Will Macpherson

Almost 150 years of cricket's fiercest rivalry, the Ashes, has been put on hold. All it took was for one of England's greatest players, Lord Ian

Individual, who has not been named, admitted charge brought by Cricket Regulator following ‘serious’ incident on team’s pre-season tour

MCC have this week met the six candidates ready to buy a stake in the Hundred’s most highly-prized team – Lord’s-based London Spirit – with groups involving the Manchester United and Chelsea owners doing battle with Formula One’s rulers.

will macpherson Last month the ECB unveiled a long-awaited updated policy on transgender participation in cricket - AP Photo/Manish Swarup

With a big year in 2025 that ends with the Ashes Down Under, England’s priority is keeping two of their fastest bowlers fit

ECB’s Beth Barrett-Wild says money is ring-fenced and counties must provide same standard of treatment for men’s and women’s teams

Counties such as Surrey have been handed control of the teams from next year, ending the recent regional system - Jordan Mansfield/Getty Images

Careful management of the fast bowler’s return from a third long-term elbow injury is on course to culminate in Test comeback next summer

Stand-in captain Jasprit Bumrah took four for 17 in magnificent opening spell that helped to reduce home side to 67 for seven, 83 behind

Marnus Labuschagne ended a torrid innings with a strike rate of 3.84 - AP Photo/Trevor Collens