First Rothesay Test, Headingley (day two of five) Pakistan 171 all out: Shafique 61; Tongue 5-46, Robinson 5-51 England 366-8: Brook 91, Cox 73, Root 66; Usman 5-92 England are 195 runs ahead Scorecard Harry Brook sparkled in the Headingley gloom to build England’s commanding lead over Pakistan on a shortened second day of the
Available for over a year Simon Mann presents reaction to the second day’s play from Headingley where 91 from Harry Brook and Jordan Cox’s first Test 50 helps grow England’s lead over Pakistan. Hear from England Test bowler Mark Wood, former England captains Michael Vaughan and Sir Alastair Cook, and BBC chief cricket commentator Jonathan
It is no surprise this version of Brook has come immediately after he was overlooked as captain. He was seriously considered by managing director Rob Key and others at the England and Wales Cricket Board before ultimately being overlooked. I am sure he will have asked himself why that was the case and, after incidents
Before the Ashes, Wood had gone 16 months without playing a Test, first because of an elbow injury, followed by the knee problem. The Durham man tried to play at the start of the English summer, yet his only cricket in the run-up to the Ashes was a warm-up game against England Lions. He was
England all-rounder Sam Curran has been ruled out of the remainder of the English season with a groin injury, ending his hopes of a potential Test comeback this summer. Surrey’s Curran, 28, last played a Test in 2021 but had been considered for a recall for the series against Pakistan as England look to balance
Much like it is a tradition for a footballer to take away the match ball after scoring a hat-trick, a bowler will pocket the cricket ball after claiming a five-wicket haul. But what happens if two bowlers take five-wicket hauls in the same innings? England seamers Ollie Robinson and Josh Tongue came up with a
