England opener Zak Crawley was outshone by centurion Ben Compton as Kent made a strong start to their LV= Insurance County Championship clash with Northamptonshire. Crawley, who was named in a 13-man squad for next month’s first Test against New Zealand at Lord’s on Wednesday, made 62 before being caught behind off the bowling of […]

Aussie batter Matthew Wade has the mother of all dressing room tantrums after being given out by an awful call during Indian Premier League match Aussie batsman Matthew Wade spat the dummy after a poor LBW call The 36-Test keeper-batsman has only made 114 runs in eight IPL games Wade is a noted hothead who […]

PETE JENSON: Jules Kounde was blocked from a move to Chelsea last summer but his faultless attitude at Sevilla means he remains one of LaLiga’s best centre-backs – he remains the perfect fit for Thomas Tuchel Jules Kounde hasn’t let a failed move to Chelsea last summer bother him  The Sevilla centre-back has been one […]

Archer will miss the rest of the season England bowler Jofra Archer has suffered another major injury setback and is facing an indefinite lay-off after a stress fracture of the lower back. World Cup winner Archer has been sidelined for over a year by a persistent elbow problem that has required two operations but was […]

‘He’s the best batsman after Joe Root’: England cricket chief Rob Key backs captain Ben Stokes and coach Brendon McCullum to unlock the talent of Ollie Pope… with Surrey star to bat for first time in problem spot of No 3 against New Zealand England begin new era under Stokes with mix of young and […]

Matthew Mott has been named as England’s new limited-overs head coach, swapping his role in charge of Australia’s women. Here the PA news agency looks at the appointment and the 48-year-old Queenslander’s credentials. Who did he see off to land the job? Current assistant coach Paul Collingwood was an early favourite, due to his trophy-winning […]

England’s fast bowling plans have suffered another huge blow, with Saqib Mahmood ruled out for the rest of the summer with a stress fracture of the back. Mahmood made an eye-catching bow at Test level on the tour of West Indies in March, bowling with pace and purpose as he picked up four wickets on […]

EXCLUSIVE: Mystery of Andrew Symonds’ final hours deepens as distraught sister reveals family ‘just don’t know’ what he was doing on lonely stretch of road late at night Andrew Symonds, 46, died in a single-vehicle crash late on Saturday night Sister Louise Symonds told Daily Mail Australia about her family’s devastation Close friend said his […]

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Cricket is mourning the loss of “an extraordinary player and even better human being” after the death of Andrew Symonds aged 46. The former Australian all-rounder died in a single vehicle car crash in Queensland on Saturday night. Tributes poured in from around the world for a player affectionately known as Roy. Ricky Ponting, who […]