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Bangladesh cricketers stage T20 league boycott

Bangladesh's players begin a boycott of all cricket after comments made by a national board director about T20 World Cup money, which have led to his removal.

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What is the 'designated batters' rule introduced by Big Bash League?

BBC Sport's Ask Me Anything team explains the new 'designated batter and fielder' rule introduced by the Big Bash League for the 2026-27 season.

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England spinner Bashir swaps Somerset for Derbyshire

England spin bowler Shoaib Bashir leaves Somerset to join Derbyshire in Division Two of the County Championship.

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England’s T20 World Cup plans hit by Adil Rashid and Rehan Ahmed visa delays

Indian government yet to issue visas to spinnersAhmed and Rashid unlikely to fly to Sri Lanka this weekEngland have had a setback in their preparations for the T20 World Cup next month with the Indian government yet to issue visas to the spinners Adil Rashid and Rehan Ahmed.The delay means both pla…

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Mitchell hits century as New Zealand beat India

Daryl Mitchell hits a superb unbeaten century as New Zealand levelled their one-day international series against India with a seven-wicket win in Rajkot.

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South Asian Cricket Academy launches women's programme

South Asian Cricket Academy will launch its inaugural women's programme for the 2026 season.

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2026 Men's T20 World Cup - squads

Find out who is in each squad for the Men's T20 World Cup which begins on 7 February.

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Four England players sign for new sides in Hundred

England openers Phil Salt signs for Welsh Fire as their captain for the 2026 Hundred season, while Ben Duckett and Sophia Dunkley join Trent Rockets and Birmingham Phoenix add seamer Lauren Filer.

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Australia pull Dwarshuis out of Worcs T20 deal

Australia left-arm seamer Ben Dwarshuis is pulled out of his T20 deal with Worcestershire by Cricket Australia to manage his workload.

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The Spin | Nimble or nervous 90s? Cricket maths show best approach to scoring a century

Stats tell us batters have less reason to be anxious in the 90s than common lore suggests, though the pain and fear of falling short is all too realIf you’ve ever been lucky enough to score a century you’ll know how seismic a moment it is when you finally get over the line. Some play the game for a…

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Yorkshire sign veteran bowler Tye for T20 Blast

Yorkshire sign Australian fast bowler Andrew Tye on a two-year deal for the T20 Blast.

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Windrush and the rise of wandering Caribbean cricket clubs that fuelled talent in English game

Their history was in danger of being lost but a new book and project has put together an archive documenting such vibrant contributions to the gameIn the early 1980s there were scores of “Caribbean” cricket clubs playing across England, many of them bearing evocative names such as New Calypsonians,…

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England set to reject future pink-ball Ashes Tests

England plan to reject any proposals to play a day-night Test using a pink ball under lights in the next Ashes series in Australia.

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England do not have drinking problem - Broad

Former England seamer Stuart Broad says the current team do not have a drinking problem despite a series of incidents involving alcohol this winter.

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'Doesn't matter if you're 18 or 35' - Edwards embraces England's future

England coach Charlotte Edwards backs her experienced core after her first year in the job but challenges the next generation to take their places.

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Alyssa Healy shifted the dial to propel women’s cricket to its modern heights | Megan Maurice

The retiring wicketkeeper-batter’s nervous beginnings made way for her lasting impact on the sport – and an overflowing trophy cabinet“I’m not cut out for this.”This is not a sentiment that anyone who has observed Alyssa Healy’s long and storied career would have associated with such a champion of …

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Australia women’s captain Alyssa Healy to retire from cricket in March

Wicketkeeper-batter says she has lost some competitive edgeThe 35-year-old will miss the T20 World Cup in June and JulyThe Australia captain, Alyssa Healy, says the timing is perfect for her to retire from cricket in March, with the wicketkeeper‑batter to make her swansong in the upcoming home seri…

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Australia great Healy to retire from cricket

Australia captain Alyssa Healy will retire from all forms of cricket following the upcoming series against India.

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England’s Ashes has been a disaster but touring Australia with a disability has been ‘too easy’

Going to Australia as a freelance journalist with a form of muscular dystrophy was not without trepidation but an away Ashes was too good to pass up“Australia is not for weak men.” Had I heard Ben Stokes’s words in Brisbane earlier perhaps I wouldn’t have decided to cover the Ashes series as a free…

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Ashes calamity has trashed McCullum’s credibility. It’s time to call on Alec Stewart | Mark Ramprakash

England’s best performances came when the players didn’t follow the coach’s rhetoric and that highlights the problem with his one-dimensional approachThe curtain came down on the Ashes in Sydney with England again being outplayed in the basics of the game. But it is one thing to have a weak team, a…

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Which players could England turn to for 2027 Ashes?

BBC Sport looks at the players who may force their way into England contention before the 2027 Ashes series.

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Ashes 2025-26: our writers’ end-of-series England v Australia awards

Brainless moments, moral victories and tough lessons were abundant during a series that still provided plenty of dramaPlayer of the series Travis Head was the boxing kangaroo at the top of the Australia order. But this one goes to the other animal on the baggy green crest, Mitchell…

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Ashes Weekly: A flawed Ashes series ends in familiar fashion - podcast

As Australia celebrates a comprehensive 4-1 victory, England’s approach to the Ashes series and Test cricket itself has been under the microscope. Max Rushden is joined by Geoff Lemon, Barney Ronay, Emma John and Ali Martin…

www.theguardian.com Jan 10, 2026 2:21 AM

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England ruthlessly privatised cricket – Australia embraces it with constant public displays of affection | Emma John
If there is one takeaway for England from this Ashes tour it should be how cricket thrives in a nation where it is readily and freely available as the dominant summer pastimeThe drive to Bowral in New South Wales takes you through some of Australia’s most English countryside. Pastoral hills roll ri…

www.theguardian.com Jan 9, 2026 8:00 PM

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All-heart Travis Head leaves indelible mark on Ashes series by playing his own game | Angus Fontaine
The Australian’s rare attitude to the game and his destructive batting against England have seen him elevated to cult hero status Fast bowler Mitchell Starc won player of this Ashes series but make no mistake, talismanic bat-out-of-hell Travis Head was the man who ripped out England’s heart and ser…

www.theguardian.com Jan 9, 2026 2:00 PM

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Big Bash League momentum builds but its future remains up in the air | Jack Snape
The BBL is enjoying a resurgence even as Cricket Australia pushes the case for private investment to keep pace with T20 competitions around the globeRenegades fans got a kick out of the Melbourne BBL derby last Sunday, as they watched their side triumph in the final over against the crosstown Stars…

www.theguardian.com Jan 9, 2026 2:00 PM

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Tailenders
The Ashes are over and - like England - The Tailenders limp to the end of the series.

feeds.bbci.co.uk Jan 9, 2026 1:51 PM

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Brendon McCullum keen to carry on with England but wants to ‘steer the ship’
Head coach defends methods and leadership after AshesTeam culture likely to be main focus of ECB review
At the end of a sorry Ashes loss capped off by news of Harry Brook’s involvement in a late-night incident two months earlier, Brendon McCullum set out his position as England head coach:…

www.theguardian.com Jan 9, 2026 12:00 PM

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How can England rise again from the Ashes? – Ashes Weekly podcast
After a humbling 4-1 defeat in Australia, England’s approach to the series and Test cricket itself has been under the microscope. Max Rushden is joined by Barney Ronay, Emma John and Ali Martin for a look back on the 2025-26 series Continue reading...

www.theguardian.com Jan 9, 2026 8:51 AM

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Sports quiz of the week: Ashes, Afcon, Australian Open and moving managers
Have you followed the big news in football, cricket, boxing, tennis, athletics, snooker, darts and cycling? Continue reading...

www.theguardian.com Jan 9, 2026 8:00 AM

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Australia 4-1 England: player ratings as the hosts win the Ashes in style
Mitchell Starc and Travis Head were astoundingly good, but plenty of England players will want to look away nowBy 99.94 Cricket BlogBen Stokes: 184 runs at 18.4; 15 wickets at 25.1; two catches
A body unable to match his will, a team unable to match his ambition and, surely, a s…

www.theguardian.com Jan 9, 2026 8:00 AM

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Test Match Special Podcast
Reaction to news surrounding Harry Brook, and a chat with Jacob Bethell's father Graham.

feeds.bbci.co.uk Jan 9, 2026 6:40 AM

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Green or Webster, Head the opener: Australia’s searching questions to rise from the Ashes | Martin Pegan
Australia take away 4-1 series victory and bragging rights but also a number of issues that need to be addressed over a busy 18-month period aheadAn Ashes series that overpromised and underdelivered will be remembered for the dazzling performances and moments of magic rather than as a classic of th…

www.theguardian.com Jan 9, 2026 5:45 AM

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Five Ashes charts: the numbers that show how Australia got the better of England
From Ben Stokes’s drastically reduced strike rate to Mitchell Starc’s near best ever bowling figures, the statistics from the series tell their own storyThe Ashes are over, and the post-mortems have begun. Some may point to a lack of preparation, uneven pitches or a mid-tour Noosa bender for Englan…

www.theguardian.com Jan 9, 2026 2:59 AM

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The mediocre Ashes: England arrived as a rabble and Australia weren’t much better | Geoff Lemon
Australia were there for the taking but Brendon McCullum’s tourists were so poor and ill-prepared they never got closeAs far as endings go, it ended nicely. People streamed on to the Sydney Cricket Ground, wanting to get close to the trophy presentation and to have a canter on the turf. Nothing thr…

www.theguardian.com Jan 8, 2026 7:14 PM

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Sack the vibe: goodbye Bazball and hello England’s search for a cricketing soul | Barney Ronay
There have to be consequences for Rob Key and Brendon McCullum but English cricket’s problems lie much deeper and will be much harder to fixIt seemed fitting, as the final moments ticked down at the Sydney Cricket Ground, as the day, the match, the tour seemed to ooze and melt a little at the edges…

www.theguardian.com Jan 8, 2026 6:00 PM

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