Sam Curran says England’s players know they need to start winning 50-over games World Cup qualification is under threat if they do not improve on a record of 11 defeats in 16 one-day internationals. The Independent UK · Jan 23
England succumb to spinners in opening ODI defeat to Sri Lanka Three Lions returned to white-ball format after Ashes thrashing Evening Standard · Jan 22
Harry Brook happy to ‘get back to day job’ despite England defeat Sri Lanka won the first one-day international by 19 runs in Colombo. The Independent UK · Jan 22
England fall short as Harry Brook fails to fire in opening ODI defeat by Sri Lanka England fell short in their run chase after Sri Lanka made 271 for six, ending up 252 all out to lose the opening one-day international in Colombo by 19 runs The Guardian - UK · Jan 22
England suffer more misery in morale-sapping ODI loss to Sri Lanka The tourists were bowled out for 252 to lose by 19 runs in Colombo The Independent UK · Jan 22
Sri Lanka beat England by 19 runs in first men’s one-day international – as it happened Sri Lanka took a 1-0 lead in the three-match series, England starting their innings well chasing a gettable target only for a middle-order collapse to stymie their hopes The Guardian - UK · Jan 22
English cricket remains a metaphor for the country as travelling circus rolls on As Brendon McCullum and Rob Key limp on, perhaps it is worth retracing the steps that brought us here The Guardian - UK · Jan 21
From Ashes hangover to subcontinental scars as England aim to rewrite history Harry Brook’s side begin Sri Lanka ODI series in poor form but confidence is needed ahead of crucial winter period The Guardian - UK · Jan 21
England captain Harry Brook calls nightclub incident a 'terrible mistake' The 26-year-old was fined and warned, and accepts he is lucky to still be skipper Evening Standard · Jan 21
England captain Harry Brook speaks out on nightclub bouncer altercation IN FULL The Independent UK · Jan 21
‘It’s not acceptable’: Brook admits he’s lucky to be captain after bouncer altercation England cricketer has ‘work to do’ to regain players’ trust and the denies team has a drinking culture The Guardian - UK · Jan 21
Harry Brook admits he is lucky to still be England captain after ‘terrible mistake’ Brook was involved in an altercation outside a nightclub the night before a one-day international in New Zealand The Independent UK · Jan 21
Adil Rashid and Rehan Ahmed train with England in Sri Lanka after visa delays The spin duo took to the field in Colombo for the first of two training sessions before the first ODI on Thursday. The Independent UK · Jan 20
England’s Sri Lanka tour takes on added significance after troubled Ashes series The tourists will be under more scrutiny than they might have expected following a bruising 4-1 defeat Down Under. The Independent UK · Jan 19
The Guardian - UK · Jan 14 England’s T20 World Cup plans hit by Adil Rashid and Rehan Ahmed visa delays England have had a setback in their preparations for the T20 World Cup next month with the Indian government yet to issue visas to the spinners Adil Rashid and Rehan Ahmed
The Guardian - UK · Jan 10 Ashes 2025-26: our writers’ end-of-series England v Australia awards Brainless moments, moral victories and tough lessons were abundant during a series that still provided plenty of drama
The Independent UK · Jan 9 Brendon McCullum holds talks on England future and ‘keen to carry on’ The head coach’s position is under scrutiny as the ECB reviews a dismal Ashes defeat.
The Guardian - UK · Jan 9 Brendon McCullum keen to carry on with England but wants to ‘steer the ship’ Head coach Brendon McCullum says he may not be able to continue in the Test role if his wings were clipped or his ethos compromised
The Independent UK · Jan 8 Kevin Pietersen calls for six England changes after miserable Ashes defeat England slumped to a heavy 4-1 Ashes series defeat with the ECB set to ‘review’ a difficult tour
The Independent UK · Jan 8 Taking a closer statistical look at where the Ashes urn was lost for England Jacob Bethell’s brilliant 154 in Sydney lifted him to the top of England’s batting averages.
The Independent UK · Jan 8 Former England players criticise Ben Stokes’ captaincy and Bazball ‘cult’ after Ashes thrashing by Australia England arrived in Perth in November with big ambitions of a rare Ashes win on Australian soil but were outplayed for most of the five Test matches and leave empty handed
The Independent UK · Jan 8 England cricketer apologises for ‘embarrassing’ behaviour on night out IN FULL
The Independent UK · Jan 8 England’s Ashes player ratings: Ben Duckett and Ollie Pope flop in 4-1 defeat by Australia as Jacob Bethell shines England toiled to another Ashes humiliation at the hands of Australia
Evening Standard · Jan 8 Harry Brook apologises for late-night incident in New Zealand before Ashes England vice-captain reportedly involved in a scuffle with a nightclub bouncer
The Independent UK · Jan 8 Harry Brook apologises for ‘embarrassing’ late-night incident with bouncer before Ashes The limited-overs captain was reported to have been involved in a scuffle with a nightclub bouncer on 31 October