theguardian.comadded August 2026
Cricket | The Guardianby Taha Hashim at Headingley5h ago
When Jordan Cox was 19, playing in his fifth first-class match and unbeaten overnight on 167 for Kent against Sussex, he decided to set himself a new task.
57%plop scoreCricket | The Guardianby Tanya Aldred at Derby5h ago
Roundup: Thomas hits hundred as Somerset make hay against Essex After weeks of drought, the rain arrived, like a tolling bell, just in time for the County Championship restart.
61%plop scoreCricket | The Guardianby Ali Martin at Headingley6h ago
The clock had just ticked past 7pm, there was still half an hour of play left on this soggy second day, and it looked for all money that Harry Brook would end a year-long wait for his 11th Test...
59%plop scoreCricket | The Guardianby Taha Hashim at Headingley12h ago
A Test comeback is on hold for Sam Curran after the all-rounder was ruled out of the rest of the English summer with a groin injury.
55%plop scoreCricket | The Guardianby Taha Hashim at Headingley1d ago
A ball cut in half was the solution to Ollie Robinson and Josh Tongue’s novel problem. Courtesy of a helpful member of the Headingley ground staff, the two quicks shared the souvenir after each...
54%plop scoreCricket | The Guardianby Taha Hashim at Headingley1d ago
One win in England’s last 17 Tests. Those were the numbers that greeted Brendon McCullum and Ben Stokes when they took over in 2022, a reminder of just how bad things had ended under Joe Root.
58%plop scoreCricket | The Guardianby Ali Martin at Headingley1d ago
For all that Joe Root was playing his 167th Test match for England, and had led the side on 65 previous occasions, there will surely have been a few butterflies as he pulled on the blazer and...
58%plop scoreCricket | The Guardianby Rob Smyth (earlier) and Tanya Aldred (later)1d ago
And I think that’s enough from me, especially as I can’t see any pictures. Thanks for sticking with us during the blackout – Ali’s report will land here soon and we’ll be back tomorrow for day two.
59%plop scoreCricket | The Guardianby Ali Martin2d ago
The history of Test cricket between England and Pakistan stretches back to 1954 and has been a vibrant one over the years.
59%plop scoreCricket | The Guardianby Taha Hashim at Headingley2d ago
Last Friday was a glorious anniversary for Pakistani cricket, 10 years on from a 10-wicket win against England at the Oval. Younis Khan, their greatest run-scorer, hit a double hundred.
59%plop scoreCricket | The Guardianby Taha Hashim in Headingley2d ago
Joe Root says he is not planning on “ripping up” the work of Ben Stokes and Brendon McCullum as England prepare to face Pakistan in the first Test in Leeds, on the Yorkshireman’s return to the...
57%plop scoreCricket | The Guardianby Gary Naylor2d ago
1. Bedingham puts Lancashire’s hopes to sleepDurham served up some of Lancashire’s own medicine, as the home side tasted a brutal quarter-final defeat at Old Trafford.
59%plop scoreCricket | The Guardianby Australian Associated Press2d ago
The former Australian cricket great David Warner has lamented global media attention about his drink-driving offence, suggesting it cost him valuable overseas commercial opportunities.
56%plop scoreCricket | The Guardianby Guardian sport2d ago
Jake Weatherald has paid the price for an underwhelming performance in Australia’s shock Test defeat to Bangladesh, with Matthew Renshaw drafted into a 13-man squad to replace the opener for the...
56%plop scoreCricket | The Guardianby Ali Martin3d ago
You have to hand it to Bazball. Even when seemingly killed off, and the England team it left behind is thousands of miles away, preparing for a series against Pakistan, it has still managed to...
60%plop scoreCricket | The Guardianby Taha Hashim at Headingley3d ago
It has been a complicated start to Jordan Cox’s England career. There have been a handful of white-ball appearances and a Test debut that was taken away from him two years ago when he broke a thumb...
58%plop scoreCricket | The Guardianby Mark Ramprakash3d ago
As England’s batting coach for a good deal of Joe Root’s first spell as Test captain, I saw directly how conscientious he was in the role.
58%plop scoreCricket | The Guardianby Geoff Lemon3d ago
Sport coverage is powered by hyperbole and recency bias, but the following statement is justifiable: Bangladesh’s defeat of Australia in Darwin is the most profound upset, the greatest revolt...
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