The International Cricket Council (ICC) has pulled up the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) over the way Ben Stokes’ retirement announcement was released during the third Test against New Zealand, saying it breached the governing body's Player and Match Officials' Area (PMOA) regulations.
At the end of the session, England was 77/2, with Crawley (22*) and Jacob Bethell (9*) unbeaten, and the Three Lions left with 98 runs to chase down.
England pacer Mark Wood has been ruled out of Ashes with a recurrence of the left-knee injury he sustained in the series opener in Perth.
The Indian women’s team that recently concluded their white-ball assignment in England will feature in the first-ever one-off women's Test at Lord's, as the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) announced the home fixtures for the 2026 summer on Thursday.
The right-arm quick claimed five wickets, including a fiery spell in the first session of the final day to guide England to a 22-run victory and help the hosts go 2-1 up in the five-match series.
Pope believes that the Ben Stokes’ led outfit has the ability to eclipse the current record, also held by England, but it came way back in 1936, when they slammed 588/6 on the second day of the Manchester Test against India.
His inclusion strengthens England’s pace attack for the upcoming match, which already features Gus Atkinson, Chris Woakes, Matthew Potts, Ben Stokes and Dillon Pennington.
England's ICC Men's T20 World Cup defence starts against Scotland on June 4 at the Kensington Oval in Barbados. They will then play group matches against Australia, Oman, and Namibia in Barbados and Antigua before qualification for the Super 8s and knockouts.
Despite encouraging Indian PMI data, the market struggled to rally. This downturn was due to apprehensions about the impending rate decisions from the ECB, which is expected to maintain current rates.
The European Central Bank (ECB) has decided to leave its key interest rates unchanged.
