‘No-one is laughing… delete it’: England’s Jofra Archer hits out at Bangladeshi author who bizarrely tweeted that ‘Moeen Ali would have gone to Syria to join ISIS’ if he was not a cricketer Bangladeshi author Taslima Nasreen posted an extraordinary tweet saying England all-rounder Moeen Ali would have joined ISIS if not for cricket Moeen’s … Read more
England coach Chris Silverwood said recently that James Anderson can play cricket at international level into his 40s. Incredibly, the man himself reckons he is as fit as he has ever been as he approaches his 39th birthday. Here, Sportsmail examines the secrets that are keeping this country’s most prolific Test bowler going. James Anderson … Read more
Jofra Archer ruled OUT of England’s second Test against India due to an arm injury… with Joe Root’s selection plans thrown into disarray as he tries to manage his squad’s workload Jofra Archer will miss England’s second Test with India in Chennai due to injury Sportsmail understands it’s unrelated to the stress fracture Archer suffered … Read more
Government regulators are closely monitoring the BBC website’s coverage of the England cricket tour of India, amid concern that the broadcaster is providing commentary on a series for which they have not paid. The BBC are adamant that their Cricket Social audio feed is not a live commentary, but rather discussion and analysis by the … Read more
The BARMIEST of the Barmy Army! England cricket fan belts out ‘Jerusalem’ on Galle’s iconic fort as he watches first Test after travelling to Sri Lanka last MARCH to watch series then never leaving during the pandemic England fan Rob Lewis travelled to Sri Lanka 10 months ago to watch the cricket But after the … Read more
England’s cricketers touch down in Sri Lanka to be greeted by officials in hazmat suits spraying their clothes and bags with disinfectant, as Joe Root’s squad begin 10 days of Covid quarantine before two-Test series England’s cricket team have arrived in Sri Lanka for their two-Test series Players and coaches were greeted at the airport … Read more
‘A wonderful man who I was lucky enough to spend some quality time with’: Ian Botham confirms fellow England cricket great John Edrich has died aged 83 John Edrich, 83, passed away in the lead up to Christmas, it has been confirmed The former batsman had endured a long-term battle with a rare form of … Read more
Shane Warne has responded to Marlon Samuels’ extraordinary tirade against him and Ben Stokes by suggesting the West Indies cricketer ‘has no friends at all in the sport’. Samuels sparked outrage by calling Warne and Stokes ‘b****’ and boasting of his ‘f***ing superior skin tone’ in a series of racist Instagram posts, as well as … Read more
Sir Ian Botham was a few days shy of his 44th wedding anniversary when he received a late-night call from the Prime Minister’s office offering him a peerage. He thought someone was winding him up. ‘The call came totally and utterly out of the blue,’ he says. ‘I was with Kath in Melbourne in late … Read more
Sir Ian Botham was a few days shy of his 44th wedding anniversary when he received a late-night call from the Prime Minister’s office offering him a peerage. He thought someone was winding him up. ‘The call came totally and utterly out of the blue,’ he says. ‘I was with Kath in Melbourne in late … Read more