Cricket news

• Trevor Bayliss calls on England players to step up in Ben Stokes’s absence

  05-08-2018 19:00
  • Stokes to miss second Test to attend trial
  • Chris Woakes returns from injury for EnglandTrevor Bayliss, the England head coach, has called on his players to “pick up the slack” at Lord’s this week as Ben Stokes, one of their match-winners from the thrilling first Test with India, misses the game to attend his trial in Bristol.Stokes is due in court on Monday after he and co-defendants Ryan Ali and Ryan Hale pleaded not guilty to a charge of affray in relation to an
  
  Read more

• Macron and May dress up their differences | Brief letters

  05-08-2018 18:50
  May and Macron | Denis Healey on holiday | Morris Travellers | 2CVs | Nominative determinism | Second TestYou could have been more precise about the politicians’ attire (May and Macron hold ‘informal’ Brexit talks in France, 4 August). May was wearing a navy blue trouser suit with a predominantly blue blouse and complemented by a chunky blue necklace. As Macron was wearing a navy blue suit and pale blue shirt, which coordinated beautifully with May’s outfit, it appears th
  
  Read more

• Lessons for Lord’s: how England can build on victory over India

  05-08-2018 17:50
  England need their captain in the slip cordon and to keep calm against Virat Kohli after a win that has heightened the prospect of a thrilling seriesRemember when every nick turned to gold? Jimmy Anderson does, as he reflected fondly at stumps after day three, speaking of a time when England went to the top of the world at the start of this decade. Then, he explained, there was a settled cordon of experienced and established internationals. At Birmingham it was anything but with Dawid Malan and
  
  Read more

• England select Ollie Pope for second Test with India as Malan is dropped

  05-08-2018 15:22
  • 20-year-old Surrey batsman rewarded for ‘exceptional’ form
  • Chris Woakes returns with Ben Stokes unavailable for Lord’sA little plume of smoke may have been visible over ECB towers and a new Pope was selected: Ollie Pope, the 20‑year‑old Surrey batsman who has played 15 first-class games in his life and whose 16th may well be a Lord’s Test against India with the stands heaving.Ed Smith, the chief selector, who is fast making the announcement of En
  
  Read more

• Advertisement

• England select Ollie Pope for second Test with India as Dawid Malan is dropped

  05-08-2018 13:00
  • 20-year-old called up with Warwickshire’s Chris Woakes
  • All-rounder Ben Stokes unavailable for Lord’s TestEngland have called up Surrey’s Ollie Pope for Thursday’s second Test against India at Lord’s.The 20-year-old, who has scored 684 runs in the County Championship at an average of 85.50 this season, comes into the squad as Dawid Malan is dropped. Related: England’s win over India in first Test will ‘close some mouths,’ says Ben Stok
  
  Read more

• England v India: Ben Stokes helps Three Lions to victory in first Test

  05-08-2018 01:22 via feedproxy.google.com
  BEN STOKES produced the goods when needed as England beat India in the first Test match of the series.
  
  Read more

Follow @Cricket_News_UK on Twitter!