Headingley farce as England's first ODI against Ireland is abandoned

Headingley farce as England’s first one-day international against Ireland is abandoned with no play due to ‘saturated outfield’ despite the rain easing off almost three hours earlier The game was abandoned just before 5pm without a ball being bowled Rain had stopped just after 2pm, 90 minutes after the scheduled start time Boos greeted the […]

Jos Buttler faces agonising ODI World Cup selection decision

Jos Buttler must pick between the experienced Jason Roy or England’s next generational talent in Harry Brook for his ODI World Cup squad… as he prepares to make agonising shootout decision Jos Buttler is preparing to name his final England ODI World Cup squad The toughest call for Buttler is picking between Jason Roy or […]

Cricket stepped in to save Freddie Flintoff as recovery plan emerges

Jason Manford discusses Freddie Flintoff after Top Gear accident Freddie Flintoff is reportedly expected to make a full-time return to the world of cricket as he continues to recover from his high-speed crash while filming for Top Gear last December. The 45-year-old sustained facial injuries and broken ribs when the car he was driving veered […]

Scorer who racially abused umpire Majid Haq handed lifetime ban

Sign up to our free sport newsletter for all the latest news on everything from cycling to boxing Sign up to our free sport email for all the latest news Thanks for signing up to the Sport email A club official who racially abused former Scotland international Majid Haq and showed “no remorse” has been […]