The Ashes — the battle between auld enemies England and Australia for Test cricket supremacy — is still four months away, but ...

Former England cricketers debated the selection of a combined XI from the recent Test series. They could not find a place for ‘best bowler’ Jasprit Bumrah.

At the end of Day 25 of what had been a remarkable five-match Test series, India were the ones celebrating, soaking in the applause from a packed venue, doing a lap of honour of The Oval stadium. They ...