Durham seamer Brydon Carse has not been included in either squad to face Sri Lanka. The 31-year-old was dropped for the second Test of the current series against Pakistan after he was briefly arrested following an incident outside a Derby nightclub on 22 August. Derbyshire police are continuing to investigate an allegation of assault in
Former England captain Michael Vaughan has called a 43% ticket price increase for next year’s men’s Ashes Test at Edgbaston “really poor”. The Birmingham ground will host the third Test of the best-of-five series between England and Australia next summer, with ticket prices in the Hollies Stand – which holds almost 6,000 spectators – costing
First ODI, Uptonsteel County Ground, Leicester Ireland 281-5 (50 overs): Lewis 69 (89), Hunter 62 (90), Stokell 54* (48) England 283-4 (38.1 overs): Bouchier 104 (95), Dunkley 73 (61); Murray 3-58 England won by six wickets; lead series 1-0 Scorecard England’s new era started with a dominant six-wicket win over Ireland as they cruised to
Five of the players dropped – Muhammad Rizwan, Imam-ul-Haq, Salman Ali Agha, Ali Usman and Khurram Shahzad – have featured in the series so far, while Aamir Jamal and Muhammad Awais Jafar have been sent home without playing. A total of seven players have been called up. Batters Saim Ayub and Abdullah Fazal have previous
Pakistan have responded to their series defeat by England by taking the extraordinary step of dropping seven players, calling up five uncapped players and releasing their head coach. After two one-sided defeats in the first two Tests, the tourists have revamped their squad and backroom staff for the third and final match of the series
Her time at Bede’s School in Sussex also coincided with that of former England wicketkeeper Sarah Taylor, who worked there as a sports coach before moving back into the professional game where she now works with England’s men. It gave Capsey – a 12-year-old spectator in the stands when Taylor and England won the 2017
