England and Hampshire fast bowler Sonny Baker says winning the young player of the year award at the Professional Cricketers’ Association (PCA) awards was “awesome” but he wants to “keep improving”. The 23-year-old enjoyed a successful 2026 in England where he won The Hundred with Manchester Super Giants, helped his county get to T20 Blast
Somerset all-rounder Craig Overton says he wants to make England selectors’ jobs “as hard as possible” by continuing his excellent form for his county. Overton was named men’s player of the year at the Professional Cricketers’ Association awards after an impressive season Somerset, who finished second in the County Championship. Overton took 53 wickets –
England have avoided defending champions Australia and world number one-ranked side India in the group-stage draw for the 2027 ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup. India and Pakistan are, once again, placed in the same group, alongside Australia, Afghanistan, Zimbabwe and a qualifier. England, who won the trophy in 2019, are in the same group as
Leg-spinner Mason Crane could play for England for the first time in eight years after being recalled for the one-day international tri-series in Pakistan. The 29-year-old won his only Test cap against Australia in Sydney in 2018 and is now given an opportunity in the series which also involves Sri Lanka next month. Crane, who
A small treasure trove discovered near the ruins of Emperor Nero’s theater highlight the medieval Rome’s diversity. Near the Vatican’s Palazzo della Rovere garden, archaeologists recently uncovered 20 Anglo-Saxon coins dating back to the 10th century—a period that saw a large enough influx of pilgrims and immigrants to establish a “Little England” within the ancient
English cricketers aiming to play in a men’s T20 franchise tournament organised by the Afghanistan Cricket Board have been urged to think about their “daughters, sisters or mothers”. The inaugural edition of the Afghanistan Premier League (APL) will be staged in the United Arab Emirates later this year. England players Ollie Pope and Luke Wood
