Knight-Stokes Cup sets up much-needed platform for state school cricket New tournament aims to counter-balance the elitist fixture at Lord’s between Eton and Harrow The Guardian - UK · Apr 29
Former England selector Ed Smith takes on new role with ECB Smith will serve as a non-executive director on the ECB board The Independent UK · Apr 22
Sir Alastair Cook wants Jacob Bethell to return from IPL to play county cricket Bethell’s brilliant century in the final Test at Sydney was a belated high point of England’s woeful Ashes tour. The Independent UK · Apr 22
Michael Vaughan on England’s Test troubles: ‘I have no idea why that Ben Stokes interview was released’ Interview: The former England captain wants to see major changes inside Brendon McCullum’s camp when they take on New Zealand in the first Test series of the summer The Independent UK · Apr 16
Ben Stokes opens up on ‘scary’ incident that left him with severe facial injury IN FULL The Independent UK · Apr 15
Ben Stokes says he’s ‘quite lucky’ to be alive after horrifying training accident Stokes was struck in the face by a ball during a Durham academy session in February The Independent UK · Apr 15
Ben Stokes plays down talk of any Ashes rift with Brendon McCullum Stokes has responded to reports of a rift with McCullum during England’s Ashes defeat in Australia The Independent UK · Apr 14
Ben Stokes plays down talk of McCullum disagreement but plans ‘different’ path to success Ben Stokes said: ‘Agreeing on every single thing, that’s impossible,’ and added he and Brendon McCullum will ‘work together in a slightly different way’ The Guardian - UK · Apr 14
County Championship fires the gun on race for prized places in Ben Stokes’ new-look England team CRICKET: England’s commitment to repairing its relationship with the domestic game has added jeopardy to the new County Championship season, writes Lawrence Ostlere on the first day at Lord’s The Independent UK · Apr 3
England interest rekindled and injury substitutes arrive as county cricket returns The County Championship returns on Good Friday, with the England and Wales Cricket Board and Ben Stokes saying England places are up for grabs The Guardian - UK · Apr 2
Sir James Anderson feels England remain in good position to claim Ashes revenge England’s record wicket-taker sees reason for optimism about both bowling and batting. The Independent UK · Apr 1
‘It keeps you young’: England Over-70s bask in glory of Ashes and World Cup wins Late-age cricket leagues are growing fast and England’s Over-70s thrived on their southern hemisphere tour The Guardian - UK · Apr 1
England bowler Matthew Potts makes brutal Ashes admission: ‘I wasn’t good enough’ Matthew Potts had an Ashes debut to forget in the final Test in Sydney The Independent UK · Apr 1
Richard Gould defends England regime over criticism from ‘dropped’ players The England and Wales Cricket Board chief executive says resources must be focused on those who are in the England team. The Independent UK · Mar 31
The Independent UK · Mar 28 Ben Stokes to miss start of cricket season after training accident Stokes suffered a broken cheekbone, cuts and bruising last month after being hit in the nets
The Independent UK · Mar 25 What is Rob Key’s masterplan for English cricket? It’s all in the lack of detail COMMENT: During a turbulent week attempting to explain England’s damning Ashes defeat, the ECB’s director of cricket struggled to articulate where exactly the men’s Test team go from here, writes Lawrence Ostlere
The Guardian - UK · Mar 25 Cricket’s Tetris calendar is a recipe for player burnout and fan apathy T20 series between South Africa and New Zealand highlights schedule that is increasingly hard to keep up with
The Independent UK · Mar 24 Brendon McCullum and Rob Key ‘very lucky’ to keep their jobs, insists ex-England captain Michael Vaughan McCullum will stay as head coach and Key as managing director, with Ben Stokes also remaining as skipper
Evening Standard · Mar 23 Ben Stokes throws support behind Brendon McCullum with England rallying cry as ECB confirm backing Three Lions captain looks ahead to summer Tests amid reflection on ‘hardest period’ of international career
The Guardian - UK · Mar 23 ECB has taken a risk keeping McCullum and Key, who must now placate the public Anger remains after England’s heavy Ashes defeat and whatever happens next is on the ECB’s chiefs
The Independent UK · Mar 23 Ben Stokes determined to take England forward after ‘hardest period’ of captaincy England were soundly beaten 4-1 by Australia in the last Ashes series.
The Independent UK · Mar 23 Ben Stokes sends emotional message to England fans after ‘hardest period of my captaincy journey’ England Test captain Ben Stokes has released an emotional statement on Instagram following the ECB’s decision to stick with head coach Brendon McCullum and managing director Rob Key.
The Independent UK · Mar 23 England admit everything went wrong in the Ashes – so why is nobody to blame? As Brendon McCullum continues to lead England’s Test team, Cameron Ponsonby examines why so little has changed following a disastrous Ashes series
Evening Standard · Mar 23 'This isn't football': ECB explain decision to keep faith in Brendon McCullum after Ashes embarrassment England managing director Rob Key and Test captain Ben Stokes also to remain in roles after review