• Woakes’s fellow all-rounder catches Virat Kohli on 97• ‘He made that catch look quite easy … it was a big wicket‘Chris Woakes praised the big-game temperament of Ben Stokes after his fellow all-rounder punctuated a low-key return to the England team …
Roar at catching India’s captain on 97 shows England all-rounder’s relief at being back centre stage for the right reasonsWho writes your scripts? So asked Graham Gooch of Ian Botham at the Oval in 1986 after the all-rounder picked up a wicket with his…
• India 307-6 vs England• Virat Kohli dismissed three short of century by Adil RashidMarshalled by their captain, Virat Kohli, India reignited this series as a contest. After their humiliation at Lord’s India finished a fine day of Test cricket on 307 …
Over-by-over updates from first day’s play at Trent BridgeStokes affair a dismal tale of power without responsibilityAnd feel free to email Tim or tweet him @TimdeLisle 10.14am BST Morning everyone and welcome to something very few cricket lovers have …
The spotlight will be on the all-rounder at Trent Bridge, where swing and England’s fine record mean the third Test and series against India may be wrapped up before WednesdayTrent Bridge, some green grass, a first autumnal chill in the air plus the su…
No English cricketer has got so rich so fast but the all-rounder’s figures do not add up to a career as successful as it should beA few months ago a study was published warning against the use of hand dryers in public lavatories because of the high den…
• All-rounder back for third match of series at Trent Bridge• Sam Curran makes way in team despite strong displaysBen Stokes has been recalled to the England team facing India in the third Test at Trent Bridge in place of Sam Curran, captain Joe Root c…
Ryan Hale was punched in the face by the cricketer, who was acquitted of affrayA former soldier knocked unconscious by England cricketer Ben Stokes during a street brawl in Bristol has said he cannot understand why the sportsman was not charged with as…
• ‘I’m sure something will be forthcoming,’ says head coach• Bayliss stops short of confirming Stokes will play in third TestEngland’s head coach, Trevor Bayliss, has called on Ben Stokes to make a public apology over the events which led to his eventu…
• Stokes’s lawyer had raised Hales’s role in Bristol brawl at trial• England to assess all-rounder’s fitness before third India TestBen Stokes and Alex Hales face a protracted wait to learn if they face any cricketing sanctions but there is understood …
The all-rounder’s court case may be over but the England and Wales Cricket Board’s handling of this affair doubtless has a few more embarrassing twists and turns to take yetI am relieved to learn that the not guilty verdict in the Ben Stokes affray tri…
Chris Woakes has a chance to fully re-establish himself while there are plenty of issues for Virat Kohli to resolveTwo weeks ago India were on the cusp of greatness. Already the best team in the world, a win in England would enshrine them as a team for…
Ben Stokes could easily become an England great and it is high time he dealt with some of the more unpleasant aspects of his personalityThe England and Wales Cricket Board must have been heartily relieved by the Test team’s emphatic victory over India …
Ben Stokes, acquitted of affray, will look to take his England career back to the heights of centuries and devastating bowling“The Hit Man. Don’t mess with Ben Stokes – he’s fast and furious”. So trumpeted the front page of the Times magazine on Saturd…
• All-rounder could play in Saturday’s third Test against India• ECB: ‘Range of matters for the board to fully consider’England have added Ben Stokes to their squad for Saturday’s third Test after his acquittal at Bristol crown court.Stokes, cleared of…
England cricketer acquitted after jury accepts he had acted in self-defenceThe England cricketer Ben Stokes has been cleared of affray after a fight outside a Bristol nightclub.A jury at Bristol crown court acquitted the 27-year old Durham all-rounder …
Even given the modern game’s squeezed schedules playing three days of red-ball cricket before a five-Test series seemed reckless – India underprepared and are paying the priceIn January, after India had lost the first two of their three Tests in South …
After winning three successive Tests England’s coach has not been widely heralded but Trevor Bayliss has shown that he is more astute than he lets onIt was not so long ago – after the first Lord’s Test of the summer, when Pakistan defeated England by n…
England captain Joe Root said every team member bowled exceptionally well and put up crucial performances as his side beat India by an innings and 159 runs. He added that it would be a dream come true if the hosts could whitewash India 5-0.An…
By taking his tally of Test victims at a single venue to 100 the England pace bowler now rubs shoulders with the Sri Lanka spinner Muttiah Muralitharan in an exclusive clubThe ball that did for Murali Vijay was not the most spectacular that Jimmy Ander…
