Australia brace for baggage-less Brook in home Ashes Australia's dominance in the home Ashes shapes as a big storyline for the summer, but it could be a new face without any baggage who looms large for England. AAP · Aug 28, 2025
Trent Rockets beat Birmingham Phoenix to seal second place in Hundred A second-wicket partnership between Joe Root and Rehan Ahmed proved crucial. The Independent UK · Aug 27, 2025
Joe Root helps book Trent Rockets a place in Hundred play-offs The England batter kept his nerve to steer his side home. The Independent UK · Aug 24, 2025
Tom Curran’s sledging added rare intensity to Hundred spectacle With on-field wars of words it is often a fine line between a genuinely pithy one-liner and cringeworthy stag-do bore The Guardian - UK · Aug 20, 2025
Jamie Smith leads London Spirit to win over Trent Rockets England star Jamie Smith top-scored at Lord’s while Nat Sciver-Brunt led Trent Rockets Women to victory. The Independent UK · Aug 14, 2025
Joe Root dismisses David Warner’s jibe as ‘all part of the fun’ The Trent Rockets batter is set to play against the former Australia opener in The Hundred on Thursday. The Independent UK · Aug 13, 2025
Rockets booster: Stoinis keeps his cool in Hundred win Marcus Stoinis has made swift amends after his tough start to the Hundred, keeping his cool to deliver with bat and ball in the Trent Rockets' win. AAP · Aug 10, 2025
Stoinis, Root fail to fire but Rockets still blast off The Trent Rockets have won their opening match in the Hundred, even as stars Joe Root and Marcus Stoinis failed to fire at Edgbaston. AAP · Aug 8, 2025
Joe Root’s appetite for runs impresses fellow ‘Fab Four’ member Kane Williamson Root shows no sign of slowing down with 22 hundreds in his last 61 Tests The Independent UK · Aug 8, 2025
Glenn McGrath makes Ashes prediction and names key battle that will decide series McGrath is convinced Australia will mow through England when they visit later this year The Independent UK · Aug 7, 2025
Jos Buttler aims to follow Joe Root’s lead and thrive as an ex-England captain Buttler has handed the white-ball baton to Harry Brook. The Independent UK · Aug 7, 2025
Strapple, greeble, slog and kiss: how cricket’s language turns a game of numbers into poetry There are more than 100 ways to describe hitting a ball, and that is just the start of an ever-expanding lexicon The Guardian - UK · Aug 6, 2025
Next up, the Ashes – and England will need Ben Stokes at his all-round best England’s batting lineup looks settled for the trip to Australia, but their fast-bowling stocks were stretched against India and the captain can help ease the burden The Guardian - UK · Aug 5, 2025
The numbers behind England vs India and a test series for the ages India tied the series with England after a dramatic final day at The Oval The Independent UK · Aug 4, 2025
International Business Times · Aug 4, 2025 Siraj Stars As India Beat England By Six Runs In Fifth-Test Thriller Mohammed Siraj was the hero as India beat England by just six runs in a thrilling fifth Test at the Oval on Monday to end the series level at 2-2.
The Independent UK · Aug 4, 2025 Stuart Broad criticises ‘lazy decision’ to halt Oval Test with England-India series on a knife edge The enthralling five-Test battle will go to the very last day with England leading 2-1 and requiring 35 runs to win the match, while India need four wickets to draw the series
The Guardian - UK · Aug 3, 2025 Brook’s hoodlum hundred deserves to sit in its own brilliant square of light An England victory on the final day against India would probably nudge his 111 as the greatest at the Oval in the modern age
Al Jazeera · Aug 3, 2025 England and India Test series heads to Monday morning thriller England needs 35 more runs to beat India as fifth Test thriller goes to the last day of the five-match cricket series.
The Independent UK · Aug 3, 2025 England given Chris Woakes fitness boost ahead of nail-biting finish to India series England need 35 runs on day five against India, with four wickets standing including that of the stricken Woakes
The Guardian - UK · Aug 3, 2025 Woakes ‘ready to bat if needed’ says Root as England put bodies on line to seal victory Bowler prepared to play through pain if required to help chase down the 35 runs England need to claim series win
The Independent UK · Aug 3, 2025 Mohammed Siraj’s comic mistake turns Test for England as Harry Brook and Joe Root set up thrilling finale The fifth Test was left on a cliffhanger with England needing 35 more runs to clinch the match as India chase four more wickets to draw the series
AAP · Aug 3, 2025 Rain leaves England-India Test series on a knife's edge England need just 35 runs and India require four wickets after a late downpour sent the final Test into a fifth-day decider at The Oval.
International Business Times · Aug 3, 2025 Oval Downpour Leaves England-India Series On Knife Edge Harry Brook and Joe Root both hit hundreds before England's series finale against India was left on a knife edge after an Oval downpour cut short Sunday's fourth day.
The Guardian - UK · Aug 3, 2025 England and India ready for cliffhanger on final day in dramatic fifth Test England were cruising to their target of 374, with centuries from Harry Brook and Joe Root, but India hit back and with six wickets down the home side still needs 35 runs
Evening Standard · Aug 3, 2025 England forced into final-day decider despite Joe Root and Harry Brook tons against India Hosts pegged back at the last to tee up final-day classic