But Durham now need to discuss with Stokes how next summer will look, and it will be one of the first tasks for Ryan Campbell in his new role as director of cricket. The Australian has spent the past four seasons as head coach, and enjoyed having Stokes in the dressing room and part of
Surrey have signed England all-rounder Freya Kemp from Hampshire on a “multi-year deal” from the 2027 season onwards. The 21-year-old left-arm seamer has played for England 49 times, scoring 585 runs across 36 innings and taking 36 wickets across both formats. She enjoyed a successful international campaign in 2026, striking at 157.89 with an average
In a breakout international summer, Cox impressed by scoring fifties in all three Tests when picked to bat number three against Pakistan. He also hit 76 against Sri Lanka when deputising for Buttler in the third ODI at The Oval on Sunday. “I thought it was quite a Jos Buttler innings,” McCullum said. “He has
In the most bizarre of cricketing summers, Ben Duckett has had a bizarre summer of his own. The only Englishman to compile a Test ton, and the scorer of 141 against India in a one-day international at Lord’s, ends with nine scores below 20 from his other 15 innings. He was talked about as the
Having taken more wickets on two of England’s Test grounds (103 at Lord’s and 67 at Edgbaston) than at the rest of the venues he has played on put together (138) hardly weakens the former Middlesex man’s argument. And while spearheading the county champions’ bowling attack does not necessarily translate to England recognition, as Essex’s
Available for over a year England thrashed Sri Lanka at the Oval to finish the summer with a series victory. Simon Mann is joined by Phil Tufnell, Ebony Rainford-Brent, Russel Arnold and Andy Zaltzman to review the Sri Lanka series and the limited overs summer and ask how strong England’s white ball unit looks going
