Zak Crawley, who fell for 84 with Duckett following for 94, believes the hosts are now in an excellent position to wrap up the series

England travel to Australia for The Ashes having deployed a more pragmatic approach in their summer series against India

Smith is one of nine Australian men who will take part in the Hundred, along with 15 Australian women. The competition begins on August 5 with Grace Harris and Georgia Redmayne's London Spirit taking on Amanda-Jade Wellington and Meg Lanning's Oval Invincibles at Lord's.

England opener Zak Crawley has responded to claims from Indian captain Shubman Gill that he deliberately came out late to bat during the Lord’s Test. In a thrilling contest, the hosts eventually prevailed by 22 runs on the final day to seal a 2-1 lead in the series.

England captain Ben Stokes has retired hurt with apparent cramp as his team dominated day 3 of the fourth cricket test against India.

There were ‘failings’ in the care for former England cricketer Graham Thorpe in the months before he took his own life, a coroner has said. The 55-year-oldwas not seen by care professionals in person for over four months, despite them knowing that Thorpe was ‘constantly asking for help to end his life’.

Injured player Rishabh Pant made a heroic comeback but it was England's batting against India that stole the limelight on the s

Rehan became the youngest male debutant to take a five-wicket haul in Test cricket, in Pakistan in December 2022 at the age of 18. He went on to become England's youngest men's player across all three formats and in addition to his five Test appearances ...