The England cricket team has faced a major blow to as their Test Captain Ben Stokes faced ... and confirmed that Ben injured his hamstring during the third day of final match of the series.

The Yorkshireman is also a candidate for the 50-over job but it is almost impossible to play a leading role in all three England teams ... and prioritise the Test team, later agreeing to return ...

England cricket great James Anderson has been awarded a knighthood in former British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak’s resignation ...

Lever was part of the England team that won the Ashes in Australia ... a hastily arranged 40-over match between England and Australia when the third Test in Melbourne was washed out.

Latvia's dogged defending meant England had to wear them down before tacking onto their lead late in the match ...

James Anderson, who retired from international cricket last year, went on to play 188 Tests and claim 704 wickets for England ...

The England men's team have donated £20,000 to support the exiled Afghanistan women's side. The money has been paid from the Team England Player Partnership (TEPP) fund to Marylebone Cricket Club ...

Thomas Tuchel is trying to very quickly build an England team to beat the very best but can for now only test it out against ... adding smartly worked second and third goals.