Ashes: England chief Ashley Giles says squad reflected on Azeem Rafiq racism testimony

Ashley Giles broke England’s silence on the racism crisis rocking cricket  and immediately offered support to his beleaguered old Ashes-winning captain. England’s managing director chose his words carefully as he offered his side’s perspective on the fallout from Azeem Rafiq’s allegations of institutionalised racism. But when it came to Michael Vaughan, there was no question … Read more

England breathe huge sigh of relief as Ben Stokes survives nasty blow on forearm in training

England breathe huge sigh of relief as Ben Stokes survives nasty blow on forearm in training… with Ashes talisman admitting he ‘thought it was broken’ before getting all-clear England talisman Ben Stokes has been cleared fit after getting a blow to his arm  The agonising hit from Jonathan Trott left Stokes thinking his arm was … Read more

Ashes: England will stop play if abuse from Australian crowd crosses the line

Joe Root will bring a halt to an Ashes Test if any England player is subjected to racial or abusive comments from the Australian crowd. England’s captain has been empowered to take the strongest possible action should the traditionally raucous Ashes atmosphere in Australia cross the line of acceptability. Ashley Giles, the England managing director, … Read more

ECB chief executive Tom Harrison vows to fight cricket’s racism scandal ‘earthquake’

ECB chief executive Tom Harrison vows to fight racism scandal ‘earthquake’ and insists he is the right man to accelerate the change necessary in English cricket By Paul Newman for the Daily Mail Published: 20:57 GMT, 26 November 2021 | Updated: 00:39 GMT, 27 November 2021 Tom Harrison has described the racism scandal that has … Read more

BT Sport’s Ashes coverage in turmoil just 12 days before first Test over Michael Vaughan furore

BT Sport’s Ashes coverage in turmoil just 12 days before first Test as plans to block out Michael Vaughan’s commentary are undone by former England captain being contracted to Australian rights holders Fox Sports By Matt Hughes For The Daily Mail Published: 21:22 GMT, 25 November 2021 | Updated: 22:24 GMT, 25 November 2021 BT … Read more

Ashes: Michael Vaughan is exiled from BT Sport and BBC Radio coverage of Australia vs England

Michael Vaughan will be exiled from English coverage of the Ashes this winter due to the racism allegations made against him by Azeem Rafiq.  BT Sport will not broadcast any commentary involving the former England captain when the series begins in Brisbane next month. The 2005 Ashes-winning captain was stood down by BBC radio for … Read more

Jason Roy will miss the rest of the T20 World Cup in HUGE blow for England

Jason Roy WILL miss the rest of the T20 World Cup: Huge blow for England as scans confirm explosive opener tore a calf muscle before being helped from the pitch in tears Jason Roy is one of the most destructive opening T20 batsmen in the world   England’s fears have been confirmed and he is out … Read more

England star Ben Stokes shares emotional post of his children before flying to Australia for Ashes

Ben Stokes shares emotional pictures of him hugging his two children goodbye with his bags packed before jetting off to Australia for the Ashes, with England star returning after break to protect his mental health Ben Stokes boarded a plane on Thursday to travel to Australia for the Ashes  The England star is set to … Read more

Ben Stokes ‘can’t wait’ for return to the ‘pinnacle of Test cricket’ in the Ashes

Ben Stokes ‘can’t wait’ to make his return to the ‘pinnacle of Test cricket’ in the Ashes – and reveals England’s demolition of Aussies at the T20 World Cup was the first game he watched since his break from the sport Ben Stokes opened up on his eagerness to return to cricket in the Ashes … Read more

Tymal Mills sets for scan to determine whether he can be involved in rest of England’s T20 World Cup

Tymal Mills will have a scan to determine whether he can continue at the T20 World Cup after limping off in England’s victory over Sri Lanka Tymal Mills pulled up during his second over in the victory against Sri Lanka He will undergo a scan to see whether he can continue at the T20 World … Read more