England’s death bowling must improve, admits Paul Collingwood
Paul Collingwood believes Chris Jordan is the “perfect” Twenty20 cricketer but admits England’s shortcomings while bowling at the back end of innings have been highlighted recently.
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Leicestershire CEO Sean Jarvis questions need to make county game smaller
Making the county game smaller in an effort to improve the fortunes of the England men's Test team is a «ridiculous» idea, says Leicestershire chief executive Sean Jarvis.
Test cricket’s next challenge: how to avoid yet another lop-sided Ashes series
On what was supposed to be the day after the Hobart Test, all was quiet. England had wrapped up an epochally anaemic Ashes defeat leaving enough spare days to squeeze in an embarrassing visit from police to the world’s meekest sunrise rager, telling off cricketers who had been drinking in their whites for longer than they had been required to play in them. The constabulary arrived to extinguish a cigar sparked by England staffer Graham Thorpe, who then decided to video the players present.
Giles and Silverwood must go but Joe Root can help England’s post-Ashes rebuild
What a way for the Ashes to end. England’s performance with the bat across the series was terrible, with that final-day collapse completely in keeping. I was a bit taken aback by the pitches. It is a tough enough task to face Pat Cummins, Mitchell Starc and Scott Boland on decent surfaces but these were very bowler-friendly, and with the ball moving around at pace, poorly prepared tourists relying on young batters were never likely to excel. It is certainly not fair to look at the lower order in these circumstances, but the final impression was of Ollie Robinson backing away so far that he could hardly reach the ball when it was aimed at the stumps – a fitting denouement to a miserable tour.
England investigate after police break up post-Ashes party
The England and Wales Cricket Board will investigate after police were called to break up an early-hours drinking session at the team hotel.
Justin Langer: Australian head coach's future not guaranteed despite Ashes win
As far as head coaches go, you would rather be in Justin Langer's shoes than in Chris Silverwood's.
The Ashes: England coach Chris Silverwood calls for change to domestic structure
England coach Chris Silverwood hopes the manner of England's 4-0 Ashes loss will spark the change he believes is needed to improve their fortunes.