Matthew Parkinson

England Test captain Ben Stokes will skip the Twenty20 series against India but will return for the one-day internationals, England's cricket board (ECB) said on Friday. Jos Buttler takes over as white-ball captain after Eoin Morgan announced his retirement this week. England host India in three T20Is from July 7 followed by three ODIs.

Veteran Lancashire seamer Richard Gleeson earned his maiden England call-up for the three-match T20I series against India starting July 7 in Southampton with Jos Buttler taking over as the white-ball captain for the hosts.

India won the toss and elected to bat against England in the first T20 International on Thursday. Pacer Arshdeep Singh is making his T20I debut for the visitors.

Star batter Virat Kohli along with Rishabh Pant and Jasprit Bumrah returned to Indian playing eleven as England opted to bowl in the second T20 International on Saturday.

Ahead of the ODI series against Ireland, Joe Denly will join up with England men's white-ball training group next week at the Ageas Bowl.

England all-rounder Moeen Ali has been named vice-captain of the side for the upcoming ODI series against Ireland, the England and Wales Cricket Board announced on Tuesday. The three-match series between Ireland and England is slated to begin from July 30. The series will take place behind closed doors in a bio-secure bubble at the Ageas Bowl in Southampton.

A 72-run partnership between Daryl Mitchell and Tom Blundell helped New Zealand stretch their lead over England to 119 runs at tea on the second day of a low-scoring first Test at Lord's on Friday. New Zealand were 128-4 in the second innings before the end of the afternoon session, having been bundled out for 132 in the first innings.

Former England captain Michael Vaughan on Saturday criticised England's team selection for the first two Tests against India.

England started the new era under captain Ben Stokes and head coach Brendon McCullum superbly after their fast bowlers reduced New Zealand to 39-6 at Lunch on the first day of the opening Test at Lord's on Thursday. Seamers James Anderson and Stuart Broad, first and second on England's all-time list of Test wicket takers, were omitted from the tour of West Indies where the team lost 1-0, but were recalled to the squad for the first Test of the English summer.

Lambasting Jonny Bairstow's omission from the England squad for Tests against India, former skipper Kevin Pietersen said that it will be disrespectful to the host team if the visiting team does not put on field its best XI in the marquee series. Not only Bairstow but all-rounder Sam Curran and pacer Mark Wood have also been left out of the squad.

Former England captain Michael Vaughan has once again lashed out at England selectors for resting Jonny Bairstow for the first two Tests against India as he 'plays spin well'.

All-rounder Ben Stokes and fast bowler Jofra Archer have been rested for England's two-Test tour of Sri Lanka in January, but both will return for the series in India the following month. The duo were omitted from the 16-player squad and seven travelling reserves named by the England selectors on Friday.

England have seconded three coaches from county cricket to help a 30-strong Test squad prepare for next month's three-match series against the West Indies. The players and coaches will live, prepare and train on-site in a bio-secure environment at the ground and its adjoining hotel until the first Test on July 8, with regular COVID-19 checks taking place amid the coronavirus pandemic.

Wicket-keeper batsman Jonny Bairstow and spin bowling all-rounder Moeen Ali were on Thursday named in England's 24-member training group for the three-match ODI series against Ireland starting later this month.

New dad Virat Kohli returns to captain a buoyant India against England as they aim to build on their crushing win over Australia by sealing a place in the World Test Championship final.

Experimentation will go out of the window as India will get down to finalising their best eleven for the World Cup during the three-match T20 series against an ultra-aggressive England, beginning on Thursday.

Star India batter Virat Kohli would be desperate to come out of his prolonged lean patch when he makes his T20 return after five months with the second game against England, here on Saturday. Kohli, who last played a T20 international in February, has featured in only two games since India's underwhelming campaign in the T20 World Cup in October-November when he was captain of the national side.

England redefined the way ODI cricket was played and their dominant run culminated with the World Cup trophy back in 2019. It won't be an exaggeration to say that India's fresh outlook towards the shorter formats is inspired by the English template

A confident Indian team looks set to overpower England with yet another dominant show in the second ODI at the Lord's on Thursday despite Virat Kohli's dodgy groin and dismal form.

While young readers and parents across the world have enjoyed reading 'Good Night Stories for Rebel Girls', the news is that the sale of the popular book has been banned by the Turkish government to children under the age of 18 years. It is a children's book series which is a collection of inspiring stories of women who dared to live differently.