Cricket

Spectators with umbrellas as rain delays play between England and Australia at Lord’s Rain looked set to wash out the first day of the second Ashes Test at Lord’s on…

Australia spinner Nathan Lyon made light work of England’s batting line-up as the hosts were bowled out for 146 in their second innings, losing the first Ashes test by 251…

Rory Burns’ maiden Test century led England’s batting effort on the second day of the first Ashes Test against Australia at Edgbaston Rory Burns smashed an unbeaten maiden Test century…

Australia’s Steve Smith scored a brilliant 144 on his return to Test cricket following a ball-tampering scandal to stop England’s charge on the opening day of the Ashes at Edgbaston…

England captain Joe Root (left) and Australian counterpart Tim Paine pose with the famous Ashes urn, with the eagerly-anticipated series beginning today at Edgbaston England are still basking in the…

Archer will return to Sussex to play a Twenty20 Blast game England pace bowler Jofra Archer has been omitted from the side for the first Ashes Test against Australia starting…

Barbados-born Archer was one of the standout performers in England’s maiden 50-overs World Cup triumph Speedster Jofra Archer received his maiden call-up to the England test squad for the Ashes…

England’s Joe Root takes the catch to dismiss Ireland’s Andy McBrine off the bowling of England’s Stuart Broad Ireland’s dream of pulling off one of the biggest shocks in the…

England captain Eoin Morgan and Prime Minister Theresa May lift the trophy as they pose with the team outside number 10 British Prime Minister Theresa May hosted the World Cup-winning…

England captain Eoin Morgan and team-mates celebrate winning the World Cup with the trophy Former England spinner Graeme Swann led the congratulations to cricket’s new world champions saying he felt…