England are the first men’s side to hold the 50-over and 20-over World Cups at the same time following their five wicket win over Pakistan on Sunday. That is down to a lot of factors. Let’s have a look at a few of those.
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It will be five months tomorrow that Brendon McCullum was appointed England’s new Head Coach in Test Cricket. Six wins out of McCullum’s first seven games has followed, with that solitary defeat coming against South Africa at Lord’s.
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England have won the LV= Insurance Test Series with one game still to play after Jonny Bairstow’s stunning hundred. As I did for the first Test, here are my player ratings.
Continue readingThe beginning of the Brendon McCullum era as England Test head coach began with a victory thanks to Joe Root’s 26th Test century. I rate the performances of each player below and take a look at who performed and who didn’t.
The Evening Standard’s cricket correspondent Will Macpherson believes Ben Stokes’ availability for the Ashes is a huge boost for England’s chances on their tour of Australia next month.
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