• Fifth ODI: England 351-9; Pakistan 297 all out• Woakes takes five for 54 as England win by 54 runsEngland will yomp into this summer’s home World Cup with chests puffed out and optimism aplenty after a 54-run win over Pakistan at Headingley wrapped u…
Over-by-over report from the action at HeadingleyWilley and Tom Curran fight for last World Cup spotEmail tim.delisle.casual@theguardian.com | Tweet @TimdeLisle 11.06am BST Well, on Twitter, armed, as ever, with a theory. “I noticed at Bristol that Pak…
England’s bowlers brace themselves for bad news as Ed Smith gets ready to decide final 15England will reveal their final World Cup squad at Lord’s on Tuesday morning and for one of the 16 players deployed so far against Pakistan – a series they lead 3-…
England’s bowlers brace themselves for bad news as Ed Smith gets ready to decide final 15England will reveal their final World Cup squad at Lord’s on Tuesday morning and for one of the 16 players deployed so far against Pakistan – a series they lead 3-…
• Fourth ODI: Pakistan 340-7; England 341-7• Stokes 71 not out as England win by three wicketsA nerve-shredding night in Nottingham ended with England victorious over Pakistan, sealing this pre-World Cup series with a match to spare thanks to a brutal …
Over-by-over updates from the ODI at Trent BridgeCounty Championship: Somerset v Surrey and more – live!Raf Nicholson: how cricket holds back female coachesAnd you can email Rob here with your thoughts 12.55pm BST “Greetings Rob,” writes our own Ali Ma…
• England captain suspended for slow over-rate in third ODI• Bairstow reprimanded for hitting stumps after dismissal Eoin Morgan is set to hand over the England captaincy to Jos Buttler for Friday’s fourth one-day international against Pakistan in Nott…
• Third ODI: Pakistan 358-9; England 359-4• Second biggest successful run chase in England ODI historyEngland’s greatest opening pair in this format made a mockery of what used to be regarded as a monumental target, as they went two up with two to play…
Live updates from The Bristol County Ground, 1pm BST startCounty Championship, day one – live with Tanya Aldred!Feel free to email Simon or tweet @Simon_Burnton 12.57pm BST Out come the players! It’s an absolutely glorious afternoon in Bristol. Cricket…
• Jonny Bairstow likely to be given outing behind stumps• Eoin Morgan may opt for a single spinner in BristolEngland continue to shuffle their pack during preparations for the World Cup, which have gone well for all but Alex Hales. The team have been t…
• Pakistan coach Mickey Arthur ‘not sure how you bowl at him’• Buttler hits 50-ball century in ODI win at Southampton“I’m not sure how you bowl at Jos Buttler,” said the well-travelled coach of Pakistan, Mickey Arthur, before adding: “You won’t stop hi…
• England 373-3; Pakistan 361-7• England win by 12 runsNo wonder he is the most Mankad-ed batsman in world cricket. In these conditions Jos Buttler is so lethal that he drives bowlers to distraction and, occasionally, extreme measures. Here he smashed …
Over-by-over updates from the Ageas BowlOne-Day Cup: Lancs and Somerset into semisEmail Simon or tweet @Simon_Burnton 10.59am BST “It looks an absolute belter of a pitch,” trills Nasser Hussain, as Jerusalem rings out and the players head for the middl…
Second one-day international against Pakistan likely to see run bounty with home side weighing up South Africa optionsThere was a glimpse of summer in the Hampshire countryside on the eve of England’s second one-day international against Pakistan. The …
• First ODI: Pakistan 80-2 (no result/rain)• Only 19 overs possible in between showers at the OvalIt was one of those days when cricket seems a ridiculous sort of business. The intermittent rain meant the teams managed only 19 overs in six and a half h…
Updates from the opening match in the seriesThe Spin: boozy cricket nights are putting off childrenYou can email Nick here or tweet him here 12.55pm BST Bah. It is raining at the Oval and they’re bringing the big sheets back on. That 1.30 start is out …
• England coach Trevor Bayliss says Moeen rested as a precaution• Bayliss says Jofra Archer is ‘very skilful … he’s fitted in well’Three weeks out from the start of a World Cup England have spent four years planning for, there are still a couple of ope…
• Morgan hits 57 not out to guide England to seven-wicket win• Archer presses World Cup claims with two for 29This was not the most significant cricket match ever played, even in Cardiff, which may explain some of the empty seats: a T20 contest in a Wo…
All the action from Sophia Gardens from 2.30pm BSTWomen’s county cricket ready to enjoy day in the spotlightFeel free to email Adam or to tweet: @collinsadam 1.56pm BST The (North) Wales connection is strong. Phil Salt, of Sussex, is on international d…
• 22-year-old Salt will replace injured Dawid Malan• Salt spent winter with Islamabad United in PakistanUncapped Sussex batsman Phil Salt has been added to the England squad for Sunday’s Twenty20 international against Pakistan following Dawid Malan’s w…
