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Sussex cash crisis casts doubt over squad's future

Head coach Paul Farbrace tells Sussex members his future - and that of his players - is uncertain because of the club's financial issues.

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The Spin | Cricket’s Tetris calendar is a recipe for player burnout and fan apathy

South Africa v New Zealand T20 series highlights schedule that is increasingly hard to keep up withClinical guidance suggests recovery from emotional trauma can take weeks or months. In some cases, the lingering pain can last for years. Elite cricketers, though, are expected to compress that timeli…

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‘I wanted the rollercoaster of being emotionally invested’: Ian Bell on coaching, England and the 2005 Ashes WhatsApp

Five-times Ashes winner has since had a varied coaching career and believes the red ball is still fundamental to the modern playerIt’s a sunny spring afternoon, a new season looms, and just a short stroll down the road from Knowle & Dorridge Cricket Club, Ian Bell is in his local stressing the …

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Crammed Test cricket schedule risks leaving Australian summers unrecognisable | Geoff Lemon

Four matches in four weeks for the men’s team compromises the quality of the sport – and makes the Test season a contradiction in termsThis has long been on the way, and here it is. Test season, the centrepiece of Australia’s summer, will next time around consist of four matches played over four we…

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Bairstow criticises level of care shown by England regime

Jonny Bairstow criticises the England set-up, suggesting they need to bring "the care back in the game".

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Ben Duckett pulls out of £200,000 IPL deal in bid to save England Test spot

England opener now faces three-year ban from IPL‘My journey into Test team has come from county cricket’Ben Duckett has pulled out of the upcoming Indian Premier League and now faces a three-year ban from the tournament after deciding he needs county cricket to shore up his place in England’s Test …

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West Indies pull plug on Seales move to Hampshire

Pace bowler Jayden Seales will no longer be joining Hampshire this summer after the West Indies cricket board refuses to provide him with a No Objection Certificate.

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Duckett withdraws from IPL to focus on England

Ben Duckett withdraws from the forthcoming Indian Premier League (IPL) in an attempt to hold on to his place in the England team.

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Players can opt out of Afghanistan series - West

Cricket Ireland's Graeme West says players have the option of not playing against Afghanistan this summer.

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Georgia Voll cracks quick-fire ton as Australia sweep West Indies T20 series

Australia 211-7; West Indies 61-3 | Australia win by 40 runs (DLS) Opener Voll hits third fastest T20I century by an Australian womanGeorgia Voll smashed the third fastest international T20 century by an Australian woman, with her 52-ball blitz setting up a series clean sweep of West Indies.In a do…

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McCullum and Key very lucky to survive Ashes review - Vaughan

Former captain Michael Vaughan says England head coach Brendon McCullum and managing director Rob Key were fortunate to avoid the sack in a post-Ashes review.

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Stokes looks to future after 'hardest period'

Ben Stokes says the past three months have been "the hardest period" of his England captaincy, and backs the current regime to take the team forward.

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5 Live Cricket Special: The state of English men's cricket

Mark Chapman and guests assess the state of English men's cricket.

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ECB has taken a risk keeping McCullum and Key – who must now placate the public | Ali Martin

Anger remains after England’s heavy Ashes defeat and whatever happens next is on the ECB’s chiefsHaving endorsed Brendon McCullum’s continuation as men’s head coach after an Ashes defeat riddled with self‑owns and kept Rob Key above him as team director, the England and Wales Cricket Board could in…

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Glamorgan hail 'superb role model' as Harris retires

Glamorgan seam bowler James Harris retires from cricket with immediate effect with the new season under a fortnight away.

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Sacking McCullum would have been 'easy' - ECB chief

Head coach Brendon McCullum is the right man to move England forward despite the 4-1 Ashes defeat in Australia, says England and Wales Cricket Board chief executive Richard Gould.

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‘It may not be popular’: England stand by McCullum and Key despite Ashes debacle

ECB review concludes sackings not the right route to takeKey: ‘No big bust up’ between Stokes and McCullumBrendon McCullum and Rob Key have been backed to lead England’s response to the grisly winter Ashes defeat in Australia, with Richard Gould, the chief executive of the England and Wales Cricket…

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Barnard to skipper Warwickshire in all formats

All-rounder Ed Barnard is named as Warwickshire's new club captain after Alex Davies decided to step down from the role.

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PSL to start without fans as result of Gulf conflict

Pakistan's T20 league will take place without crowds and at only two venues because of the fuel crisis resulting from the US and Israel's war with Iran.

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England’s McCullum told to improve relations with counties after Ashes review

ECB decision to back coach will be confirmed on MondayLord’s summit with all county directors due next weekBrendon McCullum has been told he must improve relations with the counties after being backed to stay on as England coach despite this winter’s 4-1 Ashes defeat.The Guardian revealed the day a…

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Rwanda batter becomes youngest women's T20 centurion

Rwanda's Fanny Utagushimaninde says it was like "a dream" after becoming the youngest woman to make a T20 international century at the age of 15 years and 223 days.

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European cricket nations cup could launch in 2027

A cricket tournament for European nations could launch as early as 2027 after plans to develop the concept are revealed by Cricket Ireland.

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Lancashire plan to play first games at new Farington hub

Two men's home games in the One-Day Cup and two in the women's competition will be staged at Lancashire's new second home at Farington in 2026.

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Cult or culture? McCullum comes full circle following Ashes review

England's Ashes review will not bring seismic change but it does signal the final chapter of the Bazball era, writes Stephan Shemilt.

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Ireland to face India in Stormont T20 matches

Ireland are to face India in two Twenty20 internationals at Stormont in June.

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Tailenders podcast: Mystery Guest Match Special

It's Mystery Guest Match Special! Plus Fe joins Greg for his epic Comic Relief challenge.

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Australia dig themselves out of a hole in women’s T20 win over West Indies

Australia 164-6; West Indies 121-6 | Australia win by 43 runsBeth Mooney’s 79 and Alana King’s three wickets propel tourists to winAustralia got the Sophie Molineux era under way in sloppy style as a new-look side overcame six spilled chances before turning the screw late for a 43-run victory over …

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Stumped

The new head coach of the Sri Lanka national team joins us on the programme.

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Sciver-Brunt returns from England training camp

Captain Nat Sciver-Brunt returns from England’s training camp in South Africa for family reasons.

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Stirling steps down as Ireland T20 captain

Paul Stirling says "it feels like the right time to move into a new chapter" after stepping down as Ireland T20 captain.

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The Spin | ‘It was a crazy time’: why big auction paychecks don’t always equal superstardom

Graham Napier’s IPL career amounted to a solitary game but the all-rounder has no regrets about how things turned out“Some people do recognise me occasionally and it’s always nice to have a chat about cricket.” Graham Napier has a few minutes between appointments. As a fire safety officer in Suffol…

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‘My proudest moments are when I had to fight’: Michael Carberry on cricket, cancer and captaincy

The former England opener explains how ‘a little boy from the poor side of south-east London’ made it to the topBy Wisden Cricket MonthlyBorn in Croydon to parents who had emigrated from the Caribbean, Michael Carberry grew up in a cricket-obsessed household, dreaming of one day playing for Eng…

www.theguardian.com Mar 18, 2026 8:00 AM

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‘All we wanted to do was go and win the Ashes’: Ollie Pope hits out at England critics
Batter denies the team ‘weren’t fussed’ in Australia28-year-old believes his ‘best batting years are to come’Ollie Pope has challenged the perception England “weren’t fussed” during their troubled Ashes tour but accepts why it formed.Ben Stokes’ tourists crashed to a 4-1 series defeat by Australia …

www.theguardian.com Mar 17, 2026 5:28 PM

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‘Worst experience’: Liam Livingstone criticises Key and McCullum regime
‘No one cares about you,’ says Lancashire all-rounderThe 32-year-old alleges England group is too cliqueyLiam Livingstone has given a scathing account of his handling by the current England regime, claiming “no one cares about you”. The Lancashire all-rounder has exactly 100 caps for his country ac…

www.theguardian.com Mar 16, 2026 6:42 PM

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IPL 2026 schedule - fixtures and start times
Find out the first half of the 2026 IPL schedule, with the opening match on 28 March.

feeds.bbci.co.uk Mar 16, 2026 3:42 PM

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Father and son amateur cricketers combine for mammoth partnership of 590
Sam Cheek scores 402 off 137 balls after being dropped on a duck‘He just went bang,’ says father Darren, who chipped in with 175Darren Cheek will never forget the time he hit 184 against Morphettville Park in 1996 – not for the century, but for the joy of hearing his nine-year-old son Sam cheering …

www.theguardian.com Mar 16, 2026 2:28 AM

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