Proposals by Israel’s new far-right government for far-reaching changes to the administration of the occupied West Bank prompted warnings from opposition figures and Palestinian groups even before Benjamin Netanyahu officially returned as prime minister last week. But an intervention by the head of the Israel Defense Forces underscored how those anxieties have also reached the … Read more
Ben Stokes has welcomed the return of Jofra Archer and hopes to see him fully recovered for The Ashes series next summer. A sequence of injuries has kept Archer out of competitive cricket since last March but he played for the England Lions this week against England in Abu Dhabi. “It’s been great to see … Read more
Rehan Ahmed is very young man. He will become the youngest man to play a Test for England if he debuts in Pakistan in December. But the 18-year-old leg-spinner has already crammed a lot into his career to date, including a number of high-profile wickets. Ahmed – who was added to the Test squad on … Read more
England are returning to Pakistan for their first Test tour of the country since 2005 – and you can watch every ball live on Sky Sports. Ben Stokes’ side will look to continue a resurgence that yielded six wins out of seven during the home summer when they face Pakistan in Rawalpindi (from December 1), … Read more
Days after the northern Chinese city of Shijiazhuang reopened from a Covid-19 lockdown, barista Lu Mengyuan donned her apron, applied her eye glitter and was again whipping up coffee and hot Chinese crepes for the trickle of residents venturing slowly from their homes. Like many others, Lu believed the city’s abrupt reopening in the middle … Read more
England’s first Test against Pakistan could be moved away from Rawalpindi amid growing political unrest. Ben Stokes’ side will play three Tests in Pakistan, the first time England have played red-ball cricket in the country since 2005. International sides have not played in Pakistan regularly due to security concerns in the region, but England returned … Read more
England head coach Matthew Mott hopes to persuade Ben Stokes to reverse his ODI retirement in time for the defence of their World Cup crown in India next year. Stokes bowed out of the 50-over format in July with a parting shot at “unsustainable” workloads but England’s Test captain once more demonstrated how central he … Read more
Curran and Stokes made England win the T20 World Cup: England has become the first crew to keep up every man`s tourney at the same time, concealed on the far side Pakistan Associate in Nursing exceedingly in a very} nerve-racking run chase to win the 2022 public toilet T20 tourney final on the weight unit … Read more
Ben Stokes and World Cup finals. Put them together and you always get a storyline. It was a gut-wrenching tale for Stokes in Kolkata six years ago when Carlos Brathwaite pounded him for four successive sixes to win the T20 World Cup for West Indies and leave the England man in tears. But his last … Read more
Ben Stokes said captain Jos Buttler has “created his own legacy” and that England are “lucky to have him” after the team won the T20 World Cup to become dual white-ball world champions. Stokes hit an unbeaten half-century, including the match-winning single, as England beat Pakistan by five wickets at the Melbourne Cricket Ground on … Read more