Saturday, October 10, 2026
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England cruise to 1-0 lead in three-match series versus Pakistan; Joe Root rewarded for funky fields as hosts skittle tourists for 135 in second innings; England can wrap up first series victory since December 2024 by winning second Test at Lord's from Thursday, live on Sky Sports
Kate Cross said it was "the right time to retire" after a glittering career playing for Lancashire and England; Cross won 102 international caps across all three formats and took 140 wickets for England
England will host men's Ashes Tests at Trent Bridge, Lord's, Edgbaston, Utilita Bowl and The Kia Oval next summer, with Headingley and Old Trafford both missing from the 2027 venues; no Ashes Test ground north of Nottingham has come under scrutiny
Stuart Broad says Jordan Cox could replace Jamie Smith as wicketkeeper after the Essex batter made 73 off 100 against Pakistan at Headingley; Broad also discussed whether Dan Lawrence is England's next all-rounder
Twenty-five years on from his colossal unbeaten 173 vs Australia in the 2001 Ashes, Mark Butcher reflects on nearly giving up cricket, how he turned his game around and playing alongside Nasser Hussain; <strong>watch England vs Pakistan live on <em>Sky Sports Cricket</em></strong>
Sam Curran made to wait for first Test appearance in five years as he undergoes groin surgery; Surrey all-rounder ruled out for the rest of the home season but team-mate Will Jacks in contention for Sri Lanka white-ball series after appendix surgery
Ollie Robinson and Josh Tongue asked the Headingley grounds staff to cut the match ball in two, after both players took five-fers on opening day of England's first Test vs Pakistan; <strong>watch day two live on <em>Sky Sports Cricket</em> from 10.15am on Thursday</strong>
Harry Brook moves top of ICC men's Test batting rankings for fourth time; Australia's Travis Head drops down to fourth, with Joe Root second and Steve Smith third; <strong>watch the first Test between England and Pakistan at Headingley, live on Sky Sports from Wednesday</strong>
Former Australia batsman David Warner was convicted and fined for drink driving by a Sydney court on Tuesday, having been arrested after failing a random test over Easter weekend; Warner attempted to swap seats with a female passenger after spotting the breath-testing site
MCC Female Young Broadcaster of the Year winner for 2026 is Rosa Simkin; the 18-year-old from Warwickshire, who is currently studying yournalism at Cardiff University, joined Sky Sports' live coverage of The Hundred final at Lord's on Sunday as part of her prize
Charlie Dean will captain England Women in a three-match ODI series against Ireland Women in September; Nat Sciver-Brunt is unavailable due to 'managing fitness and recovery'; Sophie Ecclestone, Lauren Bell, Amy Jones, Danni Wyatt-Hodge also not selected
Nasser Hussain praised the quality of the 2026 Hundred, with 19 of the 22 players in the final being internationals, but criticised the packed schedule for England’s Test players ahead of Wednesday’s series opener against Pakistan, live from 11am on Sky Sports
Harry Brook has backed Joe Root's appointment as England Test captain, saying he is "1,000 per cent" behind him; <strong>watch the first Test of the three-match series between England and Pakistan, live on Sky Sports Cricket from 10am, Wednesday (first ball 11am)</strong>
In an exclusive interview, England's Harry Brook says he supports Joe Root taking the Test captaincy, addresses frustrations about his batting and describes the Wellington nightclub incident fallout.
Middlesex recover from 145-7, chasing 255, to beat Durham by two wickets after an unbeaten 83 from Luke Hollman; they will play Leicestershire in One-Day Cup final at Trent Bridge on September 20 after they beat Notts Outlaws by 13 runs in Sunday's other semi-final
Australia recorded one of their most humiliating defeats in history as they lost by nine wickets to Bangladesh; <strong>watch the three-Test series between England and Pakistan live on Sky Sports Cricket from August 19</strong>
Sporting fans at Edgbaston for Cricket's The Hundred, Birmingham for the European Athletics Championships and Salzburg for the UEFA Super Cup clash between Aston Villa and PSG were well-placed to take in the fullest solar eclipse since the total eclipse of 1999
Lancashire make third-highest domestic 50-over score ever with 443-6 setting up comfortable win over Somerset; Rocky Flintoff - son of former England captain Andrew - notched 123 off 76 balls; Lancashire will face Ben Stokes' Durham in the quarter-finals on Friday
