<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="https://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="https://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="https://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0" xmlns:media="https://search.yahoo.com/mrss/"><channel><title><![CDATA[Cricket | Mail Online]]></title><description><![CDATA[Check out the latest breaking UK and world cricket news, scores and highlights for the World Cup and Ashes 2019 right here.]]></description><link>https://www.dailymail.com?ns_mchannel=rss&amp;ns_campaign=1490&amp;ito=1490</link><image><url>https://i.dailymail.com/i/furniture/mastHead_1_rss.png</url><title>Cricket | Mail Online</title><link>https://www.dailymail.com?ns_mchannel=rss&amp;ns_campaign=1490&amp;ito=1490</link></image><generator>mol-fe-feeds</generator><lastBuildDate>Tue, 23 Jun 2026 14:13:33 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://www.dailymail.com/sport/cricket/index.rss" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><pubDate>Mon, 22 Jun 2026 16:00:52 GMT</pubDate><copyright><![CDATA[Copyright 2026 Associated Newspapers Ltd]]></copyright><language><![CDATA[en-gb]]></language><managingEditor><![CDATA[editorial@mailonline.co.uk (Editor)]]></managingEditor><category><![CDATA[Cricket]]></category><category domain="dmoz"><![CDATA[Regional/Europe/United_Kingdom/News_and_Media/Newspapers]]></category><item><title><![CDATA[The questions English cricket must answer after fortnight from hell: Can Ben Stokes and Brendon McCullum's relationship be repaired? Why was Stokes left 'bemused' by the ECB? And who's facing the axe if England lose at Trent Bridge?]]></title><description><![CDATA[With the fallout from the past fortnight far from over, and further changes inevitable in Nottingham, Daily Mail Sport looks at the doubts hanging over England's under-pressure Test team...]]></description><link>https://www.dailymail.com/sport/cricket/article-15919467/ben-stokes-brendon-mccullum-england-cricket.html?ns_mchannel=rss&amp;ns_campaign=1490&amp;ito=1490</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.dailymail.com/sport/cricket/article-15919467/ben-stokes-brendon-mccullum-england-cricket.html?ns_mchannel=rss&amp;ns_campaign=1490&amp;ito=1490</guid><pubDate>Mon, 22 Jun 2026 16:00:52 GMT</pubDate><media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://i.dailymail.com/1s/2026/06/22/15/109518879-0-image-a-57_1782138135961.jpg"/><media:credit scheme="urn:ebu"><![CDATA[Getty Images]]></media:credit><media:description/><media:thumbnail height="115" url="https://i.dailymail.com/1s/2026/06/22/15/109518879-0-image-a-59_1782138138276.jpg" width="154"/><enclosure length="10173" type="image/jpeg" url="https://i.dailymail.com/1s/2026/06/22/15/109518879-0-image-a-59_1782138138276.jpg"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[England vs New Zealand second Test ratings: Which star was 'left feeling unfulfilled'? Who 'still has plenty to learn'? And which debutant endured a 'difficult' match?]]></title><description><![CDATA[LAWRENCE BOOTH AT THE OVAL: Archer, Fisher and Tongue all fell for ducks to cap what has been a chastening five days for this inexperienced England team in the absence of Ben Stokes .]]></description><link>https://www.dailymail.com/sport/cricket/article-15917415/England-vs-New-Zealand-second-Test-ratings-star-left-feeling-unfulfilled-plenty-learn-debutant-endured-difficult-match.html?ns_mchannel=rss&amp;ns_campaign=1490&amp;ito=1490</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.dailymail.com/sport/cricket/article-15917415/England-vs-New-Zealand-second-Test-ratings-star-left-feeling-unfulfilled-plenty-learn-debutant-endured-difficult-match.html?ns_mchannel=rss&amp;ns_campaign=1490&amp;ito=1490</guid><pubDate>Mon, 22 Jun 2026 11:07:54 GMT</pubDate><media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://i.dailymail.com/1s/2026/06/21/12/109497063-0-image-a-46_1782041431306.jpg"/><media:credit scheme="urn:ebu"><![CDATA[Getty Images]]></media:credit><media:description/><media:thumbnail height="115" url="https://i.dailymail.com/1s/2026/06/21/12/109497063-0-image-a-37_1782041410980.jpg" width="154"/><enclosure length="7879" type="image/jpeg" url="https://i.dailymail.com/1s/2026/06/21/12/109497063-0-image-a-37_1782041410980.jpg"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ben Stokes did not believe he had breached team curfew in nightclub incident - as England captain is named in squad for third Test after regulator probe reveals he had no case to answer]]></title><description><![CDATA[EXCLUSIVE: Ben Stokes did not believe he breached the team curfew that made him the subject of an investigation while his England team were being thrashed by New Zealand at the Oval.]]></description><link>https://www.dailymail.com/sport/cricket/article-15917313/Ben-Stokes-WITHDRAWN-Durham-Test-following-ECB-request-England-captain-dropped-against-New-Zealand-Chelsea-nightclub-incident.html?ns_mchannel=rss&amp;ns_campaign=1490&amp;ito=1490</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.dailymail.com/sport/cricket/article-15917313/Ben-Stokes-WITHDRAWN-Durham-Test-following-ECB-request-England-captain-dropped-against-New-Zealand-Chelsea-nightclub-incident.html?ns_mchannel=rss&amp;ns_campaign=1490&amp;ito=1490</guid><pubDate>Sun, 21 Jun 2026 16:31:32 GMT</pubDate><media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://i.dailymail.com/1s/2026/06/21/10/109475073-0-image-a-35_1782032711024.jpg"/><media:credit scheme="urn:ebu"><![CDATA[Getty Images]]></media:credit><media:description/><media:thumbnail height="115" url="https://i.dailymail.com/1s/2026/06/21/10/109475073-0-image-m-32_1782032689380.jpg" width="154"/><enclosure length="8056" type="image/jpeg" url="https://i.dailymail.com/1s/2026/06/21/10/109475073-0-image-m-32_1782032689380.jpg"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Joe Root joins Sachin Tendulkar in 14,000 club but milestone cannot mask England gloom as record defeat looms at the Oval after New Zealand set brutal chase, writes RICHARD GIBSON]]></title><description><![CDATA[RICHARD GIBSON AT THE OVAL: In deputising for Ben Stokes at the Oval this week, Joe Root extended his record number of appearances as England captain.]]></description><link>https://www.dailymail.com/sport/cricket/article-15916375/joe-root-sachin-tendulkar-new-zealand-oval.html?ns_mchannel=rss&amp;ns_campaign=1490&amp;ito=1490</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.dailymail.com/sport/cricket/article-15916375/joe-root-sachin-tendulkar-new-zealand-oval.html?ns_mchannel=rss&amp;ns_campaign=1490&amp;ito=1490</guid><pubDate>Sat, 20 Jun 2026 19:56:32 GMT</pubDate><media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://i.dailymail.com/1s/2026/06/20/19/109489869-0-image-a-5_1781980121022.jpg"/><media:credit scheme="urn:ebu"><![CDATA[Getty Images]]></media:credit><media:description/><media:thumbnail height="115" url="https://i.dailymail.com/1s/2026/06/20/19/109489869-0-image-m-25_1781980194988.jpg" width="154"/><enclosure length="8483" type="image/jpeg" url="https://i.dailymail.com/1s/2026/06/20/19/109489869-0-image-m-25_1781980194988.jpg"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ben Stokes' state of mind appears clear after England captain's return to county cricket with Durham - despite England's concerns over his welfare ahead of third Test return, writes RICHARD GIBSON]]></title><description><![CDATA[RICHARD GIBSON: Ben Stokes has either been a major cause for concern or Good Old Ben depending on which dressing room the reflection has come.]]></description><link>https://www.dailymail.com/sport/cricket/article-15913759/Ben-Stokes.html?ns_mchannel=rss&amp;ns_campaign=1490&amp;ito=1490</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.dailymail.com/sport/cricket/article-15913759/Ben-Stokes.html?ns_mchannel=rss&amp;ns_campaign=1490&amp;ito=1490</guid><pubDate>Fri, 19 Jun 2026 18:47:04 GMT</pubDate><media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://i.dailymail.com/1s/2026/06/19/19/109475073-0-image-a-32_1781892729799.jpg"/><media:credit scheme="urn:ebu"><![CDATA[Getty Images]]></media:credit><media:description/><media:thumbnail height="115" url="https://i.dailymail.com/1s/2026/06/19/19/109475073-0-image-m-27_1781892688003.jpg" width="154"/><enclosure length="8219" type="image/jpeg" url="https://i.dailymail.com/1s/2026/06/19/19/109475073-0-image-m-27_1781892688003.jpg"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[England have had a crack at life without Ben Stokes and it hasn't worked - New Zealand have set up an almost certain victory, writes LAWRENCE BOOTH]]></title><description><![CDATA[LAWRENCE BOOTH AT THE OVAL: As Henry Nicholls, with his 11th Test hundred, and Rachin Ravindra ground England into the dirt, it seemed improbable that New Zealand will not now win.]]></description><link>https://www.dailymail.com/sport/cricket/article-15913737/England-Ben-Stokes-New-Zealand.html?ns_mchannel=rss&amp;ns_campaign=1490&amp;ito=1490</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.dailymail.com/sport/cricket/article-15913737/England-Ben-Stokes-New-Zealand.html?ns_mchannel=rss&amp;ns_campaign=1490&amp;ito=1490</guid><pubDate>Fri, 19 Jun 2026 18:32:31 GMT</pubDate><media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://i.dailymail.com/1s/2026/06/19/19/109475547-0-image-a-49_1781893827653.jpg"/><media:credit scheme="urn:ebu"><![CDATA[Getty Images]]></media:credit><media:description/><media:thumbnail height="115" url="https://i.dailymail.com/1s/2026/06/19/19/109475547-0-image-m-46_1781893813798.jpg" width="154"/><enclosure length="9203" type="image/jpeg" url="https://i.dailymail.com/1s/2026/06/19/19/109475547-0-image-m-46_1781893813798.jpg"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[The sorry statistics that reveal the flaws in England's bouncer barrage approach against tailenders - after Glenn Phillips' century put New Zealand on top at the Oval]]></title><description><![CDATA[RICHARD GIBSON: In practice, bombing the tail just doesn't work for this England team, regardless of whether Ben Stokes or Joe Root is out there directing traffic.]]></description><link>https://www.dailymail.com/sport/cricket/article-15911797/Statistics-flaws-England-bouncer-barrage-approach-tailenders-Glenn-Phillips-century-New-Zealand.html?ns_mchannel=rss&amp;ns_campaign=1490&amp;ito=1490</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.dailymail.com/sport/cricket/article-15911797/Statistics-flaws-England-bouncer-barrage-approach-tailenders-Glenn-Phillips-century-New-Zealand.html?ns_mchannel=rss&amp;ns_campaign=1490&amp;ito=1490</guid><pubDate>Fri, 19 Jun 2026 08:23:53 GMT</pubDate><media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://i.dailymail.com/1s/2026/06/18/20/109450087-0-image-a-24_1781809278512.jpg"/><media:credit scheme="urn:ebu"><![CDATA[Getty Images]]></media:credit><media:description/><media:thumbnail height="115" url="https://i.dailymail.com/1s/2026/06/18/20/109450087-0-image-a-26_1781809280287.jpg" width="154"/><enclosure length="7119" type="image/jpeg" url="https://i.dailymail.com/1s/2026/06/18/20/109450087-0-image-a-26_1781809280287.jpg"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ben Stokes in line to return and CAPTAIN England in third Test - after fears he may have retired from cricket altogether following Chelsea nightclub incident]]></title><description><![CDATA[It is anticipated that the regulator will recommend a one-match ban - applied retrospectively - meaning that both Stokes and Atkinson would come into the reckoning for the series finale.]]></description><link>https://www.dailymail.com/sport/cricket/article-15912091/Stokes-comeback.html?ns_mchannel=rss&amp;ns_campaign=1490&amp;ito=1490</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.dailymail.com/sport/cricket/article-15912091/Stokes-comeback.html?ns_mchannel=rss&amp;ns_campaign=1490&amp;ito=1490</guid><pubDate>Thu, 18 Jun 2026 20:38:38 GMT</pubDate><media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://i.dailymail.com/1s/2026/06/18/21/109452551-0-image-a-61_1781815084243.jpg"/><media:credit scheme="urn:ebu"><![CDATA[Getty Images]]></media:credit><media:description/><media:thumbnail height="115" url="https://i.dailymail.com/1s/2026/06/18/21/109452551-0-image-m-67_1781815098664.jpg" width="154"/><enclosure length="8020" type="image/jpeg" url="https://i.dailymail.com/1s/2026/06/18/21/109452551-0-image-m-67_1781815098664.jpg"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[England struggle with the bat as New Zealand take control of the second Test - and Ben Stokes' appearance for Durham could lead to the ECB's worst nightmare, writes LAWRENCE BOOTH]]></title><description><![CDATA[LAWRENCE BOOTH AT THE OVAL: Joe Root's dismissal for 46 in the final session of the second day, quickly followed by the removal of Harry Brook, left England with serious work to do.]]></description><link>https://www.dailymail.com/sport/cricket/article-15911975/England-New-Zealand-Test-Ben-Stokes.html?ns_mchannel=rss&amp;ns_campaign=1490&amp;ito=1490</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.dailymail.com/sport/cricket/article-15911975/England-New-Zealand-Test-Ben-Stokes.html?ns_mchannel=rss&amp;ns_campaign=1490&amp;ito=1490</guid><pubDate>Thu, 18 Jun 2026 18:40:15 GMT</pubDate><media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://i.dailymail.com/1s/2026/06/18/19/109449823-0-image-a-43_1781807226701.jpg"/><media:credit scheme="urn:ebu"><![CDATA[Getty Images]]></media:credit><media:description/><media:thumbnail height="115" url="https://i.dailymail.com/1s/2026/06/18/19/109449823-0-image-m-40_1781807207355.jpg" width="154"/><enclosure length="9750" type="image/jpeg" url="https://i.dailymail.com/1s/2026/06/18/19/109449823-0-image-m-40_1781807207355.jpg"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Insiders reveal how Sonny Baker bounced back from horror debut to shine at the Oval: finding his inner peace, REDUCING his speed, drinking bone broth and taking one key bit of advice from Hampshire team-mates]]></title><description><![CDATA[After two chastening international debuts last year, at the Oval it was very much third time lucky for Hampshire fast bowler Sonny Baker.]]></description><link>https://www.dailymail.com/sport/cricket/article-15908059/Sonny-Baker-Oval-Hampshire.html?ns_mchannel=rss&amp;ns_campaign=1490&amp;ito=1490</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.dailymail.com/sport/cricket/article-15908059/Sonny-Baker-Oval-Hampshire.html?ns_mchannel=rss&amp;ns_campaign=1490&amp;ito=1490</guid><pubDate>Thu, 18 Jun 2026 01:00:49 GMT</pubDate><media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://i.dailymail.com/1s/2026/06/17/20/109422295-0-image-a-36_1781725253153.jpg"/><media:credit scheme="urn:ebu"><![CDATA[Getty Images]]></media:credit><media:description/><media:thumbnail height="115" url="https://i.dailymail.com/1s/2026/06/17/20/109422295-0-image-m-40_1781725258295.jpg" width="154"/><enclosure length="8476" type="image/jpeg" url="https://i.dailymail.com/1s/2026/06/17/20/109422295-0-image-m-40_1781725258295.jpg"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Jacob Bethell's late two-wicket burst encapsulates eccentric start to second Test against New Zealand as English cricket awaits news of Ben Stokes' fate, writes LAWRENCE BOOTH]]></title><description><![CDATA[LAWRENCE BOOTH AT THE OVAL: New Zealand closed on 291 for seven after being asked to bat against England's least experienced pace attack since 2003.]]></description><link>https://www.dailymail.com/sport/cricket/article-15907451/Jacob-Bethells-late-two-wicket-burst-encapsulates-eccentric-start-second-Test-against-New-Zealand-English-cricket-awaits-news-Ben-Stokes-fate-writes-LAWRENCE-BOOTH.html?ns_mchannel=rss&amp;ns_campaign=1490&amp;ito=1490</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.dailymail.com/sport/cricket/article-15907451/Jacob-Bethells-late-two-wicket-burst-encapsulates-eccentric-start-second-Test-against-New-Zealand-English-cricket-awaits-news-Ben-Stokes-fate-writes-LAWRENCE-BOOTH.html?ns_mchannel=rss&amp;ns_campaign=1490&amp;ito=1490</guid><pubDate>Wed, 17 Jun 2026 19:36:07 GMT</pubDate><media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://i.dailymail.com/1s/2026/06/17/19/109420455-0-image-a-31_1781721761573.jpg"/><media:credit scheme="urn:ebu"><![CDATA[Getty Images]]></media:credit><media:description/><media:thumbnail height="115" url="https://i.dailymail.com/1s/2026/06/17/19/109420455-0-image-m-39_1781721777810.jpg" width="154"/><enclosure length="9530" type="image/jpeg" url="https://i.dailymail.com/1s/2026/06/17/19/109420455-0-image-m-39_1781721777810.jpg"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[England are lucky to have model captain Joe Root to turn to once more in their hour of need - the low-maintenance batsman is the only adult left in the building, writes LAWRENCE BOOTH]]></title><description><![CDATA[LAWRENCE BOOTH: There are hospital passes - and then there's the task that awaits Joe Root this week as English cricket tries to recover from its latest bout of self-sabotage.]]></description><link>https://www.dailymail.com/sport/cricket/article-15904625/joe-root-england-model-captain.html?ns_mchannel=rss&amp;ns_campaign=1490&amp;ito=1490</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.dailymail.com/sport/cricket/article-15904625/joe-root-england-model-captain.html?ns_mchannel=rss&amp;ns_campaign=1490&amp;ito=1490</guid><pubDate>Tue, 16 Jun 2026 17:07:44 GMT</pubDate><media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://i.dailymail.com/1s/2026/06/16/15/109388833-0-image-a-40_1781621955466.jpg"/><media:credit scheme="urn:ebu"><![CDATA[Getty Images]]></media:credit><media:description/><media:thumbnail height="115" url="https://i.dailymail.com/1s/2026/06/16/15/109388833-0-image-m-42_1781621955849.jpg" width="154"/><enclosure length="8856" type="image/jpeg" url="https://i.dailymail.com/1s/2026/06/16/15/109388833-0-image-m-42_1781621955849.jpg"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[England's selection crisis takes latest turn: Jamie Smith to miss second Test against New Zealand with Joe Root set to field THREE debutants]]></title><description><![CDATA[RICHARD GIBSON: Smith's second child was born on Tuesday, and he will now spend time with his young family, providing the chance for Somerset's James Rew to take the gloves.]]></description><link>https://www.dailymail.com/sport/cricket/article-15904917/Englands-selection-Jamie-Smith.html?ns_mchannel=rss&amp;ns_campaign=1490&amp;ito=1490</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.dailymail.com/sport/cricket/article-15904917/Englands-selection-Jamie-Smith.html?ns_mchannel=rss&amp;ns_campaign=1490&amp;ito=1490</guid><pubDate>Tue, 16 Jun 2026 16:59:20 GMT</pubDate><media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://i.dailymail.com/1s/2026/06/16/17/109391523-0-image-a-14_1781628803131.jpg"/><media:credit scheme="urn:ebu"><![CDATA[Getty Images]]></media:credit><media:description/><media:thumbnail height="115" url="https://i.dailymail.com/1s/2026/06/16/17/109391523-0-image-m-16_1781628803973.jpg" width="154"/><enclosure length="7524" type="image/jpeg" url="https://i.dailymail.com/1s/2026/06/16/17/109391523-0-image-m-16_1781628803973.jpg"/></item><item><title><![CDATA['He's uncoachable - in a good way': The making of Jordan Cox - the England debutant with lightning hands, a battle with social media trolls and the superpower that everyone who played with or coached him knows all about]]></title><description><![CDATA[When Jordan Cox finally makes his Test debut against New Zealand at The Oval this week, he will complete an improbable journey that began with a show of bravado at the age of 10.]]></description><link>https://www.dailymail.com/sport/cricket/article-15900797/Jordan-Cox-England-Essex-Kent-uncoachable.html?ns_mchannel=rss&amp;ns_campaign=1490&amp;ito=1490</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.dailymail.com/sport/cricket/article-15900797/Jordan-Cox-England-Essex-Kent-uncoachable.html?ns_mchannel=rss&amp;ns_campaign=1490&amp;ito=1490</guid><pubDate>Mon, 15 Jun 2026 17:11:36 GMT</pubDate><media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://i.dailymail.com/1s/2026/06/15/18/109367701-0-image-a-19_1781543486938.jpg"/><media:credit scheme="urn:ebu"><![CDATA[Getty Images / ECB via Getty Images]]></media:credit><media:description/><media:thumbnail height="115" url="https://i.dailymail.com/1s/2026/06/15/18/109367631-0-image-a-16_1781543357860.jpg" width="154"/><enclosure length="10308" type="image/jpeg" url="https://i.dailymail.com/1s/2026/06/15/18/109367631-0-image-a-16_1781543357860.jpg"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[England coach Brendon McCullum admits he was 'bewildered, angered and gutted' by Ben Stokes' infamous night out... and refuses to say axed skipper will return]]></title><description><![CDATA[On the day England revealed several changes for Wednesday's second Test against New Zealand, McCullum insisted that his main concern was 'making sure Ben is fine'.]]></description><link>https://www.dailymail.com/sport/cricket/article-15901217/England-coach-Brendon-McCullum-admits-bewildered-angered-gutted-Ben-Stokes-infamous-night-refuses-say-axed-skipper-return.html?ns_mchannel=rss&amp;ns_campaign=1490&amp;ito=1490</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.dailymail.com/sport/cricket/article-15901217/England-coach-Brendon-McCullum-admits-bewildered-angered-gutted-Ben-Stokes-infamous-night-refuses-say-axed-skipper-return.html?ns_mchannel=rss&amp;ns_campaign=1490&amp;ito=1490</guid><pubDate>Mon, 15 Jun 2026 13:29:58 GMT</pubDate><media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://i.dailymail.com/1s/2026/06/15/14/109361947-0-image-a-5_1781530003359.jpg"/><media:credit scheme="urn:ebu"><![CDATA[Getty Images]]></media:credit><media:description/><media:thumbnail height="115" url="https://i.dailymail.com/1s/2026/06/15/14/109361947-0-image-m-12_1781530022452.jpg" width="154"/><enclosure length="9469" type="image/jpeg" url="https://i.dailymail.com/1s/2026/06/15/14/109361947-0-image-m-12_1781530022452.jpg"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Famous part of the MCG is handed back to Aussie fans after outrage when it was given to England's Barmy Army during the Ashes]]></title><description><![CDATA[Aussie fans have been given back their iconic Bay 13 at the MCG after it was controversially given to the Barmy Army during the Ashes last december.]]></description><link>https://www.dailymail.com/sport/cricket/article-15900793/Famous-MCG-handed-Aussie-fans-outrage-given-Englands-Barmy-Army-Ashes.html?ns_mchannel=rss&amp;ns_campaign=1490&amp;ito=1490</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.dailymail.com/sport/cricket/article-15900793/Famous-MCG-handed-Aussie-fans-outrage-given-Englands-Barmy-Army-Ashes.html?ns_mchannel=rss&amp;ns_campaign=1490&amp;ito=1490</guid><pubDate>Mon, 15 Jun 2026 11:28:45 GMT</pubDate><media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://i.dailymail.com/1s/2026/06/15/12/109360127-0-image-a-5_1781522537375.jpg"/><media:credit scheme="urn:ebu"><![CDATA[CC Composite Editor]]></media:credit><media:description/><media:thumbnail height="115" url="https://i.dailymail.com/1s/2026/06/15/12/109360157-0-image-a-7_1781522540732.jpg" width="154"/><enclosure length="10787" type="image/jpeg" url="https://i.dailymail.com/1s/2026/06/15/12/109360157-0-image-a-7_1781522540732.jpg"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ollie Robinson to MISS England's second Test against New Zealand through injury - with captain Ben Stokes and Gus Atkinson also dropped amid ECB probe into post-Lord's night out]]></title><description><![CDATA[Robinson was player of the match at Lord's, where he began his first Test in more than two years with a triple-wicket maiden and finished with career-best match figures of seven for 77 to seal a 115-run win.]]></description><link>https://www.dailymail.com/sport/cricket/article-15899337/England-Ollie-Robinson-Miss-New-Zealand-Test.html?ns_mchannel=rss&amp;ns_campaign=1490&amp;ito=1490</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.dailymail.com/sport/cricket/article-15899337/England-Ollie-Robinson-Miss-New-Zealand-Test.html?ns_mchannel=rss&amp;ns_campaign=1490&amp;ito=1490</guid><pubDate>Sun, 14 Jun 2026 19:32:04 GMT</pubDate><media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://i.dailymail.com/1s/2026/06/14/20/109346661-0-image-a-15_1781465498470.jpg"/><media:credit scheme="urn:ebu"><![CDATA[Action Images via Reuters]]></media:credit><media:description/><media:thumbnail height="115" url="https://i.dailymail.com/1s/2026/06/14/20/109346661-0-image-m-17_1781465499627.jpg" width="154"/><enclosure length="9016" type="image/jpeg" url="https://i.dailymail.com/1s/2026/06/14/20/109346661-0-image-m-17_1781465499627.jpg"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[England captain Ben Stokes returns to training with Durham - indicating that he is not considering quitting... almost a week after infamous night out which saw him dropped from Test squad]]></title><description><![CDATA[Ben Stokes provided a strong indication on Saturday that retirement is not on his mind by netting at Chester-le-Street as England received another jolt ahead of the second Test against New Zealand.]]></description><link>https://www.dailymail.com/sport/cricket/article-15897383/England-captain-Ben-Stokes-returns-training-Durham-indicating-not-considering-quitting-week-infamous-night-saw-dropped-Test-squad.html?ns_mchannel=rss&amp;ns_campaign=1490&amp;ito=1490</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.dailymail.com/sport/cricket/article-15897383/England-captain-Ben-Stokes-returns-training-Durham-indicating-not-considering-quitting-week-infamous-night-saw-dropped-Test-squad.html?ns_mchannel=rss&amp;ns_campaign=1490&amp;ito=1490</guid><pubDate>Sat, 13 Jun 2026 17:05:20 GMT</pubDate><media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://i.dailymail.com/1s/2026/06/13/15/109327311-0-image-a-18_1781361703686.jpg"/><media:credit scheme="urn:ebu"><![CDATA[Bradley Collyer/PA Wire]]></media:credit><media:description/><media:thumbnail height="115" url="https://i.dailymail.com/1s/2026/06/13/15/109327311-0-image-m-13_1781361687557.jpg" width="154"/><enclosure length="5053" type="image/jpeg" url="https://i.dailymail.com/1s/2026/06/13/15/109327311-0-image-m-13_1781361687557.jpg"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Scotland women set for their own World Cup adventure as cricket's leading lights converge on England for T20 showpiece]]></title><description><![CDATA[Steve Clarke's footballers aren't the only Scots preparing to embrace the bright lights and glamour of a World Cup.]]></description><link>https://www.dailymail.com/sport/cricket/article-15892767/Scotland-women-set-World-Cup-adventure-crickets-leading-lights-converge-England-T20-showpiece.html?ns_mchannel=rss&amp;ns_campaign=1490&amp;ito=1490</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.dailymail.com/sport/cricket/article-15892767/Scotland-women-set-World-Cup-adventure-crickets-leading-lights-converge-England-T20-showpiece.html?ns_mchannel=rss&amp;ns_campaign=1490&amp;ito=1490</guid><pubDate>Fri, 12 Jun 2026 06:58:05 GMT</pubDate><media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://i.dailymail.com/1s/2026/06/11/22/109292239-0-image-a-2_1781214397774.jpg"/><media:credit scheme="urn:ebu"><![CDATA[ICC via Getty Images]]></media:credit><media:description/><media:thumbnail height="115" url="https://i.dailymail.com/1s/2026/06/11/22/109292239-0-image-a-4_1781214397899.jpg" width="154"/><enclosure length="11731" type="image/jpeg" url="https://i.dailymail.com/1s/2026/06/11/22/109292239-0-image-a-4_1781214397899.jpg"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ben Stokes pictured for the first time since infamous night out in Chelsea that saw him dropped as captain... as it emerges England chiefs are considering a total booze ban]]></title><description><![CDATA[Rob Key is considering an alcohol ban for England's cricketers 'at any time and at any stage' - and admitted he has not ruled out sacking Ben Stokes after he and Gus Atkinson broke the team curfew.]]></description><link>https://www.dailymail.com/sport/cricket/article-15892615/Ben-Stokes-pictured-time-infamous-night-Chelsea-saw-dropped-captain-emerges-England-chiefs-considering-total-booze-ban.html?ns_mchannel=rss&amp;ns_campaign=1490&amp;ito=1490</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.dailymail.com/sport/cricket/article-15892615/Ben-Stokes-pictured-time-infamous-night-Chelsea-saw-dropped-captain-emerges-England-chiefs-considering-total-booze-ban.html?ns_mchannel=rss&amp;ns_campaign=1490&amp;ito=1490</guid><pubDate>Thu, 11 Jun 2026 16:59:47 GMT</pubDate><media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://i.dailymail.com/1s/2026/06/11/16/109284199-0-image-a-24_1781192146272.jpg"/><media:credit scheme="urn:ebu"><![CDATA[North News & Pictures Ltd]]></media:credit><media:description/><media:thumbnail height="115" url="https://i.dailymail.com/1s/2026/06/11/16/109284209-0-image-m-18_1781192125805.jpg" width="154"/><enclosure length="9327" type="image/jpeg" url="https://i.dailymail.com/1s/2026/06/11/16/109284209-0-image-m-18_1781192125805.jpg"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[English cricket has rarely been in such a mess: Ben Stokes saga has left it looking rudderless, with flip-flopping chiefs pondering booze ban, players not knowing their own rules and indecision and timidity over the captaincy, writes LAWRENCE BOOTH]]></title><description><![CDATA[Only a few days after the win that was supposed to put to bed a dark winter and open the curtains on sunlit uplands, English cricket feels more confused than ever.]]></description><link>https://www.dailymail.com/sport/cricket/article-15892099/English-cricket-mess-Ben-Stokes-booze-ban-LAWRENCE-BOOTH.html?ns_mchannel=rss&amp;ns_campaign=1490&amp;ito=1490</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.dailymail.com/sport/cricket/article-15892099/English-cricket-mess-Ben-Stokes-booze-ban-LAWRENCE-BOOTH.html?ns_mchannel=rss&amp;ns_campaign=1490&amp;ito=1490</guid><pubDate>Thu, 11 Jun 2026 14:02:27 GMT</pubDate><media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://i.dailymail.com/1s/2026/06/11/14/109281757-0-image-a-78_1781186153216.jpg"/><media:credit scheme="urn:ebu"><![CDATA[Bradley Collyer/PA Wire]]></media:credit><media:description/><media:thumbnail height="115" url="https://i.dailymail.com/1s/2026/06/11/14/109281757-0-image-a-80_1781186155450.jpg" width="154"/><enclosure length="4910" type="image/jpeg" url="https://i.dailymail.com/1s/2026/06/11/14/109281757-0-image-a-80_1781186155450.jpg"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[I've spent hours with Ben Stokes, ghostwriting his books and, yes, he's stubborn but he's also dedicated to England and determined to make up for Ashes nightmare. To jettison this icon over a curfew breach would be madness, writes RICHARD GIBSON]]></title><description><![CDATA[This would be no way to end an England captaincy or international playing career. It would leave a blot on what will be a stellar sporting legacy of Ben Stokes.]]></description><link>https://www.dailymail.com/sport/cricket/article-15889253/Ben-Stokes-England-Ashes-nightmare-curfew-RICHARD-GIBSON.html?ns_mchannel=rss&amp;ns_campaign=1490&amp;ito=1490</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.dailymail.com/sport/cricket/article-15889253/Ben-Stokes-England-Ashes-nightmare-curfew-RICHARD-GIBSON.html?ns_mchannel=rss&amp;ns_campaign=1490&amp;ito=1490</guid><pubDate>Wed, 10 Jun 2026 22:30:27 GMT</pubDate><media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://i.dailymail.com/1s/2026/06/10/16/109257297-0-image-a-19_1781106658123.jpg"/><media:credit scheme="urn:ebu"><![CDATA[AFP via Getty Images]]></media:credit><media:description/><media:thumbnail height="115" url="https://i.dailymail.com/1s/2026/06/10/16/109257297-0-image-m-23_1781106665142.jpg" width="154"/><enclosure length="9785" type="image/jpeg" url="https://i.dailymail.com/1s/2026/06/10/16/109257297-0-image-m-23_1781106665142.jpg"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ben Stokes DROPPED as Joe Root is named interim England Test captain in his absence - after all-rounder and Gus Atkinson were suspended following nightclub incident with 125kg Saracens rugby star]]></title><description><![CDATA[RICHARD GIBSON: Ben Stokes has been omitted from England's second Test squad against New Zealand with Joe Root taking over as interim captain.]]></description><link>https://www.dailymail.com/sport/cricket/article-15889163/Joe-Root-named-interim-England-Test-captain-Ben-Stokes-absence-rounder-involved-nightclub-incident-alongside-Gus-Atkinson.html?ns_mchannel=rss&amp;ns_campaign=1490&amp;ito=1490</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.dailymail.com/sport/cricket/article-15889163/Joe-Root-named-interim-England-Test-captain-Ben-Stokes-absence-rounder-involved-nightclub-incident-alongside-Gus-Atkinson.html?ns_mchannel=rss&amp;ns_campaign=1490&amp;ito=1490</guid><pubDate>Wed, 10 Jun 2026 17:19:40 GMT</pubDate><media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://i.dailymail.com/1s/2026/06/10/16/109258227-0-image-a-28_1781104210583.jpg"/><media:credit scheme="urn:ebu"><![CDATA[Getty Images]]></media:credit><media:description/><media:thumbnail height="115" url="https://i.dailymail.com/1s/2026/06/10/16/109258235-0-image-m-35_1781104238128.jpg" width="154"/><enclosure length="9499" type="image/jpeg" url="https://i.dailymail.com/1s/2026/06/10/16/109258235-0-image-m-35_1781104238128.jpg"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Downing £25 double rum and cokes in the 'Sloaney Pony' pub, mingling with Maro Itoje, an 11-hour booze session and the punch in the King's Road nightclub: Here's what REALLY happened and where - as Ben Stokes' and England's Lord's celebrations turned ugly]]></title><description><![CDATA[Ben Stokes's international career is hanging by a thread after his behaviour invited yet more scrutiny of England's drinking culture.
Daily Mail Sport tells the full story of an astonishing couple of days.]]></description><link>https://www.dailymail.com/sport/cricket/article-15886361/Maro-Itoje-Kings-Road-Ben-Stokes-England-Lords.html?ns_mchannel=rss&amp;ns_campaign=1490&amp;ito=1490</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.dailymail.com/sport/cricket/article-15886361/Maro-Itoje-Kings-Road-Ben-Stokes-England-Lords.html?ns_mchannel=rss&amp;ns_campaign=1490&amp;ito=1490</guid><pubDate>Wed, 10 Jun 2026 04:16:37 GMT</pubDate><media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://i.dailymail.com/1s/2026/06/09/21/109238537-0-image-a-2_1781038283938.jpg"/><media:credit scheme="urn:ebu"><![CDATA[Getty Images / James Marsh/Shutterstock]]></media:credit><media:description/><media:thumbnail height="115" url="https://i.dailymail.com/1s/2026/06/09/23/109239713-0-image-a-38_1781042498181.jpg" width="154"/><enclosure length="9613" type="image/jpeg" url="https://i.dailymail.com/1s/2026/06/09/23/109239713-0-image-a-38_1781042498181.jpg"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ben Stokes considers RETIRING after England captain and teammate Gus Atkinson are involved in nightclub fracas with 125kg Saracens rugby star]]></title><description><![CDATA[LAWRENCE BOOTH: Ben Stokes is understood to be considering his future as an England cricketer after he and fast bowler Gus Atkinson broke the team's midnight curfew on Monday morning.]]></description><link>https://www.dailymail.com/sport/cricket/article-15885659/Ben-Stokes-international-future-DOUBT-England-captain-caught-nightclub-brawl-involving-Gus-Atkinson-125kg-Saracens-star-Totoa-Auvaa.html?ns_mchannel=rss&amp;ns_campaign=1490&amp;ito=1490</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.dailymail.com/sport/cricket/article-15885659/Ben-Stokes-international-future-DOUBT-England-captain-caught-nightclub-brawl-involving-Gus-Atkinson-125kg-Saracens-star-Totoa-Auvaa.html?ns_mchannel=rss&amp;ns_campaign=1490&amp;ito=1490</guid><pubDate>Tue, 09 Jun 2026 20:05:58 GMT</pubDate><media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://i.dailymail.com/1s/2026/06/09/14/109225521-0-image-a-21_1781010960419.jpg"/><media:credit scheme="urn:ebu"><![CDATA[Getty Images]]></media:credit><media:description/><media:thumbnail height="115" url="https://i.dailymail.com/1s/2026/06/09/13/109224349-0-image-m-18_1781009328571.jpg" width="154"/><enclosure length="7702" type="image/jpeg" url="https://i.dailymail.com/1s/2026/06/09/13/109224349-0-image-m-18_1781009328571.jpg"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[It's time for boozy Ben Stokes to be sacked. England cannot rebuild with a curfew-breaking captain refusing to shed this lazy air of entitlement, score-settling and victimhood, writes IAN HERBERT]]></title><description><![CDATA[In a post-match press conference which seemed to be getting in the way of a drinking session, Ben Stokes looked like a man harbouring an acute sense of injustice about other people's questions.]]></description><link>https://www.dailymail.com/sport/cricket/article-15885433/Ben-Stokes-sacked-England-curfew-IAN-HERBERT.html?ns_mchannel=rss&amp;ns_campaign=1490&amp;ito=1490</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.dailymail.com/sport/cricket/article-15885433/Ben-Stokes-sacked-England-curfew-IAN-HERBERT.html?ns_mchannel=rss&amp;ns_campaign=1490&amp;ito=1490</guid><pubDate>Tue, 09 Jun 2026 14:19:08 GMT</pubDate><media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://i.dailymail.com/1s/2026/06/09/12/109224037-0-image-a-38_1781005902663.jpg"/><media:credit scheme="urn:ebu"><![CDATA[Ben Whitley/PA Wire]]></media:credit><media:description/><media:thumbnail height="115" url="https://i.dailymail.com/1s/2026/06/09/13/109224037-0-image-m-8_1781006955947.jpg" width="154"/><enclosure length="5275" type="image/jpeg" url="https://i.dailymail.com/1s/2026/06/09/13/109224037-0-image-m-8_1781006955947.jpg"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[England cricket captain Ben Stokes downed £25 double rum and cokes with rugby skipper Maro Itoje before nightclub punch-up]]></title><description><![CDATA[Ben Stokes was downing double rum and cokes with England rugby captain Maro Itoje in the hours before he was caught up in a late night punch-up with another rugby player.]]></description><link>https://www.dailymail.com/sport/cricket/article-15885717/England-cricket-captain-Ben-Stokes-downed-25-double-rum-cokes-rugby-skipper-Maro-Itoje-nightclub-punch-up.html?ns_mchannel=rss&amp;ns_campaign=1490&amp;ito=1490</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.dailymail.com/sport/cricket/article-15885717/England-cricket-captain-Ben-Stokes-downed-25-double-rum-cokes-rugby-skipper-Maro-Itoje-nightclub-punch-up.html?ns_mchannel=rss&amp;ns_campaign=1490&amp;ito=1490</guid><pubDate>Tue, 09 Jun 2026 14:00:37 GMT</pubDate><media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://i.dailymail.com/1s/2026/06/09/14/109224903-0-image-a-87_1781010128691.jpg"/><media:credit scheme="urn:ebu"><![CDATA[Roland Hoskins]]></media:credit><media:description/><media:thumbnail height="115" url="https://i.dailymail.com/1s/2026/06/09/14/109224903-0-image-m-84_1781010102476.jpg" width="154"/><enclosure length="8545" type="image/jpeg" url="https://i.dailymail.com/1s/2026/06/09/14/109224903-0-image-m-84_1781010102476.jpg"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Samoan star Totoa Auvaa is revealed as the 125kg Saracens rugby player at centre of Ben Stokes nightclub brawl, which saw punch thrown at England team-mate Gus Atkinson]]></title><description><![CDATA[The rugby player involved in a nightclub brawl with England cricketers Ben Stokes and Gus Atkinson has been identified as Totoa Auvaa.]]></description><link>https://www.dailymail.com/sport/cricket/article-15885173/saracens-gus-atkinson-ben-stokes-nightclub-brawl.html?ns_mchannel=rss&amp;ns_campaign=1490&amp;ito=1490</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.dailymail.com/sport/cricket/article-15885173/saracens-gus-atkinson-ben-stokes-nightclub-brawl.html?ns_mchannel=rss&amp;ns_campaign=1490&amp;ito=1490</guid><pubDate>Tue, 09 Jun 2026 12:45:11 GMT</pubDate><media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://i.dailymail.com/1s/2026/06/09/11/109221921-0-image-a-50_1780999278645.jpg"/><media:credit scheme="urn:ebu"><![CDATA[Getty Images]]></media:credit><media:description/><media:thumbnail height="115" url="https://i.dailymail.com/1s/2026/06/09/10/109220965-0-image-m-17_1780996754853.jpg" width="154"/><enclosure length="8099" type="image/jpeg" url="https://i.dailymail.com/1s/2026/06/09/10/109220965-0-image-m-17_1780996754853.jpg"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[County cricket transfer round-up: Revealed - Durham eye former Premier League football star as new chief, the heavyweight clubs chasing Sussex seamer who Joe Root rates and why Notts and Derbyshire are in a spin over Pakistan duo]]></title><description><![CDATA[A former Premier League footballer, who played for 20 years at his club, is amongst the favourites to become Durham's new director of cricket to replace Marcus North.]]></description><link>https://www.dailymail.com/sport/cricket/article-15885339/County-cricket-transfer-Revealed-Durham-Premier-League-football-star-Sussex-Joe-Root-Notts-Derbyshire.html?ns_mchannel=rss&amp;ns_campaign=1490&amp;ito=1490</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.dailymail.com/sport/cricket/article-15885339/County-cricket-transfer-Revealed-Durham-Premier-League-football-star-Sussex-Joe-Root-Notts-Derbyshire.html?ns_mchannel=rss&amp;ns_campaign=1490&amp;ito=1490</guid><pubDate>Tue, 09 Jun 2026 11:45:31 GMT</pubDate><media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://i.dailymail.com/1s/2026/06/09/12/109223333-0-image-a-5_1781003250292.jpg"/><media:credit scheme="urn:ebu"><![CDATA[Getty Images / Newcastle United via Getty Image]]></media:credit><media:description/><media:thumbnail height="115" url="https://i.dailymail.com/1s/2026/06/09/12/109223331-0-image-a-7_1781003255510.jpg" width="154"/><enclosure length="10751" type="image/jpeg" url="https://i.dailymail.com/1s/2026/06/09/12/109223331-0-image-a-7_1781003255510.jpg"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Revealed: Punch aimed at England cricket star Gus Atkinson sparked nightclub melee involving captain Ben Stokes and Saracens rugby player which left security guard injured - as both players face missing next Test]]></title><description><![CDATA[Stokes, 35 last week, was named in a statement released at 6pm on Monday by the ECB as being alongside team-mate Gus Atkinson after the midnight curfew was broken.]]></description><link>https://www.dailymail.com/sport/cricket/article-15883671/England-cricket-bosses-Ben-Stokes-Gus-Atkinson-nightclub-incident.html?ns_mchannel=rss&amp;ns_campaign=1490&amp;ito=1490</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.dailymail.com/sport/cricket/article-15883671/England-cricket-bosses-Ben-Stokes-Gus-Atkinson-nightclub-incident.html?ns_mchannel=rss&amp;ns_campaign=1490&amp;ito=1490</guid><pubDate>Tue, 09 Jun 2026 07:25:58 GMT</pubDate><media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://i.dailymail.com/1s/2026/06/09/08/109219157-0-image-a-62_1780989091966.jpg"/><media:credit scheme="urn:ebu"><![CDATA[James Marsh/Shutterstock]]></media:credit><media:description/><media:thumbnail height="115" url="https://i.dailymail.com/1s/2026/06/08/19/109209111-0-image-m-6_1780943984939.jpg" width="154"/><enclosure length="6304" type="image/jpeg" url="https://i.dailymail.com/1s/2026/06/08/19/109209111-0-image-m-6_1780943984939.jpg"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[It beggars belief that Ben Stokes has made his bosses look so foolish by breaking their new rules - it's hard to see how he retains the authority to lead this England team, writes LAWRENCE BOOTH]]></title><description><![CDATA[There are times when observers of English cricket need only a brick wall against which to bang their heads. Now is such a moment.]]></description><link>https://www.dailymail.com/sport/cricket/article-15883725/It-beggars-belief-Ben-Stokes-bosses-look-foolish-breaking-new-rules-hard-retains-authority-lead-England-team-writes-LAWRENCE-BOOTH.html?ns_mchannel=rss&amp;ns_campaign=1490&amp;ito=1490</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.dailymail.com/sport/cricket/article-15883725/It-beggars-belief-Ben-Stokes-bosses-look-foolish-breaking-new-rules-hard-retains-authority-lead-England-team-writes-LAWRENCE-BOOTH.html?ns_mchannel=rss&amp;ns_campaign=1490&amp;ito=1490</guid><pubDate>Mon, 08 Jun 2026 20:39:29 GMT</pubDate><media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://i.dailymail.com/1s/2026/06/08/19/109209703-0-image-a-19_1780942302160.jpg"/><media:credit scheme="urn:ebu"><![CDATA[Getty Images]]></media:credit><media:description/><media:thumbnail height="115" url="https://i.dailymail.com/1s/2026/06/08/19/109209725-0-image-a-3_1780942279616.jpg" width="154"/><enclosure length="8013" type="image/jpeg" url="https://i.dailymail.com/1s/2026/06/08/19/109209725-0-image-a-3_1780942279616.jpg"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ben Stokes heaps praise on Ollie Robinson and debutant Emilio Gay after New Zealand victory - as England captain opens up on 'behind-the-scenes' conversations that prompted Sussex seamer's recall]]></title><description><![CDATA[RICHARD GIBSON AT LORD'S: 'The more Ollie Robinson has an England shirt on his back, the better it is for us because he's an outstanding bowler.']]></description><link>https://www.dailymail.com/sport/cricket/article-15881085/Ben-Stokes-heaps-praise-Ollie-Robinson-debutant-Emilio-Gay-New-Zealand-victory-England-captain-opens-scenes-conversations-prompted-Sussex-seamers-recall.html?ns_mchannel=rss&amp;ns_campaign=1490&amp;ito=1490</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.dailymail.com/sport/cricket/article-15881085/Ben-Stokes-heaps-praise-Ollie-Robinson-debutant-Emilio-Gay-New-Zealand-victory-England-captain-opens-scenes-conversations-prompted-Sussex-seamers-recall.html?ns_mchannel=rss&amp;ns_campaign=1490&amp;ito=1490</guid><pubDate>Sun, 07 Jun 2026 21:00:57 GMT</pubDate><media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://i.dailymail.com/1s/2026/06/07/17/109188597-0-image-a-39_1780851316282.jpg"/><media:credit scheme="urn:ebu"><![CDATA[Getty Images]]></media:credit><media:description/><media:thumbnail height="115" url="https://i.dailymail.com/1s/2026/06/07/22/109188597-0-image-m-12_1780866015584.jpg" width="154"/><enclosure length="11368" type="image/jpeg" url="https://i.dailymail.com/1s/2026/06/07/22/109188597-0-image-m-12_1780866015584.jpg"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ruthless England fulfil their side of the bargain and find a way to win again - but Lord's pitch means Brendon McCullum will have learned less than he wanted against New Zealand]]></title><description><![CDATA[LAWRENCE BOOTH: Victory over New Zealand by 115 runs in the first Test of this three-match series did not erase the pain of the Ashes - it will take a lot more than that.]]></description><link>https://www.dailymail.com/sport/cricket/article-15880667/Gus-Atkinsons-England-victory-New-Zealand-Lords.html?ns_mchannel=rss&amp;ns_campaign=1490&amp;ito=1490</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.dailymail.com/sport/cricket/article-15880667/Gus-Atkinsons-England-victory-New-Zealand-Lords.html?ns_mchannel=rss&amp;ns_campaign=1490&amp;ito=1490</guid><pubDate>Sun, 07 Jun 2026 20:58:55 GMT</pubDate><media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://i.dailymail.com/1s/2026/06/07/21/109185319-0-image-a-10_1780865932441.jpg"/><media:credit scheme="urn:ebu"><![CDATA[Getty Images]]></media:credit><media:description/><media:thumbnail height="115" url="https://i.dailymail.com/1s/2026/06/07/21/109185319-0-image-m-7_1780865911501.jpg" width="154"/><enclosure length="8156" type="image/jpeg" url="https://i.dailymail.com/1s/2026/06/07/21/109185319-0-image-m-7_1780865911501.jpg"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[MCC forced to issue apology over Lord's pitch after staging third shortest Test match in history - and Ben Stokes admits farcical situation is 'not ideal']]></title><description><![CDATA[The MCC apologised for the quality of the Lord's pitch on Sunday after winning England captain Ben Stokes said it was not helpful for the future of Test cricket.]]></description><link>https://www.dailymail.com/sport/cricket/article-15881149/MCC-forced-issue-apology-Lords-pitch-staging-shortest-Test-match-history-Ben-Stokes-admits-farcical-situation-not-ideal.html?ns_mchannel=rss&amp;ns_campaign=1490&amp;ito=1490</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.dailymail.com/sport/cricket/article-15881149/MCC-forced-issue-apology-Lords-pitch-staging-shortest-Test-match-history-Ben-Stokes-admits-farcical-situation-not-ideal.html?ns_mchannel=rss&amp;ns_campaign=1490&amp;ito=1490</guid><pubDate>Sun, 07 Jun 2026 20:01:34 GMT</pubDate><media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://i.dailymail.com/1s/2026/06/07/20/109189237-0-image-a-5_1780861002897.jpg"/><media:credit scheme="urn:ebu"><![CDATA[Ben Whitley/PA Wire]]></media:credit><media:description/><media:thumbnail height="115" url="https://i.dailymail.com/1s/2026/06/07/20/109185467-0-image-m-9_1780861050472.jpg" width="154"/><enclosure length="7985" type="image/jpeg" url="https://i.dailymail.com/1s/2026/06/07/20/109185467-0-image-m-9_1780861050472.jpg"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[England first Test ratings: Which star was 'anonymous' despite victory over New Zealand? Who was a 'nightmare' for batsmen?]]></title><description><![CDATA[England took a 1-0 lead in their three-Test series against New Zealand as they won by 115 runs at Lord's. 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The secrets behind the success of India's teen star ready to thrill fans in England... and the riddle over his real age]]></title><description><![CDATA[LAWRENCE BOOTH: The selection of teenage phenomenon Vaibhav Sooryavanshi for India's T20 squad means English crowds will soon witness at first hand his talents.]]></description><link>https://www.dailymail.com/sport/cricket/article-15879475/India-Vaibhav-Sooryavanshi-cricket-England-T20.html?ns_mchannel=rss&amp;ns_campaign=1490&amp;ito=1490</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.dailymail.com/sport/cricket/article-15879475/India-Vaibhav-Sooryavanshi-cricket-England-T20.html?ns_mchannel=rss&amp;ns_campaign=1490&amp;ito=1490</guid><pubDate>Sat, 06 Jun 2026 16:00:52 GMT</pubDate><media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://i.dailymail.com/1s/2026/06/06/15/109174585-0-image-a-20_1780756820084.jpg"/><media:credit scheme="urn:ebu"><![CDATA[AP Photo/Ashwini Bhatia]]></media:credit><media:description/><media:thumbnail height="115" url="https://i.dailymail.com/1s/2026/06/06/15/109174585-0-image-m-17_1780756799996.jpg" width="154"/><enclosure length="10947" type="image/jpeg" url="https://i.dailymail.com/1s/2026/06/06/15/109174585-0-image-m-17_1780756799996.jpg"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Jacob Bethell's freak dismissal exposes Lord's ongoing pitch farce as 150th Test on legendary ground is overshadowed: RICHARD GIBSON]]></title><description><![CDATA[RICHARD GIBSON AT LORD'S: No amount of County Championship match practice could have prepared Jacob Bethell for the preposterous pea-roller that dragged New Zealand back into this contest.]]></description><link>https://www.dailymail.com/sport/cricket/article-15878241/jacob-bethell-freak-dismissal-lords-pitch-farce.html?ns_mchannel=rss&amp;ns_campaign=1490&amp;ito=1490</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.dailymail.com/sport/cricket/article-15878241/jacob-bethell-freak-dismissal-lords-pitch-farce.html?ns_mchannel=rss&amp;ns_campaign=1490&amp;ito=1490</guid><pubDate>Sat, 06 Jun 2026 11:32:28 GMT</pubDate><media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://i.dailymail.com/1s/2026/06/05/21/109163093-0-image-a-73_1780691999440.jpg"/><media:credit scheme="urn:ebu"><![CDATA[Getty Images]]></media:credit><media:description/><media:thumbnail height="115" url="https://i.dailymail.com/1s/2026/06/05/20/109162157-0-image-a-64_1780689475229.jpg" width="154"/><enclosure length="10447" type="image/jpeg" url="https://i.dailymail.com/1s/2026/06/05/20/109162157-0-image-a-64_1780689475229.jpg"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Emilio Gay's valuable innings shows he can be the solution to key England problem as debutant rises above the rest on bowler-friendly Lord's pitch, writes LAWRENCE BOOTH]]></title><description><![CDATA[LAWRENCE BOOTH: Shortly before 3pm on another seam-dominated day, Gay tucked Smith through square leg and set off for the two runs that brought up his first Test half-century.]]></description><link>https://www.dailymail.com/sport/cricket/article-15876709/Emilio-Gays-valuable-innings-shows-solution-key-England-problem-debutant-rises-rest-bowler-friendly-Lords-pitch-writes-LAWRENCE-BOOTH.html?ns_mchannel=rss&amp;ns_campaign=1490&amp;ito=1490</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.dailymail.com/sport/cricket/article-15876709/Emilio-Gays-valuable-innings-shows-solution-key-England-problem-debutant-rises-rest-bowler-friendly-Lords-pitch-writes-LAWRENCE-BOOTH.html?ns_mchannel=rss&amp;ns_campaign=1490&amp;ito=1490</guid><pubDate>Fri, 05 Jun 2026 18:59:28 GMT</pubDate><media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://i.dailymail.com/1s/2026/06/05/19/109160455-0-image-a-42_1780685943391.jpg"/><media:credit scheme="urn:ebu"><![CDATA[Getty Images]]></media:credit><media:description/><media:thumbnail height="115" url="https://i.dailymail.com/1s/2026/06/05/19/109160455-0-image-m-44_1780685945879.jpg" width="154"/><enclosure length="8395" type="image/jpeg" url="https://i.dailymail.com/1s/2026/06/05/19/109160455-0-image-m-44_1780685945879.jpg"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[The top 10 best Lord's Tests as the Home of Cricket brings up its 150th - which epic nailbiter takes top spot from 142 years of history?]]></title><description><![CDATA[England's match against New Zealand will be the 150th Test played at Lord's, since the first ever back in 1884 when the hosts thrashed Australia by an innings and five runs. 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'I could empathise with him,' Matthew Mott says.]]></description><link>https://www.dailymail.com/sport/cricket/article-15873341/matthew-mott-brendon-mccullum-england-coach-cardiff.html?ns_mchannel=rss&amp;ns_campaign=1490&amp;ito=1490</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.dailymail.com/sport/cricket/article-15873341/matthew-mott-brendon-mccullum-england-coach-cardiff.html?ns_mchannel=rss&amp;ns_campaign=1490&amp;ito=1490</guid><pubDate>Thu, 04 Jun 2026 11:18:37 GMT</pubDate><media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://i.dailymail.com/1s/2026/06/04/11/109116813-0-image-a-24_1780569838538.jpg"/><media:credit scheme="urn:ebu"><![CDATA[Popperfoto via Getty Images / AFP via Getty Images / ICC via Getty Images / Getty Images]]></media:credit><media:description/><media:thumbnail height="115" url="https://i.dailymail.com/1s/2026/06/04/11/109116809-0-image-a-26_1780569852680.jpg" width="154"/><enclosure length="10320" type="image/jpeg" url="https://i.dailymail.com/1s/2026/06/04/11/109116809-0-image-a-26_1780569852680.jpg"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Why England captain Ben Stokes fears players like Jofra Archer could WALK AWAY from Test cricket: 'It could get messy']]></title><description><![CDATA[RICHARD GIBSON: Jofra Archer is not featuring in the first Test of the summer against New Zealand at Lord's starting on Thursday.]]></description><link>https://www.dailymail.com/sport/cricket/article-15871725/ben-stokes-england-test-cricket-jofra-archer.html?ns_mchannel=rss&amp;ns_campaign=1490&amp;ito=1490</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.dailymail.com/sport/cricket/article-15871725/ben-stokes-england-test-cricket-jofra-archer.html?ns_mchannel=rss&amp;ns_campaign=1490&amp;ito=1490</guid><pubDate>Wed, 03 Jun 2026 18:11:22 GMT</pubDate><media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://i.dailymail.com/1s/2026/06/03/18/109093171-0-image-a-6_1780509058934.jpg"/><media:credit scheme="urn:ebu"><![CDATA[Ben Whitley/PA Wire]]></media:credit><media:description/><media:thumbnail height="115" url="https://i.dailymail.com/1s/2026/06/03/18/109093171-0-image-m-10_1780509062934.jpg" width="154"/><enclosure length="8900" type="image/jpeg" url="https://i.dailymail.com/1s/2026/06/03/18/109093171-0-image-m-10_1780509062934.jpg"/></item><item><title><![CDATA['It's exciting to be at first slip knowing there's nicks coming your way': DARYL MITCHELL on New Zealand's lethal bowling attack with England in their sights, equalling Don Bradman and dad John's Red Roses World Cup glory]]></title><description><![CDATA[EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW: In Bazball's first Test series four years ago, Daryl Mitchell scored a century in every match - matching a feat set by Don Bradman. 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New Zealand star banned for match-fixing on being told 'we don't want you here' by neighbours... and captaining Ibiza CC to glory]]></title><description><![CDATA[EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW BY LAWRENCE BOOTH: Among the crowd of 30,000 at Lord's this week for the first Test between England and New Zealand will be a face many thought would never fit.]]></description><link>https://www.dailymail.com/sport/cricket/article-15857959/Lou-Vincent-match-fixing-New-Zealand-Ibiza-Sussex.html?ns_mchannel=rss&amp;ns_campaign=1490&amp;ito=1490</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.dailymail.com/sport/cricket/article-15857959/Lou-Vincent-match-fixing-New-Zealand-Ibiza-Sussex.html?ns_mchannel=rss&amp;ns_campaign=1490&amp;ito=1490</guid><pubDate>Mon, 01 Jun 2026 20:20:04 GMT</pubDate><media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://i.dailymail.com/1s/2026/05/29/09/108951953-0-image-a-2_1780044198503.jpg"/><media:credit scheme="urn:ebu"><![CDATA[Getty Images / REUTERS]]></media:credit><media:description/><media:thumbnail height="115" url="https://i.dailymail.com/1s/2026/05/30/14/108977849-0-image-a-208_1780149177412.jpg" width="154"/><enclosure length="9375" type="image/jpeg" url="https://i.dailymail.com/1s/2026/05/30/14/108977849-0-image-a-208_1780149177412.jpg"/></item><item><title><![CDATA['He's a gentle giant... until you get a ball in his hand': New Zealand coach reveals the 'hostile' and 'nasty' bowler England should fear most this summer - 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it will infuriate many but here's their logic behind 'Bazball 3.0', writes LAWRENCE BOOTH]]></title><description><![CDATA[In the five months since England lost in Australia, the chat has centred on one question: will Brendon McCullum change as he enters the final phase of his stint as head coach?]]></description><link>https://www.dailymail.com/sport/cricket/article-15853765/Brendon-McCullum-England-Ashes.html?ns_mchannel=rss&amp;ns_campaign=1490&amp;ito=1490</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.dailymail.com/sport/cricket/article-15853765/Brendon-McCullum-England-Ashes.html?ns_mchannel=rss&amp;ns_campaign=1490&amp;ito=1490</guid><pubDate>Thu, 28 May 2026 10:18:52 GMT</pubDate><media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://i.dailymail.com/1s/2026/05/27/23/108915495-0-image-a-119_1779919649513.jpg"/><media:credit scheme="urn:ebu"><![CDATA[Getty Images]]></media:credit><media:description/><media:thumbnail height="115" url="https://i.dailymail.com/1s/2026/05/27/23/108915495-0-image-m-116_1779919622469.jpg" width="154"/><enclosure length="8994" type="image/jpeg" url="https://i.dailymail.com/1s/2026/05/27/23/108915495-0-image-m-116_1779919622469.jpg"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Aussie cricket star Travis Head and his wife cop vile abuse after he was snubbed by Indian cricket legend: 'They are attacking my friends and family']]></title><description><![CDATA[Travis Head's wife Jess had to remind cricket 'fans'  that 'there are real people and families behind the game'.]]></description><link>https://www.dailymail.com/sport/cricket/article-15845489/Travis-Head-wife-abuse-Virat-Kohli-Indian-Premier-League-cricket.html?ns_mchannel=rss&amp;ns_campaign=1490&amp;ito=1490</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.dailymail.com/sport/cricket/article-15845489/Travis-Head-wife-abuse-Virat-Kohli-Indian-Premier-League-cricket.html?ns_mchannel=rss&amp;ns_campaign=1490&amp;ito=1490</guid><pubDate>Mon, 25 May 2026 07:31:56 GMT</pubDate><media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://i.dailymail.com/1s/2026/05/25/08/108845835-0-image-a-9_1779693962748.jpg"/><media:credit scheme="urn:ebu"><![CDATA[CC Composite Editor]]></media:credit><media:description/><media:thumbnail height="115" url="https://i.dailymail.com/1s/2026/05/25/08/108845991-0-image-a-17_1779694058276.jpg" width="154"/><enclosure length="8216" type="image/jpeg" url="https://i.dailymail.com/1s/2026/05/25/08/108845991-0-image-a-17_1779694058276.jpg"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[James Rew in line for Test debut after England star dealt injury blow weeks out from New Zealand clash at Lord's]]></title><description><![CDATA[Rew, the spare batsman in England's 15-man squad, has averaged nearly 48 for Somerset in Division One of the Championship this season]]></description><link>https://www.dailymail.com/sport/cricket/article-15843343/james-rew-england-test-debut-new-zealand.html?ns_mchannel=rss&amp;ns_campaign=1490&amp;ito=1490</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.dailymail.com/sport/cricket/article-15843343/james-rew-england-test-debut-new-zealand.html?ns_mchannel=rss&amp;ns_campaign=1490&amp;ito=1490</guid><pubDate>Sat, 23 May 2026 18:36:08 GMT</pubDate><media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://i.dailymail.com/1s/2026/05/23/17/108823255-0-image-a-15_1779554543309.jpg"/><media:credit scheme="urn:ebu"><![CDATA[Getty Images]]></media:credit><media:description/><media:thumbnail height="115" url="https://i.dailymail.com/1s/2026/05/23/17/108823273-0-image-m-28_1779554983592.jpg" width="154"/><enclosure length="9344" type="image/jpeg" url="https://i.dailymail.com/1s/2026/05/23/17/108823273-0-image-m-28_1779554983592.jpg"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[What to look out for in the new Blast: Somerset aim for historic repeat, Yorkshire's recruitment gives hope of a first triumph and Warwickshire believe they have a match winner]]></title><description><![CDATA[RICHARD GIBSON: The Vitality Blast launches on Friday with a full round of nine matches. Here, Daily Mail Sport pinpoints the things to look out for in the revamped Twenty20 competition.]]></description><link>https://www.dailymail.com/sport/cricket/article-15840809/Blast-Somerset-Yorkshire-recruitment-Warwickshire.html?ns_mchannel=rss&amp;ns_campaign=1490&amp;ito=1490</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.dailymail.com/sport/cricket/article-15840809/Blast-Somerset-Yorkshire-recruitment-Warwickshire.html?ns_mchannel=rss&amp;ns_campaign=1490&amp;ito=1490</guid><pubDate>Fri, 22 May 2026 14:55:54 GMT</pubDate><media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://i.dailymail.com/1s/2026/05/22/15/108805089-0-image-a-3_1779459749965.jpg"/><media:credit scheme="urn:ebu"><![CDATA[Getty Images]]></media:credit><media:description/><media:thumbnail height="115" url="https://i.dailymail.com/1s/2026/05/22/15/108805089-0-image-a-5_1779459752280.jpg" width="154"/><enclosure length="12321" type="image/jpeg" url="https://i.dailymail.com/1s/2026/05/22/15/108805089-0-image-a-5_1779459752280.jpg"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Lancashire plunged into chaos as chief executive investigated by cricket regulator over 'old, entitled white men' comment]]></title><description><![CDATA[Lancashire chief executive Daniel Gidney is being investigated by the Cricket Regulator for dismissing those who have called a vote of no confidence in the club's board: 'Old, entitled white men'.]]></description><link>https://www.dailymail.com/sport/cricket/article-15834735/Lancashire-chief-executive-regulator-investigation.html?ns_mchannel=rss&amp;ns_campaign=1490&amp;ito=1490</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.dailymail.com/sport/cricket/article-15834735/Lancashire-chief-executive-regulator-investigation.html?ns_mchannel=rss&amp;ns_campaign=1490&amp;ito=1490</guid><pubDate>Wed, 20 May 2026 15:53:54 GMT</pubDate><media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://i.dailymail.com/1s/2026/05/20/16/108753941-0-image-a-48_1779290938790.jpg"/><media:credit scheme="urn:ebu"><![CDATA[Getty Images]]></media:credit><media:description/><media:thumbnail height="115" url="https://i.dailymail.com/1s/2026/05/20/16/108753979-0-image-m-61_1779291036677.jpg" width="154"/><enclosure length="11767" type="image/jpeg" url="https://i.dailymail.com/1s/2026/05/20/16/108753979-0-image-m-61_1779291036677.jpg"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Revealed: Latest on potential changes to County Championship's controversial injury replacements rule amid anger at 'daft' and 'nonsensical' existing regulations]]></title><description><![CDATA[The opening fixtures threw up multiple contentious incidents, including angst that bowling attacks could be freshened up in second innings and fears the system could be 'played'.]]></description><link>https://www.dailymail.com/sport/cricket/article-15834495/Latest-potential-changes.html?ns_mchannel=rss&amp;ns_campaign=1490&amp;ito=1490</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.dailymail.com/sport/cricket/article-15834495/Latest-potential-changes.html?ns_mchannel=rss&amp;ns_campaign=1490&amp;ito=1490</guid><pubDate>Wed, 20 May 2026 14:04:10 GMT</pubDate><media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://i.dailymail.com/1s/2026/05/20/14/108750441-0-image-a-8_1779285343180.jpg"/><media:credit scheme="urn:ebu"><![CDATA[Nigel French/PA Wire]]></media:credit><media:description/><media:thumbnail height="115" url="https://i.dailymail.com/1s/2026/05/20/14/108750441-0-image-m-10_1779285344908.jpg" width="154"/><enclosure length="10983" type="image/jpeg" url="https://i.dailymail.com/1s/2026/05/20/14/108750441-0-image-m-10_1779285344908.jpg"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Inside county cricket's 'tourist Aussies' row: Why so many are playing here ahead of 2027 Ashes, what England are trying to do about it, what county insiders are saying and the proof it's working against Ben Stokes and his team]]></title><description><![CDATA[Even now, months later, England's lack of preparation for the Ashes induces a grimace. The bad news is that Australia are unlikely to make the same mistake ahead of their return trip in 2027.]]></description><link>https://www.dailymail.com/sport/cricket/article-15830743/County-cricket-Aussies-Ben-Stokes-2027-Ashes.html?ns_mchannel=rss&amp;ns_campaign=1490&amp;ito=1490</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.dailymail.com/sport/cricket/article-15830743/County-cricket-Aussies-Ben-Stokes-2027-Ashes.html?ns_mchannel=rss&amp;ns_campaign=1490&amp;ito=1490</guid><pubDate>Wed, 20 May 2026 01:00:49 GMT</pubDate><media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://i.dailymail.com/1s/2026/05/19/13/108717631-0-image-a-35_1779194501070.jpg"/><media:credit scheme="urn:ebu"><![CDATA[Cricket Australia via Getty Imag]]></media:credit><media:description/><media:thumbnail height="115" url="https://i.dailymail.com/1s/2026/05/19/13/108717631-0-image-m-39_1779194507082.jpg" width="154"/><enclosure length="9011" type="image/jpeg" url="https://i.dailymail.com/1s/2026/05/19/13/108717631-0-image-m-39_1779194507082.jpg"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[He's one of a select few modern cricketers in an exclusive circle and this future international captain believes 'boring' T20 is no match for five-day Tests]]></title><description><![CDATA['People talk a lot about the lack of red ball cricket we play. Winning those three tests in a row showed the world that we are able to compete on the Test stage.]]></description><link>https://www.dailymail.com/sport/cricket/article-15831305/Hes-one-select-modern-cricketers-exclusive-circle-future-international-captain-believes-boring-T20-no-match-five-day-Tests.html?ns_mchannel=rss&amp;ns_campaign=1490&amp;ito=1490</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.dailymail.com/sport/cricket/article-15831305/Hes-one-select-modern-cricketers-exclusive-circle-future-international-captain-believes-boring-T20-no-match-five-day-Tests.html?ns_mchannel=rss&amp;ns_campaign=1490&amp;ito=1490</guid><pubDate>Tue, 19 May 2026 23:26:12 GMT</pubDate><media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://i.dailymail.com/1s/2026/05/19/17/108723869-0-image-a-5_1779206827627.jpg"/><media:credit scheme="urn:ebu"><![CDATA[SPORTSFILE]]></media:credit><media:description/><media:thumbnail height="115" url="https://i.dailymail.com/1s/2026/05/19/16/108722889-0-image-m-34_1779206037198.jpg" width="154"/><enclosure length="10437" type="image/jpeg" url="https://i.dailymail.com/1s/2026/05/19/16/108722889-0-image-m-34_1779206037198.jpg"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Furious England cricket fans hit out at soaring cost of tickets for South Africa Test series - with re-sale sites charging up to £300 and some travel packages being offered at FOUR times face value]]></title><description><![CDATA[Tickets for the third Test at the scenic Newlands ground in Cape Town, nestled under Table Mountain, sold out within five minutes of being made available online on Monday, sparking fury.]]></description><link>https://www.dailymail.com/sport/cricket/article-15829865/Furious-England-cricket-fans.html?ns_mchannel=rss&amp;ns_campaign=1490&amp;ito=1490</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.dailymail.com/sport/cricket/article-15829865/Furious-England-cricket-fans.html?ns_mchannel=rss&amp;ns_campaign=1490&amp;ito=1490</guid><pubDate>Tue, 19 May 2026 10:16:22 GMT</pubDate><media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://i.dailymail.com/1s/2026/05/19/07/108709727-0-image-a-7_1779173431844.jpg"/><media:credit scheme="urn:ebu"><![CDATA[Getty Images]]></media:credit><media:description/><media:thumbnail height="115" url="https://i.dailymail.com/1s/2026/05/19/07/108709727-0-image-m-12_1779173449445.jpg" width="154"/><enclosure length="12279" type="image/jpeg" url="https://i.dailymail.com/1s/2026/05/19/07/108709727-0-image-m-12_1779173449445.jpg"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[England's second-oldest Test cricketer and former captain dies aged 92 - hailed a 'servant of the game' and the last to represent England in both cricket AND rugby union]]></title><description><![CDATA[LAWRENCE BOOTH: Mike Smith, known to the cricketing world as MJK, has died at the age of 92. He had been England's second-oldest Test cricketer, behind Micky Stewart.]]></description><link>https://www.dailymail.com/sport/cricket/article-15828095/england-cricketer-mike-smith-dies-aged-92.html?ns_mchannel=rss&amp;ns_campaign=1490&amp;ito=1490</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.dailymail.com/sport/cricket/article-15828095/england-cricketer-mike-smith-dies-aged-92.html?ns_mchannel=rss&amp;ns_campaign=1490&amp;ito=1490</guid><pubDate>Mon, 18 May 2026 15:53:06 GMT</pubDate><media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://i.dailymail.com/1s/2026/05/18/16/108695355-0-image-a-27_1779117264171.jpg"/><media:credit scheme="urn:ebu"><![CDATA[Getty Images]]></media:credit><media:description/><media:thumbnail height="115" url="https://i.dailymail.com/1s/2026/05/18/16/108695355-0-image-a-21_1779117254220.jpg" width="154"/><enclosure length="4223" type="image/jpeg" url="https://i.dailymail.com/1s/2026/05/18/16/108695355-0-image-a-21_1779117254220.jpg"/></item><item><title><![CDATA['It doesn't sit right with me that England players are contracted more strongly to the IPL': DAVID GOWER on why Jacob Bethell should come home early to prepare for the Test summer, how Zak Crawley's time was up and England's post-Ashes reboot]]></title><description><![CDATA[EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW BY RICHARD GIBSON: David Gower's voice ripples with enthusiasm when discussing England's approach to their first post-Ashes Test, but one thing still sticks in the craw.]]></description><link>https://www.dailymail.com/sport/cricket/article-15824255/It-doesnt-sit-right-England-players-contracted-strongly-IPL-DAVID-GOWER-Jacob-Bethell-come-home-early-prepare-Test-summer-Zak-Crawleys-time-Englands-post-Ashes-reboot.html?ns_mchannel=rss&amp;ns_campaign=1490&amp;ito=1490</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.dailymail.com/sport/cricket/article-15824255/It-doesnt-sit-right-England-players-contracted-strongly-IPL-DAVID-GOWER-Jacob-Bethell-come-home-early-prepare-Test-summer-Zak-Crawleys-time-Englands-post-Ashes-reboot.html?ns_mchannel=rss&amp;ns_campaign=1490&amp;ito=1490</guid><pubDate>Sun, 17 May 2026 01:01:02 GMT</pubDate><media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://i.dailymail.com/1s/2026/05/16/22/108661817-0-image-a-6_1778967501166.jpg"/><media:credit scheme="urn:ebu"><![CDATA[REUTERS]]></media:credit><media:description/><media:thumbnail height="115" url="https://i.dailymail.com/1s/2026/05/16/22/108661817-0-image-m-13_1778967513988.jpg" width="154"/><enclosure length="8323" type="image/jpeg" url="https://i.dailymail.com/1s/2026/05/16/22/108661817-0-image-m-13_1778967513988.jpg"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[It is crazy that Jofra Archer is missing a Test match at Lord's to play in the IPL... but here's why he and England are not entirely to blame, writes LAWRENCE BOOTH]]></title><description><![CDATA[It's bad enough that your star bowler has to miss the first Test of the post-Ashes rebuild because he's at the IPL. 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Here's who should get the gig and why]]></title><description><![CDATA[With English cricket at a crucial juncture, the kind of cosy appointment that has become commonplace must be avoided. The new national selector must be someone who will challenge the status quo.]]></description><link>https://www.dailymail.com/sport/cricket/article-15781799/England-selector-Rob-Key-old-boys-network-Steven-Finn-Nick-Knight.html?ns_mchannel=rss&amp;ns_campaign=1490&amp;ito=1490</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.dailymail.com/sport/cricket/article-15781799/England-selector-Rob-Key-old-boys-network-Steven-Finn-Nick-Knight.html?ns_mchannel=rss&amp;ns_campaign=1490&amp;ito=1490</guid><pubDate>Fri, 01 May 2026 11:00:46 GMT</pubDate><media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://i.dailymail.com/1s/2026/05/01/10/108301669-0-image-a-12_1777627668581.jpg"/><media:credit scheme="urn:ebu"><![CDATA[ECB via Getty Images]]></media:credit><media:description/><media:thumbnail height="115" url="https://i.dailymail.com/1s/2026/05/01/10/108301669-0-image-m-14_1777627670647.jpg" width="154"/><enclosure length="8602" type="image/jpeg" url="https://i.dailymail.com/1s/2026/05/01/10/108301669-0-image-m-14_1777627670647.jpg"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[County cricket's civil war is breaking out - LAWRENCE BOOTH reveals secret meeting of 'have nots' as the Hundred threatens 11 counties with looming 'cliff edge' of spiralling costs, their best players being pinched and 'irrelevance or failure']]></title><description><![CDATA[The meeting was called due to increasing worries among non-host counties about spiralling costs and inflation. A document seen by Daily Mail Sport flagged up widespread fears of 'irrelevance or failure'.]]></description><link>https://www.dailymail.com/sport/cricket/article-15780157/County-cricket-civil-war-cliff-edge.html?ns_mchannel=rss&amp;ns_campaign=1490&amp;ito=1490</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.dailymail.com/sport/cricket/article-15780157/County-cricket-civil-war-cliff-edge.html?ns_mchannel=rss&amp;ns_campaign=1490&amp;ito=1490</guid><pubDate>Thu, 30 Apr 2026 19:03:59 GMT</pubDate><media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://i.dailymail.com/1s/2026/04/30/18/108284537-0-image-a-70_1777569365107.jpg"/><media:credit scheme="urn:ebu"><![CDATA[Jacob Hurry/Shutterstock]]></media:credit><media:description/><media:thumbnail height="115" url="https://i.dailymail.com/1s/2026/04/30/18/108284537-0-image-m-72_1777569365514.jpg" width="154"/><enclosure length="6382" type="image/jpeg" url="https://i.dailymail.com/1s/2026/04/30/18/108284537-0-image-m-72_1777569365514.jpg"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Revealed: Lancashire's brutal snub of David 'Bumble' Lloyd offer to join crisis county's board - leaving club legend 'totally embarrassed and dismayed']]></title><description><![CDATA[Lloyd, 79, has had a lifetime association with his boyhood club, captaining and coaching the team. It is a turn of events that is likely to further anger a disenfranchised fanbase.]]></description><link>https://www.dailymail.com/sport/cricket/article-15779663/David-Lloyd-Bumble-Lancashire-board-snub.html?ns_mchannel=rss&amp;ns_campaign=1490&amp;ito=1490</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.dailymail.com/sport/cricket/article-15779663/David-Lloyd-Bumble-Lancashire-board-snub.html?ns_mchannel=rss&amp;ns_campaign=1490&amp;ito=1490</guid><pubDate>Thu, 30 Apr 2026 14:45:46 GMT</pubDate><media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://i.dailymail.com/1s/2026/04/30/15/108279945-0-image-a-38_1777559612436.jpg"/><media:credit scheme="urn:ebu"><![CDATA[Getty Images]]></media:credit><media:description/><media:thumbnail height="115" url="https://i.dailymail.com/1s/2026/04/30/15/108279945-0-image-a-35_1777559598394.jpg" width="154"/><enclosure length="9105" type="image/jpeg" url="https://i.dailymail.com/1s/2026/04/30/15/108279945-0-image-a-35_1777559598394.jpg"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Michael Clarke gives an update on his battle with skin cancer as he gets more treatment]]></title><description><![CDATA[Michael Clarke has undergone another skin cancer removal.]]></description><link>https://www.dailymail.com/sport/cricket/article-15778361/Michael-Clarke-gives-update-battle-skin-cancer-gets-treatment.html?ns_mchannel=rss&amp;ns_campaign=1490&amp;ito=1490</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.dailymail.com/sport/cricket/article-15778361/Michael-Clarke-gives-update-battle-skin-cancer-gets-treatment.html?ns_mchannel=rss&amp;ns_campaign=1490&amp;ito=1490</guid><pubDate>Thu, 30 Apr 2026 14:14:30 GMT</pubDate><media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://i.dailymail.com/1s/2026/04/30/09/108270967-0-image-a-2_1777536140207.jpg"/><media:credit scheme="urn:ebu"><![CDATA[CC Composite Editor]]></media:credit><media:description/><media:thumbnail height="115" url="https://i.dailymail.com/1s/2026/04/30/09/108270969-0-image-a-4_1777536140981.jpg" width="154"/><enclosure length="6031" type="image/jpeg" url="https://i.dailymail.com/1s/2026/04/30/09/108270969-0-image-a-4_1777536140981.jpg"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Who's going to replace Zak Crawley as England Test opener? 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international Doug Bracewell has been handed a two-year ban from cricket after testing positive for cocaine during an English County Championship match]]></description><link>https://www.dailymail.com/sport/cricket/article-15764111/Kiwi-cricketer-BANNED-using-cocaine-middle-match.html?ns_mchannel=rss&amp;ns_campaign=1490&amp;ito=1490</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.dailymail.com/sport/cricket/article-15764111/Kiwi-cricketer-BANNED-using-cocaine-middle-match.html?ns_mchannel=rss&amp;ns_campaign=1490&amp;ito=1490</guid><pubDate>Sat, 25 Apr 2026 05:02:27 GMT</pubDate><media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://i.dailymail.com/1s/2026/04/25/03/108147465-0-image-a-15_1777082512354.jpg"/><media:credit scheme="urn:ebu"><![CDATA[CC Composite Editor]]></media:credit><media:description/><media:thumbnail height="115" url="https://i.dailymail.com/1s/2026/04/25/03/108147461-0-image-a-12_1777082508568.jpg" width="154"/><enclosure length="7594" type="image/jpeg" 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anything'.]]></description><link>https://www.dailymail.com/sport/cricket/article-15758483/Kevin-Pietersen-reignites-feud-fellow-England-legend-Alastair-Cook-Jacob-Bethells-250-000-IPL-deal-absolutely-NO-IDEA.html?ns_mchannel=rss&amp;ns_campaign=1490&amp;ito=1490</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.dailymail.com/sport/cricket/article-15758483/Kevin-Pietersen-reignites-feud-fellow-England-legend-Alastair-Cook-Jacob-Bethells-250-000-IPL-deal-absolutely-NO-IDEA.html?ns_mchannel=rss&amp;ns_campaign=1490&amp;ito=1490</guid><pubDate>Thu, 23 Apr 2026 14:56:42 GMT</pubDate><media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://i.dailymail.com/1s/2026/04/23/15/108106027-0-image-a-191_1776956173005.jpg"/><media:credit scheme="urn:ebu"><![CDATA[AP / Getty Images / AFP/Getty Images]]></media:credit><media:description/><media:thumbnail height="115" url="https://i.dailymail.com/1s/2026/04/23/15/108106029-0-image-a-188_1776956170448.jpg" width="154"/><enclosure length="11125" type="image/jpeg" 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But as well as being a little older, he is also wiser. Having tried too hard back then, he is more relaxed now. And he wants his England place back.]]></description><link>https://www.dailymail.com/sport/cricket/article-15755563/Sam-Cook-England-Test-team-jelly.html?ns_mchannel=rss&amp;ns_campaign=1490&amp;ito=1490</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.dailymail.com/sport/cricket/article-15755563/Sam-Cook-England-Test-team-jelly.html?ns_mchannel=rss&amp;ns_campaign=1490&amp;ito=1490</guid><pubDate>Thu, 23 Apr 2026 11:16:05 GMT</pubDate><media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://i.dailymail.com/1s/2026/04/23/12/108074233-0-image-a-104_1776942945689.jpg"/><media:credit scheme="urn:ebu"><![CDATA[Action Images via Reuters]]></media:credit><media:description/><media:thumbnail height="115" url="https://i.dailymail.com/1s/2026/04/23/12/108074233-0-image-m-100_1776942914370.jpg" width="154"/><enclosure length="7128" type="image/jpeg" url="https://i.dailymail.com/1s/2026/04/23/12/108074233-0-image-m-100_1776942914370.jpg"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Michael Clarke puts his stunning Sydney house back on the market for $20MILLION after suffering a real estate setback]]></title><description><![CDATA[The former Test skipper isn't taking no for an answer as he tries to get an absolute fortune for his Vaucluse pad.]]></description><link>https://www.dailymail.com/sport/cricket/article-15754155/Michael-Clarke-Sydney-house-sale-real-estate-agent-price-cricket.html?ns_mchannel=rss&amp;ns_campaign=1490&amp;ito=1490</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.dailymail.com/sport/cricket/article-15754155/Michael-Clarke-Sydney-house-sale-real-estate-agent-price-cricket.html?ns_mchannel=rss&amp;ns_campaign=1490&amp;ito=1490</guid><pubDate>Wed, 22 Apr 2026 11:54:38 GMT</pubDate><media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://i.dailymail.com/1s/2026/04/22/05/108063411-0-image-a-3_1776833852495.jpg"/><media:credit scheme="urn:ebu"><![CDATA[CC Composite Editor]]></media:credit><media:description/><media:thumbnail height="115" url="https://i.dailymail.com/1s/2026/04/22/05/108063413-0-image-a-2_1776833851397.jpg" width="154"/><enclosure length="7545" type="image/jpeg" url="https://i.dailymail.com/1s/2026/04/22/05/108063413-0-image-a-2_1776833851397.jpg"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[World Cup corruption storm: Spot-fixing and organised crime at this year's T20 showpiece probed - as $100BILLION gambling black market explodes into the open: LAWRENCE BOOTH]]></title><description><![CDATA[Did you hear the one about the captain allegedly under investigation for corruption at cricket's World Cup? You probably didn't. And if you did, you may have assumed the story was old. Alas, no.]]></description><link>https://www.dailymail.com/sport/cricket/article-15752647/cricket-world-cup-corruption-canada.html?ns_mchannel=rss&amp;ns_campaign=1490&amp;ito=1490</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.dailymail.com/sport/cricket/article-15752647/cricket-world-cup-corruption-canada.html?ns_mchannel=rss&amp;ns_campaign=1490&amp;ito=1490</guid><pubDate>Wed, 22 Apr 2026 10:23:41 GMT</pubDate><media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://i.dailymail.com/1s/2026/04/21/17/108051081-0-image-a-91_1776790406130.jpg"/><media:credit scheme="urn:ebu"><![CDATA[ICC via Getty Images]]></media:credit><media:description/><media:thumbnail height="115" url="https://i.dailymail.com/1s/2026/04/21/17/108051081-0-image-a-93_1776790410009.jpg" width="154"/><enclosure length="5379" type="image/jpeg" url="https://i.dailymail.com/1s/2026/04/21/17/108051081-0-image-a-93_1776790410009.jpg"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Revealed: The real reason Peter Siddle won't be playing for Nottinghamshire this season, an ex-England star whose hopes of signing for Kent are over, Lancashire snap up free agent and two Sussex players in demand]]></title><description><![CDATA[Australia seamer Siddle, 41, had been signed as one of the club's two overseas players for the Vitality Blast along with South Africa all-rounder George Linde.]]></description><link>https://www.dailymail.com/sport/cricket/article-15751303/peter-siddle-nottinghamshire-kent-blocked.html?ns_mchannel=rss&amp;ns_campaign=1490&amp;ito=1490</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.dailymail.com/sport/cricket/article-15751303/peter-siddle-nottinghamshire-kent-blocked.html?ns_mchannel=rss&amp;ns_campaign=1490&amp;ito=1490</guid><pubDate>Tue, 21 Apr 2026 13:16:52 GMT</pubDate><media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://i.dailymail.com/1s/2026/04/21/11/108041143-0-image-a-40_1776766274646.jpg"/><media:credit scheme="urn:ebu"><![CDATA[PA]]></media:credit><media:description/><media:thumbnail height="115" url="https://i.dailymail.com/1s/2026/04/21/11/108041249-0-image-a-32_1776766254907.jpg" width="154"/><enclosure length="8915" type="image/jpeg" url="https://i.dailymail.com/1s/2026/04/21/11/108041249-0-image-a-32_1776766254907.jpg"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Lancashire's 90mph man MITCHELL STANLEY reveals why he has a 'new lease of life', the bond he shares with Jimmy Anderson, his England dream... and why he refuses to look at a speed gun]]></title><description><![CDATA[Whenever a new English fast bowling talent bursts onto the scene, eyes naturally flick towards the speed gun for a glimpse of that magic 90, yet Mitchell Stanley maintains a policy of looking away.]]></description><link>https://www.dailymail.com/sport/cricket/article-15744539/mitchell-stanley-lancashire-england-cricket.html?ns_mchannel=rss&amp;ns_campaign=1490&amp;ito=1490</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.dailymail.com/sport/cricket/article-15744539/mitchell-stanley-lancashire-england-cricket.html?ns_mchannel=rss&amp;ns_campaign=1490&amp;ito=1490</guid><pubDate>Sun, 19 Apr 2026 01:00:49 GMT</pubDate><media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2026/04/18/14/107988127-0-image-a-28_1776520629442.jpg"/><media:credit scheme="urn:ebu"><![CDATA[Getty Images]]></media:credit><media:description/><media:thumbnail height="115" url="https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2026/04/18/13/107987319-0-image-a-18_1776516190456.jpg" width="154"/><enclosure length="7070" type="image/jpeg" url="https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2026/04/18/13/107987319-0-image-a-18_1776516190456.jpg"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Graham Thorpe's son reveals how Gareth Southgate helped him cope with his father's suicide in heartbreaking interview]]></title><description><![CDATA[His death came two-and-a-half years after being sacked as England assistant coach - which, at the inquest, coroner Jonathan Stevens determined 'had a devastating effect on him'.]]></description><link>https://www.dailymail.com/sport/cricket/article-15744355/graham-thorpe-gareth-southgate-suicide.html?ns_mchannel=rss&amp;ns_campaign=1490&amp;ito=1490</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.dailymail.com/sport/cricket/article-15744355/graham-thorpe-gareth-southgate-suicide.html?ns_mchannel=rss&amp;ns_campaign=1490&amp;ito=1490</guid><pubDate>Sat, 18 Apr 2026 12:01:03 GMT</pubDate><media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2026/04/18/12/107986841-0-image-a-17_1776512499352.jpg"/><media:credit scheme="urn:ebu"><![CDATA[AFP via Getty Images]]></media:credit><media:description/><media:thumbnail height="115" url="https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2026/04/18/12/107986841-0-image-a-20_1776512503215.jpg" width="154"/><enclosure length="7463" type="image/jpeg" url="https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2026/04/18/12/107986841-0-image-a-20_1776512503215.jpg"/></item><item><title><![CDATA['We should NEVER put anyone on the scrapheap - 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more than twice the legal limit - on Easter Sunday.]]></description><link>https://www.dailymail.com/sport/cricket/article-15734683/David-Warner-drink-driving-charge-captaincy-Sydney-Thunder-BBL-Big-Bash.html?ns_mchannel=rss&amp;ns_campaign=1490&amp;ito=1490</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.dailymail.com/sport/cricket/article-15734683/David-Warner-drink-driving-charge-captaincy-Sydney-Thunder-BBL-Big-Bash.html?ns_mchannel=rss&amp;ns_campaign=1490&amp;ito=1490</guid><pubDate>Wed, 15 Apr 2026 07:33:57 GMT</pubDate><media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2026/04/15/08/107906561-0-image-a-42_1776236728858.jpg"/><media:credit scheme="urn:ebu"><![CDATA[CC Composite Editor]]></media:credit><media:description/><media:thumbnail height="115" url="https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2026/04/15/08/107906569-0-image-a-44_1776236732324.jpg" width="154"/><enclosure length="7068" type="image/jpeg" url="https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2026/04/15/08/107906569-0-image-a-44_1776236732324.jpg"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[I criticised Ben Stokes and Brendon McCullum's roles in dismal Ashes defeat in the new Wisden - only for England to rush out a flimsy defence. It does not bode well for the summer ahead, writes Wisden Editor LAWRENCE BOOTH]]></title><description><![CDATA[It was obvious to anyone who reported on that trip that English cricket's two central figures had begun to diverge for the first time since they joined forces to such remarkable effect in the early summer of 2022.]]></description><link>https://www.dailymail.com/sport/cricket/article-15731559/Ben-Stokes-insists-England-track-alongside-Brendon-McCullum.html?ns_mchannel=rss&amp;ns_campaign=1490&amp;ito=1490</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.dailymail.com/sport/cricket/article-15731559/Ben-Stokes-insists-England-track-alongside-Brendon-McCullum.html?ns_mchannel=rss&amp;ns_campaign=1490&amp;ito=1490</guid><pubDate>Tue, 14 Apr 2026 16:31:41 GMT</pubDate><media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2026/04/14/10/107878389-0-image-a-18_1776157297032.jpg"/><media:credit scheme="urn:ebu"><![CDATA[Getty Images]]></media:credit><media:description/><media:thumbnail height="115" url="https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2026/04/14/10/107878389-0-image-a-21_1776157299527.jpg" width="154"/><enclosure length="9906" type="image/jpeg" url="https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2026/04/14/10/107878389-0-image-a-21_1776157299527.jpg"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Hampshire coach reveals bizarre way he could bypass 'ridiculous' new substitution rule dividing county cricket - and how the ECB are already being proved wrong]]></title><description><![CDATA[Yorkshire took advantage of the new rule against Hampshire, replacing Jhye Richardson and Jack White, victims of separate incidents of food poisoning 24 hours apart, with Logan van Beek and Ben Cliff.]]></description><link>https://www.dailymail.com/sport/cricket/article-15731733/hampshire-coach-ecb-substitution-rule.html?ns_mchannel=rss&amp;ns_campaign=1490&amp;ito=1490</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.dailymail.com/sport/cricket/article-15731733/hampshire-coach-ecb-substitution-rule.html?ns_mchannel=rss&amp;ns_campaign=1490&amp;ito=1490</guid><pubDate>Tue, 14 Apr 2026 14:30:59 GMT</pubDate><media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2026/04/14/11/107880199-0-image-a-72_1776162036013.jpg"/><media:credit scheme="urn:ebu"><![CDATA[Dave Vokes/Shutterstock]]></media:credit><media:description/><media:thumbnail height="115" url="https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2026/04/14/11/107880199-0-image-a-74_1776162037532.jpg" width="154"/><enclosure length="6785" type="image/jpeg" url="https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2026/04/14/11/107880199-0-image-a-74_1776162037532.jpg"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[From the Golden Age to Primark and Poundland: How county cricket abandoned the beloved outgrounds where Don Bradman, Garry Sobers and Wally Hammond made history]]></title><description><![CDATA[Outgrounds have a special place in the hearts of cricket lovers, the more so when not only abandoned by their county, but demolished and built over.]]></description><link>https://www.dailymail.com/sport/cricket/article-15729127/County-cricket-outgrounds-Bradman-Sobers-Hammond-Primark-Poundland.html?ns_mchannel=rss&amp;ns_campaign=1490&amp;ito=1490</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.dailymail.com/sport/cricket/article-15729127/County-cricket-outgrounds-Bradman-Sobers-Hammond-Primark-Poundland.html?ns_mchannel=rss&amp;ns_campaign=1490&amp;ito=1490</guid><pubDate>Mon, 13 Apr 2026 15:59:19 GMT</pubDate><media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2026/04/13/16/107860911-0-image-a-122_1776094228383.jpg"/><media:credit scheme="urn:ebu"><![CDATA[Getty Images]]></media:credit><media:description/><media:thumbnail height="115" url="https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2026/04/13/16/107860911-0-image-m-126_1776094338469.jpg" width="154"/><enclosure length="6460" type="image/jpeg" url="https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2026/04/13/16/107860911-0-image-m-126_1776094338469.jpg"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Shane Warne's son blames 'forced' Covid vaccine for his cricket icon dad's death at 52 - despite Thai post-mortem claiming he died of 'natural causes' after heart attack with sex drugs found in his room]]></title><description><![CDATA[The post-mortem exam determined that playboy Warne, known for his love of gambling and partying, died of 'natural causes' and that he suffered from congenital heart weakness.]]></description><link>https://www.dailymail.com/sport/cricket/article-15728679/Shane-Warne-Jackson-Covid-heart-attack-cricket-Australia.html?ns_mchannel=rss&amp;ns_campaign=1490&amp;ito=1490</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.dailymail.com/sport/cricket/article-15728679/Shane-Warne-Jackson-Covid-heart-attack-cricket-Australia.html?ns_mchannel=rss&amp;ns_campaign=1490&amp;ito=1490</guid><pubDate>Mon, 13 Apr 2026 12:46:09 GMT</pubDate><media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2026/04/13/13/55051431-0-image-a-14_1776083780021.jpg"/><media:credit scheme="urn:ebu"><![CDATA[Shane Warne/Facebook]]></media:credit><media:description/><media:thumbnail height="115" url="https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2026/04/13/13/55051431-0-image-m-12_1776083771482.jpg" width="154"/><enclosure length="7687" type="image/jpeg" url="https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2026/04/13/13/55051431-0-image-m-12_1776083771482.jpg"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[JAMES REW INTERVIEW: The golden boy of English cricket on his 'terrifying' Ashes experience, learning from Andrew Flintoff (and Travis Head) and how he'd respond if Brendon McCullum asked him to open]]></title><description><![CDATA[EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW BY LAWRENCE BOOTH: Rew's name keeps cropping up in the England conversation - and no matter that he prefers the No 4 slot to the top three.]]></description><link>https://www.dailymail.com/sport/cricket/article-15715221/James-Rew-England-Somerset.html?ns_mchannel=rss&amp;ns_campaign=1490&amp;ito=1490</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.dailymail.com/sport/cricket/article-15715221/James-Rew-England-Somerset.html?ns_mchannel=rss&amp;ns_campaign=1490&amp;ito=1490</guid><pubDate>Sat, 11 Apr 2026 01:00:49 GMT</pubDate><media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2026/04/08/10/107736591-0-image-a-40_1775642254841.jpg"/><media:credit scheme="urn:ebu"><![CDATA[TOM SANDBERG/PPAUK/Shutterstock]]></media:credit><media:description/><media:thumbnail height="115" url="https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2026/04/08/10/107736591-0-image-m-44_1775642259006.jpg" width="154"/><enclosure length="6349" type="image/jpeg" url="https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2026/04/08/10/107736591-0-image-m-44_1775642259006.jpg"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[I've been to all 18 first-class county cricket grounds in the UK - this is the definitive list from worst to best and where YOUR club ranks, writes LAWRENCE BOOTH]]></title><description><![CDATA[There are 18 first-class county headquarters in Britain, and our cricket correspondent LAWRENCE BOOTH has been to them all. Here he ranks them from worst to best.]]></description><link>https://www.dailymail.com/sport/cricket/article-15719099/18-county-cricket-grounds-ranked-worst-best.html?ns_mchannel=rss&amp;ns_campaign=1490&amp;ito=1490</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.dailymail.com/sport/cricket/article-15719099/18-county-cricket-grounds-ranked-worst-best.html?ns_mchannel=rss&amp;ns_campaign=1490&amp;ito=1490</guid><pubDate>Fri, 10 Apr 2026 01:00:49 GMT</pubDate><media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2025/04/15/11/97298057-0-image-a-37_1744712712034.jpg"/><media:credit scheme="urn:ebu"><![CDATA[Andy Hooper/Daily Mail / Getty Images]]></media:credit><media:description/><media:thumbnail height="115" url="https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2025/04/15/11/97298061-0-image-a-39_1744712712867.jpg" width="154"/><enclosure length="11603" type="image/jpeg" url="https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2025/04/15/11/97298061-0-image-a-39_1744712712867.jpg"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ollie Robinson and England: Why they fell out, the route back into the Test team and the one question he must still answer to convince Ben Stokes and Rob Key]]></title><description><![CDATA[In a winter of regret for the England Test team, one question went surprisingly unasked: how might they have fared on Australia's spicy pitches had Ollie Robinson not been persona non grata?]]></description><link>https://www.dailymail.com/sport/cricket/article-15718945/Ollie-Robinson-England-Test-Stokes-Key.html?ns_mchannel=rss&amp;ns_campaign=1490&amp;ito=1490</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.dailymail.com/sport/cricket/article-15718945/Ollie-Robinson-England-Test-Stokes-Key.html?ns_mchannel=rss&amp;ns_campaign=1490&amp;ito=1490</guid><pubDate>Thu, 09 Apr 2026 16:37:42 GMT</pubDate><media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2026/04/09/17/107769493-0-image-a-24_1775752648786.jpg"/><media:credit scheme="urn:ebu"><![CDATA[Action Images via Reuters]]></media:credit><media:description/><media:thumbnail height="115" url="https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2026/04/09/17/107769493-0-image-m-19_1775752625093.jpg" width="154"/><enclosure length="7926" type="image/jpeg" url="https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2026/04/09/17/107769493-0-image-m-19_1775752625093.jpg"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Working From... The Oval! 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This ill-conceived tour must be cancelled.]]></description><link>https://www.dailymail.com/sport/cricket/article-15645997/Afghanistan-play-five-matches-Ireland-summer-hosting-representatives-regime-just-legalised-wife-beating.html?ns_mchannel=rss&amp;ns_campaign=1490&amp;ito=1490</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.dailymail.com/sport/cricket/article-15645997/Afghanistan-play-five-matches-Ireland-summer-hosting-representatives-regime-just-legalised-wife-beating.html?ns_mchannel=rss&amp;ns_campaign=1490&amp;ito=1490</guid><pubDate>Sun, 15 Mar 2026 23:36:04 GMT</pubDate><media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2026/03/14/16/107133575-0-image-a-10_1773504238421.jpg"/><media:credit scheme="urn:ebu"><![CDATA[SPORTSFILE]]></media:credit><media:description/><media:thumbnail height="115" url="https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2026/03/14/16/107133575-0-image-m-8_1773504201742.jpg" width="154"/><enclosure length="8999" type="image/jpeg" url="https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2026/03/14/16/107133575-0-image-m-8_1773504201742.jpg"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Cheers to that! Jeremy Clarkson's Hawkstone emerges as shock contender to become official beer partner of Lord's after Home of Cricket dropped BrewDog]]></title><description><![CDATA[INSIDE SPORT: From the farm to the Long Room? Jeremy Clarkson's brewery is in the running to take over as the official beer supplier at Lord's, Inside Sport can reveal.]]></description><link>https://www.dailymail.com/sport/cricket/article-15647883/Cheers-Jeremy-Clarksons-Hawkstone-emerges-shock-contender-official-beer-partner-Lords-Home-Cricket-dropped-BrewDog-cannabis-controversy.html?ns_mchannel=rss&amp;ns_campaign=1490&amp;ito=1490</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.dailymail.com/sport/cricket/article-15647883/Cheers-Jeremy-Clarksons-Hawkstone-emerges-shock-contender-official-beer-partner-Lords-Home-Cricket-dropped-BrewDog-cannabis-controversy.html?ns_mchannel=rss&amp;ns_campaign=1490&amp;ito=1490</guid><pubDate>Sun, 15 Mar 2026 14:06:45 GMT</pubDate><media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2026/03/15/12/107147013-0-image-a-14_1773578815763.jpg"/><media:credit scheme="urn:ebu"><![CDATA[AP]]></media:credit><media:description/><media:thumbnail height="115" url="https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2026/03/15/12/107147013-0-image-m-21_1773578831631.jpg" width="154"/><enclosure length="7910" type="image/jpeg" url="https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2026/03/15/12/107147013-0-image-m-21_1773578831631.jpg"/></item><item><title><![CDATA['He's got a brilliant cricket brain... he's 21 but already our best player': The making of England's next all-rounder James Coles - and why an uncapped amateur fisherman fetched £390,000 at the Hundred auction]]></title><description><![CDATA[Over coffee this week, Coles told his Sussex coach Paul Farbrace he had heard there would be interest in his signature at the Hundred auction in central London. 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Who was masterful in his potential swansong? And who fell apart in the semi-final?]]></title><description><![CDATA[England were eliminated from the T20 World Cup after falling just seven runs short in their spirited chase of 254 against India. LAWRENCE BOOTH has rated each player's T20 World Cup campaign.]]></description><link>https://www.dailymail.com/sport/cricket/article-15618601/England-T20-World-Cup-PLAYER-RATINGS.html?ns_mchannel=rss&amp;ns_campaign=1490&amp;ito=1490</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.dailymail.com/sport/cricket/article-15618601/England-T20-World-Cup-PLAYER-RATINGS.html?ns_mchannel=rss&amp;ns_campaign=1490&amp;ito=1490</guid><pubDate>Fri, 06 Mar 2026 12:27:26 GMT</pubDate><media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2026/03/05/19/106904871-0-image-a-224_1772737912933.jpg"/><media:credit scheme="urn:ebu"><![CDATA[Getty Images / AFP via Getty Images]]></media:credit><media:description/><media:thumbnail height="115" url="https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2026/03/05/19/106904955-0-image-a-226_1772738031439.jpg" width="154"/><enclosure length="12843" type="image/jpeg" url="https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2026/03/05/19/106904955-0-image-a-226_1772738031439.jpg"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Aussie cricket great set to be REPLACED after podcast meltdown]]></title><description><![CDATA[Stuart MacGill's relationship with Andrew Menczel has been destroyed - 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as fumbling Harry Brook sees place in final slip through his fingers in Mumbai]]></title><description><![CDATA[RICHARD GIBSON IN MUMBAI: Elimination to India at the semi-final stage for the second tournament in a row hinged on a howler by Brook that reprieved India's Sanju Samson.]]></description><link>https://www.dailymail.com/sport/cricket/article-15618507/Englands-World-Cup-fate-defined-two-catches-writes-RICHARD-GIBSON-fumbling-Harry-Brook-sees-place-final-slip-fingers-Mumbai.html?ns_mchannel=rss&amp;ns_campaign=1490&amp;ito=1490</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.dailymail.com/sport/cricket/article-15618507/Englands-World-Cup-fate-defined-two-catches-writes-RICHARD-GIBSON-fumbling-Harry-Brook-sees-place-final-slip-fingers-Mumbai.html?ns_mchannel=rss&amp;ns_campaign=1490&amp;ito=1490</guid><pubDate>Thu, 05 Mar 2026 19:27:48 GMT</pubDate><media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2026/03/05/18/106903625-0-image-a-7_1772735218215.jpg"/><media:credit scheme="urn:ebu"><![CDATA[AFP via Getty Images]]></media:credit><media:description/><media:thumbnail height="115" url="https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2026/03/05/18/106903575-0-image-m-11_1772735225926.jpg" width="154"/><enclosure length="12076" type="image/jpeg" url="https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2026/03/05/18/106903575-0-image-m-11_1772735225926.jpg"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Brand worn by Harry Kane lands big deal as Hundred sponsor on front of shirt, replacing controversial fast-food company]]></title><description><![CDATA[RICHARD GIBSON: American footwear company Skechers have become the title sponsors of Birmingham Phoenix - 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