracts came in 20 years agoThe England men’s team have agreed to their win bonuses being slashed in half as part of an overall 15% cut to their pay package for …
Chris Woakes benefited from taking a break from the game and England’s winter schedule will test how far cricket has comeIt has been 15 years since England played in Pakistan, a stretch that feels, nowadays, more than half a lifetime ago. They may go b…
England’s death-bowling specialist on taking a knee, why Eoin Morgan is one of a kind, and inspiring the next generationThe number of cricket teams taking a knee before matches may have dwindled during the recent summer but for Chris Jordan, England’s …
One-day captain says such decisions must be acceptedEngland begin white-ball tour of South Africa next monthEoin Morgan believes the strain of bubble life will see England players begin to withdraw from tours on mental-health grounds and insists any su…
Not since 2005 has the ECB sent a touring team to the country but it is hard to see how they can decline this invitationThe likelihood of England’s cricketers participating in a tour of Pakistan for the first time in more than 15 years is now strong. W…
ECB exploring possibility of short T20 series in JanuaryTour could take place in parallel with Tests in Sri LankaEngland are in discussions over a short tour of Pakistan in January – their first visit to the country since 2005 – as a show of gratitude …
The 25-year-old England opener’s move up to Test cricket has been taken in his stride as he reflects on a busy 12 monthsFrom clipping his first ball in Test cricket for four through to the recent awarding of a central contract, with a summer spent in t…
South African government could give green light on Tuesday Optimism growing over Test tour to Sri Lanka in DecemberEngland are poised to discover whether the first tour of their currently uncertain winter will receive the green light from the South Afr…
England cricketers are more likely to be privately educated than peers in the House of Lords. Is that a problem?By James Wallace for Wisden Cricket MonthlyTest cricket is a game of contrasts: bat/ball, spin/pace, out/not out. It’s risk v reward, creamy…
White-ball series in South Africa set to start in NovemberTest tours to Sri Lanka and India in early 2021 remain unclear The England and Wales Cricket Board is working to ensure its national teams can tour this winter but the proposed Test series in Sr…
New Zealander denied summer role because an overseas playerPatel is lined up for series in South Africa, India and Sri LankaJeetan Patel looks set to be rehired as England’s spin coach following the visa problem that denied the men’s national team his …
Crawley, Pope and Sibley elevated to Test contractsPlayers ‘not blind to reality’, says Ashley GilesAshley Giles insisted England’s cricketers are not blind to the financial uncertainty facing the sport after the latest batch of men’s central contracts…