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Stokes out of England squad, Root named captain Image source, Getty Images By Stephan Shemilt Cricket Correspondent Published 10 June 2026, 15:03 BST Updated 1 hour ago Ben Stokes will miss England's second Test against New Zealand at The Oval following an incident in a London nightclub, with Joe Root stepping up as interim captain. […]
Stokes & Atkinson investigated over nightclub incident Image source, Getty ImagesImage caption, Ben Stokes made scores of 12 and nought against New Zealand in the first Test at Lord's By Stephan Shemilt Cricket Correspondent Published 8 June 2026, 18:14 BST Updated 1 hour ago An incident at a nightclub involving England cricket captain Ben Stokes, […]
Here's to you, Ollie Robinson – England need you more than you will know To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. This video can not be played Figure caption, How's that for a return?! Robinson takes three wickets in first over in two years By Stephan Shemilt Cricket Correspondent at […]
Stokes warns players could quit England over strict IPL stance Image source, Getty ImagesImage caption, Jofra Archer (left) last played a Test for England in the Ashes defeat by Australia in Adelaide in December By Stephan Shemilt Cricket Correspondent at Lord's Published 16 minutes ago Captain Ben Stokes has warned that players could abandon international […]
ICC to trial pink balls to limit bad light stoppages Image source, Getty ImagesImage caption, Pink balls have been used in Test cricket since 2015 By Stephan Shemilt Cricket Correspondent Published 40 minutes ago Pink balls will be used to limit play lost to bad light in Test matches in a trial introduced by the […]
Gough questions England's appointment of North Image source, Getty ImagesImage caption, Darren Gough played 58 Tests for England between 1994 and 2003 By Stephan Shemilt Cricket correspondent Published 42 minutes ago Darren Gough has questioned the appointment of Marcus North as England's new selector, saying the arrival of the Australian will further divide the national […]
England 'go to the trenches' to silence doubters To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. This video can not be played Figure caption, England lift the Six Nations trophy after beating out France in the Grand Slam decider Published 27 minutes ago Another day, another win for England. With a […]
From cricket to 'bosh' queen – England prop Muir To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. This video can not be played Figure caption, Why World Cup winner Muir picked rugby over cricket ByAlastair Telfer BBC Sport journalist Published 4 hours ago Delivering for your nation at a World Cup […]
Smaller balls for women's rugby 'worst decision ever' Image source, Getty ImagesImage caption, Zoe Harrison has scored 30 points from 15 conversion attempts in this year's Women's Six Nations By Mike Henson BBC Sport rugby union news reporter Published 1 hour ago England fly-half Zoe Harrison says the introduction of smaller balls for this autumn's […]
Exiled Willis 'could offer more now' to England Image source, Getty ImagesImage caption, Willis scored two tries in Toulouse's 39-33 Top 14 final win over Bordeaux-Begles in June By Mike Henson BBC Sport rugby union news reporter Published 29 minutes ago 16 Comments Toulouse star Jack Willis says he has more to give at Test […]
