Sam Curran eyes return to ‘exciting’ England Test team under Ben Stokes
England all-rounder Sam Curran is hungry to be part of the Test team’s new era under Ben Stokes and believes his style of cricket would be a perfect fit.
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Adil Rashid insists he has not 'closed the door' on Test return
It Is more than three years since Adil Rashid spun a leg-break with the red ball, in which time he has won a World Cup and become England's leading T20 wicket-taker.
Exclusive: England bring forward Ashes to early summer in bid to help World Cup defence
Next year’s Ashes is set for the earliest finish in its 140-year history to allow England to prepare for their World Cup defence.
Hussain: Winning start 'huge' for Stokes' England
Nasser Hussain believes England's five-wicket win over New Zealand in the first LV= Insurance Test at Lord's is 'huge' and 'absolutely vital' for new captain and head coach combo, Ben Stokes and Brendon McCullum.
Root, Tendulkar, Ponting, Cook, Lara: Who has scored 10,000 Test runs in cricket?
Joe Root has become just the 14th player to score 10,000 Test runs.
England fortunes still rooted in former captain
Joe Root's hunger to succeed with England burns as bright as ever after a masterful unbeaten 115 carried the side to a five-wicket victory over New Zealand in the first Test at Lord's on Sunday. Root reluctantly resigned the captaincy this year and was replaced by Ben Stokes, but in scoring his 26th Test century and becoming the 14th batsman to pass 10,000 runs, he quickly underlined his continuing importance to the side. He shared an unbeaten partnership of 120 for the sixth wicket with Ben Foakes to lead the hosts to a tough victory target of 277.
Joe Root joins an absolutely elite list of cricketers to reach 10,000 Test runs
Joe Root has become just the 14th player to score 10,000 Test runs.
Joe Root Shines As England Defeat New Zealand By 5 Wickets In 1st Test
Joe Root scored an unbeaten century as England capped a dramatic fightback to win the first Test against New Zealand by five wickets at Lord's on Sunday. England, set 277 to win, finished on 279 for five, with former captain Root 115 not out after the hosts had slumped to 69 for four. Victory, achieved with more than a day to spare, was just England's second win in 18 Tests and gave them a 1-0 lead in the three-match series against World Test champions New Zealand.